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PORTSMOUTH: 2008 FA CUP CHAMPIONS!!!

b-man — Sat, 17 May 2008 18:55:05 +0000

I can’t begin to explain the euphoria all us Pompey fans are feeling at the moment!

The Clubs second ever FA cup win has granted Pompey it’s first ever opportunity to shine in Europe in what surely must be the clubs greatest seaon in recent history.

They say a picture says a thousand words so:

Pompey Capture £5million Diarra

b-man — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:10:19 +0000

It was today confirmed that Portsmouth had signed French international Lassana Diarra from Arsenal for a fee around the £5mil-£5.5mil mark.

What a fantastic transfer! Being realistic, I seriously can’t think of any other player in the world who has his quality, potential and experience available for just £5mil.

When he was at Chelsea I didn’t think too much of him, however after watching him several times for Arsenal it is clear that he is pure class. A tenacious tackler, a workahloic, and a great technical player.

He can sit in the defensive midfield role, play as a more attacking cm or even do a great job at full back. He’s got good enough acceleration to play right wing too.

The good thing is, he isn’t just a player we’ve signed for a bit of cover while Papa and Sulley are away but I definately think there’s a place for him in the first team.

Him, Diop and Muntari in the middle would dominate any team through pure physical prowess.

I’m sure all gooners are very very dissapointed to see him leave. I know Arsene Wenger was. However their loss is most certainly our gain!

Harry Redknapp Learnt From ‘Big Sams’ Mistakes

b-man — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 20:21:15 +0000

I can’t even describe how delighted and relieved I am that Harry didn’t take the job up north!

While I never thought he would leave, you can never be sure football these day’s, as let’s face it; money talks.

It is a great display of loyalty that Harry ignored the alleged £4mil a year and chose to stick by Pompey.

After seeing the former Bolton gaffer ‘fail’, if you can call it that, I think he learnt from Allardyce’s mistakes and realised that leaving a club where you are over achieving and on the up, and moving to a complete death trap really isn’t a good idea!!!

I’m not sure who is the new front runner for the Newcastle job. I heard Mark Hughes is a popular choice but I don’t know if that will really interest him. He’s doing just as great as Harry, and he is just as sensible.

Well all I can to Harry say is thankyou. It isn’t much but when you consider that this sentiment is backed by every single Pompey fan accross the globe, you realise just how special he is to us. Thankyou.