Pamplemousse

Interesting snippet Pompey had to pay Portpin (Chainrai's company I believe) £125,000 this summer. They have to pay the same amount at the end of next season. And if they reach the Premier League, they have to pay them £2,000,000

He had a crap period, although the whole team did. Wasn't there a massive thread about him created after that defeat against Sheffield United?

He's on the panel which will review potential dives and hand out bans http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40831719

He's not an automatic starter, but when he does play i.e. coming off the bench or if we have injuries/suspensions

Since they left, Lallana, Lovren, Clyne etc. have won the same amount of trophies as we have.

Targett has had a wretched period with injuries, if he can stay fit, I think he'll do well for us. I think it'd be worth playing him further up the field, ahead of Bertrand.

Half the forum are 12, yes.

For the Swansea game, not this one. No idea how we'll do against Sevilla. Probably lose I imagine.

I predict a meltdown of epic proportions after the game

Another 5pm announcement?

No less than £75M, up-front. No ifs, no buts. If Chelsea want him, they'll pay.

To be fair, we were very poor towards the end of the season, that game was not a one off. Our players had seemingly given up.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/08/03/southampton-boss-mauricio-pellegrino-warns-virgil-van-dijk-will/ New Jeremy Wilson article is interesting Hopefully Pellegrino can work his magic. He seems popular with the players, hopefully that is the case with VVD too.

And the fact that he's the wrong sex One of Heisenberg's funnier posts though

We went there and played them off the park. Most of our players would walk into their first team squad.

That second line is rubbish. As much as I dislike him right now, he is the best defender I have ever seen play for us, and perhaps ever will. Let's not start saying "well he's not that good anyway" because we know it's not true.

If there is a god, PLEASE let us draw them in one of the cups this season. 12 years and counting without a win against them (although for them it's 7 years since they last beat us)

Angry_Ray‏ @angry_ray1971 Now #Pompey finally taken over we can overtake that scum lot #saintsfc & get our spot as number 1 on south coast #pup **** off scum Where's trousers with his laughing gif...

This will be a fun thread to bump in a couple of years' time

Wisely, no images of them with bottles of champagne

With TV viewing figures down, I'd be surprised if, when the new TV deal is announced, it didn't go down in price. Maybe it's better for us to keep hold of it for now rather than wasting it in a hugely inflated market. Anyhow, the last Jeremy Wilson piece said we were looking to make some additions, so let's wait and see what happens. Hopefully we'll get good news on that front soon

If Austin stays fit, yes. Gabbiadini too. I just don't get this obsession with Bournemouth. The only player in their team who would really improve us is King, and it's a shame we're not going for him.

To some people, that extra inch is very important.

Does that mean we can finally shut this thread then?

Only Begovic is a decent signing IMO. Defoe had a dreadful end to the season and giving him a three year contract on those wages is terrible business. Aké is decent but costs a lot of money. They signed Ibe from Liverpool last season for a similar amount and he flopped. Big money does not equal success.