Start of Pre Season Training Tomorrow.

[Pompey1984+1]

Will we see any new faces?

[rumourmonger]

Wonder if we'll go through the farcical situation again of there being numerous triallists whom The News are not allowed to name and then gradually all the names come out over the course of the next few days.

[Sam_Brown]

Wonder if we'll go through the farcical situation again of there being numerous triallists whom The News are not allowed to name and then gradually all the names come out over the course of the next few days.

Best to tune out for the next few weeks to be honest.

[Pompey1984+1]

Well there is at least one, new goalkeeping coach

[Portchesterblue2]

Wonder if we'll go through the farcical situation again of there being numerous triallists whom The News are not allowed to name and then gradually all the names come out over the course of the next few days.

why is it a farcical situation, its always been that way, the time the press knew the names was when Harry used to tell them everyones name, resulting in half of them signing for other teams because they knew they were available.
if you dont have trialists how do you assess a potential player??

[Pompey55]

if you dont have trialists how do you assess a potential player??
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Maybe do your due diligence by watching them in action at their previous clubs before inviting them down to see if they fit your promised and planned fast attacking football style

[Portchesterblue2]

if you dont have trialists how do you assess a potential player??

Maybe do your due diligence by watching them in action at their previous clubs before inviting them down to see if they fit your promised and planned fast attacking football style
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would they not do that anyway, hence asking them for a trial ??
I get there will be some that are being hawked around by their agent and just looking for a shop window in the hope of impressing, but i would imagine that the majoirty are invited to come and trial

[Pompey1984+1]

4 trialists, 1 is a keeper and no Aiden O'Brian according to the Snooze.

There is nothing wrong with trialists, the issue last season was we needed them to make up enough numbers for training sessions and rotation, some we had no real interest in actually signing others we did.

Also, isn't this season a bit off with such an early return to ore season so out of contract players are still actually under contract at their existing clubs so does that mean someone like say Marlon Pack might not be training with us yet ever if we had agreed to sign him?

[Portchesterblue2]

4 trialists, 1 is a keeper and no Aiden O'Brian according to the Snooze.

There is nothing wrong with trialists, the issue last season was we needed them to make up enough numbers for training sessions and rotation, some we had no real interest in actually signing others we did.

Also, isn't this season a bit off with such an early return to ore season so out of contract players are still actually under contract at their existing clubs so does that mean someone like say Marlon Pack might not be training with us yet ever if we had agreed to sign him?

ooh they will be beside themselves wanting to release names