Recent content by sign of the chimes

Stopped clocks, etc.

It's very unlikely we'll move. The owners have invested about £12m on improvements at Fratton Park to protect and slightly enhance capacity, which would otherwise continued to drop for safety reasons. The long-term aim is a new North Stand, but that's a massive undertaking which may not happen...

I can only think that Kenny Jackett's tenure as manager was the football equivalent of bromide in tea. Joking aside, there does seem to be real potential in the medium-to-long-term to grow your club further. Clearly that's going to present challenges, particularly in relation to SJP, but what a...

Oi, who are you calling dense? 😉

Beyond the realms of fantasy to suggest that the second line represents a five (percentage) point reduction from the EFL? Perhaps I'm Reading too much in to it.

I don't think the clubs find out who is placed elsewhere (though I suspect in many cases they're able to guess!)

Unless things have changed in the last year or two each club gets information showing them their relative position within their league (without getting info on others). I believe they may also get info on the overall range of budgets within the division. i.e. Pompey will be told they're 5th in...

In terms of getting promoted it would be remarkable; but worth bearing in mind that Derby's wage bill will have been far and away the highest in the division. That I've seen Charlton mentioned as likely having the second highest this season and generally stinking the place out shows that whilst...

😂 The club remembered, the fan on his second glass of red wine less so.

You're right on the academy players, we've not produced much in recent years - there were a couple who looked like they might get an extension earlier in the season, and Mousinho was supposedly going to make a decision on Koby Mottoh in the last couple of weeks. I wonder whether promotion up a...

Final one, before I stop spamming this thread, is another on our retained list I'd not mentioned, Josh Martin - winger/attacking mid who came in on a short-term deal in Sep/Oct after being released by Norwich last summer and got extended beyond January. He featured a few times and looked tidy...

I'd forgotten about Macey being on the released list as he's not featured on the pitch since coming back in January, but he was really good for us second half of last season and, I suspect, would have come back instead of Norris joining (who made the L1 team of the season) had it not been for...

Without knowing your wage structure, or what any of them were earning it's always difficult; but I'd imagine so. I don't think we'll be offering Morell buttons - and think he was on a decent wedge when he signed. Some chat that Wrexham might be interested, but could well be lazy linking...

I'm hoping we'll keep hold of Morrell - we had a club option which we've not activated. I'm assuming we're looking to keep hold for longer than a year on slightly altered terms (compared to those at Championship level in the option). He was excellent for us prior to getting injured this...

Pompey - https://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/2024/may/pompey-retained-list-summer-2024/