buctootim Posted 28 January, 2014 Share Posted 28 January, 2014 It's a real shame the war came to an end so early, 10 years would have been a fantastic achievement. Who is that in your avatar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andysstuff Posted 28 January, 2014 Share Posted 28 January, 2014 Seems they entrusted the care taking to the landlord of a local hostelry for at least part of the time. http://www.iwaterlooville.co.uk/thebirdinhandlovedean.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper71 Posted 28 January, 2014 Share Posted 28 January, 2014 Boo, all 3 teams below Poopey have had their games postponed so it means they will be at least 3 point clear of the drop zone - the plus side a defeat for them leaves all the clubs below them with at least one game in hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizzie Saints Posted 28 January, 2014 Share Posted 28 January, 2014 Wycombe will be without injured attacking pair Jon-Paul Pittman and Paris Cowan-Hall.They have joined left-back Charles Dunne (tibia) and Tommy Fletcher (thigh) in the treatment roomPortsmouth's Danny East, Simon Ferry and David Connolly are set to miss out and Jed Wallace is a doubt with hip and groin problems picked up on Saturday.New defender Ben Chorley's suspension has come to an end to and he is in contention to make his debut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 28 January, 2014 Share Posted 28 January, 2014 Indeed Nick, it is decent away support for League Two - BUT NOT THE BEST IN THE WORLD! In some cases they have taken about half of what we did to lower league grounds, in some cases a quarter - and we can't match the travelling support of people like Leeds and West Ham, so we don't crow about it. That is the difference. They have forgotten what big clubs like us do, so they think they are at the pinnacle of everything. Something big is about to happen, I can feel it... Only because I'm going offline for a few days and I know I'll return and find 15 pages to plough through! So when I go quiet, panic ye not, I have not abandoned nutjobbery. I haven't been abducted by Kora who is using me as a sex slave, I haven't been shot by an arms dealer, I'm not doing favours for Avram behind a skip on an industrial estate, I'm not petting monkey-chickens in a designated area, I'm not swigging a Vodka and come on the veranda, I'm not even buying discounted leather goods next door to an underwater Saab dealership and casino. I'm just sitting quietly and awaiting the return of my computer. You can't gain access to the internet because your computer's going in for repair? What do you think this is, 1983 or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterside.saint Posted 28 January, 2014 Share Posted 28 January, 2014 They're up at Wycombe tonight, hopefully the chairboys will humiliate them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyboy Posted 28 January, 2014 Share Posted 28 January, 2014 Does anyone think the Syrian champions from a couple of years ago will be crowing when the civil war ends? Perhaps the winners of the Rwandan Cup in 1993 look back fondly on the "great" year of the genocide when their adversaries were too busy hacking/ burning/being hacked/ being burnt to pit up a decent challenge? Apparently FC Hiroshima didn't lose many matches in 1945/45 season and are rightly proud of the fact. None of these losers have anything on mighty Portsmouth though who can look back with the utmost pride on seven years of pain, genocide and obliteration and know that they are, without a doubt, the world's most bestest trophy caretakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridge too far Posted 28 January, 2014 Share Posted 28 January, 2014 They're up at Wycombe tonight, hopefully the chairboys will humiliate them We were briefly tempted to go tonight (we live in the town) but it's too cold and wet to watch that bunch of chunder - even for the pleasure of seeing them lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 28 January, 2014 Share Posted 28 January, 2014 We were briefly tempted to go tonight (we live in the town) but it's too cold and wet to watch that bunch of chunder - even for the pleasure of seeing them lose. 0-0 at half time. Pompey 0 shots on goal. Looks like you've dodged some epic dross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 28 January, 2014 Share Posted 28 January, 2014 @pn_neil_allen: #Pompey 0-0 at HT against Wycombe. Indebted to Carson's saves to not be behind - and yet to even test their keeper. Padovani