Yeah but the 1.4m, once you take into account the fees, the sudden process of looking for a new house, the fees again with buying a new house and setting it up again. Plus, did you really want to leave your current home.
However, for $2m (double the worth) well then, where do I sign? Im sure ill find a house I like somewhere
There is another possible explanation. In their arrogance they completely misread the potential outcome. Getting Merrett to go feral in public was their strategy. Their thinking was to make an atmosphere so toxic, that EFC would be only too willing to take unders just to get rid of Zach. Perhaps Welsh saw the flimsy plan for what it was and he is to be congratulated for calling the Dawksā bluff.