Toby signs for Spurs - official.

Cringe, massive cringe, that will always incur a cringe.

 

Can't say I blame you. It was just about the worst exhibition of trying to dig a hole and jumping into it that I've seen. And well done to Ed Chamberlain for making him do it.

 

Remember that interview where Rickie referred to him as Mr Southampton. The embarrassment on his face was one of the first warning signs....even a few months earlier he would have grinned.

 

I have that on a HDD somewhere.

It has always been a plan to archive some of the forgotten stuff on Youtube for the gaze of Saints fans. Youtube have done their best in the past to deny me that possibility. But I'll manage it all one day.

 

Keep those recordings, we may need them when Adam rocks up to St Peter's gate trying to get in. We can get him banned on grounds of lying and coveting and growing a crap beard.

 

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footb...plotting-transfer-record-breaking-18m-5923265

Mirror says we're ready to seal it with 18m.

 

True, but his words are not coming from stage managed club interviews.
Anything coming from Belgium or Spanish interviews is pretty consistent. Southampton is his first choice.

It's no guarantee, but I think it puts us ahead of any non champions league clubs who may want him.

 

You're wrong.

The correct usage is, I believe, delusional.

 

Now, that's really only 16m-odd as they gave us a 12% discount voucher.

 

I'm still very confident - the most important thing is he wants us. We want him, so there'll be an agreement that is desirable.

Two things to remember in regard of the price:

1 - Atlético paid Saints a fee of £1.5m to cancel the original right-to-buy agreement
2 - Another clause states that anyone wanting to buy Toby must offer £3m more than Saints


So in reality, the outlay is £16.5m - which would still make him our record signing - but I can't see anyone offering £21m for him, eclipsing us by £3m.

 

If £18m is true then I think we could of got him for cheaper, but that would have meant dragging the transfer very late into the window. Which would be no good for anybody.

Chips are on the table, everyone fold and let's get this done.

 

£18m is a bit much for me. £10-12m yes, £15m maybe, £18m there's gotta be better options.

 

Skechers are anti-gravity shoes...you float across the ground. My friend who has an inherited muscle problem which stops her walking too far managed to walk across Gatwick and she nearly cried with happiness as her foot pain was so much improved.

 

There isn't any guarantee that 18Mill will get you ant better. And alderweireld we know will slot straite back in! For me it's a no brainer! We also have alot of money coming in so we can afford it.

 

I don't think there are really. He is a brilliant footballer, has already developed an understand of the Premier League and Jose alongside him. If we sign him it will be the best signing we make this summer.

 

Fancy talking Toby on the Skechers thread As it isn't my money I would pay anything just to get this sorted.

 

It's only really £16.5m - and I think that's a deal I would do, if I were Saints.

 

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If we bid 18, anyone else has to pay 21m to get him. Plus, remember 18m is really only 16m for the best defender the club has had in a long time.

 

No...there really isn't. You could pay less and get a terrific player or you could get a player that doesn't fit at all. Toby is the real deal...and we'd probably get good money for him if we sold him after a few years anyway.