Badger Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 Surely we just need to match spurs bid? I assume Madrid will then except both bids and let the player choose which club he wants. I'd like to assume (probably wrongly) that after Toby's comments he opt to return to saints over spurs. £££££.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 £££££.... fair point and If Toby went to spurs for the money so be it but at the least the club would have given it their best shot. I would just hate to think we just walked away and didn't at least fight spurs to sign him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 NOOOOOO!!! @Matt_Law_DT: Tottenham close in on Toby Alderweireld transfer #thfc http://t.co/vGCwhDWv86 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 NOOOOOO!!! @Matt_Law_DT: Tottenham close in on Toby Alderweireld transfer #thfc http://t.co/vGCwhDWv86 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 NOOOOOO!!! @Matt_Law_DT: Tottenham close in on Toby Alderweireld transfer #thfc http://t.co/vGCwhDWv86 This makes me feel a lot worse than Clyne going to Liverpool. Seems all those nice words about wanting to come back were bullsh*t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a1ex2001 Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 NOOOOOO!!! @Matt_Law_DT: Tottenham close in on Toby Alderweireld transfer #thfc http://t.co/vGCwhDWv86 No real quotes or other information is Matt Law often ITK regarding Spurs transfers or is this more media speculation? I'm sure last week he was nailed on for Chelsea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 if we do not get Toby. we will need to replace him with someone very good. I wonder who the club have been looking at Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_Tony Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 I did say to expect a bid from them this week Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasoneuelllfanclub Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 I did say to expect a bid from them this week Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk Up to saints to match it then or at least get near it so AM rather sell to them. Don't think persuading toby will be difficult. AM will sell to highest bidder. Sent from my SM-A300FU using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dello Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 Looking like a new partner for Fonte then for the third successive season- Van Dijk hopefully... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Jeff Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 Be disappointed if no Toby, that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bewildered Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 Can the club even match any big offers for Toby withut getting Schneiderlin & Clyne out the door? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 Looking like a new partner for Fonte then for the third successive season- Van Dijk hopefully... yup, and no doubt when we do, fonte will then leave and we'll have to find a new cb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallagroth Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 Reckon this is why the sudden deal on Clyne. Hopefully we are getting ready to go all in on Toby and needed to be sure we had a sale agreed to get the go ahead by the board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish fingers Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 Seems all those nice words about wanting to come back were bullsh*t. No it doesn't. Have Saints made a bid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 Seems all those nice words about wanting to come back were bullsh*t. Have you considered it is possible that he could want to join Saints, but also he'd be interested in joining other clubs as well? Its possible for both to be the case. Also if Spurs have an offer accepted for him and Saints don't, then he can't join us regardless of how much he would like to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View From The Top Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 Reckon this is why the sudden deal on Clyne. Hopefully we are getting ready to go all in on Toby and needed to be sure we had a sale agreed to get the go ahead by the board. Pretty obvious that Saints want shot of the those players not staying before pre-season starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View From The Top Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 One thing is for certain and that is if we want him we are going to have to pay big money for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corky morris Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 Toby going to Spurs will disappoint me more than Morgan & Clyne. The sad truth about football is money talks & the teams who finished above us have more & will pay bigger wages. That's why being a Saints fan you regularly get kicked in the ********. Just wish players had more integrity & talked about more personal wealth & less about ambition etc!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 Big test for Les Reed now if we are still in the race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 Toby going to Spurs will disappoint me more than Morgan & Clyne. The sad truth about football is money talks & the teams who finished above us have more & will pay bigger wages. That's why being a Saints fan you regularly get kicked in the ********. Just wish players had more integrity & talked about more personal wealth & less about ambition etc!! Perhaps but as Toby has always said it's up to Atletico Madrid, perhaps they're just hacked off at having to pay us an extra 2 million euros in the first place, perhaps they've been subsidising Toby's salary for the past 11 months, we know nothing except that that he says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 Big test for Les Reed now if we are still in the race. And even then it would depend if Reed actually controls the purse strings. He may want to sign the player