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spyinthesky

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  1. As someone who questioned his value to the club I was delighted with his performance today A few more performances like this, albeit against better defenders, and I will be most happy to eat humble pie!!
  2. Stockport County fans are all a flutter!!
  3. Re the chants, 'you're ground is too big for you' was mildly amusing bearing in mind their own average attendances. ie 6,000 in a 10,000 stadium? I suppose this chant will resonate around all grounds bar Man Utd, Arsenal and perhaps Liverpool, Spurs and Chelsea. Who else fills their grounds to capacity these days I thought I may have heard our fans singing 'You're just a small town near Swanage' but I could be wrong Re the Boscombe aggro, some suggestion of Pompey fans infiltrating. Could be, I suppose, but probably more silly sabre rattling from the dark side
  4. Have got one from the old supporters club showing a Saint with halo.
  5. Isn't naming Monday week ie 11 October
  6. As I understand it the Port works off the 3 stage ISPS code. Think current threat level is 1, the lowest. Could be that they have ramped up to Level 2 in view of the latest Al Quada and IRA terrorist threats but I think this is unlikley as it would have been evident from extra staff and checks at the Dock Gates Could have been because of a visit by the ISPS Inspectors who often audit port security. Who were you working for today?
  7. Fair enough I will be delighted if he is here in January ie beyond the initial loan period, on the basis that the Manager (or the corporate team management committee) feel that he is worthy of retaining. However on the basis of current form I think this may be in doubt
  8. Benjii I do believe Guly has a bit of talent but would really worry about him replacing Morgan or Hammond primarily because, from what I have seen, he may be unable to fit into a League 1 central midfield system where tackling ability and communication are particular requirements. Perhaps right or left midfield would be Ok but not central
  9. Fair comments but didn't he only come on as a sub for Pardew and has only stated the one game under Wilkins v Swindon? Guly was signed under Pardew's stewardship and, for a lot of people, he did not seem to be a 'Pardew' type player ie English speaking and used to the hurly burly of League 1. I sincerely hope that Guly does make an impression here but if I was a manager, or indeed a Chairman, I would hope that any acquisition would be able to make an instant impact especially as named player is unlikely to have come as a cheap and cheerful signing.
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    Guly

    What's to become of Gin Gan? Looked good in the video (but who wouldn't) and we all expected the real deal. Pardew, Wilkins and now Atkins don't seem to rate him and it must be assumed the signing was a Cortese inspired faux pas. Very unlikely the option will be taken up post January (but Tone Pulis's was so anything can happen). Would be interested to learn how much Guly's loan period will cost the club
  11. Apparently paid £1.8m so Nicola baled in with a tasty wedge!! btw how is Roger the Dodger these days?
  12. spyinthesky

