crouch eventually makes his move

[Heart Break Kid]

taken from skysports

Peter Crouch insists his best is yet to come after joining Portsmouth from Liverpool for a fee believed to be in the region of £11million.

Crouch underwent a medical on Friday morning before he was officially unveiled at a press conference shown live on Sky Sports News.

The England striker scored 19 goals in 39 matches in his first spell at Portsmouth in the 2001/02 season before moving on to Aston Villa and then Southampton.

And after ending his three-year stay at Liverpool, Crouch is now looking forward to the challenge at Portsmouth and he admits the club has undergone a sweeping transition since his previous period at Fratton Park.

Fantastic
"It's fantastic to be back and the club is going places," said Crouch. "I've worked here before and he (Redknapp) gets the best out of me. I'm pleased to be back.

"The best is still to come in my career and it will be here at Portsmouth.

"They have built a good side and there have been big changes. The club is unrecognisable to the last time I was here.

"It is a very strong side which can compete against anyone. The club is moving forward."


New signings
It is now expected the 27-year-old will link up with England colleague Jermain Defoe in attack as Pompey manager Harry Redknapp looks to improve on last season's FA Cup victory and eighth-placed Premier League finish.

"I'm delighted to have Peter back," added Redknapp. "He's a terrific player and I never expected to see him back here.

"He's an established England international and to bring him back is a real coup. He has great all-round ability. He's not in the England team for nothing."

Redknapp has also hinted that the arrival of Crouch will not be the last of his activity in the transfer market as Pompey continue to look for new signings ahead of this season's Uefa Cup campaign.

"We're always looking to improve and we'll see where we go. We'll keep looking around," concluded Redknapp.

[Jordie]

i highly rate crouch and its good to see an all english partnership upfront for pompey. you dont hardly get to see that nowadays in football

[Geraint]

Crouch and Defoe upfront. Good partnership, looks like Nugent is on his way out and Kanu to the bench. Crouch has shown what he can do when he starts for Liverpool and it should be a good signing.

[Heart Break Kid]

that is very true

[StefanCampbell]

England will benefit from this greatly, Pompey are looking good with Ben Sahar and Kanu on the bench - watch them next season.

[Andys]

He's a pile anyway.
Pompey waste of money

[CJW93]

Nugent is underrated imo. He will leave and join a newly promoted side

[Smiddy]

I don't see why Nugent should leave, those three up front would be a good force. Niko on the left, Utaka on the right, Diarra in the middle. It all sounds good to me

[Geo23]

---------James----------
Johson ----- Distin ----- Cambell --- ?

SWP (News sigining) ------ Utaka --- Diarra ----- Krnajacar

------------ Defoe ---- Crouch -----

I think thats how it might look

[Smiddy]

---------James----------
Johson ----- Distin ----- Cambell --- ?

SWP (News sigining) ------ Utaka --- Diarra ----- Krnajacar

------------ Defoe ---- Crouch -----

I think thats how it might look

Left-back, Herman Hreiddarsson or Lauren

I don't believe SWP will come to Pompey, but it'd be ace if he did.