struggling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 28 January, 2014 Share Posted 28 January, 2014 Torquay with another game in hand after tonight as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridge too far Posted 28 January, 2014 Share Posted 28 January, 2014 Chairboys 0-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 28 January, 2014 Share Posted 28 January, 2014 Open top bus time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony13579 Posted 29 January, 2014 Share Posted 29 January, 2014 I fear for the future, that things might come to a sticky end. That their pyramid of cards may collapse in to the foundations of a Tesco extra. how could this happen? It's not right, or fair..... We have only 5,311 posts to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony F Posted 29 January, 2014 Share Posted 29 January, 2014 BBC stats show that P*mpey had just one shot on goal during their win over Wycombe......... would that be the penalty they were gifted? Its about the same as when Fulham played us. Or - in other words - pretty crap!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farawaysaint Posted 29 January, 2014 Share Posted 29 January, 2014 Who is that in your avatar? The guy from curb your enthusiasm Larry David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 29 January, 2014 Share Posted 29 January, 2014 2nd bottom teams points scored in recent seasons 2013 Barnet 51 2012 Hereford 44 2011 Lincoln 47 2010 Grimsby 44 2009 Chester 37 (distorted as Luton were also relegated having been deducted a squillion points) 2008 Mansfield 42 So mid 40s could be the target , a point a game could see them safe :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallyboy Posted 29 January, 2014 Share Posted 29 January, 2014 Less cheek from you Lord T - nothing wrong with living in the 80s! I'm currently on a steam-driven Nokia, every individual letter has to be painted by a monk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridge too far Posted 29 January, 2014 Share Posted 29 January, 2014 BBC stats show that P*mpey had just one shot on goal during their win over Wycombe......... would that be the penalty they were gifted? Its about the same as when Fulham played us. Or - in other words - pretty crap!!!!! Report from the local rag - also suggests Wycombe were denied a very obvious penalty http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/sport/10970470.Ainsworth__That_s_the_softest_penalty_I_ve_ever_seen/?ref=var_0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holepuncture Posted 29 January, 2014 Share Posted 29 January, 2014 Report from the local rag - also suggests Wycombe were denied a very obvious penalty http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/sport/10970470.Ainsworth__That_s_the_softest_penalty_I_ve_ever_seen/?ref=var_0 "The referee sees what he sees on the pitch and that was their one shot on goal tonight and they scored it. “I think it’s a soft penalty, Doc thinks it’s a soft penalty, but the referee thinks it is a penalty and that’s the decision that counts on the pitch. We can’t do anything about yesterday but we can do plenty about tomorrow, and that’s what I’ve told the boys. “We did put the ball in the net – and again I question that decision – and there’s a handball on the line, but when your luck’s out, it’s out Those fishy f*ckers eh?! Mind you, results like this are just papering over the cracks, which can only be a good thing for nutjobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anothersaintinsouthsea Posted 29 January, 2014 Share Posted 29 January, 2014 2nd bottom teams points scored in recent seasons 2013 Barnet 51 2012 Hereford 44 2011 Lincoln 47 2010 Grimsby 44 2009 Chester 37 (distorted as Luton were also relegated having been deducted a squillion points) 2008 Mansfield 42 So mid 40s could be the target , a point a game could see them safe :-( But it is the 3rd bottom teams' scores that are crucial (i'm presuming it is 2 down right?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bad Bob Posted 29 January, 2014 Share Posted 29 January, 2014 2nd bottom teams points scored in recent seasons 2013 Barnet 51 2012 Hereford 44 2011 Lincoln 47 2010 Grimsby 44 2009 Chester 37 (distorted as Luton were also relegated having been deducted a squillion points) 2008 Mansfield 42 So mid 40s could be the target , a point a game could see them safe :-( But it is the 3rd bottom teams' scores that are crucial (i'm presuming it is 2 down right?) No, you only have to beat the points of the 2nd bottom team to be safe. What the 3rd bottom teams got in previous seasons is irrelevant. The average for the 2nd bottom team over the last 5 seasons is about 46 so they need to get 47 points to be safe.