benali-shorts

Just to clarify what I hear and from whom - I met with one of Ted van Leeuwen's colleagues on Friday (coincidental meeting, and not related to football): Vitesse's attitude is that they have done a deal with Saints and that Buttner is duty-bound to proceed with this. The additional payments that are required mean the deal is in limbo until one of the parties (Saints; Vitesse; Buttner) compromise. Buttner currently training on his own and not permitted to negotiate elsewhere. On Friday, Vitesse were informed that a compromise had been reached over the other party and they assumed that the deal would therefore proceed. I said at the time I couldn't comment as to when Saints would conclude. Just to clarify, Saints had (as of Friday) actively not withdrawn the offer, i.e. Vitesse still not discussing with any other party. Sounded like Vitesse and Saints had agreed to leave Buttner in limbo to force the deal through. Bit of a weird one all round. Doubt I'll see the guy from Vitesse again, so alas no more updates. Apologies for jumping the gun on assuming it would complete quickly, but as of Friday, Saints definitely still had the offer agreed with Vitesse and hadn't withdrawn from the deal.

did dorigo play for us actually? is replying to yourself a sign of insanity?

kanchelskis dorigo

from the dutch side of the talks, hence don't know when we will conclude.

Finances agreed today, with all parties. not sure it will beat Glasgow's sunday deadline, but that will only be at our discretion if so.

Buttner deal going ahead.

Yopu're great, you should come here more often.

and kevin richardson, holding midfielder, ex villa. midfield of beresford, carlton, richardson, assume saberski. frightening.

phil warner was a distinctly average right back. saberski a mystery. that line up was absymally workmanlike.

Saberski?

Saints and Celtic have enquired about Rob Hulse (The Times). May be relevant to the Hooper deal. Or may not.

A couple of rumours in the Times this morning: Puncheon to West Ham, Kevin Davies to West Ham, Jay Boothroyd to Celtic.

He'll take some beating. Mick Wadsowrth sacked again: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16056381.stm

Presumably he got on this tax avoidance bandwagon just after the revenue closed the loophole. Always one step behind, our erstwhile off-shore friend.......

he's somewhere in here........they don't filter by gingerness, alas. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/ital-u21-intres-det.html