Looking through the squad list on the official website (why haven't the club removed Bazunu, Carter, Hirst, O' Brien etc?), we have a very very bad squad.
The only players that are good enough for a promotion winning league one team are Jacobs (if fit) and Morrell. In my opinion.
We have two very good league one players, the majority of the rest are capable of good moments but extremely inconsistent, but promotion winning teams have players that are more consistent than these players that we have.
Raggett, Robertson, Hume, Bass, Reeco, Thompson, Harness, Curtis etc all not good enough for a team wanting to achieve promotion from league one. I don't care if Raggett won fans player of the season in a poor side, he was exposed many times last season still. We can do better than him and Robertson. They seem decent guys but not good enough. I'm sorry if it sounds harsh but Pompeys welfare comes first and always will. A lot of away games especially they were all over the place.
We have already been linked with some poor players this window.
Of course if the club could sign Woodrow, bring back Hirst, Carter etc, players of that standard, then I'd feel a lot more positive. That won't happen though.
I'm afraid if Bass, Raggett and Robertson are starters for us this season then we are in for a very difficult season. Bass isn't good enough. Get rid of Curtis and Harness too and replace them with more consistent team players.
Pre season next week, yet we keep getting told its ages until the window closes. I think we have too much work to do and too much rubbish retained.
We are massively up against it this season again, I think promotion is extremely unlikely or next to impossible with the amount of work that needs doing to the squad.
With our current squad and a maybe 5 average signings (we were advised to expect around 5 signings) we will finish mid table.
I've just looked at Ipswich, Sheff Wed's, Peterborough, Barnsley, Boltons and some others squads and theirs are massively better.
The expectation is to achieve promotion, and I don't think many Pompey fans realise how far off we are with this squad. We need a massive influx of quality signings, we need like 8 to 10 quality signings on the level of Hirst and Carter.
Unfortunately the owners are happy to stay in this league especially whilst ground improvements are carried out and the Cowleys will do what they are told because no one else will have them.
Pompeys welfare is the priority and on the pitch it is extremely grim.
The only players that are good enough for a promotion winning league one team are Jacobs (if fit) and Morrell. In my opinion.
We have two very good league one players, the majority of the rest are capable of good moments but extremely inconsistent, but promotion winning teams have players that are more consistent than these players that we have.
Raggett, Robertson, Hume, Bass, Reeco, Thompson, Harness, Curtis etc all not good enough for a team wanting to achieve promotion from league one. I don't care if Raggett won fans player of the season in a poor side, he was exposed many times last season still. We can do better than him and Robertson. They seem decent guys but not good enough. I'm sorry if it sounds harsh but Pompeys welfare comes first and always will. A lot of away games especially they were all over the place.
We have already been linked with some poor players this window.
Of course if the club could sign Woodrow, bring back Hirst, Carter etc, players of that standard, then I'd feel a lot more positive. That won't happen though.
I'm afraid if Bass, Raggett and Robertson are starters for us this season then we are in for a very difficult season. Bass isn't good enough. Get rid of Curtis and Harness too and replace them with more consistent team players.
Pre season next week, yet we keep getting told its ages until the window closes. I think we have too much work to do and too much rubbish retained.
We are massively up against it this season again, I think promotion is extremely unlikely or next to impossible with the amount of work that needs doing to the squad.
With our current squad and a maybe 5 average signings (we were advised to expect around 5 signings) we will finish mid table.
I've just looked at Ipswich, Sheff Wed's, Peterborough, Barnsley, Boltons and some others squads and theirs are massively better.
The expectation is to achieve promotion, and I don't think many Pompey fans realise how far off we are with this squad. We need a massive influx of quality signings, we need like 8 to 10 quality signings on the level of Hirst and Carter.
Unfortunately the owners are happy to stay in this league especially whilst ground improvements are carried out and the Cowleys will do what they are told because no one else will have them.
Pompeys welfare is the priority and on the pitch it is extremely grim.