Recent content by pompeydownunder

A game to lift the spirits!!!! After the previous couple of games it has been hard to see where improvement can come from. We kept almost an unchanged side for this game but there was a marked change of energy. I had expected Blair to replace Minhyeok after Blair showed some promise coming on as...

Kirk has certainly found spaces and demonstrated energy both as a substitute against Coventry and now against Stoke. Both times we have been playing with two up front. He may find it more difficult if he replaced Bishop. Retaining Kirk and Bishop and putting Yank on the right wing when Murphy...

Glad you got to the game Lapras. In a couple of games this season Pompey have had a grip on the first half of the game but lost control in the second. Yesterday they flipped it round - as you say Woops.. What a good result against a clearly very good side. For me the man of the match was Bursik...

Matthews and Robertson were both on the bench fir Australia's second match but neither of them got on the field. the USA won the match 2-1.

Australia have two games in the break -the first against Canada has been played. Matthews was on the bench but did not get a run on the pitch. Ex Pompey Robertson is also in the aussie squad but was not selected for the start or the bench - which is not entirely surprising since i understand he...

There was an article in The Snooze during the week that put a value on all the Pompey players. The most valuable Pompey player was Chaplin - by some margin. .I was disappointed by Pompey's performance but this gives some perspective to the difference between the sides. Our most valuable player...

First and foremost a good result!!!!! The first half was one of our better halfs of football this season so far. The only disappointment being our lack of goals. The good thing about the second half was our defense. We came under some pressure but, despite this, our keeper only had to make one...

Unfortunately the Pompey pair did not get on the pitch in the second game either. Ominously for Segecic the Aussie forwards had a more impressive second game. The only consolation - they did not come back injured!!

Well it is interesting to compare our squad now to last seasons. The current back five are all as last year. The reserves may be stronger with Bowat and Farrel returning from injury. Williams and Swanson continue to compete. Bowat, Matthews, and now Josh King are reserves for the two central...

Australia played New Zealand on Friday night. Australia played poorly and were lucky to win 1-0. Neither Matthews or Segecic got onto the pitch. However, the poor performance may have created a better chance for them in the return fixture on Tuesday.

Very hard to find positives in this performance. Easy to be wise after the event but I tend to agree with Ides comments.. This was basically a completely new team that had not played together previously. The pattern of the first team has been set - particularly in the last friendly and the...

Well a great start to the season. Last week, after the friendly, I made the comment that Lang was not really a right winger. I think he read my comment and was determined to prove me wrong - he had a very good game. Segecic, despite having a good game, will require some time to adjust to the...

Even if uninjured he would probably of been a fringe player this season. Should the on field captaincy be clarified? I think Poole, Murphy and Bishop of all recently filled the roll.

They should provide a contrast!!!

If the French should be eternally grateful to us Brits should we be eternally grateful to the Yanks. I like that prospect a lot less!!