Sentences with phrase «sort of bidding war»

The forecast: One of the biggest surprises at Sundance this year, the film won over its premiere audience and sparked the sort of bidding war that not long ago seemed a thing of the past.

On press regulation, he pleaded with Miliband at one stage, «I hope we don't get into a sort of bidding war».

Not exact matches

The club of course has that sort of money to spend, but we won't get involved in the bidding war that is likely to start this summer.

They will not get # 60 million for an out of sorts 29 - year - old with just six months left on his contract, but they might recoup around # 25 million, perhaps more if they can spark a bidding war between Man City and PSG.

The news comes as QPR continue negotiations with Mark Hughes about succeeding Neil Warnock as manager, with the hope that a new boss can reignite the fortunes of Taarabt, who has been on the fringes this term, having fired the R's to promotion from the Championship the season before.A deal with French money bags Paris Saint - Germain looked like going through in the summer, but Taarabt later blamed political differences for the transfer ultimately collapsing, leaving him frustrated at having to stay in England.The mercurial Moroccan has interest from a host of top European clubs, but his conduct in the last few months, including walking out of QPR's 1 - 0 win over Chelsea at half - time and consistently admitting he wants to leave, have left many questioning his attitude and professionalism.However, Qatari side Al - Sadd have not been put off, and made their move for Taarabt last week, only to pull out of a deal after being told it would take a whopping # 15 million to convince them to sell.That sort of figure also rules out Newcastle and Aston Villa as potential destinations, with the thought now that QPR will hang on to Taarabt until at least the summer, where they hope Taarabt could spark a bidding war, after being rejuvenated under a new manager and firing the club to Premier League safety.