2Morrow

Think its being missed it was pretty widely reported we were trying to negotiate reduced terms on a longer extension and Stewart didn't want that. So no loyalty, hes left for the money. Fair play to him as ultimately its a career, but I can't criticise the club for not wanting to give him the same terms or a pay rise given his injury history. I am sure we would be critical of Spors if we gave him a 2/3 year deal on the same money and he got injured in September

JWP as CAM cover and CM? Azaz / JWP Downes/Bragg (Charles/Jander)/JWP If the moneys right we could do worse, he was still starting in the prem for Burnley back half of the season

There is no way a SPL side are paying more than we would, even on reduced terms. Been reported we have been negotiating reduced terms with him for a 2 year deal (i imagine with an option) since Jan. I imagine its either brinkmanship from him thinking we will blink given spygate, or he has an offer from someone he hopes we match.

If we are aiming for 60m then: Jander 25m plus (signed for over 10 plus length of contract) Scienza 25m plus (ditto) THB 25m ( we would want a profit) Charles 20m plus (2 years left) Ramsdale 15m -20m ( covers his amortisation, at the high end funds peretz) Sugawara 5m BBD 4m Fernandes 5m sell on Total sellable is around 120m, so if Dragan want to go for broke its probably 2 of Jander / Charles / THB / Scienza Plus the rest of that list to hit 70 -80m and have some to replace whoever leaves from the big 4. A third of the big 4 goes and we will probably use that to get a couple of big replacements. Might be naive, but given the noise I can't see all 4 being allowed to go this year, and if I was to guess I would say Jander and Charles go given the interest and numbers we would see for them.

Changed my mind. Keep the prick, hes our prick. First unbeaten season in the champ.

Challinor.

The charge is the EFL vs Southampton. Its a shame for Middlesbrough, but punishments punish the offending party, not reward the transgressed. Retrospectively flynn downes red against Swansea for example did nothing for them, but punished us in subsequent fixtures.

Caught them!

4 Points off sixth 45 points to play for (15 Games left) Plausible again? Or ready for another crumble? I fall on the side that a club with the resources we have at our disposable should really be able to do it.

Just hire a normal manager, with a normal system. A manager that has won games somewhere before over multiple seasons, without an obsession over passing

Can bring his keeper with him https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/my-play-speaks-for-itself-dayne-st-clair-on-minnesota-united-s-playoff-run-canada-s-world-cup-hopes/blt6f941621b6121e11

Got Ankerson all over it https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/jul/09/minnesota-united-set-pieces-throw-ins-free-kicks-tactics

There are literally hundreds of managers that dont have a Pompey connection. If he was an extraordinary candidate perhaps, but why risk it as hes clearly not. The options are not limited to a few, we debate the names in the public domain on bookies odds, but a professional doing the hire will (or should) have a much wider knowledge. For what it's worth, I would favour someone that hasn't repeatedly failed, someone with a track record of managing teams that are big fish in the division they are in and someone that doesnt have a religious attachment to a certain style (keep ball or lump it). On that basis, with liklihood of attracting them to one side, : Rogers, Rose,Hutter, Solskjaer -perhaps Bo Svensson,Robins, Carrick,Warner, Corberan, Carsley, Southgate. All better than a skate, for practical reasons you need the fans behind you so the players enjoy playing at home.

It will come good

I believe that is the well known Transfer Journalist Fabrizio Stinko