ottery st mary Posted 25 February, 2014 Share Posted 25 February, 2014 (edited) Come on Accrington Stanley.. Come on Lee Molyneux.... Come on Beatts:) PS...That young starlet...WOTTON...certainly taken Plymouth up the league...with the help of Trotman:D Edited 25 February, 2014 by ottery st mary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 25 February, 2014 Share Posted 25 February, 2014 @samwiltshire: “@officialpompey: Attendance: 13,387 (61 Accrington fans) #Pompey” yeah great following @ASFCofficial ?? @ASFCofficial: RT "@samwiltshire: yeah great following @ASFCofficial ??" You're not in the Premier League now, welcome to the real world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 25 February, 2014 Share Posted 25 February, 2014 Good to see argyle's form continue Will make playoffs at this rate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andysstuff Posted 25 February, 2014 Share Posted 25 February, 2014 Boo. I blame the ref. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amesbury Saint Posted 25 February, 2014 Share Posted 25 February, 2014 Clubs at the bottom did well tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minty Posted 25 February, 2014 Share Posted 25 February, 2014 Given Pompey's next few matches, they are far from safe IMO. Some of the teams down the bottom are getting some form, and with a game in hand for a few of them, who knows what might happen in the next few weeks. A scrappy 1-0 win at home to a fellow struggler is not any indicator of form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamesaint Posted 25 February, 2014 Share Posted 25 February, 2014 Bit of a shame but it is not alll bad tonight. Northampton 's win against play off chasing Southend shows there is still life in that old dog. Good wins for Bury and Wycombe will also make the skates sweat. Bristol Rovers' got a last minute point against S****horpe. Clearly they are not as bad as "lowly 5-1 Portsmouth". Most of the teams around Pompey have games in hand and better goal differences whikst theSkates have some tough fixtures coming up. It might be a good time to check out those Pompey relegation odds. Roll on monday night when the Skates are on the box. Away against table topping Chesterfield. I can see the Spiteites getting 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted 25 February, 2014 Share Posted 25 February, 2014 The skates were fractionally less **** than Stanley. Oh well, can't lose them all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 25 February, 2014 Share Posted 25 February, 2014 @ASFCofficial: Audio: Beattie's Portsmouth reaction - https://t.co/KxxyUxSeIt Beattie: "The best team lost" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyboy Posted 25 February, 2014 Share Posted 25 February, 2014 If you they hadn't signed Jervis they probably would be in the relegation zone by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallyboy Posted 26 February, 2014 Share Posted 26 February, 2014 It just took me ages to get along the M27, the open-top bus tour has gridlocked half of the county. I've not had the misfortune of personally witnessing their current style of play, but from what I hear Mr Barker only has one plan. Stifle creativity, strangle the opposition with ten men behind the ball and keep a clean sheet at all costs. If this works, then try and create two or three chances. This plan works....until the opposition score - then there is no plan B. The other things that strikes me is, if you are going all out defensive and looking for someone to nick a goal out of nowhere with a half-chance every half hour, there is only one man for that job in League Two - and pompey are paying him to do that for Oxford. Perhaps if Barker had kept Connolly they might be nearer the play-offs than the bottom? So for me Barker's right up there with Whittingham, Grant, UnAppy, Hart, Cotterill and every other loser manager that they have heralded as a coaching genius and England manager-in-waiting. Keep up the good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 26 February, 2014 Share Posted 26 February, 2014 Good to see everyone else (except Torquay) picking up points last night, when I mentioned that they'd "played all their easy games for a couple of months" I may have forgotten last night's. Still, leaders Chesterfield away on Saturday (though Cheltenham at home after that). March 2014 Chesterfield v Portsmouth Mon 3 Mar 19:45 (1st) Portsmouth v Cheltenham Sat 8 Mar 15:00 (17th) Portsmouth v Burton Tue 11 Mar 19:45 (5th) Fleetwood v Portsmouth Sat 15 Mar 15:00 (6th) Portsmouth v York Sat 22 Mar 15:00 (12th) Rochdale