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This is precisely why the should have reviewed processes and procedures. If Gunston were upfront with everything the club would have had time to wheel and deal. In the end we did ok, but that was despite Gunston.
The Tippett situation should have never happened. You don't offer to trade a player home at a later stage. You say, we are willing to pay you x dollars for y years. As soon as players start looking for extra money and asks the club to underwrite short falls, that is the moment the club turns around and says "no single player is bigger than the Team, we wsnt you to play with us this is the offer."
Then if the player doesn't come back to thr club in a reasonable time just say we will be looking to trade you.
Put the power of negotiation in the clubs hands not the player. If the club played a straight bat the Tippett fiasco doesn't occur. He might have been traded for unders but he would not have been able to act like a free agent.
The Tippett situation should have never happened. You don't offer to trade a player home at a later stage. You say, we are willing to pay you x dollars for y years. As soon as players start looking for extra money and asks the club to underwrite short falls, that is the moment the club turns around and says "no single player is bigger than the Team, we wsnt you to play with us this is the offer."
Then if the player doesn't come back to thr club in a reasonable time just say we will be looking to trade you.
Put the power of negotiation in the clubs hands not the player. If the club played a straight bat the Tippett fiasco doesn't occur. He might have been traded for unders but he would not have been able to act like a free agent.

