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Top priority for me as it's a crucial position. The defence is going to face top quality strikers next season so we need as good a GK as we can get. A top class GK could save 10-15 points over a season. If Butland is as good as the hype then I'd fully expect him to challenge KD from day 1. That's probably what NA will say to him too as he's not going to want to come here to sit on the bench.

So they are offering Ricky 4-5 times more than Holt? If you are going to make stuff up then at least try to be a bit realistic.

Welcome back to reality. Whilst we were the prettiest girl in league 1, one of the prettiest in the champ now we're just plain Jane or even frumpy Fiona in the prem. That's life.

Good, Chappers was at the heart of our best performances last season and I'd be sorry to see him go, even if we got Jay Rod coming in.

Norwich, Spurs and Arsenal away because those are the grounds I'd like to go to. Everton because since that semi in 84 we've won 9 drawn 11 and lost 24. Time to ammend the record (though they'll probably give us a tonking TBH).

Alan McGregor or Kilmarnock's Cammy Bell. Both would be ready for no 1 spot in the team.

Fair play to Chelsea, I thought that Bayern's finishing was poor and whilst Robben and Ribery looked good running at the defence they didn't provide enough decent service to trouble the Chelsea back 4. You can look as pretty as you want but it's all about getting the ball in the net.

Although he's class and only 2 years older than Ricky he's a liability regarding injuries and would want a tonne of cash so no for me. Maybe he could sign up for the blue few as long as he's OK with being paid in nectar points?

Yes absolutely. We need to remember that we were playing in league 1 only 12 short months ago so to be able to consolidate in the prem just 2 years later would be a great achievement. I'm starting off with the aspiration of survival and anything more is a bonus. Signings should give us a better idea of how we may do.

The difference between the clubs is that whilst we have had the odd clown running us Pompey have been devoid of decent ownership for more than 40 years. I honestly can't ever remember a time when Pompey was run by a competent person, the club has always been operated on a short term take-the-money-now basis and it's finally caught up with it. Although Lowe tried his hardest the club came through admin and now finds itself with a decent stadium, a superb academy, a strong fan base and a long term strategy. Pompey are at least a decade behind us IMO.

That would be my suggestion too, quality keeper who would fit straight in. KD has had a magnificent season and has been incredibly loyal but prem attacks won't spare him any mercy because he's a 'good guy'. If you want to know what we will be facing week in week out next season just cast your mind back to what the Reading strikers did to us, 3 decent attacks, 3 goals. My No 1 priority would be to get the very best keeper that we can between the posts, could be worth at least 10 points over the course of a prem season. Someone on another thread suggested Cammy Bell at Kilmarnock who might not be a bad shout too.

Cheers though I'll be happy with 4th from bottom next season to consolidate. Spent a year living in a bloody freezing house around 100m from Carrow Rd back in my student days, you could tell the score on a Sat afternoon just by listening to the cheers. Can also remember drinking in the pub that was under the main Wensum? stand with the likes of Robert Fleck and Ruel Fox. Is that bar still open? If I can get the readies together it's one I'd like to make a trip to, would be good to have a pint in the Ribs of Beef\Edith Cavell again.

No excuses for that kind of behaviour and you have to feel for the staff who have to put up with idiots like that on a regular basis. Just out of interest Turkish, being as you seem to have a real problem with the 'helmets' on here why do you continue to post?

Tickets still available if you're interested

Image of 2011-12 season? Take a bow SRL.

Yeeeeesshhhh!!!!!

All the best Cov, whilst I have absolutely no connection with the city I feel for the fans who have had to put up with a lot because that was us for a long time too. That and the fact that we were both scrapping away in the prem together for many years makes me feel a connection too. My honest view is that I think you're going to have to go through the fire of administartion before you rid yourself of the current blood suckers so a drop to league 1 might hasten the process for you. Also League 1 isn't so bad, it maybe the making of you if you can finally turn things around and start moving in an upwards trajectory. All the best - still hope we stuff you though.

'We - are - premier - league.....I say we are premier league' * 10 Seriously, If we go about tomorrow in a professional way we will be a prem club by 2.30pm.

If that's the Northam I'm in there somewhere. Man, that was a bad day made all the worse by Roy Keane giving it large after the game. What a prize tosser he was. The good side of it though was learning that there is life outside the prem, got more perspective on that plastic league now.

Not going to happen, we'll give Cov a good sendoff by dishing out a right beating at SMS. It's a bit of a phantom game really - neither team will be in the champ next season. Have a little faith.

Just looked it up in my copy of 'In That Number' and apparently the scorers were: Dave Armstrong (28) Danny Wallace (36,64,85) Stevie Moran (57,76,82) Frankie Worthington (69) So looks like we scored 2 goals at HT and 6 goals in the 2nd half. Apparently it was Danny Wallace's only Saints hat-trick which surprises me. Great team and a classic game, one of my early ones.

That was a great game. Remember the Cov GK Perry Suckling having a complete mare. Most of the carnage happened in the 2nd half when we were on fire. I think it was 2-1 at HT? Lets do it again on Sat.

Me too, this is exactly what football is all about. Frankly I'm happy Wham won as it means that we will have to clinch it on Sat. The joy of sport comes from overcoming the challenge. If you'd have asked me to pick a team to play at home for promotion I would have picked Cov. They have nothing to play for, have no really dangerous players and have no animosity against us. Looking forward to Sat and a beer (or two) whilst watching us tear Cov a new one. Don't worry, in 5 days time SFC will be a prem team................and then you can all start worrying about relegation next season

My prediction? Wham win 10-0 tonight and are 15-0 up on Sat. Saints struggle to beat a dogged Cov rearguard action and as we go into the 93rd minute the score is still 0-0. Lambert gets sent off for dissent and heads drop, playoffs here we come........then suddenly Guly produces a sublime piece of fleet footed magic to burst through before getting tripped by a dirty Cov defender. Billy Sharp smashes it home and the crowd invade the pitch after one of the tensest games in SFC history. Guly is given the freedom of the city. Easy this prediction lark innit.

If Liverpool came in Ricky would go and I wouldn't begrudge him too. It's his hometown club, has a better chance of silverware at the moment and frankly the guy has earnt his dues - he's done it the hard way and every reasonable fan I think would understand. That said, I really can't see why Liverpool would go for a 30 year old championship striker when they already have a 24 year old potential England striker in their squad + they could go for a more established forward if they decided to drop Carroll. Would be an unlikely move by them IMO.