v Portsmouth Tue 25 Mar 19:45 (3rd) Newport v Portsmouth Sat 29 Mar 15:00 (9th but on an awful run) April 2014 Portsmouth v Hartlepool Sat 5 Apr 15:00 (10th) Dag & Red v Portsmouth Sat 12 Apr 15:00 (13th) Portsmouth v Bristol Rovers Sat 19 Apr 15:00 (19th) Northampton v Portsmouth Mon 21 Apr 15:00 (23rd but won't be by then) Bury v Portsmouth Sat 26 Apr 15:00 (15th!) May 2014 League Two Portsmouth v Plymouth Sat 3 May 15:00 (8th) I still think they'll get enough points for safety, bizarrely due to Newport's capitulation and games in hand they're only 3 points off 9th (ignoring GD), but fairly sure they're getting stuffed again on Saturday, and if Jervis gets injured they're in trouble again. 9 Newport 30 1 42 10 Hartlepool 33 -2 42 11 Wimbledon 33 -5 41 12 York 33 1 40 13 Dag & Red 32 -2 40 14 Morecambe 32 -6 40 15 Bury 31 1 39 16 Exeter 33 -5 39 17 Cheltenham 32 -7 39 18 Portsmouth 33 -11 39 19 Bristol Rovers 32 -2 38 20 Mansfield 33 -13 38 21 Wycombe 32 -4 37 22 Accrington 32 -7 37 23 Northampton 32 -16 32 24 Torquay 32 -17 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrant Posted 26 February, 2014 Share Posted 26 February, 2014 I still think they'll get enough points for safety, bizarrely due to Newport's capitulation and games in hand they're only 3 points off 9th (ignoring GD), but fairly sure they're getting stuffed again on Saturday, and if Jervis gets injured they're in trouble again. The Chesterfield game is Monday night on Sky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres Posted 26 February, 2014 Share Posted 26 February, 2014 popcorn.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomobz Posted 26 February, 2014 Share Posted 26 February, 2014 The Chesterfield game is Monday night on Sky. I'm looking forward to seeing just how bad they are. Praying for a Jervis injury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farawaysaint Posted 26 February, 2014 Share Posted 26 February, 2014 popcorn.gif ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farawaysaint Posted 26 February, 2014 Share Posted 26 February, 2014 popcorn.gif ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearsy Posted 26 February, 2014 Share Posted 26 February, 2014 I'm looking forward to seeing just how bad they are. Praying for a Jervis injury even his name is v.annoying, i spose somewhere in his family history they fell foul of an illiterate registrar or something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 26 February, 2014 Share Posted 26 February, 2014 I'm looking forward to seeing just how bad they are. Praying for a Jervis injurylets not hope for injuries, it is only football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suewhistle Posted 26 February, 2014 Share Posted 26 February, 2014 At the risk of being pedantic, 'fin de siècle' has other meanings beside 'turn of the century', and sue may have been making a cultural reference to '... the closing and onset of an era, Indeed! Thank you, kind sir: as I was saying about cultural references... "End of an era" would have been a bit bland with fewer negative connotations, and no presaging of the chaos to come. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 26 February, 2014 Share Posted 26 February, 2014 lets not hope for injuries, it is only football not where skates are concerned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 26 February, 2014 Share Posted 26 February, 2014 not where skates are concerneddont stoop to their level, it is a game. Is the player in question the new Van Persie or just an above average L2 player ? No doubt Factless will hail him as the new messiah but let's not worry yet about him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 26 February, 2014 Share Posted 26 February, 2014 The Chesterfield game is Monday night on Sky. Oh yeah, I knew that yesterday... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmacian_saint Posted 27 February, 2014 Share Posted 27 February, 2014 Anyone with a bit of knowledge on the FL can estimate how badly they are underachieving (if underachieving at all)? Squad looks good on paper, but lots of journeymen, some ex-pros and short-term fix in there as well...don't really know what to think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutch Posted 27 February, 2014 Share Posted 27 February, 2014 ...don't really know what to think. Read "The News". They'll soon tell you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomobz Posted 27 February, 2014 Share Posted 27 February, 2014 ''8th is possible depending on how newport get on with their 3 games in hand. 9th should be the bare minimum which is