If this is true it makes SP and the club look ridiculous:

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I seriously hope Parish and others have finally learned their lessons and we won’t have yet another farce of a transfer window.

Trump lost. Badly. Hahahahahahaha.

Edited by Headbert (12 Jan 2018 7.10am)

Just love the way people on here throw around other people's money. Best way to deplete resources is to pay over the odds for recruits. The clubs that have strengthened their position in the prem have bought wisely. Clubs that panic buy may or may not achieve short term survival but eventually it catches up with them and they go down.

Brinkmanship clearly does work. Just consider all the business that the majority of clubs do on the last day of the transfer window. Why does everyone assume it is us? Selling clubs, agents and players will all hold out for the best deal (occasionally it is not money but the hope that a Champions League club will come looking).

A lot of what you say is true of course and naturally we are not the only Club - I know that.
Binksmanship doesn't seem to work for CPFC - my opinion.
I accept that we might offer money and the selling club/player pontificates about the deal so it drags on but what we ought to do is offer the best we are prepared to pay - give them a period of time after which just walk away.
At least we will get a reputation for consistency.
The Tosun facts may not be correct but if they are then CPFC were at fault for playing silly B*****s in the first place

I would like to know Mr.Caliskan's reasons for making comments about private negotiations.It is interesting to note that CPFC did not make much,if any,attempt to resurrect an offer in this window.

Hardly any clubs in the Premier are run correctly, all operating in debt regardless of the TV money. Most are paying 85-90% of their income on players wages and agents fees, it is not a normal business model. So I can understand clubs wanting to cut the best deal with the exception of clubs owned by foreign billionaires.