In that supposed scenario, that 'something' had been accounted for. I had agreed to sell my car for price X, OR if unnamed event, I had agreed to sell my car instead for X + 100. The Allams are now saying that even though the unnamed event occurred, X + 100 was no longer enough. I don't think the average person would do that.
Which was why I was suggesting that the suggestion 'anybody would renegotiate the price' was inaccurate.
If we signed a new sponsorship after the initial sale agreement for a significant amount of money I would expect the price to change. If we re-signed some key players after the initial agreement I would also expect the price to change. If the purchasers wanted to buy us on the never never I'd expect further negotiations to continue to try and get payment in full. Would you agree to sell your house and then completely re-decorate and pay for double-glazing without changing the price? Would you agree to sell your house to someone paying you a 10% deposit and the rest over 10 or 20 years with no security on the deeds? I know I wouldn't. The Allams behaviour seems fairly reasonable to me. If they want to sell and get the deal they want they'll sell. If they don't they won't. If they get an offer anywhere near the £100 million mark plus suitable payment arrangements my gut feeling is they will sell.
If you have agreed a deal you don't go back on it. It's called gazumping in the property market and you would be the first screaming blue murder on here if someone did that to you on a deal you had made.
Completely agree with your sentiment however if your selling your house and the price offered is good but notquite what you asked (which is ggenerally what happens in any sales situation), then another potential buyer comes and offers more, would you not consider the offer? I have no problem with the Allams considering other offers, but surely this deadline should have been set for the return of staff for preseason.
You're making out like gazumping is massively out of order and should never happen, yet it happens all the time.
It's poor form anywhere. My mate in London was told his offer on a house was accepted. He goes down there and they say 'now you're here give us 20,000 (!!!!) more or it's going to X instead' - it happens all the time and is definitely against regulation.
Gazundering is equally ****ty behaviour. Trouble is money talks and tends to bring out the worst in folk. I hope if I'm ever in the position I'll have the balls to tell 'em to shove it.
Their union was infiltrated by a hard left mouthpiece who led them into an ill-advised strike in Spring when demand was falling and stocks of coal were already more or less at max, so the impact of their withdrawal of labour was chronically slow and had little impact for many months. In the meantime, their families suffered severe hardship because of his stupidity.
Arf! A 'Gazunder' is a pot for ****ting and pissing in and which 'goes under' the bed. I think you mean 'gazump'.
Exactly. Business men and women who deal in millions have lawyers who know what a firm offer means. I dont consider any of the bleating on here about reneging on offers to be even remotely worthwhile. It's a different ball park and etiquette, and it isn't like shaking hands on a car. The know alls who are re writing contract law and corporate law on here know best, though, as usual.