    Academy

    Looks as though our current poor run of form is percolating down through the ranks with our Academy boys yet to record a win this season. Supposedly Youth development was going to be our springboard to a bright new future. Of course individual player development is more important that team results at this level but the latter is a decent barometer to the overall strength of the current crop of youngsters. Anyone seen any games so far? Is the Staplewood development proceeding?
  13. Planned for next month. This time with invited members of the Exec Club. Hope they provide some constructive criticism which is received and acted upon in the right way
  14. Prof I guess you and I can only speculate about the contract of Pulis Junior. I guess we should be worried if it was Mr Cortese that decided to extend young Antony's contract and this had nothing to do with Pardew. I do hope that the inclusion of young Pulis was not at the insistence of Mr Cortese I am also concerned that Gin Gan Guly may have only arrived here at the behest of our erstwhile Chief Exec and that the latter is turning into a Lowe clone I sincerely hope not. Returning to the footballing ability of A. Pulis Jnr and Tommy Forecast. I have good contacts in Lincolnshire and reports from Lincoln City and Grimsby Town followers reckon that the two mentioned players were absolutely dire whilst on loan during their (short) loan periods in Div 2 (Div 4 in old money!) last season
  15. Over the last 50 years (ie a reasonable maximum time period for most current supporters) Pompey have averaged 14,326 a game compared to Saints at 20,982. ie Saints had average crowds almost 50% higher than Pompey Bear in mind that during this period Pompey had the larger capacity stadium for 42 of the 50 years. Pompey had 8 seasons with sub 10,000 averages (Saints none) Saints lowest average 13,263, Pompey 8,269 Pompey had a higher average crowds than Saints in all of 4 during the past 50 seasons Puts the recent past in to some sort of perspective I think as far a 'loyal' support is concerned
  16. A year or two ago Bournemouth were looking at relegation to non league. Now look at them A month or so ago Pompey were facing the abyss. They can still go for a gutser but their recent signings should see them comfortably achieve mid table. Pre season Saints and Middlesborough were both strong favourites for promotion and now look at us. Things do have a habit of changing quickly in football but at the moment my initial pessimism about our chances for automatic promotion this season seems to be justified. Buggar!!
  17. As a young kid we used to live in Milton Rd before moving out to the suburbs. Have regularly stood/sat in every part of the ground apart from the Archers. In one game v Liverpool (1st home game in the 2nd Div after getting promotion) the boys entrance fee was put up 50% from 1/- to 1/6d. Quite a few of us boys only had the shilling so there was a lot of kerfuffle at the turnstiles. Fortunately my Dad was a Steward and was able to get me in for a bob. Think of the stick the management would have got today if suddenly entrance fees went up by that amount without warning I vividly remember the 3 goal fight back in the Nottm Forest Cup game in 1963 and the Anderlecht European game in 1977. Stood in the lower Milton Chocolate Box for both games. Only time ever I heard the choco box singing was in the Forest game Both fantastic atmospheres as was the Mick Channon Testimonial which I watched from the back row of the Upper West Stand next to a handful of QPR fans who couldnt believe the vibes on the night. If truth be told the atmosphere at the Dell was often wanting mainly because of the open ends. This improved when the 'hardcore' moved to the terraces under the stands and again when the Archers was covered. However I was often embarrased about the third world state of the stadium and it's limited capacity. The move to St Mary's was a great leap forward and I still have to pinch myself when walking towards a modern 21st century ground (OK of limited architectural merit) when for many, many years I supported my team in very basic surroundings.
  18. Shortly after noticing new arrivals at the rugby club site (they must really hate the intrusion most years), my house nearby has been flyered by people offering Tree Maintenance and Driveway work. All mobile numbers. Co-incidence or what? I guess some people get caught
  19. 2-4 Reading - Played well until multi changes affected the result 0-1 Plymouth - Dominated game. Caught by sucker punch 1-1 Orient - Dominated game. Couldn't overcome massed defence. Defensive error. 2-0 Bournemouth - Eventually won in a fairly open game 0-1 Bolton - Good performance in a fairly open game against decent opposition 0-3 Swindon - Poor performance against a team who defended well and broke with pace 0-2 Rochdale - Poor performance. Couldn't break down an organised defence. Another defensive lapse, or two. P 7.. W 1.. D 1.. L 5.. F 5.. A 12.. Not good Relatively decent performances against teams who want to play football. Against well organised teams who soak up pressure and hit us on the break, we are pants, as Pardew warned we might be. Maybe we will be better way from home. Not good news for us season ticket holders!!
  20. Latest rumour is that AP flipped when Cortese asked him to pay for parking at St Mary's on match days!!
  21. Scott IMHO the charts have often reflected bland music catering for the masses. I can't say I have ever bought a record that made the top twenty singles apart from in the very early days of the Beatles. I am quite proud of the fact but as the man with the wooden leg said .. 'It's all a matter of apinion (sic)'... so I keep to the record buyinmg high ground whilst never directly criticising other people's music taste, even though it may be crap!!.
  22. Absolutement!! Bit tongue in cheek my De Vere comment!!
  23. Update I saw Jose Fonte leaving West Quay in a Silver Merc Sports with a personalised number plate (F10NTE) or something similar. Could be off to meet the new manager in the De Vere perhaps?
  24. Not bad in the circumstances How did our gate shape up to others? However will struggle to exceed 18,000 for Saturday methinks!!
  25. Guernsey's not really foreign but if it was MLT would be right at the top!!
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