Crab Lungs Posted 23 August, 2015 Share Posted 23 August, 2015 (edited) They're only getting 15,000+ crowds at the moment 'cos of their relative success. That's them all over, delusional glory hunters. They were struggling to get 12,000 with their innovative "Pack The Pack" scheme in the Championship when they down the bottom, so it's got nothing to do with how big they are, more to do with a load of fanboys wanting to jump on the... ahem, League Two success bandwagon. () Edited 23 August, 2015 by Crab Lungs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Balls Posted 24 August, 2015 Share Posted 24 August, 2015 They're only getting 15,000+ crowds at the moment 'cos of their relative success. That's them all over, delusional glory hunters. They were struggling to get 12,000 with their innovative "Pack The Pack" scheme in the Championship when they down the bottom, so it's got nothing to do with how big they are, more to do with a load of fanboys wanting to jump on the... ahem, League Two success bandwagon. () I s**t you not, 2 of my skate mates genuinely said this to me yesterday. "I might start going down there again now they're winning". They haven't been to a game since the 2-2 victory at SMS. They are self confessed fair weather fans though. And quite openly admit they're gobby when things are going their way. They're typical skates in the way they 'banter' ("won the league twice" blah blah blah) but are decent enough to admit they're actually s**t fair weather fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suewhistle Posted 24 August, 2015 Share Posted 24 August, 2015 Those sorts you don't mind so much as they're self-aware enough to realise it, and it's always good to support your local team. As the main board shows, a poor start and we've got our own fairweather fans too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamplemousse Posted 24 August, 2015 Share Posted 24 August, 2015 Oops, seems like the draining at the new training ground isn't working Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 24 August, 2015 Share Posted 24 August, 2015 Oops, seems like the draining at the new training ground isn't working Or the swimming pool is full of weeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 24 August, 2015 Share Posted 24 August, 2015 Oops, seems like the draining at the new training ground isn't working Looks fine to me - fish need water to breath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutch Posted 25 August, 2015 Share Posted 25 August, 2015 It's called secondary drainage. It needs lots and lots of buckets to work properly. I presume the arena was dry as a bone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres Posted 25 August, 2015 Share Posted 25 August, 2015 It's called secondary drainage. It needs lots and lots of buckets to work properly. I presume the arena was dry as a bone. Something they have in abundance, luckily. Rattle Rattle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 25 August, 2015 Share Posted 25 August, 2015 It looks fine to me. Having an excess of water is part of the cunning plan as it washes all the dog **** and needles away which leaves the three youth team players free to clean the boots... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallyboy Posted 25 August, 2015 Share Posted 25 August, 2015 As usual the obsessive and jealous Nutjobs only look for the negatives! You see a small damp patch, the rest of us see a beautiful, Championship-ready, fan-owned fence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Tone Posted 25 August, 2015 Share Posted 25 August, 2015 As usual the obsessive and jealous Nutjobs only look for the negatives! You see a small damp patch, the rest of us see a beautiful, Championship-ready, fan-owned fence. Havent been on this thread for a while. Good to see Rallyboy is as readable as always! Personally I want them to sit in safe mid-table obscurity for years to come yet .... No promotion near misses or plucky relegation escapes. No exciting cup defeats against Saints or other big teams ... Just boring nothingness as their support gradually fades away, and the 'floating voters' and the new-to-the-game kids move to watching us or Brighton, or even Havant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suewhistle Posted 25 August, 2015 Share Posted 25 August, 2015 Can I suggest that they do their training on the civil service ground at Chilcomb, on the downs above Winchester. Very well drained pitches on the chalk there. Mind you, I suspect the CS club would want paying in advance so that might be an obstacle... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Balls Posted 25 August, 2015 Share Posted 25 August, 2015 :McInnesFacePalmThingy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallyboy Posted 25 August, 2015 Share Posted 25 August, 2015 Bring it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andysstuff Posted 25 August, 2015 Share Posted 25 August, 2015 :McInnesFacePalmThingy: They won't be going back any time soon then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 25 August, 2015 Share Posted 25 August, 2015 :McInnesFacePalmThingy: Pompey fan in 'comparing apples with oranges' shocker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlakeySFC Posted 25 August, 2015 Share Posted 25 August, 2015 What is that 8,000 in the 3rd round even referring to? Bristol City at Home in the 3rd round in 2013/14 where the attendance was 8,539? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterside.saint Posted 26 August, 2015 Share Posted 26 August, 2015 What is that 8,000 in the 3rd round even referring to? Bristol City at Home in the 3rd round in 2013/14 where the attendance was 8,539? They don't need any kind of factual basis, wishful thinking is enough to create a Portsmyth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Saint Posted 26 August, 2015 Share Posted 26 August, 2015 16k? Well done - I guess playing Reading is a bit like their cup final these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint si Posted 26 August, 2015 Share Posted 26 August, 2015 What is that 8,000 in the 3rd round even referring to? Bristol City at Home in the 3rd round in 2013/14 where the attendance was 8,539? So they're right - basically we did have an 8k attendance for a league cup tie. Big deal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallyboy Posted 26 August, 2015 Share Posted 26 August, 2015 I'll be surprised if they beat 8,000 for the next round. While the big crowd last night proved too much for the visitors who clearly cracked under pressure in the hostile cauldron of passion at the fortress, there was an unsavoury issue that Reading are politely playing down. Some of the more special supporters in the South Stand were reported to the ref last night for targeting specific opposition players with language that's normally the preserve of the hip hop community. Presumably just a handful, but no normal club in 2015 should have anyone doing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint si Posted 26 August, 2015 Share Posted 26 August, 2015 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/14368474 Attendance: 4,464 of the absolute bestest. Challenge: can anyone find a lower competitive Fratton Park attendance since (let's say) 2010? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 26 August, 2015 Share Posted 26 August, 2015 16k was a decent crowd. Their passion and noise obviously meant a difference to the result on the night. i assume their roar brought them home to a comfortable victory. Who did they get in the 3rd round draw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Biscuits Posted 26 August, 2015 Share Posted 26 August, 2015 I'll be surprised if they beat 8,000 for the next round. While the big crowd last night proved too much for the visitors who clearly cracked under pressure in the hostile cauldron of passion at the fortress, there was an unsavoury issue that Reading are politely playing down. Some of the more special supporters in the South Stand were reported to the ref last night for targeting specific opposition players with language that's normally the preserve of the hip hop community. Presumably just a handful, but no normal club in 2015 should have anyone doing that. Not surprising considering most of them live in the past so having an archaic attitude makes perfect sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Neil Posted 26 August, 2015 Share Posted 26 August, 2015 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/14368474 Attendance: 4,464 of the absolute bestest. Challenge: can anyone find a lower competitive Fratton Park attendance since (let's say) 2010? Of course attendance was low for that game they only had three players on the bench! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyinthesky Posted 26 August, 2015 Share Posted 26 August, 2015 Re Comparative Attendances Since both clubs entered the Football League in 1920/1, Saints have had a higher average home gate on 54 of the 88 seasons Our lowest average crowd was 9,064 in 1932/3 whereas Pompey recorded a figure of 8,269 in 1994/5 but seasonally adjusted this converts to 37,082 which coincides with their best ever average in season 1948/9 (note this was in a ground with a capacity of 52,000!!) Note also that in the 88 years of this comparison, Pompey had a larger capacity stadium for 74 years In more recent times ie since both clubs ended up in the same division in 1960/1 (ie a period of 55 seasons) Saints have recorded higher home league attendances for 52 seasons!!!!! Oh and the tickets for the Reading game ranged from £2 to £10 - a fair incentive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurosaint Posted 26 August, 2015 Share Posted 26 August, 2015 http://www.premierleague.com/content/premierleague/en-gb/matchday/matches/2012-2013/epl.match-report.html/southampton-vs-reading Last time that we played Reading (see above) attendance 29,331 I realise that it is not remotely comparable but hey ho, why should we care if they don't ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterside.saint Posted 26 August, 2015 Share Posted 26 August, 2015 http://www.premierleague.com/content/premierleague/en-gb/matchday/matches/2012-2013/epl.match-report.html/southampton-vs-reading Last time that we played Reading (see above) attendance 29,331 I realise that it is not remotely comparable but hey ho, why should we care if they don't ?? Fair point, sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander [emoji106] Sent from my SGP511 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintZamboni Posted 26 August, 2015 Share Posted 26 August, 2015 I think the only fair way to compare is to look at the last time we played a team two leagues above us in a cup competition. The attendance was 28,792 (Man Utd at home). After that season there wasn't a league two levels above us anymore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Duckhunter Posted 26 August, 2015 Share Posted 26 August, 2015 Looks like the fa are investigating The Bestest for racially abusing a Reading player. Boos and monkey noises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohio Saint Posted 26 August, 2015 Share Posted 26 August, 2015 Looks like the fa are investigating The Bestest for racially abusing a Reading player. Boos and monkey noises. But that's how they sound during a normal conversation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miserableoldgit Posted 26 August, 2015 Share Posted 26 August, 2015 Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Biscuits Posted 26 August, 2015 Share Posted 26 August, 2015 That's got about 5seats too many on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 26 August, 2015 Share Posted 26 August, 2015 That's got about 5seats too many on it Nope. Those extra spaces are to accommodate the specially selected match officials who will be able to cope with the passion and noise of the cup final... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 26 August, 2015 Share Posted 26 August, 2015 Looks like the fa are investigating The Bestest for racially abusing a Reading player. Boos and monkey noises. Thats hould end the lowest attendance debate when they are forced to play a match behind closed doors. Should also hurt their finances with the fine and then re-imbursing the fans who paid for tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Biscuits Posted 26 August, 2015 Share Posted 26 August, 2015 Nope. Those extra spaces are to accommodate the specially selected match officials who will be able to cope with the passion and noise of the cup final... Really? I would have thought there would have been an argument for needing the space for all those extra fingers and toes, but have it your way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Biscuits Posted 26 August, 2015 Share Posted 26 August, 2015 Thats hould end the lowest attendance debate when they are forced to play a match behind closed doors. Should also hurt their finances with the fine and then re-imbursing the fans who paid for tickets. Tbh, it just reflects their Neanderthal attitude. I personally think that ANY club (including my beloved Saints) no matter where they are on the football pyramid should be deducted points for inexcusable fan behaviour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Biscuits Posted 26 August, 2015 Share Posted 26 August, 2015 Double post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andysstuff Posted 26 August, 2015 Share Posted 26 August, 2015 Tbh, it just reflects their Neanderthal attitude. I personally think that ANY club (including my beloved Saints) no matter where they are on the football pyramid should be deducted points for inexcusable fan behaviour. This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aintforever Posted 26 August, 2015 Share Posted 26 August, 2015 **** me, the attendance debate was settled years ago when we were two leagues below them and still averaging more. Above them in a smaller ground - averaged more, below them in a bigger ground - averaged more, we always average more. Their big crowds and success is all ancient history from a time when a bunch of amateurs booted a cow skin around a field watched by as many men in flat caps who could fit into any ground in the country, a time when Charlton Athletic got crowds of 75k plus. It's all irrelivant. Fact is look at the last 50 years and they are just a small lower league club, up for a season in the 80s then a brief spell paid for by the gun runner. 8 years total at the highest level, most of those cheating. In the same time we've only had 11 seasons out of the top flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallyboy Posted 26 August, 2015 Share Posted 26 August, 2015 I'll just cut and paste this every six months for the benefit of the persistent few who refuse to accept facts - the attendance debate is over, we won - on all counts. The End. As for being the most passionatestic and having the most plucktitude, the jury is still out, but it's not looking good. The likes of Palace and Stoke have upped their games and left the struggling 4th tier minnows behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurosaint Posted 27 August, 2015 Share Posted 27 August, 2015 Thats hould end the lowest attendance debate when they are forced to play a match behind closed doors. Should also hurt their finances with the fine and then re-imbursing the fans who paid for tickets. Not to mention the £13 million matchday spend in the town ? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd Posted 27 August, 2015 Share Posted 27 August, 2015 Horrible racist bastards!!! http://www.skysports.com/football/news/12040/9968000/hampshire-police-investigate-fratton-park-chanting-claims Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Paul C Posted 28 August, 2015 Share Posted 28 August, 2015 Horrible racist bastards!!! http://www.skysports.com/football/news/12040/9968000/hampshire-police-investigate-fratton-park-chanting-claims U gotz is all rong me old mukka - they be da besterest s'ppotaz an wood neva do anyfink like dat. they all luved dat terry henry fella from assnall, proves day aint waycist - dunnit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Balls Posted 28 August, 2015 Share Posted 28 August, 2015 So if they find him, they're back to being the 'worlds best fans'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallyboy Posted 28 August, 2015 Share Posted 28 August, 2015 I see they've already gently downgraded the problem from a section of the crowd in the family section to a lone offender. Nicely done! You'd have thought that one renegade idiot could have been picked out by the astonished crowd quite easily, I wonder why they weren't? Ten years ago a father and son were arrested at Fatpipes for racially-abusing their own keeper, during a home win. While many clubs and fans have changed, pompey seem to have retained an unsavoury element that wishes it was still 1970 - and what really sets them apart is they want everyone to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Munster Posted 28 August, 2015 Share Posted 28 August, 2015 I'm jealous. They're just one racist scumbag away from being the bestest fans in the whole world again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlakeySFC Posted 29 August, 2015 Share Posted 29 August, 2015 The club's got a notoriously Neanderthal supporter-base, so it's no real surprise there are racist c_unts that go to Nortarf Krap to spew their vile disgusting vitriol really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igsey Posted 29 August, 2015 Share Posted 29 August, 2015 Thrashing Luton 1-1 at half time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 29 August, 2015 Share Posted 29 August, 2015 Plucky last minute winner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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