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This is true. I guess the "getting to where we are now" part can be labelled "a means to an end"....i.e. in order to get to the position we are now (mid-table comfort) we've had to get some external investment (aka players) - a springboard might be a decent analogy. Now we're here we can start "the project" in earnest - or maybe "start phase 2" is a better way of putting it. It's a bit like going on Dragon's Den with a business idea....getting some initial investment....and then watch as the business becomes self-sustaining once the foundations have bedded in... You may well be right. Or you might be wrong. Will be interesting to watch to see what happens though, one way or t'other.

The aim of "the project" is to achieve success via promotion from within, so the emphasis will always be on looking towards our development squad to fill gaps rather than making knee jerk purchases in the open market.

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He might have allowed himself to start thinking otherwise one third of the way into the season when we went to Arsenal with a chance of going top....

The one I mentioned with my tongue firmly planted in my cheek....

True to say that I'd be disappointed if that happened. Not quite sure I'd be ready to join the 'club in meltdown' brigade though, but give it time...

Very good

I predicted 4th but will be happy with 7th, 8th or 9th. Similarly, I predicted 8th last year but was content with 14th. Just watch where we finish when I predict us to be champions next season....

Make your mind up....

Oooh....like that... can I change my vote?

I agree with Turkish

http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?t=48699

RIP

No wonder this country is going down the pan if 40% is/was considered a pass in anything... I digress...

Oh yes there is.... put off paying the ex-players wages (yet again)....

http://www.thefa.com/news/england/development/2014/feb/blake-names-u19s-squad-for-turkey Good to see Gallagher following Targett's example and choosing England over Scotland. Reed named as a defender though....?

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/video-frost-and-wilson-s-post-match-verdict-1-5897707 #tinpot

If that's possible we should all start to get very worried about the stability of the space-time continuum

It's "chairman's vote of confidence time"... http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/chairman-issues-backing-to-barker-1-5896409

Ok.

I can't see many people saying that the story is "made up" or that MP "didn't actually say that". All people are doing is highlighting the way newspapers take an answer to a question and turn it into a sensationalist headline. MP might have said what's reported, or he might not. What we do know is that there is no context surrounding the quote. As you say, it's not a difficult concept to grasp but what's the harm in highlighting something that's obvious? I think in a roundabout way we're all in wild agreement here: Newspaper embellishes story shocker...

Someone has either thought that through and put "don't know" for comical effect or it was written by a clueless numpty. Can't work out which.

I'd like to think Krueger would be working more with the development squad than the first team. After all, "the project" is all about accelerating the progress of players from the academy into the first team squad so injecting some motivational and confidence boosting effort at that level would seem most beneficial. No danger of stepping on MP's toes that way either. IMO of course.