I try to explain:
knockout round 3. My last second bid.
I'm the first bidder. Ok? But the counter restarts anyway. In this way we pass in knockout round 4 and the other manager can make his bid. The other manager make his bid and THE COUNTER DOESN'T RESTART.
In my opiniom if the counter restarts at the end of the knockout round 3 after my bid, it must restarts, at the same way, after the knockout round 4 after the other manager bid. Because, in this way, the other manager has the opportunity to make another bit. But I don't.
In my opinion, for equal competition, the tranfer must work in this way: knockout round 3, my last second bid -> counter restart (20s)-> knockout round 4 -> other manager last second bid -> counter restart (20s) -> knockout round 5 -> etc, ect until it will remain only one bidder.
I hope to be clear.