Obviously negotiation tactics aren’t your forte. Preconditioning of position (at the trade table and in the public domain to satisfy the unwashed) is a key tool in negotiation. Just because you don’t have visibility of all the discussion at the trade table doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen.
There’s no use trying to explain this quite simple concept further to you.
Condescension from a stranger on an anonymous internet forum ... what a treat!
“Just because you haven’t seen a flying purple elephant doesn’t mean they don’t exist” is a fools argument.
There is no evidence that the threat to redraft even exists in modern football outside this situation, let alone that it is employed as an effective negotiating tactic. GCS’ threats certainly didn’t them leverage them a better deal. In fact, they’re at risk being burned by it. So I call shenanigans on your claim and the onus isn’t on me to prove a negative.