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I was being flippant.

You said this:

The cash comes from the Board's resolve, quite correctly, not to pay Scully an outrageous salary which would destabilse the team.

So I said this:

How cash can be obtained by not spending an amount you were never going to spend is beyond me...

You are trying to say that we will spend money on a coach as opposed to a player, I replied by saying that the 'extra' money set aside for Scully is non-existent. We have reportedly given his management our 'best offer' of around $3m over 5 years. With that in mind we can now move on because the scenarios are now down to two:

1. He stays on that salary.

2. He goes and we have $600k to spread around.

There was never a time when we were going to match the Scully offer of close to $1m - so you cannot reallocate funds that were never allocated.

Maybe the next time you don't understand what someone is saying you can ask for clarification.

I love it when you talk dirty

Two Sheds,

I haven't written anything to you up until now because I had nothing to say that other posters hadn't. I have been watching this thread like a hawk and with a degree of nervousness.

I am delighted and relieved that things have gone your way in this battle.

I wish you all the best.

Regards, Barry.