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopGun Posted 29 January, 2014 Share Posted 29 January, 2014 Well, it seems they got lucky last night. Hopefully it will go to their heads and fill them with overconfidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 29 January, 2014 Share Posted 29 January, 2014 Well, it seems they got lucky last night. Hopefully it will go to their heads and fill them with overconfidence. That's right. Dangle a little piece of hope on a string and then snatch it away again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anothersaintinsouthsea Posted 29 January, 2014 Share Posted 29 January, 2014 No, you only have to beat the points of the 2nd bottom team to be safe. What the 3rd bottom teams got in previous seasons is irrelevant. The average for the 2nd bottom team over the last 5 seasons is about 46 so they need to get 47 points to be safe.. Not this debate again: two seasons ago Hereford went down with 44 points. By your logic to survive that season would have needed 45 points? Wrong! Barnet finished 3rd from bottom with 46 points so a points haul of 45 points wouldn't have been enough, 47 points was needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lets B Avenue Posted 29 January, 2014 Share Posted 29 January, 2014 Not this debate again: two seasons ago Hereford went down with 44 points. By your logic to survive that season would have needed 45 points? Wrong! Barnet finished 3rd from bottom with 46 points so a points haul of 45 points wouldn't have been enough, 47 points was needed. 45 would still have beaten Hereford. Barnet would have finished 4th from bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bad Bob Posted 29 January, 2014 Share Posted 29 January, 2014 Not this debate again: two seasons ago Hereford went down with 44 points. By your logic to survive that season would have needed 45 points? Wrong! Barnet finished 3rd from bottom with 46 points so a points haul of 45 points wouldn't have been enough, 47 points was needed. Yes, Barnet survived with 46 points, they would still have survived if they had got 45 points as that is still one more than Hereford got. All you need to do to survive is have 1 more point than the team 2nd from bottom. The points for 3rd from bottom is irrelevant... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StDunko Posted 29 January, 2014 Share Posted 29 January, 2014 Not this debate again: two seasons ago Hereford went down with 44 points. By your logic to survive that season would have needed 45 points? Wrong! Barnet finished 3rd from bottom with 46 points so a points haul of 45 points wouldn't have been enough, 47 points was needed. So are you saying that if Barnet had lost one of the games they actually drew (against a mid table side) and finished on 45 points they would've been relegated, despite them finishing above the relgation zone on 45 points? I'm confused! ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anothersaintinsouthsea Posted 29 January, 2014 Share Posted 29 January, 2014 45 would still have beaten Hereford. Barnet would have finished 4th from bottom. How many points did Hereford need to stay up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anothersaintinsouthsea Posted 29 January, 2014 Share Posted 29 January, 2014 Yes, Barnet survived with 46 points, they would still have survived if they had got 45 points as that is still one more than Hereford got. All you need to do to survive is have 1 more point than the team 2nd from bottom. The points for 3rd from bottom is irrelevant... But if you are the second bottom team then you need to get more points than 3rd bottom to swap places and stay up. How many points would have kept up Hereford? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StDunko Posted 29 January, 2014 Share Posted 29 January, 2014 But if you are the second bottom team then you need to get more points than 3rd bottom to swap places and stay up. How many points would have kept up Hereford? I think you're missing the point, if you were the second bottom team (Hereford), you were relegated. Any side with a points total greater than the bottom two sides has enough points to stay up. You're confusing the issue by trying to add points to a relgated side to make them finish above a side that actually finished outside the relegation zone. How would the number of points hereford would have needed to finish above the team, just