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these figures are utter bollocks. thb signed for £20m. Not a chance in hell he is on £7500 a week. aribo was on relative buttons at rangers. why would he get £70k a week and not have a relegation clause? I could go on, but whats the point.

In the first derby game we hoofed it long a lot on the first half, showing a lack of control and composure. He'll want is to be a lot better than that, so it might not mean dropping Stewart. Stewart needs to be handled carefully. This game is massive, but we want him scoring goals for the next four months.

STILL HERE…STILL STANDING… SADLY You can smell it before you see it. The stench. The waft of piss and bullshit drifting from NottarfKrap. It’s a ground, barely. A ramshackle home built on clay (hence the North Stand issues), on six fingered hands, salt in the air rusting away at the transfer war chest. THIS IS PORTSMOUTH FOOTBALL CLUB, OR A VERSION OF IT. Very few bother to write about us… Too inconsequential…too shit…toothless. Administrations. Deserved relegation. Empty promises to schools and charities. BUT LIKE AN UNFLUSHABLE TURD, WE’RE STILL HERE. Listen to the bullshit. Will someone listen? One voice:…”F*** off Downing…you’re f***ing shit”… One city. A song of defiance whistling around the rapidly emptying stands, carried by father, brothers, mothers, sisters…sometimes the same people…who never stopped believing, except when Redmond smashed the fourth in. Factless Allen, blowing smoke up the arse of fans. Floodlights cutting out due to another unpaid bill. Debt pressing down on every blade of grass. They come from up the road…our better-looking neighbours. The ones who know their history, not simpletons regurgitating Portsmyths. SOUTHAMPTON FOOTBALL CLUB, PRIDE OF THE SOUTH But this place doesn’t interest anyone, except chancers and fake owners. This club has been in the lower divisions, mostly. We’ve lifted trophies thanks to recruiting elite players stationed in the area for military service and more recently cheating…But we’ve dropped back where we belong. Every single time. This badge means something - especially to the Ottoman Empire (I said we know our history). It means ‘progress’. It means ‘illumination’…both seem inappropriate… It means that when SFC comes to town, we can’t hide from it…we are shit and when we go 0-4 down we f*** off home. STILL HERE…STILL FIGHTING THE TAXMAN…STILL THE BLUE FEW. #Skates #Fishf***ers #FOP

We certainly had to balance the books that summer, and only spent money on Charles and Stewart. I am not sure Piroe is the guy we need. He can finish, but can he lead the attack on his own?

Sadly, very few PL players seem to drop down a laegue these days unless absolutely necessary, and foreign PL players are far more likely to join a top flight side in another lessor European league than a championship team. Awoniyi is a decent shout, but his injury record isn't great. Piroe isn't a target man. Did he snub us for Leeds back in the day (I'm not sure) - as that would impact our interest.

You don't think small clubs should ever be allowed to rise through the leagues on the back of a rich owner?

I thought Charles rather coasted through his return appearance and didn't put enough effort in. I suspect he's not fully fit, so starting him is unlikely.

Blackmore has asked him about why he hasnt played 4 at the back and was told it was because he didnt have any fit full backs. He can't really go over that old ground can he?

pretty happy with that. we created some good chances and then worked hard defensively. Road our luck a little at the end, but kept the blades pretty quiet

fuckign get out there Manning. too slwo to close down and the cross comes in...thankfully its shit

Bamford should score.

poor from charles. firstly he does work hard enough to win the ball and then doesn't get goalside of O'hare.

no lack of effort out there from the likes of AA

time for Scienza to come off.

big time. at least we have something to hold onto. at some point we are going to go defensive.

did well to prevent the cb from wnining the header too. our forwards have been a pain and their cbs lightweight,

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despite the injuries he looks pretty sharp. you never know, one day he could be over the injuries for good.

he really has. He certainly isn't tentative. he's giving everything. we need to be careful how long he gets and have a proper plan for Armstrong

great pass from Azaz, but Fellows can't bring it down and maintain momentum

long may that continue.

O'hare getting behind both cm's. great chance. not good from our midfield.

at some point Stewart is going to have to come off to protect him for the weekend. That is going to impact our play.

to be fair there have been a couple of occasions when under the cosh where fellows has dropped into that fullback position, so maybe that confused him.

playing in the hole is perfect for him - his strength is threading nice little passes...plus he can do the absolute bare minimum amount of running.