Steve Bone

And I think he's been quite clear that he does.

He sees Connor as a...

dependable rarely injured member of the squad who's actually improved quite significantly over the time we've had him put key role in league one struggled at the start of the championship but grew into it and then became an ever present you know on that side last season

was missed when he was out of the side this season.

So, yeah, it's one of those that it's a bit of a no-brainer really for Pompey to offer him a new deal, and I think they will.

He's not going to break the budget or anything, is he?

He's an existing player, we know what his demands will be.

he's probably got he's done enough to be able to say nice little pay rise please in the new deal there's that because of what I've done for you and that's to be expected but yeah I don't think anyone I think you know I think

The manager would be disappointed and fans would be amazed if he was not offered a new contract or if talks broke down and he ended up leaving because he's one that you would certainly want in the trenches.

Yes, yeah, he's got a football background, hasn't he, as well as a golf background.

Ronan, I think, is his name.

Gallagher, something like that.

Yes, sorry.

A golf name.

If you're listening.

Yes, that's true, yeah.

Yeah, interesting that an ex-player, I suppose you do get it, don't you, in football, you get ex-players who, you know, if they don't get to the level they want to as a player, they'll come back into the game in some other role.

Mm-hmm.

probably helps that he would know you know before at the point now where he's coming into Pompey he knows how a football club works you know he knows the structure of a club he knows what the demands are he knows what the

He knows the importance of the academy and all the infrastructure and the sort of costs associated with that.