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Makes sense otherwise you would have more of a feeding frenzy close season.

And do we get TV money in one hit or is that phased over the season?

Serious question. Does anyone know how the transfer money is paid? A whopping cheque straight away or phased payments over a period of time?

Less spend or buying fewer players?

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I don't know if it is true but I saw somewhere that we trumped Spuds offer but AM just blanked us. Given that Toby said it was his dream come true I think we can assume that his heart was set on Spuds.

I agree. This has been a soap opera from start to finish. Glad it is finally over and we can look for someone who wants to be here.

Yep, they will need to provide an armed guard for anyone going on holiday within striking distance of the nutters from IS.

So you bury one bit of bad news with another?

Are you suggesting we should bring him back? By the way, the thread needs a name change.

What if they refused and insisted on 4 year contracts? What if they had been like Osvaldo and we had been stuck with them? It is all conjecture.

How? AM clearly knew that his value had risen after a decent season in the Prem. From the minute the season closed they were after more money for him. None of know the full details about what went on. Until we do is there any point in trying to attach blame?

I was born and spent the first 10 years of my life in S London. I worked for most of my life in London. I now live in rural Kent and would not go back to London for any money. Not to live or work anyway. But plenty of people like it so what do I know. Other than it is overcrowded, overpriced, dirty and full of nobs.

To read some of the posts on here you would think that the Board are deliberately selling players. It happens everywhere - look at the Sterling situation at Liverpool for example. If there is a hint of bigger wages they are out of the door.

Every summer? Seriously? Re selling to competitors - I am not sure that it makes the slightest bit of difference. These teams will buy quality players whoever are selling them. I don't buy the conspiracy theory that these clubs are trying to weaken us by buying from us. As long as we do well the bigger clubs who pay bigger wages will always look to plunder our better players - as we do to other teams.

You have previous though don't you....with the Scots for example?

Is it a meaningless statement? It seems to mean something to players when they are looking to move on. We do the same ourselves and get annoyed when someone choses a club that we perceive ourselves as bigger than.

This is the problem though. We don't know what he was on before, what we were paying him, what we were prepared to pay him or what Spurs offered him. Perhaps he was on a high wage with AM and perhaps they did subsidise his wages? One thing is for sure. AM didn't want to keep him - for whatever reason.

So Spurs aren't a bigger club and don't pay higher wages?

But it isn't going to stay like this is it, so why bother? Just another dig.

I wouldn't say that Yoshi didn't put a foot wrong last season. He was at fault for at least 2 goals and does make some poor errors but then no one is perfect. He is fine as a back up player but I wouldn't want him as 1st choice CH next season.

Wasn't that what was being said when Lovren and Shaw left? Why don't you wait and see who comes in before you start soiling the sheets? Early days yet.

Squad player doesn't mean pub player though and to rubbish him before he has kicked a ball is just stupid. The club proved last year that they could keep their heads whilst all around were losing theirs and I'm sure they will do the same this year. If it all goes pear shaped then is the time to wet the bed. Not now.