If what Cotterell says is correct why dont Bristol City just say if you pay x amount he is yours if not dont bother and not haggle. We then either pay the money they want or dont as the club see fit.
Why is he better than we have? Not that I know of we have 2 men who can score in Div 1 dont need another. Where is the next Berbatov in Bulgaria or Romania?
He has also never managed a side that played badly and deserved to lose if you listen to his post match interviews, his side was always the better team and deserved at least a draw.