suewhistle

I'm semi-retired so had my normal Friday, up a bit slowly after the first football training session for _next_ season! The day enlivened by the delivery of a wood-fired pizza oven and trying it out. Soon got stuffed with my experimental pizzas and am still suffering from indigestion. Did one language lesson earning valuable foreign currency and another student postponed. My squeeze didn't come round tonight due to other commitments so here I am, still sober. Still wondering mind, how I coped when I worked full time.

As far as I can see Pluto has an agenda against the whole club.Best ignore, I'm going back to my pre match pint.

Crikey. That's going to make running the channels difficult. Perhaps they're designed to prevent Long going offside by curving his runs?

Yeah. On Southsea Common. That would be exciting!

Good mix of goals: striker's tap ins, powerful runs and shots and some cracking headers, as you would hope. Worth a look at in a better team at a better level!

Well, I didn't see the game, due to family duties, but that doesn't stop other people commenting and wibbling on. Seems like a disciplined performance, with the players undertaking their disciplinary duties well. (I saw some of Palace's defending the other day, which was a complete contrast!) Our lack of bite up front is a worry. We know Gabbi has the ability but we don't appear to be supporting him well enough. Tadic and Boufal can both be exciting players, and from the latter I'm sure there's a lot more to come as he realises what this league requires and his decision making improves, but on the pitch together it's not happening. Don't know about you lot but I still look forward to games as I prefer a more optimistic view on life, so roll on Wednesday and a game under lights. I'm also going to take the optimistic view that Southern won't cancel the last train home, as in spite of my outlook I still find a mild liquid sedative beforehand helps... And surely Ken Dodd's dad's dog's dead.

Carrying too many passengers??

I heard it was one in each hand. I wasn't told what though..

Fifteen miles? As the crow flies one presumes. Ground share anyone?

I would have thought the close season is when they'd spend the money on maintenance? I do hope anybody engaged to work on the ground gets their money upfront. Perhaps no need for finance "in the next few months" is because that's _at least_ how long it will take them to get round to paying..

Some people on here need that as a tattoo..

I still blame my poor results in my Southampton University finals on the day and its aftermath!

They seem to have a vague understanding that a budget is a list of spending categorised under different headings. The active part of budgeting and monitoring seem always to have escaped them.

That pic made I laff.

S**t. They've obviously go e somewhere cheaper!

Anybody know Ben Winslade? He's left his ticket and sunnies on a table at shamrock Quay.

Me too: just miss a statement date, it'll appear on the June one and pay at the beginning of July after my end of the month income. There's obviously not the attraction of European football and it would be interesting to know how many bought for that reason.

He used to look like Moyes does now: hangdog, depressed and resigned looking, no passion. I still shudder when I think of Lee Todd.

So you've played on the Sailing Centre pitches too? I never knew bird turds could be so big..

Went there in 1990 for the world cup. I'd wait for some more recent advice! Actually just remembered I crewed out of there in 2007, but I think the same still applies..:-) Some beautiful beaches, food and wine good (try the lamb and Cannonau and Monica di sardegna decent reds if you don't buy the cheapest) but August will be hot and busy.

I remember Speedie. Are you sure it wasn't the other way round?

Shouldn't that be a plural?

Well, I probably live the closest so shall I go and tell them? Was chatting to the barman in my sailing club yesterday. A Portsmouth supporter but a realistic one. He couldn't get a ticket for the game on Saturday, so we discussed the decrepit state of the ground, the reduced capacity and the cost of putting it right...

I live in a PO post code and didn't realise they were playing at home today. I rely on this thread for my news as the local paper is unbearable.

With the significant word there being "lease", and if you read the article, only for 30 years.