the suspense, page-20

When you are being held over a barrel in business, as I have been on some occasions, it is important to demonstrate a degree of recklessness to your presumed captors so they find it more difficult to predict what you may do.

If there are any potential partners presuming the rational thing for FAR to do is take whatever may have been already offered, there can be wisdom in presenting the market with information suggesting that that is not what you intend to do. There is no benefit from half phrases that sound like threats, instead "a compelling case to renew" rational or otherwise makes sense either way.

I am inclined to agree with "thats gold" generally, and wont be holding my breath either, but I wouldn't place too much emphasis on that that phrase in this instance.