firstly, i'd like to state that i think the signing of withers is a good sign (if it turns out to be fact), for the qualities many of you have mentioned. however, i've been reading about withers being on a "massive" 4 year deal. is it just me, or might this refer to the length of the deal rather than the amount of it?
also, for all those worried about re-signing (NOT RESIGNING) players for next season, it appears you've forgotten about smith and adamson. they're only on 1 year deals, and i'd suggest their contracts are probably pretty big. couple that with the fact that woolford may leave for esl (which wouldn't be an enormous loss, imo), and there's going to be plenty of cash to re-sign (NOT RESIGN) players.
i am, however, worried about the experience we'll lose if/when toots, germ and choc leave. who knows ... maybe we'll be able to chase after a big name with all the cash that will be spare.