Guan 2.0

IMHO, Reading made the mistake of signing players to win the championship last season, with no great thought for the future. With what limited budget they had, they frittered it away on the likes of Roberts, who was no longer good enough for the Premier League, and had no resale value at 34. Some may argue we did the same with Billy Sharp, but we immediately loaned him out at the start of the season, and he is younger to boot. Same goes for Hammond, who struggled in the Championship, and both were replaced by better players. Reading have the same squad plus a few cast off and one tetchy mercenary

I thought this was just a rubber-stamping exercise? #confused

Another thrilling Web special from The Snooze. No wonder we're all so jealous of good ol' pompey!

Be ncie if the club put the video on youtube, as it is not match related.

Which thread?

Bets on the next Neil Allen piece going something like: It was a day that hope stood up to injustice. A boy wept in his fathers arms, unable to comprehend why his beloved team were being punished twice for a crime not of their own making. They say that truth comes from the mouth of babes, and when it cuts so clear as this, it's hard to argue. But Portsmouth fans stood strong, and stood together, and realised that this step back would allow them a running start to the finish line of the high court. Freinds and loved ones were as one to ensure that any tears shed would form a river of hope. [include 100x fawning one line paragraphs, then finish with] Because Pompey fans know the way the way to win, is to stand against the world as it rallies upon them, and let the chimes of victory ring out.

"When I asked if you had ever tasted scouse, that's really not what I meant"

Well I was at the top of the Kingsland and it was extremely loud from there.....

Norwich game springs to mind... being in the ground and seeing Lambert have his shirt pulled from his neck when he was trying to go on runs/ being jumped on and knocked over and being adjudged to have fouled his man was hard to take.

Wha????? I was under the impression that the bestest (Who are comparable to Solidarity in their bonds of fellowship), were boycotting Supporters Direct in it's entirety as Evil David Lampitt (who is the true villan and should personally take the -10 points) was made CEO. I know a few of the phew misfired and boycotted Sports direct, but still. Short memories and all that once again....

As i said t'other day, bit a noddy club. Manager that looks like and even more ****ish Heston Blumenthal (if such a thing is possible). Makes me laugh whenever uninformed pundits say we won the championship. You'd find more genuine passion and excitement in a hospice conga line than amongst their 'supporters'. I'll be there to watch us beat them 3-1.

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/rule-book-leaves-guy-perplexed-1-4545272 Rule book leaves Guy perplexed Guy Whittingham has been left scratching his head at the Football League after Alex Cisak’s return to Oldham. The Pompey caretaker boss is perplexed at league rulings which have seen Cisak recalled by the Latics – but Pompey unable to sign a loan keeper. Not enough facepalms for this thread.

Agreed. It always seems the kid in front will strike a pose and cack it up. twice. From inside the area.

The number of times that Lambert was having his shirt pulled from his neck whilst going on a run, just yards from Clattenburg, and he saw nothing wrong with it, was a joke.

I really hope Boruc gets fit. I couldn't beleive we managed to sign him, but his physical and mental rustiness were part of the bargain. You don't get a 100% fit keeper of his stature just waiting in the wings to randomly to sign for a club. Get him on the running machine, and tell the next tosspiece to cry in to their cornflakes once the whhhhhhaaaaambulance arrives next time they see a bottle move sideways.

Mods, can we merge this with the 7th minute applause thread? They are both equally brilliant and earnestly head-mental. I shall be making my first visit to St Marys tomorrow, despite a chest infection. So after I have coughed all over one of the model wannabes, I will check the programme for any signs of Cortese vengeance for the benefit of spyinthesky and the others in the Tinfoil crew.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOjB_9sDlLo

How about a high stakes thriller with a road house twist? 'Lucky Lungs' treads the line between moral shades of grey, letting it all ride on the whims of a dames good favour and an away draw for Zaragoza. Through his contacts in his main hangout, 'The board', he learns that local pervert Neel Alaan is contaminating the spam supply of a local shanty town with regurgitated feces. This wouldn't normally concern Lucky, but now the sick from the shanty town are coming to his board and spreading their filth. Along with a sage old black gentleman, former corrupt cop, 'The Saint' Clark, who recently saw the light, he's going to clear up Alaan and his followers, and learn Japanese from Tokyo. They'll learn it doesn't pay to make Lungs crabby.

All excellent points Cheam. But I think our formation is more 4-2-3-1 , with MS or JC covering when the full backs bomb on.

Why all the 'we gave your boys one hell of a beating' attitude on here? I would have thought that a 2-0 win with excellent attacking play would have brought out some positive reactions and a bit of looking onwards and upwards. Instead we have all this backchecking of anyone who said a peep against the way the season was going? If you really must moan about something, moan about Merrington and his noddy comments about NA not being his own man. When talking about a guy whose first act with Cortese was to tell him to stick his job if he wouldn't give Scunny a payout FFS.

Can we do a villa and get mad on the internet when no-one joins in?

Here: http://www.nufcblog.org/2012/11/southampton-vs-newcastle-united-match-highlights/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=southampton-vs-newcastle-united-match-highlights#.ULJt6YYXEW- Only short. Seems Alan Pardew still can't win in the rain!

Charz bud. Your tales of rise and falls make me want to film a student short about the dangers of gambling. T'riffic tips though.