above the relegation zone, help you work out how many points are needed to avoid relgation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anothersaintinsouthsea Posted 29 January, 2014 Share Posted 29 January, 2014 This debate was done to death when people were wondering how many points we needed to get promoted to the Prem. To ensure you finish 3rd from bottom you need to match the points that teams typically get when they finish 3rd from bottom, not second from bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 29 January, 2014 Share Posted 29 January, 2014 Anyway its pretty academic imo because the bottom two teams in Div 4 are really bad and Pompey bought in a couple of decent players (compared to their current ones) in January. They arent going to get relegated this year but they do have to work out how to pay for their anti relegation splurge. Lots of miles in this yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70's Mike Posted 29 January, 2014 Share Posted 29 January, 2014 it is not their league position that will finish them but their financial one. the more they win the more pressure will be applied to up their spending Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorsetdave Posted 29 January, 2014 Share Posted 29 January, 2014 I wonder if history will repeat itself? Chronology of Pompey's life and career 106 BC September 29– Born in Picenum 83 BC– Aligns with Sulla, after his return from the Mithridatic War against King Mithridates IV of Pontus; Marriage to Aemilia Scaura 82–81 BC– Defeats Gaius Marius's allies in Sicily and Africa 81 BC– Returns to Rome and celebrates First triumph 76–71 BC– Campaign in Hispania against Sertorius 71 BC– Returns to Italy and participates in the suppression of a slave rebellion led by Spartacus; Second triumph 70 BC– First consulship (with M. Licinius Crassus) 67 BC– Defeats the pirates and goes to Asia province 66–61 BC– Defeats King Mithridates of Pontus; end of the Third Mithridatic War 64–63 BC– Pompey's March through Syria, the Levant, and Judea 61 BC September 29– Third triumph 59 BC April– The first triumvirate is constituted; Pompey allies to Julius Caesar and Licinius Crassus; marriage to Julia (daughter of Julius Caesar) 58–55 BC– Governs Hispania Ulterior by proxy, construction of Pompey's Theater 55 BC– Second consulship (with M. Licinius Crassus), Dedication of the Theatre of Pompey 54 BC– Julia dies; the first triumvirate ends 52 BC– Serves as sole consul for intercalary month,[54] third ordinary consulship with Metellus Scipio for the rest of the year; marriage to Cornelia Metella 51 BC– Forbids Caesar (in Gaul) to stand for consulship in absentia 50 BC– Falls dangerously ill with fever in Campania, but is saved 'by public prayers'[55] 49 BC– Caesar crosses the Rubicon River and invades Italy; Pompey retreats to Greece with the conservatives 48 BC– Caesar defeats Pompey's army near Pharsalus, Greece. Pompey retreats to Egypt and is killed at Pelusium. Lot of similarities Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 29 January, 2014 Share Posted 29 January, 2014 I wonder if history will repeat itself? Chronology of Pompey's life and career 106 BC September 29– Born in Picenum 83 BC– Aligns with Sulla, after his return from the Mithridatic War against King Mithridates IV of Pontus; Marriage to Aemilia Scaura 82–81 BC– Defeats Gaius Marius's allies in Sicily and Africa 81 BC– Returns to Rome and celebrates First triumph 76–71 BC– Campaign in Hispania against Sertorius 71 BC– Returns to Italy and participates in the suppression of a slave rebellion led by Spartacus; Second triumph 70 BC– First consulship (with M. Licinius Crassus) 67 BC– Defeats the pirates and goes to Asia province 66–61 BC– Defeats King Mithridates of Pontus; end of the Third Mithridatic War 64–63 BC– Pompey's March through Syria, the Levant, and Judea 61 BC September 29– Third triumph 59 BC April– The first triumvirate is constituted; Pompey allies to Julius Caesar and Licinius Crassus; marriage to Julia (daughter of Julius Caesar) 58–55 BC– Governs Hispania Ulterior by proxy, construction of Pompey's Theater 55 BC– Second consulship (with M. Licinius Crassus), Dedication of the Theatre of Pompey 54 BC– Julia dies; the first triumvirate ends 52 BC– Serves as sole consul for intercalary month,[54] third ordinary consulship with Metellus Scipio for the rest of the year; marriage to Cornelia Metella 51 BC– Forbids Caesar (in Gaul) to stand for consulship in absentia 50 BC– Falls dangerously ill with fever in Campania, but is saved 'by public prayers'[55] 