My father was in the Royal Navy and, when his ship was docked in Portsmouth, used to go and watch whichever of Southampton or Pompey were playing at home. It was only because most of our family supported Saints that he became a Saints fan rather than a Pompey fan, and when I was old enough to go to games, he took me to the Dell rather than FP. I grew up without any hatred whatsoever for Portsmouth FC, just a keen sense of rivalry for our nearest neighbours, and it saddens me beyond belief to see the bile and spleen directed at them on this board.
Hate is a very strong emotion so will result in more posts....only a tiny minority of all Saints fans. Most fans will vary from sorry to slightly smug.
I don't want Pompey to cease to exist but I would do and say anything to annoy their moronic hate filled idiot supporters who post on the News website. But for their decent supporters like Pompeymeowth and his ilk I really do hope they find a buyer who gets them out of this mess as long as he or she is not very rich. It does all look rather bleak for them at the moment though. PS I have just learned how to add these little picture thingys.
Do you know what Godders?(thanks for the nice words, btw!) I agree. Some of the people on there, embarrass the hell out of me and I wish The News would do a better job of modding it. In fact it would be better if they just pulled it altogether, in its current state, although they'd end up on here, most likely! So perhaps not. Does The Echo suffer from the same problem?
Exactly the same but to a lesser degree. Even so some of the comments beggar belief. We all have our morons.
Anyone who even has the slightest bit of sympathy for Pompey need their heads checked, or have short memories... don't any of you remember the vitriol that we got from down the road when we went down and almost went out of business? Don't any of you remember the sick chanting through the 1 minutes silence at St Mary's? Don't any of you remember the gloating from them when Markus Liebherr died? or our administration and relegations? in fact, they wrote the word 'SCUMMER' on one of the T-shirts at the memorial outside St Mary's for him... such humanity eh? so next time you show sympathy for Portsmouth... remember that.... remember everything that they've done, and realise that actually... they are scum of the earth, footballs biggest disease. I wish death upon PFC, I hope they cry their eyes out because it'll be for people like Markus and Ted who they showed no respect to, they laughed at their deaths... how sick and wrong and evil they are. for christ sake, stop showing mercy to those bastards.
rawc, you are a living embodiment of everything that's wrong with football, just like the MINORITY of Pompey fans you hate so much. For your own sake, lighten up a bit mate. It really is only a game!
Christ would forgive them, so you need a new sake. A lot of Pompey fans aren't like that, you know. Granted a lot are, but they are the minority. On behalf of all the nice Pompey fans, I forgive you.
In the 60's and early 70's there were occasions when Saints fans went to FP home games and vice a versa with their fans. Now it is a rare occurrence and a lot of that is down to the hatred shown by the mindless, moronic, neanderthals and their bad abusive and violent behaviour. Blatant lies told about us and the 'dock strikes' is one example, as there has never been any proof of this ever happening. The media latch onto anything that will sell papers or air-time. Then some of the less intelligent believe and they spiel forth with events being twisted ever more. I have been to FP myself at times in the past, and even now remember when we could stand beside Pompey fans when our sides met. The pity of it for me is the lack of games between our two clubs which heightens the effect of winning or losing to us fans. The solution is simple but not easy to actually make happen. Both clubs climbing and staying in the Premiership is the simple solution as then we would play each other more often. Not an easy ask though I have to admit. Pompey appear to be in turmoil again and I see them being relegated this time, with a big points deduction coming there way if they can't get their troubles sorted toot sweet. Not something I wish for but looking more likely, which is bad news for the fans of the Blues. I hope that even now someone can lift the gloom surrounding the club and bring it back into some form of stability.
Portsmouth have grown on me in the last few seasons. Everytime I seem to bump into a pompey fan we always have a bit of friendly banter and have a laugh. I don't wish for them to close down like any other club. Too many morons about and half of them seem to be signed up as Saints fans on here.
