Not necessarily......

It shows two things.....

1) It's a signal to the market that you really want this guy
2) It's a signal to Lita that we really want him

Which acts as a disincentive to others to bid and as an motivator to Leroy to sign.

I'd say it was pretty clever if it gets him in on a permanent contract.

Posted By: Johnny Comecardiff on December 19th 2008 at 09:48:06

Message Thread

?300.000 for Lita (NCFC) - roland rat, Dec 19, 07:56:21
- We really should stump up the money for him, not even a debate on whether it's a good (NCFC) - pants, Dec 19, 11:25:15
- that's lost a 0 (NCFC) - Charles21, Dec 19, 09:54:13
- Would be good to see the board use some business sense (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Dec 19, 09:42:53
  - that makes absolutely no sense (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Dec 19, 09:55:16
    - good argument - well backed up by your reasons (n/m) (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Dec 19, 09:56:17
      - see below (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Dec 19, 09:58:09
  - Offering ?500k for a ?300k asking price? Good business sense??!! (NCFC) - Yellalee, Dec 19, 09:45:53
    - not if you can get something more easily thats still worth 4 times that amount (n/m) (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Dec 19, 09:48:19
      - mate, it would only make business sense (NCFC) - Charles21, Dec 19, 09:56:12
        
        but it would cut out the competition to sign him and we would get a 2m striker for 500k (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Dec 19, 09:57:58
        
        he aint worth 2m anymore - depreciation/credit crunch (n/m) (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Dec 19, 10:07:17
        
        in what possible way would it cut out the opposition? (NCFC) - Charles21, Dec 19, 10:00:41
        
        thing is (NCFC) - camcan, Dec 19, 10:04:18
  - isnt it....... (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Dec 19, 09:45:07
    - Not necessarily...... (NCFC) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 19, 09:48:06
      - It's good football sense, not good business sense though (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Dec 19, 09:51:54
        
        Well....your income is based on what league you're in..... (NCFC) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 19, 09:55:16
        
        if they are selling at 300k, offering any more makes no sense (NCFC) - Charles21, Dec 19, 09:57:18
        
        But they're not selling at a fixed price. (NCFC) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 19, 10:02:19
        
        I'm not saying it's a bad deal. ?500k would be a great deal (NCFC) - Charles21, Dec 19, 10:08:54
        
        I think we'll have to agree to disagree... (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Dec 19, 09:56:39
        
        of course it is, look at what your getting for the price, and you are paying a premium to (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Dec 19, 09:53:58
        
        Sell that to Mr Doncaster then (NCFC) - Yellalee, Dec 19, 09:55:04
        
        he's off (NCFC) - camcan, Dec 19, 09:56:05
        
        Yeah - looks like his incompetence is getting him the top job in English football (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Dec 19, 09:58:37
        
        he has no ambition (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Dec 19, 10:01:08
        
        talks a good game (n/m) (NCFC) - camcan, Dec 19, 10:01:05
        
        It was ever thus so far as football is concerned... (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Dec 19, 10:00:41
      - but with that logic... (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Dec 19, 09:51:27
        
        not really, 305 is hardly incentive, the extra 200k is more likely to (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Dec 19, 09:52:56
        
        yeah but we dont have that kinda spare cash laying around! (n/m) (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Dec 19, 10:00:03
        
        teenyweeny flaw (NCFC) - camcan, Dec 19, 09:54:38
        
        If we can't find 300k from somewhere then we are truely fucked (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Dec 19, 10:02:39
        
        yes, i believe we are well and truly fucked! (n/m) (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Dec 19, 10:05:31
        
        well (NCFC) - camcan, Dec 19, 10:05:30
        
        Bristol (NCFC) - blindasabat, Dec 19, 09:58:57
        
        our ambitious directors (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Dec 19, 09:55:08
        
        what#s ambition got to do with it? (NCFC) - Charles21, Dec 19, 09:57:56
        
        if they want us to stay in this league and are AMBITIOUS then they will (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Dec 19, 10:01:17
        
        You make it sounds so simple (NCFC) - Charles21, Dec 19, 10:06:11
        
        "pay it themselves - why should they?" --- are you serious? (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Dec 19, 10:08:40
        
        Their money is their money, they have already invested (NCFC) - Charles21, Dec 19, 10:11:42
        
        oh dear (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Dec 19, 10:16:18
        
        oh dear to you (NCFC) - Charles21, Dec 19, 10:20:42
        
        agreed if they do put in effort to sign him (n/m) (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Dec 19, 10:25:59
        
        "500k is not that much" (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Dec 19, 10:05:12
        
        hang on mate........ (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Dec 19, 10:06:38
        
        500k is nothing in modern football what are you on about? (n/m) (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Dec 19, 10:06:11
        
        Maybe, but we're talking about us... (n/m) (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Dec 19, 10:10:25
        
        Delia's personal wealth (NCFC) - Charles21, Dec 19, 10:10:01
        
        "modern football~?!".......... (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Dec 19, 10:09:05
        
        im afraid to say, football is now about billionaires not millionaires (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Dec 19, 10:12:41
        
        trouble is.......... (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Dec 19, 10:14:54
    - my point was that they would be more likely to snap our hands off, if we only offer 300k (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Dec 19, 09:47:39
- Best deal around that...... (NCFC) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 19, 09:16:38
  - done deal (NCFC) - Tombs, Dec 19, 09:21:23
- Filmed himself on his mobile, having sex? (NCFC) - Jambocanary, Dec 19, 08:52:46
  - One of their fans mentioned that to me during a chat last saturday. (NCFC) - um_gah, Dec 19, 08:57:09
  - he's a footballer, it is what they do when not playing or training or on a playstation or (NCFC) - Tombs, Dec 19, 08:56:05
    - if it's the girl who sat in front of us at a match recently (NCFC) - camcan, Dec 19, 09:45:57
      - lol (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Dec 19, 09:59:18
- 200k drop within a month - credit crunch? (n/m) (NCFC) - inutero, Dec 19, 08:26:58
  - ?2-3m according to some on here (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Dec 19, 08:54:14

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