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I think Wenger didn’t get past ligue 2 and Houllier was a teacher…which I guess makes sense. There’s always one or two top flight managers that seem to be on borrowed time, almost regardless of results/performances…yet more recently others like arteta and Solskjaer seem to be given the chance...

Exactly this. His track record in management speaks for itself. Its interesting to me how influence on the pitch/in the dressing room as a player doesn’t always translate effectively to management. Tony Adams leaps to mind.

My dad supports Pompey and sees that Hately deal as great business! Prat. I’d agree about Furlong, looked slightly out of his depth but it was a big step up (Enfield?) and I think we only had him for a year? I hoped he’d develop with us. we’ve done well a couple of times too…£500k for Andy Pearce!

I remember watching Saint & Greavsie (or grandstand) do a section on him when he must’ve been at West Ham. Showing all the physio/surgeries etc he had to go through as part of his recovery…a couple of years later we signed him. I don’t know if it’s a good comparison but in my mind he was...

A shame when Atherton left, he was a very good player. Did well at Wednesday. I remember the pink or the telegraph doing an article about Furlong when we sold him, saying what a great bit of business it was as we’d doubled our money…£200k I think? A year or so later went for about £2.5mil! Genius!

Yeah terrible manager. I’m trying to recall who else he bought in…Furlong? Gallacher?! I remember Butchers first game he played and was struck by what a presence he was. He headed this ball and it seemed to go from one penalty area to the other. Think we lost anyway. IIRC he didn’t really play...

Really good…if you’re taking requests…anything from ‘87 but my fave pic is possibly the one of Dabo and Godden hugging. As an aside I’m loving the artistic outpouring recently…we’ve got these designs, we’ve got that bloke and his music pre/reviews, we’ve got published writers… now if only we...

Absolutely loved Stewart Robson. He had everything…apart from the career his ability deserved.

Yeah, you’d think that it’s something other than his performances last season which have cost him his place. I’m not speculating that it’s anything too nefarious but like you say as we only had the snapshot of his performances. I think some of us are slightly confused that he hasn’t featured.

It’s a strange one. He looked perfectly competent in the games he played last year. He’s also got a bit of versatility about him. Robins clearly doesn’t rate him though.

Bargain!

Apologies if I’ve missed this…have we paid money for Kane? If so, how much?

My cousin is a QPR fan. Says he’s never seen him play because he moved to Bristol to become a driving instructor and stopped closely following QPR in the mid 80s. Reckons Kane is a right c**t.

Nasty!

Thought Walker, sheaf and Jones had bulked up too.

My dad reckons that the Portsmouth News was linking pompey with a move for Bayliss the day before.

Come on lads! Make room in your hearts for Hyam and Rose. I have and I’ve never looked back! edit: that’s it @Londonccfcfan

I was hooked after 0-1 home defeat to Luton…Brian Stein. The awful lows make the highs that much sweeter.

Where you seeing that mate? Edit: sorry, got it now.

They had a good season.