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And who is Buddy's manager ammo?

Very perceptive V.C. So why would you think these two cases are being handled so differently?

1. Cos Gaz insists?
2. Pickers has it in for the Cats?
3. The AFL sees it as in their best interests?
4. There's a confidentiality agreement?
5. Other

 

[vinum coupe]

I just don't know. Can I take 1 and 4 please?

 

[witsend]

It certainly is Pickers job to look after his clients best interests - btw that entails more than money. However, his negotiations wouldn't be diminished if he said it's Gazza's preference to re-sign which is precisely what Buddy has done at Hawthorn. No commitment, just an indicative statement. By doing that there's no vacuum left to be filled with the inevitable speculation. Buddy and his management can take there time to consider whether the Hawks offer measures up without incessant media attention. Clearly it would be dumb for Pickers to make a "no matter what" statement and he doesn't need to.

Good managers, while having their clients interests uppermost, don't entirely disregard the clubs interests.

Have to disagree with you there, champ.
I have been lucky enough in a previous life to have 3 of the biggest managers in the music business look after me, and ALL they cared about was the money and me. They didn't give a rat's ass about the record companies/publishers etc.and I would have been shocked and appalled if they ever put the interests of other parties ahead of me.
Now, I'm not saying that is the "right" thing to do, but it is a manager's job to represent his client's interests to the exclusion of all others. Anything less than that should be considered a breach of contract.
I do take your point that money is not the only thing in GAJ's best interests. There is the matter of his well-being, both physical and psychological, his legacy and his future business interests outside of footy, but I'm sure those matters have been discussed ad infinitum buy GAJ and Pickering.