Tamesaint

Don't knock it. I reckon Joe Grundy would be an excellent owner for Pompey.

Exactly. A long slow death for them is so much more fun for us to watch. I can see this thread doubling in size as we enjoy their gradual descent through the League.... whilst we go in the other direction.

The crowd was up for it as well today. 24000 plus made it the 5th largest attendance in the country today. Its all coming together nicely.

I don't think anybody really knows.

Very good but beware of skates bearing gifts!! Look pfc. I know that you are getting ready to make your escape from the car crash that is Pompey but you will have to give us a whole lot more before we let you in to our gang on the sunny side of Hampshire. Keep on trying and we will let you know when you have done enough to join us.

I expect Porky Penny will raise it next week at PMQ's

"Adkins out. Warnock in" It could only be a Pompey fan who texted rubbish like that.

Don't worry - this is classic Ho. He does it all the time . If he finds it too difficult to argue on behalf of the blue few he tries to divert attention by mouthing off about us. It just shows that he is rattled.

or even listening to Pompey on the BBC = not Saints. Perhaps he is not a skate after all but is really a closet Saint.

I have just started pilates. I am not quite sure of the difference between that and yoga but I would definitely recommend pilates. I couldn't find a class that fitted my schedule so I have been following a DVD. The danger is that I am not following the exercises properly and do not have a tutor to correct me. The plus side is that nobody else hears me fart!!

Sorry no. This game was 2 years after Strachan had left. We had Gorgeous George as our manager. Surely the OP's question can only be answered by knowing whether one of the outfield players is a decent keeper. If frazer is that good why not risk it with 5 outfield subs when Frazer plays.

Interesting. I am 60 miles south of Brum and need to decide in the next 20 mins whether to go or not. No snow here yet but we will get what you are having.

Apparently Porky Penny is going to ask Cameron to sack the Met Office at Wednesday' PMQ's. Its not fair for plucky Pompey to have their match called off when 100,000 were planning on Filling the Park. What is the point of a Met Office if it cannot guarantee decent weather?

They are going to be all right. I have heard from a reputable source that Tescos are going to give them £20 million for land that they don't even own. Well that source was Corporate Ho and it is my nomination for most ridiculous Skate comment on this thread - there is certainly a lot of competition for this award!!

A well written article and it describes why many Saints fans do not want to see them go pop. A long, slow , painful death for Pompey is so enjoyable to watch when compared to a phoenix club. The article may be well written but surely it is deluded. The writer mentions them playing Aldershot and Luton in the near future. They should be so lucky. A pheonix club would surely start in the Wessex league - not div 2 (Aldershot) or the Conference (Luton). Perhaps the writer thinks that Porky Penny will get the PM to pleadd for them.

Went to StAndrews to see Saints v Brum back in the mid '80's.It was the last match of the season and whilst we were in the top half of the table, Brum needed to avoid defeat to ensure they stayed up. My then brotheer inlaw was a Brum season ticket holder and I went with him and his mates. Saints ended up winning and Brum were relegated. The journey home was not a happy one!! Good job my sister divorced him shortly after!!

He's on Facebook if you want to find him. He can't be all bad - he likes Staffordshire Bull Terriers.

Fantastic. Another pet skate on here. The old ones have gone a bit quiet lately. I wonder why.

They showed a clip of Justin Fashanu playing against Saints. I never realised that Nick Holmes was Dan Harding's dad.

Fantastic draw. We avoided the big guns - for the time being. We avoided the banana skins. A bad result against Stevenage or Crawley with the publicity that would come with it would seriously upset our morale. We are at home. We can win it which would mean that we would be 90 minute away from Wembley. No disgrace in losing to a Prem club - if we lose. We have to beat Millwall first and I wouldn't fancy a replay at the Reebok but I feel that we could do something in the Cup this year!!

If Pompey go pop, what will happen to this thread? What will I do with the extra hour I will have each day if this thread was to stop? Perhaps we could still get our favourite toy salesman to give us the news from his friend he sees socially every 2 weeks or so. We will all enjoy the laugh.

Perhaps that is what Rosie Ho was referrring to yesterday. Maybe Tescos have a psychological desire to give the Skates £20 million for land they do not own.

Today must qualify as one of the best ever for comedy value on this thread. First we had sussexsaint's rendition of the the joker (or JoCa). "Some people call me a Skate cowboy....." Pure genius. Then we had old Rosie Ho coming out with gems like Tescos are going to give PFC £20 million for land that they do not even own. Pure comedy gold. Then to cap it all we have MLG's Spurs team sheet. Absolutely brilliant. Can this all ever be bettered????

According to something on her website she is a fundraiser for several local and national charities. I wonder if she also banks the money herself that she collects or whether she passes it on to the charities.

That's convenient. The KitMan's initials are KM. The MAnager's initials are MA.I suppose this is what you have to do when you are based in a dump like Portsmouth where education standards areso low.