Pompey: First-team trio staying put

Full-back Glen Johnson and striker Peter Crouch have already left the south coast during the close-season for Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur respectively.

And reports suggested that they could be followed out of the Fratton Park door by others, with England goalkeeper James linked with Spurs and Sunderland, defender Distin with Aston Villa and Liverpool and Croatian midfielder Kranjcar with Everton.

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Gregg Davies

Gregg Davies is the Chief Sub Editor of FourFourTwo magazine, joining the team in January 2008 and spending seven years working on the website. He supports non-league behemoths Hereford and commentates on Bulls matches for Radio Hereford FC. His passions include chocolate hobnobs and attempting to shoehorn Ronnie Radford into any office conversation.