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It isn't easy to overhaul the entire squad this Summer, so you'd think that if we're/they're willing that it'd be beneficial for us to get ABK and Alcaraz back involved with the squad. Potentially Perraud too? Definitely better than Manning but maybe we'd prefer to sell and reinvest. I think we'll get THB (obviously), Downes and Fraser permanently from this years loan squad. Question marks about KWP and perhaps Stu, who I think may sign an extension. I think Smallbone will definitely get the chance to be a starter next season, but I'd hope we bring in at least two central midfielders. Sulemana and Mara likely to go, who'd need replaced and improved upon. Onuachu and Lyanco to come back from loan and be swiftly moved back on (permanently, hopefully). GK: NEW, Bazunu, Lumley LB: NEW, Manning, Meghoma, Larios CB: Bella-Kotchap, Bednarek, Lawrence CB: Harwood-Bellis, Stephens RB: Walker-Peters, Bree DM: Downes, Charles CM: Smallbone, Aribo CM: NEW, Alcaraz, Stu(?) LW: NEW, Edozie, Sulemana, Dibling ST: NEW, Stewart, Mara, Ballard RW: A. Armstrong, Fraser, Amo-Ameyaw I think there's a decent skeleton there already, but we'll need to nail a couple of signings to have any hope. Goalkeeper and Striker obviously the scariest two.

There's no issue with people having criticised him throughout the season. He made plenty of mistakes but thankfully learned from them in the end and set us up absolutely brilliantly when it mattered. However, what there is an issue with is the select few oddballs on here who had it in their mind from the off that it wasn't going to work out and spouting absolute shite whenever a result didn't go our way throughout the season. Some of the personal attacks on the bloke were fucking bizarre to say the least. Anyway, onto a huge summer for RM and I pray he doesn't fall into the trap of being a players manager in regards to loyalty. There's players who've played a good part who shouldn't be in the squad next year.

Just a brilliant player. I think him and THB can very comfortably slot in as top league players, we just need to sure up the defence & midfield around them both. Fingers crossed we can get it locked in for anything around £15m~.

Fine by me if I'm being honest. We've done about as well as I'd have expected this year. I think it's easy to underplay the difficulty of the squad turnover (whilst the season had started) and also having to switch the mentality of a squad of losers into becoming the front-footed, take the game to the opposition side that we've tried (not always succeeded) to become. If we go up, it'll be terrifying, no doubt. I'll quite comfortably say that I personally don't think he'd last a season in the Prem but he'd deserve the opportunity, and you never know. If we stay down, we'll get a bit worse but the league will also get significantly worse having lost the only three teams better than us. Of course you have the three coming back down but I think we'd all agree that's quite a downgrade, apart from perhaps Burnley who've just lost their manager as well. I still think we'd be the 1st/2nd most desirable landing spot for loanees, and as we've seen that is arguably the most important factor in getting promotion. Long story short - be scared about RM in the Prem but that's a future problem should we make it. Give him one more shot if we stay down rather than tearing everything up and having to go through transitional problems yet again.

Some nice words in here. Let's hope we do it.

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Glad it wasn't just me. I was worried I'd just skipped through stuff in the panic buying the tickets but it truly didn't seem to be listed anywhere else. Hopefully it won't be an issue, would seem a little odd to me to have the "family stand" in the lower tier.

Do we think it's safe to assume the entire lower tier would be standing? The website screwing us out of an hour on Sunday meant we couldn't get behind the goal so we're in Block 140. A little worried as our website states that's the "family area", but I'd assume you wouldn't get lower tier tickets to sit down right? Or is that wishful thinking?

Quality if you’ve just wasted your money like that. Realistically though, you’re either an idiot or a Pompey fan here for a wind up!

Got booted twice so could only get Block 140. Doesn’t class itself as safe standing I don’t believe, but fingers crossed it will be anyway!

I'm glad McCarthy is going to go out in a positive light, rather than having sat around doing nothing and picking up a monster wage until his contract ran out. He did a lot of good for the club, and has stepped in well when it mattered, but we have to get better next year.

Just joking of course, no reason to fight tonight. 😉

No wonder you’re such a big Bazunu fan if you’re watching games like that!

Flynn Downes by the way, some fucking player

Honestly gutted about the pitch invasion, properly killed my excitement. Bunch of weirdos Can’t wait for next week. Russ you got it spot on and I hope plenty of idiots on here will eat their words COYR

Well just like your best mate Gav, he looks shit.

Gunn still shite then huh?

Can't be any more fucking about with Mara in these last two (hopefully) games. Have to push both Che/Ross as far as they'll go. The former won't even be here next year.

Thought Flynn and Bednarek were our best outfield players personally

McCarthy very good btw, can't help but wonder

Seriously need Che to be fit for Friday, bloody hell Still, got to be confident going level into the home leg

Come on Ross, the year doesn't matter if you show up in these next 3

The Stu-sized gap is remarkably apparent today, hopefully Brooks can step into it

So poor Smallbone, like a training cone sometimes

Good spell here, let's grab a goal