the ball is now firmly in managements court
if this is true, then I think that they will have a look at said ball, and see if they can get a cheaper ball in Asia somewhere.
the original ball will be forced to accept that if it wants to continue to play in managements court then it must do more playing for less money, and no complaining.
if the original ball teams up with the newer,cheaper imported ball and forms a union, then management will no longer play with either ball, but instead, source a third, and even cheaper, probably younger ball.