but isn't permitted to agree to the amount in question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lallana's Left Peg Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 And even then it would depend if Reed actually controls the purse strings. He may want to sign the player but isn't permitted to agree to the amount in question. As DoF I suspect he is highly aware of the overall budget for the first team and will have as big of an input as anyone else as to how it is best spent for the strongest squad possible under the circumstance. Personally I'd be very worried about us spending anything more than £15m on a single player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 Toby going to Spurs will disappoint me more than Morgan & Clyne. The sad truth about football is money talks & the teams who finished above us have more & will pay bigger wages. That's why being a Saints fan you regularly get kicked in the ********. Just wish players had more integrity & talked about more personal wealth & less about ambition etc!! Spurs are a top 6 Team pay very good wages cannot see why anyone could object to him going there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corky morris Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 Spurs are a top 6 Team pay very good wages cannot see why anyone could object to him going there Because they are a long way behind the top 4 & if it's really about ambition you join one of them or stay at Athletico. What was the last trophy Spurs won? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 Spurs are a top 6 Team pay very good wages cannot see why anyone could object to him going there Because as it stands they are a direct rival? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 if we lose Toby to spurs is just another reminder on how we will never really be a top 4/6 club long term. Sure, we will have good seasons but we will constantly lose our best to these sort of sides. that includes managers - Poch being a prime example. not with the ground at 32k and not really getting more than that consistantly I fully expect us to drop a few places down the league anyway (if we get into the group stages of the EL) then again, should not be a surprise, didn't les say we finance for a top 10 finish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnersaint Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 Spurs are a top 6 Team pay very good wages cannot see why anyone could object to him going there Yes but don't you know we the supporters think we own him. We're emotionally unequipped to cope with the rejection. He's ours, I tell you, he's ours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 Spurs are a top 6 Team pay very good wages cannot see why anyone could object to him going there plus they've got a few other Belgians, do Belgians have a herd mentality, don't remember it in Wallonia but perhaps in Flanders they do, the dutch certainly like to hang out amongst themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 if we lose Toby to spurs is just another reminder on how we will never really be a top 4/6 club long term. Sure, we will have good seasons but we will constantly lose our best to these sort of sides. that includes managers - Poch being a prime example. not with the ground at 32k and not really getting more than that consistantly I fully expect us to drop a few places down the league anyway (if we get into the group stages of the EL) then again, should not be a surprise, didn't les say we finance for a top 10 finish? I think most of us would settle for a lower finish if we have a decent run in Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 I think most of us would settle for a lower finish if we have a decent run in Europe. As would I. But that hardly is a mark of a side that should be signing Toby Alderweireld Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corky morris Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 if we lose Toby to spurs is just another reminder on how we will never really be a top 4/6 club long term. Sure, we will have good seasons but we will constantly lose our best to these sort of sides. that includes managers - Poch being a prime example. not with the ground at 32k and not really getting more than that consistantly I fully expect us to drop a few places down the league anyway (if we get into the group stages of the EL) then again, should not be a surprise, didn't les say we finance for a top 10 finish? Completely agree with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 As would I. But that hardly is a mark of a side that should be signing Toby Alderweireld Very true, signing him permanently this summer would've been a massive bonus I think, he deserves the CL, so would be a shame if he almost settled for Spurs, but we can't compete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 if we lose Toby to spurs is just another reminder on how we will never really be a top 4/6 club long term. Sure, we will have good seasons but we will constantly lose our best to these sort of sides. that includes managers - Poch being a prime example. not with the ground at 32k and not really getting more than that consistantly This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saints foreva Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 FFS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett24 Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 Still think we have a chance with Toby, his twitter profile still has in a saints shirt and has saints played in his bio. He said he wanted to stay at saints this weekend, just hope we are bidding for him. The article states that Spurs haven't agreed a fee yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 if we do not get Toby. we will need to replace him with someone very good. Agreed. Losing Toby, Clyne, Forster and Morgan will impact our solidity at the back, which has been the foundation of our recent success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 If goes to spurs, pochettinos training regime will