Duncan Barkes

They lost 3-1 to Sheffield United on New Year's Day, squeaked a win over West Brom the following Monday.

The FA Cup doesn't count, they were playing Cheltenham.

They got turned over at Coventry 2-1 on the 17th of Jan, and then on Tuesday of this week, they nicked a point at Wrexham.

This is not great shakes, and the fans are probably getting a little bit...

a little bit jumpy, a little bit nervous, a little bit... They want good news.

And frankly, if you're a typical fan, any transfer news is good news because it's exciting and because you feel the potential and you feel as though the club has momentum and it's going places and it's doing things.

A 30-year-old winger?

Well, we've just signed one, haven't we?

So there can't be anything wrong with signing a 30-year-old winger, but then Josh Murphy is one of the best in the business.

In terms of assists, I think he's almost number one in the championship over the last 18 months.

He scores goals as well.

There's that website somewhere, obscure website, that claims that he's the ninth fastest footballer in the world.

And opposition defences go weak at the knees when he gets the ball.

They double up on him.

That means that they're weak elsewhere.

So he's a potent component here.

In Pompey and a potent component in any side.

But, but have they really come in for him and what have they offered?

Let's, let's kick it around.

Let's run it up the flagpole.