Harry_SFC

Sounds like Jander has a nasty ankle injury. Hopefully more impact rather than anything serious. Either way looks like it'll be back to Downes and Charles for this one.

It's a dilemma for Still because Charles was very good when he came on. Although it looks like Jander is injured now.

Or 1.45pm when he names the same defence as last Saturday...

How poor was our press after Archer went off? Ok he's not a world beater but off the ball he offers way more than Downs who just looked lazy. Absolutely no excuse for that.

A shame but we've played and defended well. Can't moan.

Jelert looks a much better bet than Roerslev

The whole back 5 have been very impressive

Downs is terrible. Absolutely terrible. Don't get me wrong, Archer hasn't been great but he's a lot better than DD.

That's why McCarthy doesn't play ladies and gentlemen

Barring a very poor second half I wouldn't mind seeing the same team on Saturday

I was just thinking that. If anything we've looked better in a 5.

Would probably help not playing a defence mainly made up of the players who went through that trauma then.

Technically limited but would easily get double figures in this league. Can't see any of our other strikers doing that currently.

Does look offside to me. Azaz can certainly pick a pass. Not sure there's a great deal else to his game mind.

He needs to start showing some balls. Dropping the keeper and both CB's would be a good start.

I think we'd need new owners if we want to succeed at all in the premier league. I just don't think Dragan has the financial power to be able to compete at all. I certainly can't see us doing what Sunderland have done.

I feel for Wood. I thought he'd be a crap signing for us but tbh he wasn't that bad when he played last season in the Prem and has probably been our best CB so far this but finds himself on the bench. On current form he's a better option than both THB and Stephens.

I think he needs a bit more time but things needs to improve pretty quickly. It may be a different answer come the next international break. If we were playing well and being unlucky then I'd sympathise a bit more but we just don't look very good at the moment and arguably performances are getting worse. Having said that and as others have mentioned, Still certainly isn't biggest issue at this football club.

I saw a number of Brentford fans say he loves a sideways and backwards pass. So that's both fullbacks then...

THB passed the ball straight to the Hull player today and Stephens does it on numerous occasions. Maybe we need to stop thinking about players who are supposedly great on the ball and start thinking about actual defending.

He's behind them because he supposedly can't pass the ball. The thing is neither can THB or Stephens. All I see them doing is passing it straight to the opposition. Quarshie needs a proper chance and I wouldn't be adversed to playing him next to Wood for a few games. Two players who will win headers and put themselves on the line.

I'm done with THB after that - get him out of the team. Manning and Stephens are both crap as well but we already knew that. It really is mind boggling how we didn't sign a keeper and a proper CF in the last window. It looks like two more losses coming up this week. If we then lose to Sheff Utd surely that will be it for Still.

I think the club expected Downs to come in and be our starting striker but he's clearly not ready. Another fuck up in the CF position.

Not sure why you thought the game on Sunday would be easy. If you look at the games so far Pompey have been hard to beat and have only conceded 3 goals. Yes we didn't have anything about us but that was always going to be a tough game.

If anything Bazunu surprised me with how well he commanded his box. He definitely seems a bit more confident this season.