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Originally Posted by Carl C
The contracts have already been signed. If FIRST wanted to hear feedback, it would have been more helpful to have asked before the final decision was made.
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Originally Posted by smurfgirl
I think with the venues already booked, they are locked in.
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Originally Posted by BrennanB
Since they have contracts, we move FLL/FTC to one, and FRC to the other, which really sucks, but it's the lesser of all the evils.
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It would be a foolish contract indeed, that failed to spell out ways for the parties to terminate it early.
At this stage—years in advance—it might be as simple as forfeiting a down payment. So it might be worthwhile to consider what price you'd put on some other championship arrangement. Would the world be a better place if FIRST forfeited (for example) $50 000 to a venue operator, and arranged the event(s) to your liking?
(And even if it was a foolish contract with no way out, there's always the implicit option to negotiate for an amendment.)