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This is a 'charge' that has been levied at this thread in the past and, yes, of course it's true that the fact the years of cheating involves our nearest and dearest rivals is what has maintained the interest levels this long. Guilty as charged m'lud. But I guess the logical retort is: "so what?". Most discussion topics in all walks of life have a cataylst that keeps them going - this one happens to be Pompey. It's also more interesting and easier to understand than rocket science. Just about. Btw, welcome to the message board - an interesting first post for a Saints fan

Any chance you could look into the religion of the pope next?

BBC Solent Sport ‏@solentsport #saintsfc Southampton's St Mary's Stadium confirmed as one of 17 potential match venues for the 2015 Rugby World Cup: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/19868520 … I see Fratton Park hasn't made the shortlist.....must have been a close run thing....if only they'd spent the money they didn't have on a new stadium rather than building a "competitive" team they couldn't afford....

Sums it up nicely for me

Stage managed

Kris Temple ‏@kristemple Good to see St Mary's remain on the list of Rugby WC 2015 venues this morning. List of 17 will be cut to final 12 in early 2013. #saintsfc

‏Bob Beech ‏@bobbeech @tSKeysandGray@talkSPORTDrive Still think Pompey lived beyond their means & cheated? http://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/football/portsmouth/fb_news.php?storyid=18346#.UHJ9axyoObh.twitter … Erm..... how does unearthing what 'really' happened suddenly erase all the cheating? Cheating is cheating whether you've got dubious people at the helm or not. The real 'crime' is that you (the fans) chose to turn a blind eye at the time it was happening...

I see agent Howard has been found out... http://m.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/pompey-strikers-to-step-up-after-skipper-s-spot-of-bother-1-4343230

^ This (although I'd be tempted to go with Steven Davis given he already does the job at international level)

Baker Tilly nearing the end of their forensic investigation....the majority of which seems to be paraphrased in advance on a Pompey fan blog....coincidently at the same time that the FL are supposedly ratifying the Portpin bid...during which time Birch has gone silent... Hmmmm.... Carlsberg don't do big fat coincidences, but if they did... P.s. where was this Pompey blogger chap 3 years ago...?

Interesting stuff... @blueballoo2000: FansNetwork - HALL RIGHT NOW: Revealed - The true story behind Ali Al Faraj - Portsmouth news: http://t.co/EHuuwuf5

What, this thread or poor spelling? :-)

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My interpretation of that interview was that he was simply saying we'd now got 'a' third keeper rather than 'the' third keeper. I may have got the wrong end of the stick though.

Schniederlin

Oh...go on then....one last time....

I like what i've seen so far of Gazza but do we know why Boruc isn't getting a look in? Simply a case of Adkins keeping faith with Gazza and Kelvin until we get an injury or 'something else'?

It was either that or dig out the equivalent threads from the last 8 seasons... I just happened to go for the side-splitting comedy option to keep Turkish happy... ;-)

Depends if Cortese's got Mourinho lined up or not

It wasn't the substitutions that cost is the win, it was the tactics from the start of the second half. First half we pressed Fulham's defence deep in their half. Second half we sat back much more. The substitutes are a red herring IMO

He observed what most of us observed...we pressed very high up the pitch in the first half but sat back in the second. If the manager wants his players to do the same again in the second half why do the players come out and completely ignore him...? Lack of confidence maybe?

We will finish 8th.... ...from bottom :-)

5 mins added time

Yes!!!!!