Offer this man a new contract....

He has been my Man of the Match on more than one occasion this season and for me has been by far Pompey's player of the season. Yet he has still not signed a new contract.

Sean Davis' contract runs out in the summer, and the board have been negotiating with Sean for the last 15 months to keep him at Fratton Park, but it seems impossible to tie up a deal between the two.

Sean has been quoted this week as saying that he came here and stayed here because of Jamie's Dad, although I thought we worked best under the short period with Tony Adams. Neither are now at the club, and he is still playing brilliantly.

I hope that he does sign a new deal, and I believe he may want to stay at Pompey as he turned down a move from Bolton in the January transfer window - even though we didn't want him to leave.

Even if he is thinking about moving on, his dedication and hard work for Pompey has been outstanding and I guarantee it that he will carry this on until the end of the season, whether he signs a new deal or not.

But I urge Paul Hart, Peter Storrie, or whoever comes in as the new manager so sign this fella up, keep him at Fratton Park, because despite the millions we have spent on Crouch, Defoe, Nugent, Utaka, he is by far the best.

Pompey v Stoke preview

Pompey travel up to Stoke on Saturday to face the Midlands side who only having been promoted this season, are looking likely to go back down to the Championship.

Pompey and Stoke have little history - mostly to do with Stoke's old firm the "Norty Forty" being established at a meeting between the two teams at Fratton Park, but the point that we must notice about Stoke is this connections with the good and bad sides of the South coast.

Tony Pulis - ex-Pompey manager
Andy Griffin - ex-Pompey player
Amdy Faye - ex-Pompey player
Salif Diao - ex-Pompey player
Vincent Pericard - ex-Pompey player
Ricardo Fuller - ex-Pompey and Scummer player
Danny Higginbotham - Scummer
Rory Delap - Scummer
Henri Camara - Scummer
James Beattie - Scummer

9 ex-South coast players and a former manager is quite a lot, and I thought we had a few Liverpool ones!

Pompey fans are looking for a second win on the trot under caretaker manager Paul Hart with his new found partnership alongside Brian Kidd. The two were praised by the fans at Fratton Park last Saturday after a 2-0 win against Manchester City, and another win would surely see Hart/Kidd become a full-time partnership until the end of the season.

Stoke have not made it easy for travellers to Britannia Stadium, having gotten points out of Liverpool, Arsenal, Man City, Spuds, Villa, Hull, West Brom and Sunderland. Leading to many Stoke fans claiming the Brit to be 'a fortress' something which we all know about from Fortress Fratton, that has been stormed way too many times this season.

Tony Pulis will not make it easy for the Blues, but being described as a 'six-pointer' on Saturday will surely make it a tough game for both sides.

Stoke have seen their trademark throws by Delap result in goals many a time this season, although the height and quality in the Pompey defence are likely to be on top of things to make sure Pompey keep another clean sheet. With Delap and Fuller out, the throws may not be a problem for the Blues.

Pompey beat Stoke 2-1 earlier on in the season during the fixture at Fratton Park, with Crouch getting that memorable bicycle kick goal.

Pompey Pages Prediction: Another 2-1 to Pompey, although Stoke are strong at home, I believe we have enough quality, determination and strength to overcome the Potters and head back with all three points.

Player to watch: James Beattie - we all despise the player for his past and Scummer connections, but it can't be ignored of his quality and goalscoring ability, and because of the stick he is likely to get on Saturday, I can sadly see him netting for Stoke - it's fate.

Key Pompey player: Jermaine Pennant - Pennant has got the pace and flair to attack the Stoke defence from the wing and give some good delivery in to Crouch and Nugent, and I think his abilities will make a big difference against Stoke.

Likely Portsmouth XI: James, Johnson, Campbell, Distin, Hreidarsson, Pennant, Davis, Basinas, Kranjcar, Nugent, Crouch

Hart to stay at Fratton Park

There are a lot of rumours flying around at the moment claiming new managers and owners linked with Pompey, but are we overlooking a hard-working duo already at the reigns at Fratton Park?

Paul Hart and Brian Kidd, although only tested once (against Man City), have shown a lot of quality with a turn around of the team in the 2-0 win on Saturday.

Yes, I guess they have only been in for one game, but look how much that game has boosted the confidence of the players, fans and everyone else at the club.

I have even heard of people talking about expecting a 10th place finish. This is crazy, seen as only weeks ago a lot of people had already written us off for going down.

Maybe Hart and Kidd could be very successful for Pompey, but we'll only see with time, and even though it is a similar risk we took with Tony Adams, they have a lot more experience than TA.

I believe that if we go to Stoke on Saturday and pick up a win, then most people will look to keep Hart until at least the end of the season, similar to the Chelsea-Hiddink deal, and then look on in the summer with a new owner and manager to improving things in the 09/10 season.

Hart/Kidd have my full support and I hope they carry on racking up the points for us, because as we all know, we definitely have the best squad by far, of all the relegation battlers.