acceptable if barker is going to keep his job. This league is made up of 3 or 4 good sides, who have similar wage budget to us. Another 3 or 4 decent sides, then 15 gash sides not including us, with a fraction of wage budget we are using. The play-offs should of been achievable when Barker took-over, after all that was the reason GW was sacked, and GW points were achieved from 2/3 of his games being against the teams in the top 12. To say barker record when looking at the teams his 14 games have been against was disappointing would be understatement'' Above quote is lifted from SkatesOnline. Where's the money coming from for their top budget then? Hmmm.... Delusion much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 27 February, 2014 Share Posted 27 February, 2014 ''8th is possible depending on how newport get on with their 3 games in hand. 9th should be the bare minimum which is acceptable if barker is going to keep his job. This league is made up of 3 or 4 good sides, who have similar wage budget to us. Another 3 or 4 decent sides, then 15 gash sides not including us, with a fraction of wage budget we are using. The play-offs should of been achievable when Barker took-over, after all that was the reason GW was sacked, and GW points were achieved from 2/3 of his games being against the teams in the top 12. To say barker record when looking at the teams his 14 games have been against was disappointing would be understatement'' Above quote is lifted from SkatesOnline. Where's the money coming from for their top budget then? Hmmm.... Delusion much? Oh good God, they're nuts. They're 4 goals worse than the sides in the top 2 in individual matches, that does not translate into finishing just outside the playoffs. Even with Newport playing on a ploughed beach for the rest of the season (and losing more matches as they have to change their usual passing style) they still beat Portsmouth comfortably AT FRATTON just before Christmas, and stuffed them in the JPT at Rodney Parade as well. Then there's the little matter of Portsmouth's actual wins: they beat Rochdale (3rd) and Burton (5th) but that was before 6th October. They beat the teams in 14th, 15th,16th - but all before 3rd November. And they beat 13th placed Dagenham & Redbridge on Boxing Day. They beat Wimbledon who are 11th recently, but AFCW hadn't won a match this year at that point, and have played more games than most of the teams around them so are in an inflated position. Aside from that, they've beaten the teams in 21st and 22nd. Nine league wins in 33 matches. Where are these wins suddenly going to come from to launch them into the top 8 (and frankly who cares about coming 8th anyway)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterside.saint Posted 27 February, 2014 Share Posted 27 February, 2014 The Chesterfield game is Monday night on Sky. popcorn.gif I fixed it for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 27 February, 2014 Share Posted 27 February, 2014 Whilst I think of it, has the 13,387 done anything to undermine the supposedly healthy state of their current ST holder figure? Removing the 61 Accrington fans leaves 13,326 in the Skate end - weren't they meant to have 14k ST holders? How does this relate to the number of *cough* "shares" they've had away with a grand for? And can we work out how many paid on the day? I don't really care, I just fancy a laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minty Posted 27 February, 2014 Share Posted 27 February, 2014 I don't really care, I just fancy a laugh. Which is pretty much the motto of this whole thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallyboy Posted 27 February, 2014 Share Posted 27 February, 2014 I believe they gave away 10,500 season tickets at bargain basement prices to get in quick money, so as predicted at the time, their cashflow now must be horrendous with less than 3,000 paying customers including concessions every fortnight. They are now giving away tickets for upcoming games to pack the park. A park which ironically, is only packed when a bigger club come to town. When I say A bigger club, that'll be us. So they are currently taking maybe £100K a month through the turnstiles? That's like a drop in the cesspit when you recall the amounts being paid to the former heroes. Must be time pretty soon for another loan and takeover by their friendly partners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres Posted 27 February, 2014 Share Posted 27 February, 2014 What are you talking about RB? The parachute payments are more than enough to cover their liabilities going forward, so as long as