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Anyone think that Danny Ings is really an old fashioned inside right who would fit in well with a big target man. Since Pelle left we have no real presence in the opponents box nor an outlet when the keeper has to kick from hand or goal kicks

I think I have said before but a colleague of mine who is an avid Blackburn fan reckons Harry Reed (and Gallagher when he was there) were decent Championship players but, in his opinion, neither of them are up to the Premiership class required if we want to be a top 10 side which is unfortunate as we all like to see out youngsters do well

Now that we are safe whats the general view on take up? I suspect numbers will be down but possibly perk up a bit IF we get some decent signings. Two of our group of 4 will definitely renew, one 60/40 and one wont due to job restrictions.

You may well be right. My estimates are based on contract length and wages but I am certainly no expert. I do hope I am wrong in my conservative projections and we can prise more out of any interested parties.

My view on squad for next season Consider moving on; Player.............Wage?........Contract Expires........Value(Top)......(Low) McQueen.......£30k pw.............2020....................£1m...............Free. Forster..........£70k..................2022....................£5m...............£2m. Cedric...........£50k..................2020....................£8m...............£5m. Stephens.......£50k..................2022....................£5m...............£2m. Hoedt............£60k..................2022....................£10m.............£6m. Claisie...........£50k..................2020.....................Free..............Free. Reed..............£30k.................2021.....................£2m...............£2m. Boufal............£60k..................2021....................£8m...............£5m. Elynounoussi...£60k..................2023....................£5m..............Free Long...............£60k.................2020.....................£3m..............£2m. Austin.............£70k.................2020......................£2m.............Free. Gallagher.........£40k.................2021......................£3m.............£2m. Carillo.............£60k..................2021.....................£8m..............£2m. Hesketh...........£20k..................2021....................Free..............Free. 14 players.......£34m.............................................£60m........... ..£28m Reckon we need: 1. Right Back 2. First Choice Central Defender 3. Left Footed Midfield/Attacker 4. Decent striker (either someone with height or robust with pace)

I was surprised that it is not a sold out game but £42 is too rich for many people

Fair play to those who went to the game Saints support came over really well on the feed. Loud & consistent. Shame we cant replicate the same on a regular basis at SMS

Whats the latest odds on relegation?

He does a wicked Donald Trump impression

Brilliant,as ever Laughed out loud about the John Moss 'Bunter' comment You are a treasure, dear boy!!

Which one? The son who tragically died in the road accident (a bit later than portrayed in the film I believe) or the son from 'another relationship'?

How much does it cost for a season ticket/match day ticket at Fratton nowadays? Presumably the cost will have to increase to help fund the upgrade and help pay increased wages as and when the team finally move out of Division 3

My mistake the film is called 'The Keeper'!!

If anyone is interested in seeing football related films, I recommend popping along to the cinema to see 'Trautman' about the life of Bert Trautman an ex German POW who ended up having an illustrious career with Man City in thew 1950's. Released this week and available at the new cinema in West Quay, although when I went last night, there were probably less than 20 in the audience. Bert Trautman played in the 1956 Cup Final for 20 mins or so with a broken neck. Some interesting computer generated shots of Maine Road and Wembley with some footage of his early career at St Helens Town filmed at grounds in Northern Ireland. Football generated footage was generally OK but one shot where the ball played back to him (as a goalkeeper) and he kicked away was based on the modern rules whereas at the time a goalkeeper would have collected the ball. At no time was he ever barged which used to be the prerogative of the big centre forward in those days. All that said, a decent film for footie fans tinged with a bit of love interest and pathos for those who prefer that sort of thing.

Think George would not have made the end of any game these days. Made me smile thinking of George though. Unfortunately not many of us left who can remember him

I can only agree with all the previous comments Our throw ins are basically an opportunity to give the ball away to our opponents. There was a report a while back that Liverpool employ a specialised throw in coach. Not sure we want to go that far but surely we should be better prepared in this part of the game

Quite a few tourists around us in the Itchen

I agree re McCarthy He came here as 3rd choice at Palace but has done well for little outlay. Only possible blunder was at Watford last year but the goal was handball so probably unfair to hold that against him

Harking back to the famous TV match win Liverpool had an equivalent (top class) lineup and we had to field a number of inexperienced youngsters but won quite comfortably. That said I expect Liverpool to score early on and cruise to a comfortable 3-0 win this time. Wouldnt it be good though to get one or even 3 points!!!

Spot on We need to have a compete revamp next season if we stay up

Notice he played for Catalonia in their 2-1 win over Venezuela in Girona Interesting to see what the response is from FIFA as Catalonia is not a recognised member of FIFA

Honest Henry Redknapp - the man the Pompey News and many of the Pompey 'Faithful' were promoting for a Knighthood a few years back!!!

It was I had the precise figure from some one who worked at Wembley at the time. Unfortunately I cant locate it now but recollect it was just short of 52,000

Big piece in the Sunday Times about Mane today. Apparently his 'value' now exceeds £100m Same with VVD I guess. Unlikely, but it would be good if there were %'s from further sales within the transfer dealings with Liverpool

The owner of Carnival Corp who are the parent company of Cunard, P&O and a number of other cruise companies owns the Miami Heat basketball team. His wife is from Fareham. However none of the Carnival group companies seem to have any interest in footie and the MD of Carnival UJK follows Pompey!!!