S-Clarke

i guess admin is the only way out now?

just come up on the BBC Sport website ticker too... '' FOOTBALL: Talks between Portsmouth and Her Majesty's Customs & Revenue break down''

agree tbh - it doesn't help us when Morgan goes missing in games, hammond does his best to lead...but you're right, we really need another ball playing/leading midfielder in there next to him. We've got the other players in the other positions to threaten anyone.....i think we're only 1..maybe 2 players off being a dominant team in this league.

i think it was more down to him playing with Jaidi for the first time - he did defend well when he needed to IMO - kind of played in first gear, came across a bit casual at times (which maybe made him look a bit iffy to some)...but thats because he's too good for this level tbh.

after all that talk, they were complete ****e. If they were decent we'd have had a hairy last 10 mins tonight as we let them back in to the game....but they didn't have anything really, pretty poor.

I'd still put Puncheon in there, possibly for Antonio - who i agree, is an impact player. Papa/Barnard battling for the ST position. Papa did ok tonight, used his pace well - but didn't ever look 100% like he was going to score.

Great night! Biggest cheer for ages at the final whistle - we're going to wembley!!! We started really well, quick, incisive and in their faces - we deservedly went 2 goals up. Papa's movement and pace was pulling their back 4 all over the shop and that let Lambert get through to score... the 2nd goal was fantastic, you won't ever see a better OG. Antonio over-ran it...keeper came to claim it, their player decided to also boot it and it rebounded off another of their defenders and into the net - who cares though! I thought after that it could be any score, because we were rampant...but we got to about 35-40mins and just took our foot of the gas totally, kind of went into ''cruise'' mode - which we can’t do very well. They got a goal back, which was lucky from their point of view, but also pretty poor defending from us. 2nd half they huffed and puffed, but they never created anything clear cut and I’d say we were quite comfortable, without ever pushing that hard ourselves (it turned very scrappy). 3rd goal probably flattered us slightly on the night, but it's a deserved win taking in both ties - but let's not underestimate Carlisle...we're going into this as red hot favorites now, which brings it's own pressures… ratings... Kelv - 7 - didn't have to do much tbf, his distribution was a bit iffy at times though Harding 7 - good to see him back, solid as you'd expect - but not as attacking as I’ve seen him in previous games. Jaidi - 7 - good to see him back as well, won most in the air...but tried at times to play a bit too much on the dock and got into trouble, but he's still one of our best CB's Fonte - 8 - untroubled, defends with ease - really like him, way too good for this level, clear to see. Thomo - 7 - If there's one thing you can be sure about with Thomas, is that he'll get up the ref's nose most games. He was solid though - wasn't tested too much tbf. Antonio - 6 - quite quiet in all honesty, he had a few runs at them and helped get the 2nd goal…but he wasn't as involved as he was for the first leg. Morgan - 6 - iffy IMO - when the game turned scrappy he lost it a bit, started giving the ball away and losing tackles etc - good decision to sub him for wotton. Hammond - 8 - fantastic surprise to see him back and he made a massive difference IMO. In their faces all game, didn't let their midfield settle and led as you'd expect him too. We've really missed him. Lallana - 8 - another good game from adam...first 30-35mins he was everywhere, they couldn't contain him. Nice to see him finish it off with a goal too. Lambert 8 - close to his best IMO - tired a bit towards the end, but they couldn't handle him in the first 30 mins, his clever forward play (along with papa) was creating openings time and time again. It was interesting to see him taking all the set pieces (corners etc) - he's got the ability to bend a fantastic ball, so we might as well utilize it from other situations. Papa - 8 - thought he played really well, ran his socks off and he gives us a dimension which I think we've lacked in some games - someone to run beyond the last defender, it makes a huge difference.

got my tickets - but i wanted to say all the best mate, i hope everything is ok in the end.

denial probably, they've been in denial for a long time now....just delaying the inventiable...can only do that for so long..

i think they're screwed...

which is kind of good in a way, at least they don't have that ''oh well, never mind'' attitude which has haunted us for so many years. ''oh well, we lost, but we played well! so it doesn't matter'' - i'm sure it wasn't' like that, but you get what i mean - if they're not as accepting of poor results, then eventually we'll win most weeks.

just listening to his interview on saints tv - and he looks different, coming across a tad nervous, looking like he's ****ting himself tbh when questioned about Nicola's comments. - acting very defensively. trust me, he does not want to fail here, i don't want him to fail either. He's in a position where he has to rebuild his reputation, so failing here is not an option for him.

i think barnard is cup tied - if he is, i'd go with Papa up top with lambert...

talking about mk dons...they're without some of their best players, including easter (their top scorrer) and obviously...puncheon - nice ploy by us there. but we still need to be carefull, they come into the game with no pressure and will attack for fun....that's why i'd bring back Harding into the team, mills has done ok...but i think we need experience in this game.

what can you do if the player doesn't want to drop down? As was the case with danns. personally, based on our position, we did as well as we could have done. No one disagrees with fonte - class signing (suprised he came), same with puncheon. barnard - seaborne are good players at this level, but are at the right age to be able to step up another level.

i think that's confirmed your status as a WUM.

what are you on about now? I think you'll find that Luton took 30k+ to wembley and enjoyed that victory more than anything they've had to endure over the past 3 seasons. what am i asking luton then?

but we won't get to the final of the FA Cup tbh, in a realistic world - so the JPT offers a realistic chance for fans of this club to get to go to wembley - no one would pass that up, whether it's the tin pot trophy or whatever.

It makes a massive difference if you are there, trust me - you can form your own opinion for a start, without having to pull together everyone elses. Personally i think alot is being made of our performances of late, they haven't been as dominant as earlier in the season, but we're still not really loosing games. We're going through a bit of a lean-spell performance wise (all teams do, you can't keep up 3-1 wins all season) but once we get puncheon playing regularly i think things will change, he's the sort of player we've been crying out for.

tbh alot of people post the same amount if we win, lose or draw - there is as much to talk about in any situation. It seems to me you just come to life when there is something to moan about, i don't think anyone will disagree with me there.

i made that point earlier, but apparently there isn't as much to say when we're doing well....well no there isn't, if it doesn't suit your agenda.

it's not on TV - they chose the leeds v carlisle one, as there is a potential for a big upset there. we're on tv on Saturday btw? ITV...12:30.

should hopefully be a sell out, only 1000 tickets left apparently.

i don't think charlton will go up tbh, they'll just drift away as the season goes on and lose out in the playoff semis . - What the future holds for them after that, god knows. I don't think they'll be much of a force in this league next year. I don't think we need to spend much more money in the summer though, as long as we keep the core of this team together - maybe put a decent bid in for a central midfielder, and get another striker on loan but that'll be it for me.

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