We asked what you thought of Portsmouth's Championship survival with two games to spare and what is needed for Pompey to avoid another relegation scrap next season.
Here are some of your responses:
Matt: Keeping John Mousinho is a must, he has a good relationship with fans and players. However, we need a big summer signing or two with a striker being a must, as this is where we have failed this season.
Richard: Championship survival achieved ‘just’ often hides some uncomfortable truths: performance levels, squad depth, injuries, goals scored, and how often results went our way rather than being imposed by us. If two of the three teams below us were docked points, that’s a warning signal, not a badge of progress. The big summer issue is backing the manager properly.
Richard H: A huge congratulations to John, the team and, of course, the fans. Pompey have massively overachieved bearing in mind our player budget. With the direction football finances are going I remain grateful that our club is relatively secure, even if we have another fight to stay in the Championship ahead of us next season.
Ian: Was the most deflating way to get over the line but also probably sums up our season. Somehow we found a way and I think this is a greater achievement than last year. Credit to Mousinho and Jon Harley – they are working minor miracles. I really hope they’re given more than longshot academy prospects, loans and League One journeyman to build a team from next season. We need to progress on the pitch this summer or it will be more of the same.
Paul: Great team on their day, but they are not consistent. Sometimes they have to play a different sort of game, particularly against top of the table teams. They had better improve for next season else third time won’t be so lucky.
Chris: Important that the club continues to invest on and off the pitch, and it will be interesting to see if Anders, Breck and Eric have plans to inject additional funds. The Eisners are rightly focused on sustainability, and the club needs to generate greater income to support this ambition. Fundamentally though, it is vital that the playing budget and recruitment strategy are rewritten to allow us to compete in what will be a very competitive league once again next season.
Richard T: I think it’s all about getting the right players in, with the mixture of enhancing the group with their character, commitment, and the courage to play for a shirt that can be weighed down with certain expectations. Do we need to increase the budget? Probably. But please remember back to where overspending nearly cost us the club we all love. We don’t want to go back there again, EVER.
Alan: We need to sign quality rather than quantity players who won’t keep being injured or unfit after 20 minutes, ie more Adams and Alli rather than Blair and Bianchi. Give young keeper Toby Steward his chance and hang on to our best current team.
Harry: I would say he [Mousinho] has done a good job given the circumstances. A shoestring budget [or the Championship] and the teams that have come up from League One with crazy financial backing, to be where we are is brilliant. Hopefully, with a bit more financial backing next year we can push up the table, bring in some better quality and squad depth.
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