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He really is quite good at it, or was a couple of years ago when I had the opportunity to see him practising at Clairefontaine. It's something that AP has decided, no midfielders taking set pieces,you'd have to ask him why that is.

But still I wouldn't mind betting that someone, somewhere will find it of sufficient reason or self interest to bail the bastards out, if not it will be genial.

I'm an "optimist" because however much I want it to happen I'm just so afraid that it won't. They've been extracting the urite for years now (we got into trouble through honest bumbling) and it would be such a hard lesson for all the other spend till you bust big clubs that totally negate any idea of fair competition that it would be too good to be true.

If Pompey go out of business during the season all their results are wiped out so points totals will change, some will gain, others will lose.All the other Premiership clubs will be influenced by that. The few clubs having lost to Pompey would want it to happen as the results of all the others having beaten them would be reduced to the same result 0 points.

Gordon Brown was moaning about football debt the other day, he should instruct HMRC to make an example of Skate unless they pay in full their debt to the nations revenues, don't care about Gaydamak,Chainrai or Sol Cambell though.

not to mention Euell.

Idiakiez is like a Morris Minor, you need to get it first hand or else it's clapped out and won't start more often than not. Good player,awful attitude, he'd made his stash and just wanted to idle through another couple of seasons at megabucks per week, same as many of Burley's signings,perhaps even Burley himself.

What are the odds on them not being wound up?? Because that is the world's safest bet, if the bookies give odds on it it's free money.Portsmouth will not be wound up because either HMRC won't have the balls to do it or either the Premier League or Chainrai will bail them out.

Because the third division was beneath his dignity and he probably had his bonuses cut.

I"d rather have Ankergren to be honest.

Nope Belhadj dummies him, Zidane trick,there was only 1 intention in Belhadj's mind, score.

Hammond I think

Strange that the English idea of getting anything out of your system is by going out on the p*ss though.

Nope he has no control on his header because he's not that good with his head, I think mental pace might be just Papa's biggest default, he's not instinctive in front of goal.The obvious move was back across James to the other post,same as Lallana's header really but neither player has the composure or instinct that it takes...yet. Connolly would have scored both of those, plus the other Papa chance and the shot Lallana muffed and he'd have screamed at Barnard to leave the ball alone for our offside goal. It's a real shame that Connolly isn't fit because we'd be 4 points nearer the play-offs and into the 6th Round of the Cup if he was.

their fine performance or getting to Wembley on Tuesday??

I would say Belhadj never has any intention of crossing the ball, Kelvin buys the dummy that's all .For the second goal (Dindane's) kelvin is on the ground too early a really brave keeper (not criticising Kelvin though) would have come out at his feet but Kelvin hasn't got the pace to do that any more, should have stood his ground though, he's diving even before Dindane has decided what to do, might have been effective at speed on a wet pitch but on a billiard table like St Mary's he was never going to slide far enough to skittle Dindane. Anyway it's not really his fault,Perry's error and the gung ho attacking left him in impossible situations.

I would think he may well interest one of the CCC sides promoted to the Premier League, scores goals and can no doubt provide others. We may have improved his fitness to a level he's never had before making him a totally different proposition to the one we bought.

It's possible if we win 15 out of 18 and draw 2 of the others. Means beating Leeds and Charlton at home though.

plus if you have to move Jaidi,Thomas and Hammond into the box for every corner because your main striker is out wide taking the set pieces you're certainly going to get stung on the break sooner or later, these 3 not being Usain Bolt replicas. Why Harding doesn't take them or Morgan (because he can, I've seen him do it) I've no idea? It's what AP wants but why beats me.Antonio put in a delicious cross yesterday, he must be able to take a corner of some sort.

Someone has to become an example for all the others, with a bit of luck it will be them,

as I said yesterday, midfielders don't take corners or free kicks in our set up, I have no idea why. I have heard the theory expounded on occasions that it puts them out of the game if the move breaks down and the opposition surge forward. I'm sure that Morgan,Deano and Antonio can take good dead ball kicks but that AP doesn't want them too.Morgan used to take free kicks and penalties for the French U20s, it's the managers choice more than anything else. On to other things. I watch my recording again this morning and noticed that for our first clear cut chance it's Lambert that provides the cross to Waigo after he is fed out on the left by Lallana, found that a bit strange because in theory Antonio should have been out there and Rickie in the box to nod it in. Antonio is a good wingman but where he was on that occasion i don't know, I'll have to look again. Edit. I've had a look and see that Antonio is coming back towards our half when Deano and Morgan break down the Pompey attack and send Lallana forward, but he doesn't turn instantly and go forward,for some reason or other he jogs back towards our own goal a few strides.

Belhadj is a really good player,especially if you don't get constant pressure on him, can't understand why he's still at Pompey, thought he was being sold in the last window. We should try to buy him :)

I don't know, he came out and picked off a couple of corners pretty well yesterday.

Lallana should have screamed at him to leave it,perhaps he did though.

dunno, haven't got a guide dog