30-04-2022, 05:14 PM
(30-04-2022, 03:22 PM)DeepBlue Wrote:(30-04-2022, 03:16 PM)Hammie Wrote: it was labelled as a sentence of transition. If we are seen to have built a team that is better next season, then I imagine most of us could live with that. If next season proves to be another damp squibb ......
Got more points than last season so I suppose that is some kind of progress, but small comfort.
Whether the transition was worth it will depend on how many of the current squad we can keep. If we can keep the likes of Raggett, Carter, Jacobs & Hirst, or at least two or three of them, then the transition will be worth it because if we would have a good chance of keeping momentum from the second half of this season going and we could start in top two form next season. But if we have to replace all of the above we would be relying on new players gelling quickly, which can of course happen as Redknapp proved, but it makes it harder.
Agreed, but the big difference is Harry demanded money to splash. Also, he could persuade top players to join us. I remember a quote from Glenn Johnson. "I had No idea of wanting to join Pompey but Harry persuaded me to sign".