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Why wasn't this thread started in November?

@joshooiveld20: RT @Sports_Greats: You're never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you're never as bad as they say when you lose. -Lou Holtz Nicely sums up the post match reactions on this forum over the season!

I tend to agree in the main but I guess the analogy I'm grasping at is that of a marathon runner..... Take the marathon runner who everyone expects to finish in the middle of the field.....yet he runs the first half of the marathon in world record record time.... Do you: (a) think he will go on to win the race at a canter or (b) suspect he may have gone too fast, too soon and will be dragged back into the chasing pack in the second half of the race? Ok, not one of my best analogies, but my drift is that the performance of an athelete, or a team, in the first half of a 'race' is not necessarily an indication of how they will perform in the second half of the 'race'. Sport isn't a linear equation like that. Just an observation.

@joshooiveld20: Well.. What to say to this? I think NOTHING! Every word is one too much abt this game. Terrible performance from us! Hate the way we lost.

The worst that can happen now is that we finish mid-table. Which happens to be the position that *most* people reckoned we'd finish before the start of the season. We obviously won't know for sure until the end of the season but it could well be that our unexpectedly exceptional first half of the season has simply given us all a false sense of perspective. Before the season started I happened to have a hunch that we would do better than most predicted and forecast a top 2 finish. So, for me personally, a mid-table finish would be disappointing. But, for those who predicted a season of consolidation, which the majority did, then all that's called for here is a re-adjustment of perspective - resetting your expectations back to what they were in the first place. That said, there's an outside chance I could be talking out of my hat. :-)

We will win this 3-2

Ffs

Rosie?

Nutshell

I got within a few yards of him and can confirm that he looked somewhat startled :-) I do tend to have that effect on most people, mind you

I knew Akers left the PFC2010 board this month, but what was the director change in December? (probably obvious but brain failure here)

Harry leaving court just now. Bit of a scrum!

CaptainDodd Matt Kendall Exclusive commemorative "Rosie 47" Spurs shirt now on sale at the club shop... ow.ly/i/qtTt 19 minutes ago

"Rosie 47" currently trending on Twitter..... :-) https://twitter.com/#!/search/%22Rosie%2047%22

DavidhBrown David Brown Jury in Harry #Redknapp tax evasion trial being sent home after two hours of prosecution opening. Back tomorrow 10am. 36 seconds ago Pearcesport James Pearce Jury told by prosecution that eventually it will be for them to decide if there was "full and frank disclosure" of the Monaco account 1 minute ago

DavidhBrown David Brown Harry #Redknapp told journalist in 2006: "I have got an account in Monaco which Mr Mandaric opened for me" 59 seconds ago

DavidhBrown David Brown Harry #Redknapp failed to disclose Monaco bank account or $195,000 bonuses from Portsmouth FC owner during 2 year HMRC inquiry, court told. 59 seconds ago

DavidhBrown David Brown Harry #Redknapp closed Monaco bank account in February 2008 and transferred $207,000 to HSBC in London. 8 seconds ago

I wonder when they'll post something that we don't already know....? :-)

It only shows up in the long form: http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/all=%22portsmouth+football+club%22/start=1

DavidhBrown David Brown Harry #Redknapp transferred $100,000 from private Monaco bank account in name of his dog to account in Florida, court told 2 minutes ago

pn_neil_allen Neil Allen David Lampitt is on Mark Mudie's show on Express 93.7FM tonight from 6.30-7pm. Trust chairman Ashley Brown will also be present. #Pompey

There's 3 'Portsmouth' entries with today's date but, alas, nothing to do with a certain football club from said town.... http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/all=portsmouth;sort=newest/start=1

Was his dog a sh1tzu?

DavidhBrown David Brown Harry #Redknapp flew to Monaco to open private bank account under the name "Rosie 47", the name of his dog and year of birth, court told. 23 seconds ago