they don't stop anytime soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterside.saint Posted 27 February, 2014 Share Posted 27 February, 2014 I believe they gave away 10,500 season tickets at bargain basement prices to get in quick money, so as predicted at the time, their cashflow now must be horrendous with less than 3,000 paying customers including concessions every fortnight. They are now giving away tickets for upcoming games to pack the park. A park which ironically, is only packed when a bigger club come to town. When I say A bigger club, that'll be us. So they are currently taking maybe £100K a month through the turnstiles? That's like a drop in the cesspit when you recall the amounts being paid to the former heroes. Must be time pretty soon for another loan and takeover by their friendly partners. Pardon me? a BIGGER club? when everyone know that they're already the best-est, thriftiest-est, passionate-est, biggest-est with 250,000 loyal fishfolk ready at a moments notice to pack the park? Oh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 27 February, 2014 Share Posted 27 February, 2014 @pn_neil_allen: Good on Defoe saying farewell to Spurs fans. A nasty cold stopped him waving bye to #Pompey fans. Kept him from being FA cup-tied too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 28 February, 2014 Share Posted 28 February, 2014 uh oh, the first line in this report caught my eye, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26367166 Criminal gangs who trick people into investing in worthless shares have been targeted by police in the biggest ever crackdown on the fraud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suewhistle Posted 28 February, 2014 Share Posted 28 February, 2014 @pn_neil_allen: Good on Defoe saying farewell to Spurs fans. A nasty cold stopped him waving bye to #Pompey fans. Kept him from being FA cup-tied too. Remind me, how much is _he_ owed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomobz Posted 28 February, 2014 Share Posted 28 February, 2014 uh oh, the first line in this report caught my eye, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26367166 Criminal gangs who trick people into investing in worthless shares have been targeted by police in the biggest ever crackdown on the fraud. :D :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clapham Saint Posted 28 February, 2014 Share Posted 28 February, 2014 @pn_neil_allen: Good on Defoe saying farewell to Spurs fans. A nasty cold stopped him waving bye to #Pompey fans. Kept him from being FA cup-tied too. Not sure if #factless is being sarcastic and "witty" or serious. If this were tweeted by anybody else I'd assume it was a gag but... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaMarlin Posted 28 February, 2014 Share Posted 28 February, 2014 @pn_neil_allen: Good on Defoe saying farewell to Spurs fans. A nasty cold stopped him waving bye to #Pompey fans. Kept him from being FA cup-tied too. Potentially libellous. By hinting that Defoe manufactured a situation which would make him more attractive in the transfer market by deliberately making himself unavailable for selection for a game in order to ensure he was not cup-tied, he is disparaging him in his business, trade, office or profession. If Defoe did sue, he does not have to prove the veracity of Allen's statements. All he would have to prove was that the statement made people think less of him, which it clearly does. It would then be down to the defendant to prove what he said was either true (which might be tricky) or that this is honest comment, based upon known facts. That might also be tricky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Diamond Posted 28 February, 2014 Share Posted 28 February, 2014 We all know how P*rtsmouth fans love a good scrap - even if it means beating the sh*t out of their own and the very place in which they live, so it must come as no surprise that their amateur university boxers have won their seventh title. http://bit.ly/1epxUqs So all their fans asking for a bit of fight, try changing sport! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallyboy Posted 28 February, 2014 Share Posted 28 February, 2014 Defoe did say farewell to the few - by waving one finger in his rearview mirror as he went up the A3 at a pace usually reserved for traffic units with film crews aboard. The one finger was to indicate both the number of times his wages had been paid in the previous quarter, and the marks out of ten he awarded the Fatpipes faithful for their passion, general bestestness and ability to pack-a-park. Do our homegrown and developed England quartet outdo their bought-in England players who still haven't been paid? Silly question, but I 4-1 believe that it had to be asked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanimal Posted 28 February, 2014 Share Posted 28 February, 2014 4,233 posts to go to 100K, 84 more pages, 50 posts per page, around mid April when no doubt a watershed will be reached? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz Posted 28 February, 2014 Share Posted 28 February, 2014 Depends if a catastrophic financial event that nobody (lol) could have predicted takes place before then.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 28 February, 2014 Share Posted 28 February, 2014 Potentially libellous. By hinting that Defoe manufactured a situation which would make him more attractive in the transfer market by deliberately making himself unavailable for selection for a game in order to ensure he was not cup-tied, he is disparaging him in his business, trade, office or profession. If Defoe did sue, he does not have to prove the veracity of Allen's statements. All he would have to prove was that the statement made people think less of him, which it clearly does. It would then be down to the defendant to prove what he said was either true (which might be tricky) or that this is honest comment, based upon known facts. That might also be tricky. Sounds like it would be a shame if someone tagged @IAmJermainDefoe on a re-tweet then....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 28 February, 2014 Share Posted 28 February, 2014 Neil Allen @pn_neil_allen Good on Defoe saying farewell to Spurs fans. A nasty cold stopped him waving bye to #Pompey fans. Kept him from being FA cup-tied too. Darren Box @darrenbox @pn_neil_allen blokes a **** Neil Allen @pn_neil_allen @darrenbox Can’t possibly disagree! Bloomers @Bloomerz1 @pn_neil_allen complete tosser Neil Allen @pn_neil_allen @Bloomerz1 Spot on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 28 February, 2014 Share Posted 28 February, 2014 ....and frankly who cares about coming 8th anyway ? If it's Saints in the EPL this season I'll take it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winchester Red Posted 28 February, 2014 Share Posted 28 February, 2014 Neil Allen @pn_neil_allen Good on Defoe saying farewell to Spurs fans. A nasty cold stopped him waving bye to #Pompey fans. Kept him from being FA cup-tied too. Darren Box @darrenbox @pn_neil_allen blokes a **** Neil Allen @pn_neil_allen @darrenbox Can’t possibly disagree! Bloomers @Bloomerz1 @pn_neil_allen complete tosser Neil Allen @pn_neil_allen @Bloomerz1 Spot on! At best, unprofessional At worst, needs a formal warning from his employers. In an age of failing local papers is Neil Allen really a face they want to be represented by. What an idiot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamesaint Posted 28 February, 2014 Share Posted 28 February, 2014 Neil Allen @pn_neil_allen Good on Defoe saying farewell to Spurs fans. A nasty cold stopped him waving bye to #Pompey fans. Kept him from being FA cup-tied too. Darren Box @darrenbox @pn_neil_allen blokes a **** Neil Allen @pn_neil_allen @darrenbox Can’t possibly disagree! Bloomers @Bloomerz1 @pn_neil_allen complete tosser Neil Allen @pn_neil_allen @Bloomerz1 Spot on! Not much doubt about where Defoe is on the hero/villain swingometer. Is "tosser" an added dimension to the swingometer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsdinho Posted 28 February, 2014 Share Posted 28 February, 2014 13 points from 13 games needed. http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/barker-reveals-pompey-survival-points-target-1-5905436 bit ambitious if you ask me !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 28 February, 2014 Share Posted 28 February, 2014 "I thought it would only need small changes to get us back into the top half," Barker told BBC Radio Solent. Portsmouth boss Richie Barker has been shocked by how big a challenge it has been to try to turn things around. Barker was named Pompey boss on 9 December but has won just four games from 14, with his side seven points above the League Two relegation places. "Within the first two to three weeks I recognised the changes would have to be fairly big." He added: "If I'm honest, I thought the team would be closer to the top half in terms of form, in terms of mentality and in terms of technical and tactical ability." http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26385877 looks like he fell for the lies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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