Paul Cook cold shouldering Blake over Portsmouth, Catlin's Fratton Park optimism, Derry's loyalty to Graham Rix - our most-read stories this week
Our most-read story was Mark Catlin’s ominous warning to fellow League One clubs that short-term thinking of ending the season could become more costly in the long-run.
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Hide AdNumber two was former Pompey skipper Shaun Derry’s confession that he quit in August 2002 purely because he disapproved of the handling of Graham Rix’s sacking.
Next we have Mark Catlin explaining his optimism over ongoing negotiations with Network Rail and others with the view to helping proposals for Fratton Park’s redevelopment.
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Hide AdThe fourth-most popular story was Robbie Blake revealing how he turned down the chance to follow Paul Cook to Wigan. As a consequence, Cook refused to talk to him for almost two years.
Finally, Mark Catlin revealed how the North stand may not have been in use next season had the current work not been authorised.
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