have his hamstring f*cked before the season kicks off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Garrett Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 The same person who told me about the keeper days before we signed him, told me this morning that we've got Toby. As I've said before, not quite bloke down the pub, but not far off it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansums Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 This. Frustrating isn't it? I'd emigrate if I were you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansums Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 The same person who told me about the keeper days before we signed him, told me this morning that we've got Toby. As I've said before, not quite bloke down the pub, but not far off it. So possibly 'bloke down the club' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 As would I. But that hardly is a mark of a side that should be signing Toby Alderweireld You say should be but he isn't the only decent defender in the world. If he can get more elsewhere he will go elsewhere and we will find another defender. Last year there was a meltdown because we lost Lovren who was the best centre half in the world! Last year we had no ambition because we let certain players leave. As for Clyne, if he doesn't want to stay, good riddance. What is the point of keeping a player who has an eye on moving on? He has the potential to be another Lovren anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washsaint Posted 25 June, 2015 Author Share Posted 25 June, 2015 Amen to that SOG. You should know by now that Batman/Dulldays/Jamie will always be contrary just for the sake of it. If CLyne plays like he did for the 2nd half of the season and for England then we have got a good deal: especially as he has 12 months left on his contract. As for Toby......would be fantastic if we could sign him but won't be the end of the world if we don't. Lets face it we sold Shaw for 30 million and got Bertrand in for a 1/3 of that fee - and most on here were slating Bertrand before he played a game for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis17 Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 The same person who told me about the keeper days before we signed him, told me this morning that we've got Toby. As I've said before, not quite bloke down the pub, but not far off it. How reliable would you say the person is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint IQ Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 I reckon we would be willing to pay more than Spurs with the plan of their new stadium having Levy pulling the purse strings. Also If United lose Dea Gea they're going after Loris, who won them many many points last season. Don't do it Toby pleeease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 Apparently Toby got married last Friday...did we know that ? Wonder if any of our other lads went to the ceremony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenridge Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 Apparently Toby got married last Friday...did we know that ? Wonder if any of our other lads went to the ceremony. I hope the Club sent him a card and a cake. We don't want him going all Yaya on us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 There was a wedding picture with red and white balloons on Twitter. (Obviously the three teams he's played for have red and white first kits, not Saints specific). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Tender Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 if we lose Toby to spurs is just another reminder on how we will never really be a top 4/6 club long term. Sure, we will have good seasons but we will constantly lose our best to these sort of sides. that includes managers - Poch being a prime example. not with the ground at 32k and not really getting more than that consistantly I fully expect us to drop a few places down the league anyway (if we get into the group stages of the EL) then again, should not be a surprise, didn't les say we finance for a top 10 finish? So if we do keep him, is that a reminder that we could yet be a top 4-6 club? Because if Spurs are perceived to be a step up from us, this will be one in the eye for them that a player preferred to remain here instead of going to them. I would like to keep him because he is a very good player, but if he chooses to go, experience of the past season's coming and goings illustrates that it is quite possible to replace him with somebody of equal or better ability. He might wish for the bright lights of London, he might wish to play with others who are his countrymen. But on the other side of the coin, he knows how good our defence has been with him and has forged a good partnership with Fonte. He might not have Clyne beside him, or Schneiderlin in front of him, but then again, I am sure that he must be confident in Koeman's ability to get the best out of a defence put together with players brought in by the club. His predecessor Lovren is testament to how good a player might be here and how poorly they might fare elsewhere with a so-called glory team. Spurs' ability to recruit good players with hefty funds available did not produce anything like the results that we achieved spending considerably less. His coming to us on loan has given his career a massive boost and brought him to the attention of some top teams. Spurs are not enough of a step up and he would do better to stay here another season and then make the move higher up the hierarchy the following year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
for_heaven's_Saint Posted 25 June, 2015 Share Posted 25 June, 2015 I hope the Club sent him a card and a cake. We don't want him going all Yaya on us. Yaya? Pffft I think you'll find the original birthday strop was done by our very own Tinman! http://www.theguardian.com/football/2003/feb/19/newsstory.sport3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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