We need a miracle to beat Saints at home? Oh come on! They're good at the moment, but they're not that good! It's a perfectly winnable game. I think we'll get hammered at St Faries in April or whenever it is though.
North Stand Lower, I will be wearing the 'I hate SCUM' shirt' if its a nice day I may even take it off like when we were at Man City!
What I wrote to TDA earlier applies to you too. Personally, I'd rather define my identity as a football supporter based on who I support, not who I hate or dislike.
Hmm, Pompeylapras you have obviously had a sense of humour bypass operation in the Autumn months I was actually jesting as is my nature, I will be wearing a replica Pompey shirt like most other fans. I will also be having several pints of good ale before the game in expectaion of a return to form just in time to spank the scummers before Christmas. I am thinking of taking my large vuvuzela hidden in my trouser front , any thoughts guys?.It will happen, I have written my request on my Christmas list to santa and burnt it up the chimney. So all is good.
Oh jeez SB3 - I hate to have to be the one to do this to you.............. but it's time you were told the truth.............. there is no Santa! There I've said it.
You have told some pork pies On here 3 rd eye but that beats the lot No Santa I can't believe you said that
I cannot believe you have accused me of telling pork pies Possum!!! I'm shocked. NEVER have I been accused of such a hideously heinous act. FYI - I deal only in outrageous LIES!
So you will be performing a duet with Westwood; him ringing his bell and you blowing your vuvuzela. The BBC cameras will love you...and I am guessing the Fratton faithful would have frog-marched you out of the ground long before the final whistle
As someone who regularly goes to France, I don't think that either Southampton or Portsmouth are that well known, However, I have had two instances where the Saints shirt I was wearing was recognised. Both instances happened in the town of Vienne and the first time a French bloke shouted out "oi, Southampton!" at me. It transpired that he was a lorry driver who often worked in the UK, considered himself a Birmingham City fan and had an understanding of English football. I also went to a bookshop in the town to look for a paperback and the bloke behind the counter was the brother -in-law of someone from the Isle of Wight and who supported Saints . Usually it is Arsenal who have the biggest following of any English club but there is a good sports newpaper called "Le'Equipe" which does cover English football from time to time. There will be French fans out there who will be aware of most clubs. As I tend to go to Vienne quite often, the nearest big club (Vienne are pretty low level although I believe they were French League Champions in something like 1937) is Lyon. This club is probably of interest to Saints fan as Georges Proust who worked with the SFC Academy went to work for them. I don't know is he is still at OL. (Not mentioned as a member of their staff on their website.) Oddly, Lyon fans considered their main rivals to be Marseille having effectively "outgrown" their traditional rivals who were St. Etienne. I suppose this is a bit like Manchester Utd being the rivals of Arsenal. Historically, Portsmouth's role as the home of the Royal Navy traditionally ensure that they had a greater world-wide reputation than Southampton. Most fans iutside the UK would only have been aware of Saints one Kevin Keegan jointed us.
I did think today that our chant heralding the imminent arival of our stripey fiends gathered momentum today, you know the rendition of 'Were waiting for you, were waiting for you , you dirty scummers'. Mind you a few of the leicester fans thought we meant them!
The best bit of the day today was the bugle, which had me laughing so hard I nearly fell off my seat! SB3 - Have you managed to get a tune out of your vuvuzela yet? If not, get practising. Btw, if you're going to hide it down your pants just be thankful that Portsmouth has none of those tricky cobblestones outside any of its pubs
As I said before, they're perfectly beatable. I think their kids will be brickin it in the Fratton cauldron.
By all accounts Saints were shocking yesterday. Chaplow was crocked after 4 mins and I feel he has been one of our most inspirational figures. I think Bristol City showed that we are not invincible but the question is whether the result was a short term blip or demonstrative that Saint's lead of the Championship is something of a false impression. If we put in a performance like yesterday where, for the first time the season we appeared unable to respond to going behind,the Fratton Park game will be interesting. We barely threatened the goal all game by all account. I think "1898" has a valid point but I will be curious to see how Adkin's responds on Tuesday and whether Nick Barmby's Hull get a hammering as a consequence.
Yes, I think Stains will bottle it and we played some nice stuff in the second half yesterday, espexcially the first 5/10 minutes. Maybe they are off the boil, I fancy us to win as the thread indicates...............
Well that's it then, our bubble has burst, you have pulled a point back on us and are only 19 behind now And to cap it all, you had a good 5 to 10 min spell.
You lot will bottle it like usual, I heard Crouchy threw up in the tunnel in the demolition Derby 1, which is why he did not play, he was not injured at all. Maybe we should give Lambo a dodgy balti pie or two this time!
Why is there a need for dodgy curries when you have already won ? That's all my football Saturday's out the window and I will watch the Exeter Chiefs every week now.
