Brodlach wrote:therisingblues wrote:Brodlach wrote:Justin Reid said from the start that the clubs objective was to go to the draft and if anything else happened it would be a bonus.
To answer whufc, current situation for the players mentioned
Martin.....went nowhere
Hartlett...,went nowhere, Crows wouldn't want him
Gibbs..... went nowhere due to excessive demands
The end.
So what offer did they make to counter these "excessive demands"?
I don't know but by asking you must?
Do you think Gibbs is worth 2 first round picks?
Haggling. This is the start price, this reflects how important he is to us. Crows then make an offer below that, then there's the search for middle ground.
My understanding is that the Crows refused to haggle when Carlton held all the cards, and didn't follow protocol by announcing discussions with a player contracted to another club. If Carlton capitulated, they'd have weakened their hand at the trade table for every trade period following this, it would have indicated they were weak. It was up to the Crows to make it work, they should also have followed protocol.
Gibbs is one of our few stars and very important to us, hence we indicated early that he wouldn't be cheap.
The trade didn't happen because neither side were able to come to an agreement, I don't se why Carlton should negotiate soft for the Crows benefit.