OldNick

don't worry the Tories will fight amongst themselves re the Euro vote and the waters will muddy again. None of them are loyal to a cause but have a nonsense view of the UK standing alone in the modern world. Many of the younger voters will never have been around when the Labour left last had power. You will get the trendy celebs etc spout 'what fun' it is to have leftish party , where they will protect their wealth but harp on about spreading they rest out. I recall Benn doing the same when the Wealth tax was going to happen. It was interesting to see that Scottish woman who did well in the last election start trying to pop at Corbyn as she knows his policies are similar to the SNP. The next election will be close again IMO.

Jeremy and Piers the names of typical working class brothers from a struggling family, have they a brother called Rupert as well?. I have not bothered to read about their background but I never knew many lads of that name when I was kicking a ball around Shirley Rec. My father used to say ' only the rich can afford to look poor'

i agree with Lard. He should have done better with the resources he had. Losing out league titles to Brighton and Reading was poor. Ok we got promoted but look at those two clubs and where they are now compared to us. Our name should be engraved on those trophies and seeing the old Division ( top division)one trophy that I watched being lifted by other clubs growing up, and missing seeing our captain lift it does irk.

Nothing like giving some youngsters a chance is there? Get used to having young players who are notate the finished article as that is the blueprint of our club. Targett has faced some very decent wingers and done ok.each game he learns a little more and in time will do ok. Perhaps not a top 4 player but good enough.

Paul Whitehouse is overrated. I watched the Danny Baker 'life story' first episode and boy was that poor. I suppose it doesn't help as I don't like him. ( I watched it as I thought Peter Kaye would be good) Now there is the Lenny Henry story, I hope the script writers don't use Henry's own stuff!!,, what is wrong with the world that talentless so called entertainers get high paid jobs

If Clinton had given the go ahead to do the same to Bin Laden when he had the chance well before 9/11 the world would be a lot different now.

I watched a bit of the German Scotland game, what English players can pass the ball and move like they do? It has to be a fundamental problem when our kids are young. We have the mindset of get stuck in and work rate. Any youngster under 8 if not 10 should spend hours a week passing and ball control. Once they are comfortable working with a ball then the running jumping and getting stuck in can then develop

I know, and have wasted 2 of my 3 posts of the day on it. lol. I havent paid my £5 yet as Im too faffed to bother at the mo.

you'd never have guessed. I thought they all work for nothing.

Im not so sure about that.

He didn't get the credit he deserves for his part in our first goal. The way he won the all and turned was brilliant. Had it been one of the fans favourites there would be threads about it. Perhaps at long last he has seen a chance to cement a place in the team

What good will the club getting 25m will do for us as fans? We saw yesterday how important Mane is to us, Janazai is so far a busted flush in comparison. The 25 m would be put in the pocket and lost in the smoke and mirrors of the clubs finances. We don't spend nearly as much as we take in, let alone the TV money etc

I believe RK more than anybody at te club. When he said nobody would leave I was 100% sure that was the case. His wording in the Echo did not give the same assurance a few days later. It may be as I said his way of using our language

RK words in the Echo 'I will be happy 6pm on Tuesday- then we know nothing more can happen. If he was certain nothing can happen I would suggest he would not even worry about the window shutting. it is not making things up, it is my viewpoint on what RK has said. As I said it may be his English but......

Reading RK quote in the Echo is a tad concerning. Glad that the window shuts on Tuesday so we know nobody is gone. It might be his English but it doesn't seem he believes no player will be sold, if his words are interpreted correctly.

yep but it was his friggin club and the like that have taken the players who made us good over they last couple of seasons. We really needed to buy some quality before the window closes

its a no brainer for the owners but as a fan whether the club gets 30m or 50m it does not give me more entertainment or bonus. It is about time the club dropped its admission prices. We are paying top money to watch players develop not to enjoy the finished product

IMHO I dont think Victor or Mane will be sold. Before RK I would have thought that the board would just sell over the managers wishes if the price was right,but as RK said they will not be leaving there is no way he would accept being overruled. I believe he would walk as his credibility would be shot. Dont forget RK wants to make a name for himself here, so getting a plum job at a top club. Failure here will be a massive step back hence he will be fighting for the players to stay and also getting players in

this thread needs to be moved to the main page but also circulated to the greater media and all football clubs forums etc

16k was a decent crowd. Their passion and noise obviously meant a difference to the result on the night. i assume their roar brought them home to a comfortable victory. Who did they get in the 3rd round draw?

we would have everything to lose and nothing to gain. i agree 100% with Cb, let them wallow in L2. The extra money would help them as well

We need pace, and without Mane we are pedestrian at best. How about Sisco from Mychelin?

he was lucky not to be sent off the other night. The ref played on and I was expecting him to go back and give him a second booking

I like the bit where Ho comes out with the old line ,'we get 20k in L2 and so with a bigger ground we would easily fill it.well they crowds were not there when I heard all that madam in the 80s( ?) when Bally got them promotion. They also didn't fill their ground when they were in the PL . We all think our clubs are important but Pompey has grown through their few years of success, when they were swimming around the depths for decades they were getting pretty low crowds.

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