Pompey's curse was to get Harry the chequebook. The club (and all others) will always suffer after he leaves because the endless bungs stop super fast. Hence mass exodus of Fratton Park. Notice how he is now taking control of all transfers at Spurs? NOtice how he keeps going to the same agents, i mean players? Is there a limit to the ten per cents he can make on one player following him around like a lapdog? It all adds up to enormous popularity (from the fawning press guys too), plus a flashy home on Sandbanks. Shame the England manager can't just buy teams, as he would have been perfect. Mind you, appointing Paul Hart was about the stupidest thing to have done in my view. Hardly sets the pulse racing, does it. I'd say this is the year that the yawning gap between the two clubs starts to shrink dramatically, -10 or no -10...