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First one of these of the summer...... Look where we were a few years back

Serious question Did any of them actually say they were "done deals"?

Last summer we lost Lovren and shaw. Yet that is only 1 primary defender. Looks like two to me

If anyone can get this done. les can

I really believe this is the case. Guess more noises will be made by all in the next 72 hours

unless spurs pay him £70k a week or more...which is possible. then we could match it, surely

probably not, would only have 1 year left on his contract and we would need to do well in europe, which we will have to see about...

simply yes what goes against him is his zero european football experience.

that would be horrendous for saints. well within our price range. lets see. but a LOT of noises about him going to spurs who else have we be linked with who appears quite good?

not having it. unless I read it in the Metro

But he isn't. Never mind

Jesus, was not serious lol. Only messing. I have said a few times I am quite confident we will get him. If we don't. Meh. Just get another player who will earn millions from us

Because we were in pole position and I do not believe Spurs will pay a fee that is outside our top Bracket. More so when we had a surplus last season.

Let's be honest with ourselves We look like we are not getting Toby. Which is a poor show by the club IMO

Indeed Old Ronald is not shy about talking up players he wants at saints to the media When another manager does it about one of ours? The fecking Liberty!!!!

I'm guessing les reed is not out there then Out usual ITKs are giving any little winks or hints. :-(

not got the warm fuzzy feeling about this one

didnt les reed say that we should not expect any big signing this summer...or something like that probably usual stuff clubs say when playing things down

I agree. lots of how amazing watson was. She blew it. Her serve disappeared when she had williams on the ropes....3-0 in the deciding set, she should have won

but we have been told time and time again, even from toby himself that he wants to sign for us. I do not think for 1 minute he would not be aware during last season or this summer what we would offer him in wages etc

Levy must be over there then. I guess we will know who Toby will sign for in the next few days or so. be very disappointed if we lost out to spurs as I believe the fee wanted by AM would be within our grasp

until now, I would very much disagree. Just cannot see the point of it now given the spending climate. it is not just hardware, basic kit, uniform and such things are rationed all over the place. At best, I think will be committed to 3 new successor class/boats to replace the current 4. it will cost a bomb and the army, RAF and the current number of ships/subs will be cut to keep it.

the is no boat 8 of the astute class. if they stick with the proposed 7, maybe a T-class will be retired early. the biggest saving by a country mile would be getting rid of Trident. I was a huge believer in it. But how could be justified now with regards to defence spending. Binning Trident will not mean all that money put back into defence but surely, it would, maybe enable us to have a properly resourced conventional force. get all type 26s planned, man and equip the mew carriers, sort out the disaster that is the type 45s let alone house the home coming of the thousands of troops from germany and sort the RAF out. no doubt that will not happen

I do not believe that at all. we were on for winning the league. we went on to lose at home to reading the next home game. that goal was horrific.

I wonder how much it is going to hurt. The army are well in the firing line for this one. Home from Germany and fighting over seas is over. They have the biggest funding requirement just to maintain the status quo. Maybe some of those coming home from Germany will be forced out? In the RN, the elephant in the room is trident replacement. I actually believe it may be time to not bother and hang up our deterrent boots so to speak. It is a common rumour that HMS ocean will be a sacrificial lamb and be put to rest early/2019. The 2nd carrier will probably go into immediate "extended readiness". Maybe even lose boat 7 of the astute class programme. Throw in an RFA vessel or two for the chop and a couple of MCMVs The RAF. Anything goes really regarding cuts. Although I think their MPA ability will be enhanced.