Writer: pompeyrug 
Date:Friday October 16 2009
Time: 11:34AM
'I would not want any of the former management, coaching or playing staff that left for Spurs back', not my vote, yours - although these findings from Chix's poll are thoughts that I do agree with, but would 'bend' a little if it happened to be honest...
For me all of those that left for Spurs (and I guess we have to be fair and say whoever others left for) left for Spurs having the option to do so or not - none were forced to make this move, that said maybe some were 'helped along' a little more to go on their way but no one made them all go in that direction.
As you all know I am a fan of Peter Crouch's and had always thought that he was more 'pushed out' than anything, although it would appear, from his very own comments yesterday, that this move was actually because he did want this - by joining Spurs he cost us some £4m as a higher fee was agreed with Sunderland, but then to be fair once it is clear a player wants to go and the club wants this too it does go down to the player where he goes, right...
All in all I agree that I would not want any of them back, like I say the opted to leave and I guess this happens in football, people come and go - but the way in which some departed leaves a more sour taste than others, but there you go!
Whilst I say I would not want any back this is not to say that I would not support them if they did happen to return one day - you support the club and the individuals in place, right? It is not the individuals in place that you support and then the team...
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when all is said and done tho this is the result of a poll, i cannot speak for everyone can only 'briefly' summarise, and that is what i have done as i do not want to keep treading the same ground over and over, with some brief thoughts of my own...
Alex .. If you seriously think Redknapp was 'sold' to Spurs you are deluded "The fact is you needed the money and had no alterantive" ..... He left of his own free will and after all the promises he made he did the dirty again .. If we or indeed me) are so bitter and twisted (which actually I'm not) ... Let's hear a good word from your lot about SOL CAMPBELL ... I bet I don't get many takers ....what's good for the goose ... and all that
Oh and (Storage) Matt ... You are STILL living in Cup Final Land.... Where has your passion gone my friend .. and don't say Redknapps leaving had no impact on you .. You sulked for six months !!!
Pess.. Good shout about Big Joe .. top both .. my only downer on him was his indecision .. should have said 'unsure' rather than 'I'm staying' only to go two days later..
ive been a big fan of crouch and felt he was more forced out than anything, altho it now appears not as he himself admits that he wanted out - so i would not want him back again for those reasons...
kranjcar had the ability but barely delivered, i think we are better off - and better balanced - without him. i do not miss him at all i must admit...
defoe is a goalscoring machine, i was delighted when we got him but his attitude was shocking - i still cannot believe how he acted towarded the end to get his move, that isnt something i could forgive...
jordan, now that was a man that i thought would stay loyal - perhaps TA's pondering too long about what he wanted his role alongside him to be cost us him moving on?