Give it to Ron

Knowing our luck he will sign for us and tear his groin and be out for 3 months

Apart from Bobby in 76 it was Marians against the blue sh1te after all he had been through injury wise.

So why does everyone have kittens and constantly whinge about 12m for a proven international we signed tgen?

Agreed but he has had some bad luck with injuries holding him back.

I am looking forward to seeing if Gape and Hesketh continue to improve - Hesketh needs to bulk up a bit but can see a decent player in him if he gains some strength similar to how Lallana(cough spit) did. Disagree with The9 above about defenders Will Wood, McCarthy and Mugabe should feature this year.

Sorry posted elsewhere

Ogbonna centre half from Juve apparently we are interested

Your not neutral are you? Smugness and arrogance as a trait you shouldn't preach to others. We have done well without all those and happy with our club. ...are you after watching them fail?

Why? Is it your money? How does another 2.5 affect you? Did us paying over the top for Long impact you in anyway? Did us ripping Arsenal off for Chambers help you in anyway? What does it matter to any 'fan' either way its not your money and you can't influence it in anyway either apart from whingeing on a forum. We have signed 2 good players it seems for under 10m ....sounds like the club know what they are doing far better than you and the Austrian whingebag give credit for.

How often have you seen Nyland? What are his strengths?

You think those complete utter fckwits that have been running English cricket even know where Hampshire is.....it goes back way beyond this to when I used to watch Turner and Jesty who were in top 5 in England yet never ever got selected. Middlesex, Surrey and Kent thats your key to being selected.

"Liverpool wanted me, but I want championships, I want to win trophies." - Simon Kjær on his move to Fenerbahçe instead of Liverpool. Hahaha

That they are not English

The 2003 cup final side only had 5 English players in....against Villa we had 5 in squad not much has changed except we have more academy coming through now.

How do you explain us signing Bertrand - bringing in Targett instead of a foreigner?

I don't.....have a look in other clubs in the Prem am sure you will find we blood far more 'English' than many 9 from academy last year. How do you explain Forster signing replacing Polish keeper?

Huddlestone to Villa good for him not sure if he is what they need though. Drifts out of games too easily for me when it gets tough

Not sure this helps us at all: Alex Goring Crook ‏@alex_crook 1m1 minute ago 2/2 #afc still keen but #saintsfc will hold out for fee of up to £25m so this one is likely to rumble on throughout the transfer window 0 retweets 0 favorites Alex Goring Crook ‏@alex_crook 2m2 minutes ago Morgan Schneiderlin update is he wants to join #mufc but that is likelikely to depend on outcome of United's Schweinsteiger pursuit 1/2

Could have been worse... remember this http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/article/new-third-kit-launched-1022625.aspx

Do you think we will get Kyle Abbott back? Am happy with our batting its our bowling attack we have failed to address since Dimi, Tahir, Cork and Afridid left we have not replaced that quality.

Why are they squeezing money out of fans - where is the pay it or else? Its an option if you don't take it up then you have to join a queue and take a chance like now. Do you believe people will struggle to get a ticket this year? I can't see there being a big change on sell-outs. We will have to win quite a few Europa games to get to a decent team and SMS is hardly ever sold out midweek as many cannot travel. At worst you can watch online just like many do now that can't afford to go - if £25 breaks you then so be it I feel for you - I don't but its my patronising best.

Thanks Weston...yes should give him a chance really but wow it was so poor - line way off and so many long hops it was help yourself and undoing what a great job the other end was doing in tying them down. Very impressed with Yarafat, Smith and Briggs again lets hope England stay away and don't ruin him again. Still think we are a good bowler short from a top T20 side - could make finals day but not enough strike bowlers to win it IMHO.

What was that dross that Jackson Bird served up last night was a joke right?.....luckily Arafat, Smith and the ever reliable Briggs did the business. Slug got lucky with his last ball thankfully.