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Date:Wednesday June 25 2008
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Talking Pompey with paultsmouth
Vital Pompey has previously brought you the 'knowing me knowing you series' - which is still running, so others will be added and if you want to do one just email - now we have a little something extra this summer...
paultsmouth was asked 5 quick questions, this is what they said.
First off is to get a good footing in the league, we are about to set off on our first euro adventure and could easily get sidetracked, if we are stable in the league it would we great to get a cup run together and prove we aren't little Pompey by the sea, as so many other Premiership clubs seem to view us (fans anyway).
We are there by merit, I think I would of preferred the old format of Cup Winners cup, after all that is what we are, but I'll take the uefa any day. As I said in the question before, I think league stability will count towards how we fare in the Euro stuff, if we are struggling in the league a bit, Harry is hardly likely to risk his big guns on a frozen pitch in Siberia is he?
I'd love to see Crouch return, he would be the ideal foil for Defoe, but finances could scupper the deal, Richard Dunne would of been a great signing, but the longer it drags on, the more likely he is to stay at City, the situation is similar to when Martin O'Neill took over at Villa when Gareth Barry almost made the return to the South coast.
Elsewhere we need some width, Wright-Phillips is being cited, but he would be costly for someone who has had a confidence crisis for the last 2 seasons, so maybe I would take a punt on Danny Haynes of Ipswich to supply the crosses.
Muntari. He was brilliant in flashes, ie; the Villa game away where he won it single handily, but he remains inconsistent by a great margin, people are talking in the region of 10m for him, if that bought us Crouch I would snap their arms off. That said he may settle down after his first season, he is still young and I wouldn't be heartbroken if he were to stay, but 10m?
All home games, and 2 or 3 select away games, I fancy Anfield this year as I have never made it there before and we must be due a performance up there at last surely?
Thanks to paultsmouth for answering these.
PLAY UP POMPEY!
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The current top 10 contributors to Vital Pompey have been selected and approached to answer these questions but if anyone else wants to answer these questions simply drop me an email on portsmouth@vitalfootball.co.uk and/or visit this link and I will make it happen.
Here are the others so far:
sneakay
storagematt
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Hi Paul. Agree with a lot here, glad the general consensus is on stability & enjoying ourselves. My 'out' player originally was Muntari before I went for Utaka. They both have value & we copuld easily replace if either sold.
storagematt
Nice one Paul - I can't see Harry selling Munters given he chased him for a couple of years before he arrived. A big offer may tempt him but surely few will pay more than the £7m he reputedly cost.
ChrisW
I think that Muntari and Utaka will both have a great season, I can really feel it. Then I hope that peoples views will change on them. They are both young and can offer so much to the team in seasons to come.
sneakay
Muntari is a good call but will he make it? Clubs seem ti be queueing up to sign him but we has not performed consistently. He is young enough I think to adapt. Good stuff Paul.
eastneydave
fwiw, I said elsewhere that Muntari suffered at the hands of those around him, running back when Kranky doesn't and receiving very few balls from Diarra who prefers to drive forward himself - if you remember he looked much better before Diarra arrived.
ChrisW
Good luck at Anfield, mate. Remember that cup match in the early 80s when we was robbed by David Johnson's offside strike? Memorable for me as my dad nearly got a) crushed by police horse and b) nearly got arrested for complaining about being nearly crushed by police horse. Never been back to the place in over a quarter of a century,
hammersmithblue
I'll avoid all police horses then! Closest I ever got to one of those was at Huddersfield in 1986, covered in horse phlegm!
paultsmouth
Could have been worse Paul, at least you were in front of the horse, not behind it!
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