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I think Wotton will play at centre back at times this season - one of the reasons we signed him is that he can cover all along the back 4 and in central midfield Thomas et al are almost certainly being left out to prevent them being cup tied we just can't afford to pay their wages for any longer than we have to

so up to 1.5 million euros - so probably a couple of hundred thousand £s up front an 18 year old French international recommended by Georges Prost to us and us to him signed a 4 year deal will more than likely be sold to a bigger club in the premiership in a season or two for a lot more money than that sounds like a great deal to me certainly a far cry from the Rasiak, Euell, John, Skacel, Viafara and Saganowski deals then

I would imagine Thomas, Rasiak, Euell, Skacel, John are all being kept out of the starting line up so they are not cup tied for any potential buyers/takers I would also imagine that more than one of them is currently in negotiations with another club

the more people who claim to be ITK and talk about it or post it on here the less likely it is to ever happen - or in other words even be true for one thing if a bidder is serious they'll just get on with it - not waste time talking to people who's only claim to fame is being a saints fan perhaps if these people were well placed city lawyers, chartered accountants or London bankers who were likely to be involved you could believe them - but then they'd be too professional to talk about it in the first place (or should be) - so if they do say anything there are probably pulling your leg anyway why would any real bidder even talk to all these supposed ITK people anyway - we are talking about small local office workers, teachers, van drivers and factory workers for the most part here - what good would it do? ignoring all that if some of stories I've heard in the past are to be believed it was the so called ITKs and their postings on messageboards and emails and phonecalls to potential bidders that scared them anyway I've met too many Saints fans who claim to know this person or that person, this player or that - but when it came to getting a shirt signed - or a player to turn up for something or someone to actually prove something it was all just hot air being briefed by someone with an agenda (Oldknow or Crouch anyone) for their own purposes just doesn't count! so if its true give it up and just let it happen without your input (its not needed) and if its not true just give it a rest this time Fulthorpe has already made himself look stupid once - he doesn't need your help to do it again and the Shearer rumour itself is enough to make any sane man think its nothing but another wind up for the first time in a long time Saints seem to have a plan both on and off the pitch - and some idea about what we are actually trying to do as a club unless someome serious is going to put £50 million + into the club as a starting point (and that's what it will take) its just moving deckchairs around on the titanic and if they are they won't need anyone on heres help! so lets just leave it alone shall we

give it a rest with all the takeover rumours its just more of the same old rubbish people wanting to look like movers and shakers people wanting to be in the know