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Smith and Utaka aren't even ''out and out'' strikers!!...so just Piquionne up front, what the hell. They're ****ed - something to keep us amused at the moment i guess.

When Jaidi signs, i think we have the better deal...i was never too sure about Sodje.

No one has left and no one has signed (yet)

Tel Ben is not a bad signing, but who will score goals for them?... Kanu's out of contract again i think, Nugent has gone.....Piquionie (+Sp) - say no more on that one. I'm struggling for any other forwards they have??? They're completely ****ed imo, going to challenge derby's record.

5pm all shut now. im sure announcements will trickle out over the evening though. - every single club has been pretty quiet in all honesty, a pretty much non-day in english football. Hyped up for no reason.

Adam Leitch: I am waiting on the club to come back and confirm whether the signings that were in the pipeline have actually been done in time. As soon as I have any info I will post on here. Do remember though that as a Football League club Saints do have the option of utilising the emergency loan window

We've apparently signed Franks from M'boro, on loan untill january.

3m, jesus. what is going on with overpriced CB's atm?

Adam Leitch: Afternoon all. A quick update from the world of reality which is sadly always much more boring. Saints are still hoping to make signings today but I'm told it could go right down to the deadline

it's not me....just copied it from the echo site. i agree btw. it's too late for the 2pm press conf. anyway

from the echo thingy... Sky Sports cameras are at SMS, asked them what they were doing and they said that there was a press conference with a big money signing from a League 1 club. Not sure who this is, could be Beckford, doubt it though.

Championship Mole: "Doncaster are interested in signing midfielder Simon 'best a man can get' Gillett from Southampton." frustrating that we're only hearing about outgoings atm....

woffle imo you don't spend 10k p/w on 1 player in L1 if you're being ''shackled''

all of those are largley uninspiring i must say! Although jamma could do a job for us..(beware for disagrements..)

By all accounts, it doesn't look like they're just affording them, they're increasing them. Nutters

Apparently they're in for Benjani too

300k for greg, but the fees for McG and Surman don't count. those deals were agreed with the administrators and went towards paying the creditors/staff wages. Those deals were never going to be reinvested - they were just to tide us over.

The wage cap is only in L2 afaik.

We've spent around 1.6m (1.1m for Rickie/ 450k for Hammond, loan fees for Trotman and Mellis) - which is a big amount in L1 Not many championship clubs can even spend that amount tbf, so all this shouting about him not showing intent is aload of rubbish.

From Joe, via text on 81111: "Big rumour in Nottingham that Sven-Goran Eriksson has convinced Henrik Larsson to join Notts County!"

If it is for money, seeing as he's already on near on 10k p/w here, Notts County are heading for disaster if they're offering him alot more. I cannot believe the wages they are dishing out in L2, they are swinging with the future of that club. It's fair enough spending those wages top end of the champ, or in the prem - but surely there's no justification in L2? Makes a farce of that ''supposed'' wage cap too.

He's a moron IMO. All this fuss about him having to move so he can keep his international career, ''i cannot be playing L1 football.' Load of tosh as usual, good riddance if it's true - thought he had a bit more about him.

he really wants to improve his international chances doesn't he...

afaik the work permit request has been submitted

according to some spurs forums, it's £4m combined for Niko and David James. There will be no one left from the cup final squad....what a shame.