JOHN MOUSINHO'S FUTURE
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What updates are shared from the Pompey Sound Newsdesk?
The latest Pompey news updates every day from the Pompey Sound Newsdesk. Good day to all Pompey fans. Here is the news from what we call the Pompey Sound Newsdesk for 5pm on this Friday afternoon through until 5pm tomorrow, the Saturday. And we begin with what is probably the big story coming out of Fratton Park at the moment, which is the future of John Massino. When John Massigno is asked if he'll be at Fratton Park next season, he replies emphatically. Yes. Ultimately the decision is above my head but I've got another two years on my contract. My biggest aim, first and foremost, is to make sure we stay in the league. Then I would very much like the opportunity for the club to progress, and me to progress with the football club.
First and foremost, we can't get too far ahead of ourselves. We have to make sure we stay in the league. So it's not something that I'm actively thinking about. But I genuinely do think if we do stay in the league, we would have spent two seasons in the championship and will be in a position to look at what that looks like next year. We will be able to increase the budget as we have done year on year. Maybe we can increase it slightly more significantly and take a view over where the league is as a whole. We can see what it's like with sides coming up, coming down and see what spending levels are like through the league as a whole. Then we can go from there. We can look at what it needs to be properly competitive at the level.
I've no doubt we can do that. He's no doubt, and it doesn't sound as though he has many doubts. I think he's the kind of person, if he does have doubts, he keeps them to himself, because it's very important that the captain of the ship looks as though everything's under control. He has said more than once that he wants a bit more money to spend in the coming window.
What is John Mousinho's outlook for the upcoming season?
If we do go down, you know, perish the thought. But if we do, we're still going to need some money to spend, surely, in order to cover some of the injuries that we now inevitably will accrue right almost from before day one of the season. And also perhaps to add a little bit of extra muscle or class or both in one or two places. So it's good news that John Massino is confident that he's going to be at Fratton Park next season and the season beyond that. Sky Sports have been previewing Pompey's clash with Derby. Graham Weaver and Simeon Gollum are in discussion. Portsmouth just a point in their last four games, and with some of the results we saw in midweek, they've been dragged right back into it as well, into the relegation scrap.
Derby beating them all in midweek to miss the chance to close the gap on the playoffs. Must win for both, really, for very different reasons at Fratton Park, is it not, Gaz? Yeah, I think, I mean, John Messina was desperately disappointed, wasn't he? With the, particularly the first half display against Swansea at the weekend, because obviously Fratton Park, you know, the tight pitch, the closeness of the stands, everything we say about Fratton Park and the fact that Portsmouth can use that to their advantage. Um, he was really upset with that first half display. Portsmouth, you'd probably say Portsmouth are the last, if you like, of that team going up the table in this position now, in the trouble.
Um, it's from, it's two from Portsmouth downwards. Obviously Wednesday were already gone. Um, As for Derby, I never rule anything out with John Eustace. He just knows how to come up with game plans to disarm the opposition, and they are in an amazing position to try and knock out those above in the playoff positions. As you say, the gap could be bigger by the time the weekend comes, and they've got to respond to... Losing at Millwall. There's no shame in losing at Millwall. The full Millwall are in right now. But yeah, that's a huge game. Huge game. And Portsmouth will be desperate to get that win just to give them a bit more breathing space between themselves and the bottom three. It's a bit counterintuitive, Darby, isn't it?
Because you say they've got the manager who knows how to disarm opponents, but they've got a squad with a heck of a lot of firepower in it.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What updates are shared from the Pompey Sound Newsdesk?
0:02–1:48
2
What is John Mousinho's outlook for the upcoming season?
1:48–4:27
3
How does Mousinho plan to address the team's budget if they remain in the league?
4:27–10:17
4
What are the implications of Portsmouth's recent performance in the league?
10:17–10:53