rallyboy

It's drying rapidly beneath the Championship standard floodlights, the ones that are the envy of clubs the world over etc. How is the virtual pitch and crowdfunded Premier League fencing doing down at their training complex arena? Their players must be good at table tennis and Pacman by now.

No need to guess, reality will be established in the next two league games - Four points or more and all is well. Lose one, not so clever. Lose both - it's a fricking crisis!

They are equal top, you can't ask much more than that. Nothing can go wrong.

It's not really a big deal. Unless you are trying to run a professional organisation with hundreds of millions of pounds at stake.

He's a Kenyan, a greedy Kenyan... Christmas number one 2016? As for Mane - being late without an excuse beyond laziness clearly shows disrespect to the manager, the rest of the players, and the fans who travelled to support him. I would guess that 95% of the fanbase would back the manager on this one. Sadio's performances have been below par, he let everyone down at Norwich and he needs to demonstrate that he is on the bus. I suspect he is not.

That wasn't tea it was hot fat - and while it might be tasty and easy to consume if you have one tooth between you, PG Tips is probably the healthier option.

Indeed, let 2016 be one of health and contentment for all posters. Let victories be plentiful, glorious and dignified - and let defeats be ones that don't motivate us to wet the bed, pose for The Echo or go off on some ludicrous childish, hankie-waving, kneejerk rant that will empty the board quicker than a tear gas canister and come back to bite three days later.

One of the most advanced ticketing systems in the country = delusion.

Paris Appeals Court had acquitted Gaydamak (senior) on most of the illegal arms trading charges against him in the Angolagate affair, and had convicted him only of a tax violation and related money laundering charges. Gaydamak was sentenced to three years. Let's remember that this is the guy who Storrie admitted had really owned pompey with his son as the public face of the few. So the man who bought them the cup has been convicted of money-laundering and tax evasion, having done a deal to get off the illegal arms dealing. Nice CV.

Silver Machine, the anthem of the Soberton Village Hall disco, circa 1979!

No goals and no debts cleared in the administration derby - and only one club punished.

Some journalists don't seem to understand that the game is now about the squad and the days of eleven players playing 42 games a season pumped full of cortisone are now gone. Even the thickest players realise that they will not play every week, we just need the media to catch up.

I noticed from a photo that they also had a third/half of the stand at Brisbane Road. I heard in Portsea that the last time we went there we only sold 35 tickets and had to apologise to Orient. It was the same at Wigan, they famously sold out there and we struggled. Probably.

He started the night worried about marking Theo, who turned out to be a shadow of his former self, then popped up to score the goal of the season. Incredible. Nearly up there with Mane's historic two mins against Villa as an I was there moment.

Peace and goodwill to all men - as long as they remain at the ar$e end of the league pyramid and stop making up myths. All the bestest everyone - it's only a game. And Santa is red and white.

Conor Chaplin is averaging a goal every 93min 17sec for Pompey this season. It is a stunning strike-rate but how does the 18-year-old compare to the most prolific hitmen in the country. He doesn't, he's playing in a pub league.

He was one of the great characters of the sport from my formative years.

PORTSMOUTH has beaten rival city Southampton in a survey naming the best places to live within the UK. Then you read the actual survey and that glorious victory actually turns out to be 248th in the UK - well below Winchester, Eastleigh, Fareham, Gosport and even Havant! Nice. Put the bus back in the garage.

I don't know if he'd work for us or not but I'd be reluctant to buy any player that Spurs try to offload during every transfer window.

So the man who refused to recognise the validity of the UK legal system has now done a U-turn. Whatever his crime, yes he is entitled to make a claim - a claim that can be dismissed in 30 secs on day one if it has no merit. But should he succeed then the amount he's awarded should be placed in an account and given to him on the day of his release....

There's only one bridge that he pays money to cross.

Yeah, gullible paper taken in by shallow Christmas PR story shock.

I suspect they may be JUST within their means with no forward planning for the ground, the future - or the next managerial payoff. They carry a big squad and talk of cutting it back, they couldn't show a profit despite attendances and they keep asking other people to chip in. Also I believe the recent figures on agents, supports the theory that they are right on the limits, chucking every penny at the problem and not doing nicely. I don't see any signs of a club that's financially sound.

They know there is only one team that will fill Fatpipes. Sure I'd like to smash them a bit in the cup but it's funnier to begrudge them any income and let them draw a fellow minnow away.

I think the mighty Kenyan has played himself onto the bench for a few games. A few more could do with a kick up the ar$e - preferably by someone who can hit it.