49 BC– Caesar crosses the Rubicon River and invades Italy; Pompey retreats to Greece with the conservatives 48 BC– Caesar defeats Pompey's army near Pharsalus, Greece. Pompey retreats to Egypt and is killed at Pelusium. Lot of similarities There are nutjobs and then there is dorsetdave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorsetdave Posted 29 January, 2014 Share Posted 29 January, 2014 There are nutjobs and then there is dorsetdave Theatre of Pompey in Rome is now just housing and shops 49 BC makes me think retreats to League 1 with Penny 48 BC could be retreats to non-league when the next admin kills them off P.S. My middle name is Nutjob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 29 January, 2014 Share Posted 29 January, 2014 @pn_neil_allen: #Pompey currently average 1,131 fans away from home. Away distances presently average 317 miles. Staggering support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 29 January, 2014 Share Posted 29 January, 2014 @pn_neil_allen: #Pompey currently average 1,131 fans away from home. Away distances presently average 317 miles. Staggering support. Bullshyte surely. Thats further than Manchester isn't it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintmatt Posted 29 January, 2014 Share Posted 29 January, 2014 Bullshyte surely. Thats further than Manchester isn't it. Presumably that's for both directions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Diamond Posted 29 January, 2014 Share Posted 29 January, 2014 I don't recall us or our local newspapers making a big deal out of our long away days in League One - I seem to remember we just got on with it. Hartlepool, Carlisle, Exeter etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK the 2nd Posted 29 January, 2014 Share Posted 29 January, 2014 E@pn_neil_allen: #Pompey currently average 1,131 fans away from home. Away distances presently average 317 miles. Staggering support. Staggering indeed if referring to TCWTB ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper71 Posted 29 January, 2014 Share Posted 29 January, 2014 @pn_neil_allen: #Pompey currently average 1,131 fans away from home. Away distances presently average 317 miles. Staggering support. All their supporters stagger - it must be tough walking with additional toes, especially when they are webbed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 29 January, 2014 Share Posted 29 January, 2014 Presumably that's for both directions oh yeah, makes a bit more sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopGun Posted 30 January, 2014 Share Posted 30 January, 2014 @pn_neil_allen: #Pompey currently average 1,131 fans away from home. Away distances presently average 317 miles. Staggering support. But if you have paid less than £250 for a season ticket at FP there is a bit of cash to spare for away games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 30 January, 2014 Share Posted 30 January, 2014 But if you have paid less than £250 for a season ticket at FP there is a bit of cash to spare for away games. Especially if you didn't bother to throw a grand away as 99% of the magnificent 250,000 didn't. Staggering support? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COMEONYOUREDS Posted 30 January, 2014 Share Posted 30 January, 2014 The only thing staggering about it is that a team that attracts that level of support, have managed to get themselves relegated 3 times in 4 years. They're a big club in league 2 terms but that means f*ck all. The fact that he's reporting the round trip mileage shows how small time they are and how desperate they are to big up any stat to make themselves feel big, pathetic really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy_D Posted 30 January, 2014 Share Posted 30 January, 2014 http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/scourge-of-academy-highlights-power-of-high-flying-clubs-1-5843128 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warsash saint Posted 30 January, 2014 Share Posted 30 January, 2014 http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/scourge-of-academy-highlights-power-of-high-flying-clubs-1-5843128 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guided Missile Posted 30 January, 2014 Share Posted 30 January, 2014 @pn_neil_allen: #Pompey currently average 1,131 fans away from home. Away distances presently average 317 miles. Staggering support. Half of those live close to the away ground. Just like us, really... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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