not if they don't have to

comes down to bargaining power - look at Ipswich only getting ?700k for Holland after accepting a bid of ?4m from Villa. Once he said he didn't want to move house Charlton were pretty much the only game in town adn Ipswich's bargaining power went through the floor. If Francis really wants to leave and is going to be a bad apple otherwise we need to sell - that limits our real bargaining power. I'd snap at ?1.5m because Francis wasn't exceptional in our Championship season and after Xmas last year he was crap. So his whole reputation rests on 5 months last season when it could be argued a handful of headline-grabbing goals camouflaged otherwise mediocre performances.

Posted By: mr carra on June 28th 2005 at 10:11:30

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sky sports take on francis story (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 28, 09:30:28
- I think we should hold out for at least... (NCFC) - Delveg, Jun 28, 09:58:02
  - but we have to sell. so we get what we get. (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 28, 10:02:01
    - I suppose, but I think less than that... (NCFC) - Delveg, Jun 28, 10:04:15
      - not if they don't have to (NCFC) - mr carra, Jun 28, 10:11:30
        
        There is that, but we are in a strongish... (NCFC) - Delveg, Jun 28, 10:15:09
        
        a bidding war would certainly boost our position! (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, Jun 28, 10:17:49
        
        Yep, but I don't see that happening... (NCFC) - Delveg, Jun 28, 10:20:18
      - you'd hope so. clearly we need two clubs to get in a contest for him (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 28, 10:07:15

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