News just in that 2 players we have made a bid for are Joel Ward and Jason Pearce who are currently at Portsmouth. One is a Centre Back the other a Right Back who are playing in the first team at Pompey. Due to their financial difficulties it looks likely that they will be forced to sell to raise funds. I like the sound of these 2 and if true would be a very good bit of business at long last. http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=19980&title=town_target_portsmouth_pair Thoughts?
TWTD understands that Townâs joint bid is for Portsmouth duo Jason Pearce and Joel Ward (left). Blues boss Paul Jewell revealed that he had made offers for three players, two at the same club, after Saturdayâs 2-2 draw with Blackpool. Right-back or midfielder Ward, 22, came through the youth system at hometown club Pompey, spending the 2008/09 season out on loan at Bournemouth. Standing 6ft 2in tall, Ward made his Portsmouth first team debut the following Premier League season and has now made 57 starts and 18 sub appearances for Pompey, scoring five goals. He signed a contract until June 2013 a year ago. Hillingdon-born Pearce also began his career with Pompeyâs youth set-up but after spells on loan at Bognor Regis Town and Woking joined Bournemouth on a permanent basis in August 2007. The 6ft 1½in tall centre-half established himself as a key member of the Bournemouth side as they progressed from League Two strugglers to League One play-off semi-finalists. In January 2010 he was named the Cherriesâ first team captain. Last summer, after a failed bid from Peterborough and reported interest from the Blues amongst others, Pearce returned to Pompey for a fee of £300,000 rising to £600,000 after milestone clauses are met, signing a three-year deal. This season the 24-year-old has made 24 starts and has scored one goal. At last young players and a bit of height to go with it!! Would be more than happy with these two!
**** my boots Warky, thats not something vaguely positive coming from you is it? Nah can't be, who is this guy that has stolen Warky's identity? Sorry i posted same thread at same time!
Pompy have only let in 26 goals this season compaired to our 1.2million goals so sounds great if it comes off . Earn ya money Clegg Sign em up
I posted on JWM's thread and didn't want to leave you out ... Both sound just what we need .. Sign em up Cleggo
Sounds like just what we need, a couple of youthful defenders who already have good experience of first team football.
Am I right in thinking this is the same Jason Pearce we were interested in during the summer but wouldn't meet the valuation and therefore the lad went to Portsmouth.... Could be St. Ledger and Pearce 6 months later than originally planned
Yes, I believe we were supposedly after Pearce in the summer. He was one of those (along with Cresswell) that the EADT journo covering Colchester mentioned as one of the best young players in the division. It’s on the BBC that Porstmouth might be about to announce new owners, so it’d be just our luck if they decided they don’t need to sell.
