Kingsland Red

Amazingly the staff got paid today: http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/pompey-past/great-matches/pompey_players_and_staff_are_paid_1_3296504

and repayments? I now have that TSW feeling of deja vu- was it about 90 pages ago when TSW members were calculating the various ongoing income, outgoings,debts and repayments? I now have that TSW feeling of deja vu - ( Repeat ad nauseam until some greater authority puts a stop to the money laundering business down the road )

Had to rely on the clock above the tunnel - very strange. Like adriansfc, I was surprised the 90th minute arrived so quickly, having been lulled into a soporific state by 35 minutes of sideways and backwards football.

Loss of confidence, DPS? Not from where I was sitting, just a little casual in front of goal in the first half.

Listen, not all visitors to St Marys will roll over.We take the three points, draw a blue line under it and move on to Donnie.

As the voice behind me used to shout on a regular basis - " F***ing cr*p, if 'is name weren't Wright Phillips 'e'd be a f**cking dustman".

Congratulations from Mr and Mrs Kingsland Red and the boys.

Ah, Big Ken Russell, who burnt down South Parade Pier, Pompey during the filming of Tommy. Surely worth a statue !!! http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/east-hampshire/memories_of_pier_blaze_as_film_director_ken_russell_dies_1_3289280

Because that's what I understand they are demonstrating against - the need to work longer before receiving a pension. Many private sector workers dont even have a pension.

Normal work day for the self employed in the private sector, struggling to pay the taxes to support the pensions of the over staffed public sector.

if this is so are Pompey not once again trading whilst insolvent?

I would like to think TSW members are magnamimous and can accept when we are out thought, unlike plenty of other clubs forums we have links to, who just place a defeat in the "we were crap" assessment.

After getting fed up with the fare on offer on the pitch and everyone around us being given tickets on cheap deals, we discarded our season tickets for the two seasons in Division 1. The time I wasted either on the internet or queueing at the ticket office, particularly at the end of last season, would suggest that even with no financial benefit, the deal is a good one. Not that I care, we got our season tickets back for the same seats this season, having sat on them anyway during the Div 1 days.

FYI Pompey News reporter inside court: http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/webchats

Just reminded in another thread - Jim Branning. -why ?

I'd forgotten that one. Probably one of the funniest / out of context / no idea why happenings on the pitch at st Marys since the Abba tribute band and Mr keepy Uppy made appearances.

it has happened several times both towards the end of last season and this season against some of the better teams - Middlesbrough and Leeds spring to mind. Our keep ball game to see out the last 15 minutes is a much more entertaining approach than the meltdown we used to experience from our last season in the premiership until ML / NC got involved.

Correct, not one Brighton attack on the highlights show, but I struggle to remember one during the whole game anyway.

The best season ticket in Britain, we have yet to drop a point !

That's Brighton out the way. Like with the Bournemouth and Plymouth fans, we had a bit of fun with supposed rivalry, but can move on now. Top of the league and looking upward. COYR Pride of the South. Loved the 'Top of the league, you're having a laugh' thrown back at them with 'Top of the League. we're having a laugh' !

Having visited Kenya, the lack of a transport infrastructure would make a national league very difficult as travel times on short journeys are often significantly increased by random road blocks, accidents , spillages, river floods etc. The lack of wealth would make a football pitch and it's ongoing maintenance difficult. The lack of electricity would also be a problem. East Africa is also an area living on cash bungs etc to get by.

Taking a leaf out of our NA's routine, I have recently started getting a 12" ruler and drawing a blue line across the bottom of the back page of the match day programme. Then I move on to the next game.

The atmosphere in the ground after Stern John was sent off- hairs on the back of the neck, an awesome ten minutes (ish)

if he's Swiss then he would be limited to a fondue or a decent bar of chocolate, including toblerone. However, if he's Italian than we're way better than Delia / Norwich with a range of pastas, pizzas, anti pasta and decent ice creams and desserts all washed down with some fine wines, chez cortese. Hope this helps.

We keep being compared with Norwich. eg: http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/9344890.Saints__remind_me_of_Norwich__says_Thorn/ I accept they got promoted twice, however, last season QPR set the pace all season. If we're going to do what others call "a Norwich," we are certainly doing it the hard way, being up there to be shot at , rather than the 'Norwich' way of sneaking into an automatic spot at the last minute.