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Old 07-16-2006, 06:18 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by GabeRivers
I've seen it twice in the last couple of days with foreign players that scouts have turned up. I've had to pay them much more than they requested. That asking figure should be gold. If someone else steps in with a higher offer, they should say in their e-mail response that they've had a better offer. But in cases where you're not bidding against anyone else (foreign finds or extensions), it seems to me that they ought to either agree to their number or the number should be dynamic and change.
Exactly. (Although in the case I put in the picture, this is my own player re-negotiating.)
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