“Put him in the same umbrella as Ronan Curtis” – Portsmouth fan pundit gives verdict on the future of 26-year-old

This article is part of Football League World’s ‘Terrace Talk‘ series, which provides personal opinions from our FLW Fan Pundits regarding the latest breaking news, teams, players, managers, potential signings and more…

Portsmouth had a solid season last year as they finished the league sat tenth in the table. 

However, Danny Cowley will be hoping his side are able to push further up the League One table next season.

One player they will be hoping is around to participate in the effort is Marcus Harness who was a standout player for Pompey last season making 40 league appearances and scoring 11 goals.

Therefore, it comes as little surprise that there has been interest in the player from elsewhere this summer.

With that in mind, we asked FLW’s Portsmouth fan pundit Tom Chappell whether he expects to see the 26-year-old leave Fratton Park this summer: “That’s a question for the ages on Marcus Harness leaving. Put him in the same umbrella as Ronan Curtis in terms of its run of the mill rumour transfer window, you see articles, people talking about whether he’s going to leave or not.

“If you’re asking me do I want Marcus Harness to leave this summer, the answer’s no.

“If you think I expect Marcus Harness to leave this summer I’d probably say yes.

“In reality will he leave this summer? I would probably again say no.

“It’s one of those where you want the best for him because he’s really talented, he’s just got a bit of an inconsistent nature to his performance.

“There’s probably only a handful of players better down that side in an attacking sense, moving forward with the ball at his feet, running at full pelt than Marcus Harness, I can’t think of many that do it better than him.

“But, not ten out of ten every week reliable