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Spurs is a poisoned chalice, big club yes but just look at their record with managers. He'd get very little bedding in time and if it didn't click he could be out the door within 1 season. He should have a chat with Hoddle about jumping to join Spurs. It's all on a knife edge, lose Poch and we could see a real exodus, keep him and we should be able to keep most of our stars and add a few extra quality signings to push us on to a crack at Europe.

If Luke is off then best of luck to the lad, £27M is a lot of money and should really help us strengthen other areas of the team. Gutted to see him go but that's life I'm afraid. Money talks in this game.

I'd have him back, a very good striker but needs to sort his head out. If he could just knuckle down and show a little contrition I think he'd win the fans over fairly quickly. Question is can he? We aren't exactly overloaded in the striking department at the moment and it does seem odd to jettison a potentially very good player without seeing if he could be brought back into the fold.

In addition to all the highlights mentioned I also particularly enjoyed our 1-0 at Leeds in the champ season. Having been put under the most intense pressure we came through and that was the moment when I thought we could actually get out of that league. I really enjoyed those 3 seasons in lge 1 and the champ - more than the prem if I'm honest. Low points have been few and far between TBH but I guess the initial start in lge 1, the start in the prem and losing to Reading and Sunderland would just about cover it. Any fans that really got into the club in the summer of 2009 have had a real treat.

Going to be an interesting summer, the club are teetering between really pushing on into European contention or descending back into lower mid table obscurity. Firstly we need to keep hold of Poch then the key players. With the same key players plus a couple of classy additions we could be going places. However if the likes of Liverpool are banging at the door with their Champs league ticket it would be hard for a player like Adam to resist and TBH I wouldn't begrudge him one bit. £25M minimum though.

Spurs is a poisoned chalice, yes it's a big club but it's also pretty unstable. He could find himself out the door pretty quickly unless he got results ASAP. Saints are on the verge of something really good, if the board back the signing of a quality striker, GK and centre half and keep our current players then I think MPo would stay. It looks like he's enjoying it here, the club and fans want him so why risk it all at Spurs?

Big club but a bit of a poisoned chalice, they aren't renowned for being particularly loyal and he could be out the door within a season if he doesn't live up to their high expectations. If we can keep the vast majority of our key players here then hopefully he'll feel that he's on to a good thing at SFC and stay. Better get used to the speculation though, Spurs might be rebuffed but if things continue as they are then sooner or later a club is going to come in that he wouldn't be able to resist, just hope it's not for a few years yet.

Ouch, Bale out - Lamela and Soldado in. £56M and 6 goals all season. Meet the THFC transfer committee....

Top player, should have been in our team from the start of the season as he's as good as any. Should be playing for England too, seriously, a vital cog in our midfield. Sign him up if we're down to the last 12 months.

Sweet, didn't think we'd win this one. Now we need to keep the manager and key players together and make a few key signings. The club could, if they play their cards right, be onto something really good next season.

8th in the prem and 3 England players in the team. What's not to like?

If £7M is all we can get I wonder if some kind of reconcilliation is still not possible, the club and the player call a truce for next season, Ossie gets his head down and raises his stock for a move, SFC guarantees it won't stand in the way if an offer comes in and everyone gains. What makes the whole Ossie situation such a headache is that all season we have been clearly lacking in exactly the sort of player that he is. Or maybe he'll have a good WC and all this will be moot as a bunch of Italian\Spanish teams come in for him with decent offers?

Don't get it, they are a league 2 outfit flirting with non league football and some Saints fans still care enough about them to pay for a banner? They are in a world of pain right now and what is more they are unlikely to ever hit the big time again. Let them be, at the current rate their derby game will be the big clash at Fareham town and Saints won't mean anything.

What a player, probably the best ever produced by this club. Shame about the (lack of) sell on clause....nice one Rupes.

I don't have any hate, they are a league 2 club who could be in the conference next season. If Pompey was a girl not even the tide would want to take them out.

I'd go big for Begovic, top class keeper. We should always be looking at replacements, not backups. Let him and Boruc scrap it out for no 1.

Now JRod is on the injury table for months is a reconciliation with Ossie out of the question? Have always said the guy has all the talent in the world but needs to get his head sorted out. If we could heal the whole affair up could we still get a top quality striker for a lot less than the alternatives, very long shot though I admit.

Boruc Lallana JRod Lovren Morgan Ricky Shaw Cork Fonte Davis Clyne Not based on how I personally rate the players, just on how important they are to the team i.e. tactical importance and what the alternatives are.

Whilst the possession stats in the first half may look good we never really troubled the Man City defence. It's been said a thousand times on here but we need a lot more incisiveness and speed going forward if we are to have any chance of breaking down the top teams. City were quite timid in the first half but we couldn't take advantage. Also some of the decisions didn't do us any favours but that's life. Gazzaniga is not up to the job (but we already knew that anyway).

Looks like Jose wants to offload Lukaku if the Telegraph is anything to go by. Would love for us to get him but..... Big stumbling block. Telegraph Link

Lukaku would be my no 1 but I also like the look of Remy or Bony. Even Welbeck might not be a bad shout and would enjoy playing alongside some of the other England players. Could see him flourishing here (only if Man Utd wanted to release him though).

In season's gone by virtually anyone in this team could have won player of the year but yes I think Lallana should get it. Special mentions to Shaw, Davis, Cork and Schneiderlin - throughout the whole season our midfield unit has been immense (and would have been more so if big Vic had been available). If Ossie had worked out (i.e. 20 goals) we'd be top 6 right now IMO.

Good grief, Pompey vs Eastleigh next season? Eastleigh to do the double? It's a world of pain if you're a Pompey fan.

The squad is small and by playing a hard physical closing down style they are probably getting tired and injury niggles are not helping. We are also safe with nothing much to play for which may be having an effect on player mentality. That all said to go to Spurs and push them all the way playing some top football in the first half wasn't too shabby. They are after all a top 5\6 team that spent huge amounts of money on players this season. If we can keep our current crop and strengthen in key areas we'll be a force next season. Can we keep them though?

Good keeper but definitely needs some real competition. As soon as Artur is out we are in trouble. Would love to see someone of the calibre of Begovic or Schmeichel here and let the two of them scrap it out for top spot. Probably wouldn't happen though as both would be good enough for 1st team places in their own right.