- Jun 5, 2004
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Found it really interesting the update about switching targets at almost a moments notice. Goes to show that unless you can lay down the fee and the wages in full straight away how much work and luck must be required in order to pull one of these transfers off. Throw third parties in and the fact we're competing with numerous clubs and it's no surprise some of these transfer sagas are so drawn out.
It's like any "multi-bidder" buyer situation though. Suddenly another buyer might offer something that changes the dynamic of the deal, a bit more cash, a bit more of an agent cut, an A&C-type hooker ...
Not only do players have multiple suitors, the suitors have multiple targets. It would definitely be interesting to see some sort of chart with all the clubs on one side and all the players on the other, and lines drawn between them to indicate "interest". I expect it'd be like a Tulisa-hosted party: lines everywhere.