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If it's a loan, that might change things. But it's still £15.6m a year in wages, plus a loan fee, perhaps...unless Man City going fund part of the deal to get him off their wages bill. They need two right sided players though...not sure Grealish plays on that side, does he?

they ain't getting both. Grealish wages are astronomical. Not sure what the transfer fee would be, but the combined deal has to be considerably more than Dibling, doesn't it? Obviously Grealish is a well proven international though.

Gratitude? We didn't do him a favour. We gladly took him back because he was an amazing prospect...that one day should play for the first team, and perhaps then generate tens of millions for the club. The move back was beneficial to both parties, just as both are benefitting from this move. Saints are about to make £45m thanks to his talent. Sure we have invested time and effort and money, but the club is getting a shit load back here.

In 2009 or 2016? In the more recent relegation they lost their best players Sissoko for a massive fee to Spurs and Wijnaldum to Liverpool. I don't think there were any 'stars' remaining.

maybe to do the medical?

He was suggested on the transfer thread. Do Rangers pay more than championship clubs? I'm guessing it depends which players and which clubs. Are they more attractive than championship clubs like us?

Certainly not while in the championship!

It wasn't a "transfer window" before 2002 by name or definition. The term was introduced when they changed the rules and created a specified window in which transfers could be made. Prior to that, there was merely a "transfer deadline" after which no transfer could be made until the end of the season. The term 'window' indicates a smaller, limited period of time in which to do deals.

We've signed two...this window...and many more prior. Hundreds of millions spent (not particularly wisely I grant you). Not cheap. Not just talk. I'd say a late signing or two are inevitable.

Eduard Spertsyan is leaving his current club this summer. He has made that very clear. Unfortunately, he has also said his dream is to play in a top league. This is the reason why we haven't signed him yet. He will be holding out for a move to a a club in a top league until that isn't going to happen. At which point we become viable. If he is the stand out option, we will wait. The fact we haven't signed anyone else in that position suggests we may be doing just that.

We will spend some. As always, some of the transfer income will need to cover the annual operating losses. Perhaps we ought to pay down some of the debt so we stop spunking £10m a year on interest payments.

if you are talking abut homegrown players losing Gareth Bale, Walcott and Oxlaid-Chamberlain was a real shame, but Channon, MLT, Wallace, Shearer, Kenna, Bridge, Lallana and JWP all played for many seasons.

My advice is to wait until he has actually kicked up a fuss before we get angry about him kicking up a fuss.

How the hell does this dinkle know what advice Dibling's agent is giving him? Even if it were true, why would the agent reveal it to anyone else? This transfer is like all the others. Buyer wants to get a player for the least possible, seller wants to get as much as possible. When the parties don't find a middle ground the agent and player get frustrated. Saints are making a shed load off the players back and they get annoyed their move might not go through and the player misses out. Standard policy is to not go to training to put pressure on the selling club. It happens time after time with these hard to agree deals. Unless Everton are suddenly happy to take on Grealish' £300k a week contract, they will find the funds.

His confidence is just fine. He doesn't need to drop down a division to build it up. He's the real deal and has shown it already. The idea that the championship is a more physical league than the PL is bollocks. The players in the PL and bigger, faster and better. You have to be strong, fast and absolutely spot on with your touch and decision making. How do you know he won't play most weeks for Everton? Even if he only plays half the games, he'll benefit from playing against better players more than outclassing championship defenders. He's been in the limelight for some time - a whole season in the PL in fact. He's played at places like Old Trafford. You talk like he maybe can't handle the pressure and needs to be eased in. He's already been eased in (when we are in the championship) and then been given his opportunity last season and thrived. Playing for Everton isn't going to phase him. Of course money is a factor, but playing in the PL is also key. If we had survived and looked to kick on, then he may well have signed a new deal. But we fucked it and our window of opportunity was lost. He backs himself fully. I think you misunderstand what it takes to become a professional footballer.

I meant the detail being given by the journalists like Ornstein via their twitter accounts.

Are these transfer rumour articles all written by AI these days or perhaps written in one language and then translated using AI? Who the hell writes: "Whether or not the Saints can do the needful in securing Harrison, let's see." Utter drivel.

Blimey. They literally have no other RW. I didn't realise that. Perhaps they will sign another in that position. The flip side to that is when you join a new club you want to be fully involved, right from the off, with the full backing of your manager, not stuck on the sidelines, wondering if you made the right move and if the manager has complete faith in you.

Not the easiest club situation to join, but if he went almost anywhere with a £50m fee on his back, there would be pressure for him to perform immediately.

I'd say exactly the same for Aribo, ABK, BBD and Armstrong. They all need and probably want a fresh start. Will Still's arrival could provide them with a clean slate, but I just feel when a player has been sent out on loan, the bond between player and club may have gone. I might be wrong.

For the last decade or so there always seems to be about at least 1000 at northern games like these, with no doubt a lot of them living North of the Watford gap. I guess selling out depends on the allocations we take. We're not taking both tiers at brammall lane for instance. Usually plenty of space at 'ull too if required.

Everton are the ones pushing for the transfer.

I think the journalists need to be a little more inquisitive when told a player "has a problem" or "has a knock", but cubs no longer need the press, so difficult for them to probe or press otherwise they might lose their access.

I was going to say the terminology could be open to interpretation, and may not relate to an injury, but because the whole thing is about injuries, you'd have to surmise he has one too. *just seen the Smirking_Saint post about him getting injured in Girona

Can't see that happening. Unlike some young players, he's ready to play games right now.