Know what you mean mate,feel gutted,not the end of the world but i didn't think this would be that easy a game for huddersfield!
I disagree that we have to, but certainly not getting anything tomorrow puts us under a lot of pressure. By not getting anything tomorrow, we quite possibly would need to win all 4 of our remaining games. This 3 points for Hudders, coupled with 0 for us tomorrow, may well mean that 3 wins and 1 draw isn't enough.
we never seem to do it the easy way so tomorrow we will probably play out of our skins and completely outplay Albion.
I was really hoping they wouldn't get anything today. I still think we can do it but it will be very difficult.
At least thats one bit of good news today. Lets all try and be optimistic and really get behind the team tomorrow.
Hey, long time user of 606, posted every now again but have got sick of all the pathetic Pompey WUMS. On the situation now, I really dont feel confident now, i'm getting this feeling that we aren't strong enough to cope with all the pressure, and can really see it going down to the wire. Im predicting a 1-1 draw tomorrow, sadly cant see us getting 3 points, which really puts us under pressure. Ah well, gotta keep the faith
Agree. A defeat tomorrow and a 1-1 draw at Plymouth. Then the fight will really be on!! Feared a Huddersfield win today and think that they are now in the driving seat. I reckon they will win 2 of their 3 games which will put them at 86 points. (Home wins against Daggers and Brentford are a shoe in) I think we will beat Hartlepool and Walsall but draw against a desperate Plymouth. This will put as at 84 so maybe I'm being too pessimistic. I'd expect nothing from Brentford and Brighton. If I am correct, we would pip Huddersfield by one point but that assumes they lose to Brighton themselves . This game could decide exactly who goes up. If Huddersfield get something out of this game, I would be worried as it is the only match they won't certainly win.
Completely off topic, but Oakley Doakley has just scored a cracker for Leicester (Sky Sports 1). Still one of my favourite players.
Playoffs are looming over the horizon. It's all our own fault by the way. So far - 3 games in hand, 1 point. Shambles.
Now that a short time has passed, I'm not quite as downbeat any more. We have 5 games left. We require 3 wins + any points which Huddersfield pick up against Brighton. (Huddersfield have two very easy home fixtures. You have to assume they'll pick up 6 points). Now obviously the unfortunate thing here is that we still have to play Brighton, and a whole further round of games take place, before that game between Huddersfield and Brighton. So there is a realistic possibility that things wont look too rosey for us between now and next Saturday. I still believe that the "3 wins" part of that equation is certainly do-able. I've had wins down against Hartlepool, Plymouth and Walsall for a long time now (caveat being that Plymouth are relegated by then). It's the "+ any points which Huddersfield pick up against Brighton" which could be the issue. It it's 0 points, then fantastic. I think we're up - but today's result would suggest they are capable of getting something. I didn't expect them to win today, so I'm certainly not going to put my [Easter] eggs in one basket and say they'll lose at Brighton. If it's 1 point, then we should still be ok. Brentford have nothing to play for, so despite being a decent side and being the home team, I would fancy us taking a point from that game. If it's 3 points, then we're in trouble. We would need to either beat Brentford, or match Huddersfield by beating Brighton. The interesting thing in all of this, purely from a mathematical point of view, is that a point tomorrow doesn't actually do very much for us. At best, it saves us having to get a draw later along the line if required (e.g. away to Brentford if Huddersfield were to themselves draw Brighton). But quite honestly, a draw tomorrow does almost nothing for us from pure mathematical point of view.
Oh yes for sure. As I said, it was only from a purely mathematical point of view. Obviously there are other things beyond that to consider, for example form and confidence. In this respect, there is a difference between a draw and a defeat. But it does make you think (or at least it makes me think any way), if we're drawing tomorrow with 10 or 15 minutes to go, would it be the end of the world if we treated it like a must-win last day of the clash? I.e. go all out for the 3 points, throw some extra forwards on etc, and be prepared to sacrifice the 1 point that we currently have in exchange for possibly getting all 3. Annoying, I can't decide on an answer.
Our defence is good but as part of our attacking style. We like the wheels on our bus to turn, not sure the team would know what to do if we parked it.
Hamble I believe that there are a lot of us in a similar vein of thought right now. Nothing that a good win achieved at the Withdean won't ease our fears a tad though.
