Ajay
Well-Known Member
mcfc1632 said:Think that we could be getting into semantics here.
I also mange the securing of major contracts - much higher than the CITY purchase and I agree that a contract is not 'done' until it is signed - the 'end game' of negotiations is often like high stakes poker - that is why I smile when I read the impatience of fans here just wanting to 'get the deal done!!!' - that is way to be continuously dry bummed
I hope our team are professional and are not being bent over - we need to get the deals done but not be seen to always cave in
Re the GC comments - I think the words were that '...the deals were done before the WC...' when reading it originally from the guy that posted on mancityfans my reading was that this would be a 'deals done in principle' position - putting CITY in the driving seat.
So yes there was room for things to go wrong when closing the deals - and we saw things dragged out to closure - typical hard negotiations - but big well done to GC and his team for stealing a march - we are now seen as major players
So I assume this applies to the Kaka saga last year!
And like you I too manage such large contracts, in some cases these are for our beloved owners.