Kingsbridge Saint

Pompey possibly about to start their last ever meaningful 45 minutes of football. Potentially a lovely aperitif prior to our promotion to the Premier League. WTFILN.

Just woken up on Match Day (ok - its on very late tonight here). Its mainly sunny, light breeze and 26 degrees.

I hope there's a discount for coming 2nd.

Bed at midnight, alarm set for 2:20am. Watch match live. Back to bed 4:15, up at 9. 7 hours kip. Sorted.

Newport County were the same level as Portsmouth when I was a kid. Walsall, Newport County, Huddersfield, Portsmouth. There you go. County should be meeting up with them in a League fixture in a year or so i would imagine. Reality sucks eh fish ****ers.

If they are so much better how do you explain the battering we gave them at SMS? OK they won the game, but didn't deserve it. Personally I would have waited until the end of the season before giving it the big I am. Congrats and all and the play off final was tough on you so good stuff this year, but please **** off with the ********.

Up at 4:45am to follow the game, and far too nervous to come on here. Followed it on the mobile from behind the sofa, then straight out the door to work at FT, just back now. Couldn't sleep last night. Absolutely awesome morning with the way the results went. Nearly there now - hopefully get it over the line with a win at Boro, which would keep the title on the boil too. Fantastic performance at Posh given the context. Delighted.

Keeper needs looking at. 3-0 down after 10 minutes - very dodgy indeed.

Get a photographer there, incognito, in the background. If she says yes it'll be a masterstroke. If she says no, you'll have a photographer to drown your sorrows with, for the cost of a few quid.

We have every chance of winning the last 3. if we do that west Ham can beat everyone 6-0 it won't make a difference. In fact we can afford to drop 2 somewhere and it still won't matter. I have every faith in Nigel and the boys to see this through. Not to say I'm not feeling the pressure like everyone else.

I don't know why they don't agree 0.5p in the pound on CVA2 and just get on with selling the club for 5mill or so. They can then spunk that money on loanee salaries, **** paying every other ongoing supplier, ignore paying CVA2 and start work on a promotion campaign, the next admin and CVA3. All this ****ing about wastes everyones time.

Same team for this one. There are players who will be extra motivated after personal errors against Reading. Please don't put us through another 4-4, I don't think I can take it. A lot of the context for this game will be clearer after West Ham v Brighton. But I think a win would be best....

I really hope or your sake that we go up. If we don't I think you are going to remember making yourself look a tit for the rest of your life. Why did you risk it?

Looked good on TV for a change. Mugged by a classic away smash and grab. Same team Tuesday, defend better and I think we'll be OK. Beat Posh and West Ham can do what they like - we'll go up if we beat Cov at home. well done Reading, title is yours* *really hope you believe that

Used my Aussie iPhone in the UK fine - just got a local PAYG SIM from Vodafone. It should work fine the other way around. Roaming charges on a UK SIM would cost you thousands, not hundreds. Gold Coast and Brisbane definitely worth a visit. Gold Coast just about the only place with decent beaches warm enough to surf without a wetsuit that time of year. Other than Perth or North Queensland, but you risk being eaten by a shark (Perth) or given a fatal sting by a Jelly (NQ) there. PM me through here if you are heading Brisbane way.

Could go either way. Depends a lot on which Saints team turns up. Whether its the one I read about on here, or the one I see on the TV every now and then......

Clearly Pompey thought Antonov was going to pay for the party, just like they thought their previous owners would. It's a hangover from the days when they had half the England team turning out, and Mandaric in charge. That ended in tears and they just never learned. After the last admin any sensible businessman would have made the business sustainable in the event of external funds drying up. But not Pompey. Quality over quantity, outbid Ipswich for Norris, Premier league wages across the board, and to hell in a handcart if Antonov doesn't pay. They deserve whats coming.

I feel the same, having watched the Blackpool game over here, followed by finding a feed for the Pompey game. I have also suffered the 'hanging on desperately' at Leeds game, home to Blackpool and home to Leicester and was at SMS for Palace at home. I have yet to see a convincing Saints performance this season. I know they do it - evidence the comments from the Palace game and countless others - but I have yet to witness it. So up again at 4:45am and hoping for the best. Would be delighted with a point, and finally a performance in front of the cameras.

Feeling a lot happier now. Still disappointed we didnt smash the Skates though. Promotion would make up for it so lets see it through.

Call yourself Saints fans? Cut the guy some slack FFS. He tried to take it round Ashdown (OK, wrong decision) but the Skate Bastard definitely connects with a swinging leg. Adam tries to go for the ball anyway and when he realises he can't get there, goes down hoping the ref has seen the contact and might give it. it's not a ****ing dive in the conventional sense of there being no contact. Back your own player FFS.

Straight red for Varney. Absolute scandal that their game plan involved kicking us off the park and the ref let them. As evidenced by the Varney leniency. Reminded me of Derbys game plan in the play off at SMS.

Great post match words from Adkins. And if we can bounce back with a win against Palace, we will all feel a whole lot better. We can do this. Finally - everyone has slagged Lallanas 'dive'. Sure, he should have shot, but when he goes round Ashdown, the Skate Bastard swings his leg and catches Adam. Adam stayed on his feet despite the knock and tried to get to the ball, but couldn't get there - so went down hoping the ref had seen the contact. Nothing wrong with that. Lets support our own - getting sick of people giving the DFCSB's 'credit' for this that and the other. Two lucky punts and **** all else. FOAD you cheats.

You ever heard of teams having a reaction after a bad defeat?

No-one has said it yet so I will. Varney is a **** for deliberately raking Morgan. Just about what you'd expect from the pikey bastard.

Sorry if I can't share your groundless optimism. Your quote from the match thread: Grow some boys and girls - we will win this -might be scrappy but thats derby games - 3-1 saints ... believe