Meridian Tonight and the guy said that "fans were even talking about possibly even Rod Stewart", then he and Fred Skate C**t face piece of s**t Dinenage laughed
"The money was given to Notts County by the Football League. As part of their rules, all transfer payments initially go to the league. They then distribute it to the relevant club, rather than the funds being exchanged directly".
"As Saints owed cash to Notts County, the league took the necessary amount out of the Swansea cash and transferred it to the League Two side."
Title on the front page of the echo reads "League withold Saints Cash".
Helium was up, feathers were down. Paper was stationary. Fluorescent tubing was dimmed in light trading. Knives were up sharply. Pencils lost a few points. Elevators rose, while escalators continued their slow decline. Mining equipment hit rock bottom. Diapers remain unchanged. Balloon prices were inflated. Horses began to stabilise.
The Football League have witheld the £200k from Nathan Dyer's transfer fee and have paid off Notts County for Leon Best.
Also, Saints will remain tight lipped on the futures of Mark Wotte, David McGoldrick & Andrew Surman.
All in today's Echo.
Today's Echo 03/06/09
Official bid in for Surman, Wotte can confirm it's not QPR.
Wotte has had offers from other clubs but wants to await his Saints fate.
Today's Echo - 02/06/09
Lynam & MLT to hold talks with Wotte today and tomorrow.
Marc Jackson on page 52 commenting on how extremely close he was to taking control of Saints. He also congratulates Pinnacle & MLT, whilst adding:
"If Pinnacle's deal doesn't complete then we might talk to Mark Fry. We will be waiting because the main thing for me is that the club survives".
Also, I agree with Dave Strover.