i think the problems with this Chaplin transfer is at the Portsmouth end perhaps their manager. Reading between the lines Chaplin wants out and Jackett doesn’t see him as regular first team material and possibly puts Pompey in a delema, they need the Chaplin cash to bring in Eise or anyone else...
Not necessarily a lot of the players who have left this summer seem to be left sided so rebalancing that would be a nessisty. What I like is Robins has brought in a lot of youth and young players for the future in mind
But we aren’t the only football/rugby clubs that groundshare are there similar issues with others ? Like most I hate sharing but unless we can find a piece of land, get permission and build a new ground we are stuck.
It’s their ground ffs might not like it I certainly don’t but we are mear tennants paying quite low rent. If our landlord sticks to his word by April we will be looking for a new home
Re Chaplin. It’s right what Nick says this so called interest in Chaplin has been played out by Portsmouth and Jackett in particular, I get the feeling they need one out for as much as possible to get this wishfor Eise in. Not a word as yet from Robins on any interest he may have for anyone...
There will be on going rumours and counter rumour, Chaplin says he wants regular first team football, that won’t be at Ipswich, something needs to be sorted and soon though, transfer window closes in less than a fortnight.
Liked Stokes the player when he first joined but unfortunately he got injured and wasn’t quiet the same when he came back, that’s football sadly it doesn’t stand still. No room for sentiment.
I think Pompey are much the same as us financially have to sell to buy, think they have tried to get a bit of an auction going but sounds Chaplin wants to come here so let’s get it on
The Peter Crouch rumour was just that a rumour tm based on that he’s a free agent, that’s if he is. Never likely to happen but then there was Joe Cole!
A mate,
A mate, who has been accurate in the past, came from within the club think I know who but not saying as it was the same source as the Peter Crouch rumour