AESF did you not ever consider that we knew we were between a rock and a hard place, and knowing that this was a question of getting as much as we could for him, made it known that we wanted quite a bit, and as a result of this were able to get more than we would of had we publicly valued him at 5 million? I know Rovers fans always look at the glass as half empty, but before jumping on the boards backs, have you ever even taken a moment to think of that? It seems like common business sense. You always start higher than you expect, the bidder negotiates you down, but you are still happy with the final outcome.
Go to any European market or antique market, and you'd see such things occur everyday. You don't turn around to the dealer and say:
"what a puff look, you started at 10 pounds and I got you down to 8"
"but sir I really would have been happy only getting 7"