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Because they were our 3 best players and we're 100 times weaker without them.

That fact it's being seriously considered that he should have been kept on says it all. We have gone backwards 3 seasons in 2 months.

That policy failed once we sold all the good ones.

It's like he's being used in a game of piggy in the middle between Jose and Van Gaal.

We'll be able to keep Mayuka, Jos and Yoshida I'd have thought. The club probably think that as we've kept them, the situation isn't that bad.

He won't go, it would be another Jack Rodwell situation and what is a promising career would be over and he might as well retire. James seems to have his head screwed on. ....but if City make a bid, I imagine we'll reply and say. ''Thanks for the interest in 1 of our players!!!! The bid is good, but plz could you offer just a tiny bit more and then we can sort this 4 u? Thanks for ur understanding!''

Your post rings a lot of sense to me, Steve. And at least it has a sense of positivity to it. I do honestly believe we're being prepared for a sale though, in an incredibly risk way, but we're being primed for one.

Loans are pretty disappointing, given the money we have brought in - but if there is an opportunity to sign Gnabry, whatever the situation, we should jump at it. Very, very good player.

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If we start losing our decent players to **** like that, then I've had it.

Surely that'll be Ben Davies now?

I believe the £8.5m clause is triggered ONLY if a CL club bids.

We're not paying him close to that. He is on 45-50k + benefits.

I think he was joking tbf.

£3.5m is an utter pistake given the money we've made this summer. It's not even close to what his value is. What are we playing at?

Saintlee was a good guy, but was completely sucked in by it all. Shame.

I knew I was speaking to Cortese.

So how's it going Nicola? Do you have a certain Sunseeker friend joining the party?

Nicola Cortese said that he first became aware/started following our progress when he saw Paul Allen linked. That was in 2007.

Ah, this is like a wonderful blast from the past. Time-warp.

woop, Saints Takeover Thread - Volume 1 (2014 edition). I have missed those days.

We'll need to spend a hell of a lot more than that for anything to be great.

We've just lost 7 players, I think it's fair to believe we'll probably lose a few more too.