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Devera agrees Pompey move
           
           


  FORMER Swindon Town defender Joe Devera has agreed to join Portsmouth on a two-year deal.

           

http://www.thisisswindontownfc.co.uk/news/headlines/10418993.Devera_agrees_Pompey_move/?ref=rss
           
           
           

From one ITK to another - good work, Tans.

What?

He's been a decent solid defender for us. I'm surprised he's dropped back into League Two. Definitely someone I would have happily kept if at all possible.

Good move for him.

I'm probably in a minority but I'm glad we kept Flint instead of Devera.

Ideally, we'd keep both.

Both are decent solid, if not spectacular defenders for a top 6 League One club. Also worth remembering we haven't 'kept' Flint yet and the only reason he was offered a new contract is because he's under 23.

If Devera was 23 and Flint was 26 I have no doubt we would have offered a contract to Devera instead of Flint.

I liked Devera, his injury record wasn't great last season though.

I'm surprised that he didn't have half the Championship after him after today's story about the interest in McCormack.

Pompey mean business then.

Good player and ideally would have liked to have kept him.  More solid and dependable than Flint but without the potential upside that Flint has

Our defence was at its best when he and Ward played together, He's a centre back definitely not a full back. Wish we had kept him.

Good Luck to Joe! Shame he got injured when he did as I thought he and Ward had a great understanding! What a cross against Yeovil at home for that goal...!

He's better than that... unless they are going for an assault on the title and he fancies a bit of glory. I'd have kept him here though, so I might rate him more than others!

Great signing for them.

Good luck to him.

Remember they will be getting millions soon....last parachute payment from the Prem!

Good luck to him....always gave his all and got better and better.
Good signing for Pompey.

Good signing for Pompey. Good luck Joe.

Really, really pissed off that we released him.

For someone who can play left back, right back and centre back I think we've made a mistake letting him go.

not particularly well though

I liked him....hey Joe !

Not his best positions agreed, but can cover if needs be.

We were so close to having Venezuelan international. Goodbye Joe, goodbye.

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I wonder how many fond farewells Chris Smith will get once he joins Loughborough Dynamo?

I'd say his full back stints were  better than McCormack's, yeah

"Joe's a magnificent signing for the club. We couldn't believe Swindon had released him and got in touch right away," said Portsmouth manager Guy Whittingham."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22532652

It'll take some signings to convince me that we're not going to self-destruct.

I very much doubt we'll be doing much in the way of signings, more a case of see who we're left with when the season starts and then pad out with some loans if there's been a major clear out.

I don't disagree. I include loans in 'signings'. I can see Macca, Wes and Flint going, Rooney not coming, and time running out to assemble a competitive team let alone squad before the new season starts. And yes, I am a pessimist when it comes to STFC.

It's Shepshed Dynamo, Shepshed Dynamo.  Btw check out Shepshed Dynamo's home ground...

All the best to him. Still think that he was our best central defender.