Saint Since '51

This whole thread was started by the comments above. I've read the link. Actually, it doesn't say there will be more signings even if the Poles stay. It says he thinks there will be movement in and out. It doesn't mention the Poles. It doesn't say there will be movement in if there is no movement out.

We have no-one in the side who's a natural wide-right player. We have no-one in the side who's a natural wide-left player. No-one really thinks Paterson is better than Rasiac and / or Saga. We're still a team in transition. It will be a couple of weeks yet before we get a medium-term, balanced team.

Why are most of our songs about Pompey? And why so bitter? It's fun to enjoy a laugh at Pompey's expense from time to time. But some supporters define themselves more by their hatred than by their support. It's out of proportion.

I'll tell you one thing he doesn't know. When KD and Bart came out with their new GK coach before the (Huddersfield) game, they spent 5 minutes playing 'football golf' trying to kick the ball closest to the centre spot, penalty spot etc and then another few minutes seeing who could be the first to hit the crossbar. Fair play to KD. Can't fault his performance in the match. But if this is what the new management team call warming up and if that's the attitude to preparation that our captain represents to the team, then no wonder we started second best, were muscled off everything for 90 minutes and finished a poor third behind Huddersfield and the announcer.

All true

Just back. We were very poor. We didn't control the game at any stage. We just lumped it straight up the middle to Raziac and tried to feed off the pieces. He won his share and, to be fair, tried quite hard (by his standards); but he was often muscled out of it. A total of 4 shots at goal in the whole game tells it own story. Tremendously powerful header from Lambert, but, generally, he didn't look dangerous. At the other end, it was the Alamo in the first half. Could easily have conceded 4 before HT. Kelvin was outstanding. Second half goals came from uncontested headers right in front of goal and Perry getting stranded wrong side to concede penalty. We desperately need that commanding CB. We looked lightweight in midfield. Mellis isn't big either, though his passing was impressively neat and accurate and he made good runs into the box. Morgan was in and out. Wotton is a lumbering oaf. Lallana and James are something and nothing - neither good wide players, dangerous midfielders, powerhouses. Just moderate, ineffectual beginners. Sorry to be so depressing. It was dire.

Wot Next? We have, nailed in, 1 KD, 2 Murts, 3 Harding, 4 Lambert. We need 5 CB, 6 holding/passing MF, 7 Wide Right. Ok for filling in gaps 8 (ANO CB) Perry/Thomas, 9 (ANO MF) Schn/Gi, 10 (Wide L) Mills/Holmes, 11 (Striker 2) Lal/Pat/Sag/Wh/McL

If we got a point for every cliche in this message, we'd dead certs (there's another one for good measure - oops, and another) for promotion already!!!

We need... MLT for links with fans - nothing else; anyone who thinks he can run a football club or is remotely interested in or suited to in coaching / management just hasn't been paying attention for the past 5 years TL for links with money man - nothing else; the man can't even set up a web site or write a coherent letter. I hope to hell that the money man has the sense to see that we need a seriously talented chief executive to run the club - it's a business - and an experienced, well connected (in L1 /CCC - not Sky TV) and well qualified coach to run the team.

"I am very excited to have back possibly the only man that can really unite this club back, soon to be Club Chairman!!!!!!!!!! MLT" ...I hope whoever the new owners are, they have the sense to put in charge of the club someone with the skills to run the club - not someone with a set of amazing - but totally irrelevant - skills.

Absolutely agree. Cork is a better player and full-back than James. Pearce is more suited to brick sh*thouse Championship strikers than Cork. No brainer.

Ron Reynolds. 1960's? Especially under floodlights. His warm-up consisted of squinting and massaging his eyes to get his early prototype contact lenses used to the glare. Priceless.

Yes we played really good football Yes Schneiderlin was imperious Yes Gillett was a Duracel bunny. Yes, some of the youngsters (James, Lallana, Holmes) were very good. Yes Kelvin did a fine job - as he often does. But, although we should have scored 3, we could have conceded 3 in the first half. And we do need to finish better 1-0 is never good enough. Ok, so some people are already itching to say I'm pouring cold water on a good performance. I'm not saying we weren't good. I'm saying there are some people on this thread who are getting things out of perspective. Good performance. Important for confidence. But there were weaknesses (Surman was one) and stronger sides will exploit them if we just gloss over them.

Just back from match. Great win. Could have conceded 2 or 3 goals in the first half - and scored 2 or 3 ourselves - including 3 nicely created one-on-ones. Surman leaking at our end. Second half, they got worse. We could have scored several times before one went in. We then played lovely football, especially up the right. Cork looked good at RB; he doesn't look big enough for a Championship CB to me. We fluffed a number of chances to go 2 up. All the time, expecting them to get one back. Eventually time ran out. Sch'lin imperious in the second half; L'a and McG clever inter-play; James useful coming forward; G'tt indefatigable. Great win.