Dalek2003

Agreed. If it means we do not get a much needed CB, then it is a stupid idea. Get rid of Puncheon, even if it means selling him cheap, he is a liability !

More wishful thinking !!!!

Now, now, calm down dear !

[/b] Wishful thinking.

You may have noticed that very few of my threads have had anything to do with 2004 Hoddle controversy.

I stand by my prediction 17th or 18th.

Would be help if we were a bit more decisive and get on with things.

If Chamberlain was always going to go, then all this signing of players etc should have been done in June or early July !

Well, they had a few years of glory inn the 1930's and 40's and they have dined out on this ever since. Despite the fact that they have been in the wilderness for years while we were in the top league they could not admit to be the second or third club on the south coast. Indeeed i met some Pompey supporters that actually believed in recent years they were in the elite band with Munure !

Just a quick note, i have not suggested that we will get relegated but that we will finish towards the bottom end of the table. i don't think we will be in a relegation 'struggle', that is too strong a word. However, I think we will 'flirt' with the relegation positions.

I have never 'crowed' about it, I just don't think the whole 2004 thing should be swept under the carpet. what really happened needs to come out. And, aside from the failure to re-appoint Glenn Hoddle, who in their right mind came up with Sturrock ? It was almsot as if someone wanted us to fail so as to prove a point ! No, I didn't make the appointment !!!

Hmm, we were doing OK until Strachan left and then it all fell apart.

I have been in a bad mood since 2004 when the mouthy few effectively set us on course to league 1 !

I hope you are right and it is a done deal, need firm evidence to convince me.

Thanks for a good reasoned reply, instead of the abuse i often get. I know that the premiership is a very tough league, but so is the Championship if you are newly promoted. I don't think Adkins should be sacked if we finish 17th or 18th as i believe we have still some way to go before we build our championship winning team. Indeed, i am positive that Adkins will learn from this season and consolidation is success. I will try not to moan and slit my wrist after the first couple of defeats. However, I will not bury my head in the sand either. I also think it is fair that if we nail our views and predictions to the mast before the season starts and then are proved right, that we have the right to remind people of this fact. BTW, i will enjoy the season and can't wait. I dream of saints finishing champions, but at the moment i know that this is probably just a dream.

Again, bang on. People are getting ahead of themselves. Consolidation would be to avoid relegation after our first year of promotion. I am sure that Norwich City will feel the same as they start their premier campaign !

Agree with this post. Although i am not too worried about relegation i think we will find it tougher than many, hence my prediction of 17th or 18th.

Don't agree with you. It seems that some people cannot accept an alternative point of view. I should know after my eight year campaign to bring the truth about the 2004 debacle.

I agree with many of your sentiments and think the season will be harder than many imagine. We have not invested in CB or another striker plus we have a relatively inexperienced manager hence my prediction of 17th/18th. In a way i will be happy with this as we need about 3 or 4 years to build a squad ready to push for the premiership with our current policy.

Would be a very important part of the jigsaw and fill one of the gaps.

Time to move on, the Hoddle debate has been well settled. Everyone knows we should have re-appointed him in 2004 ! Had we done, we would have had to swallow a bit of pride but most likely would have remained in the Premier, rebuilding our side instead of imploding under the clown Sturrock and the hapless Wigley.

17th or 18th and sticking to it !

Lighten up, people are having a laugh !

Yes.....and that was before we signed Tevez !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What's up with you ?

What is all that about ?