Pompey vs Saints - Sunday 1200

[saintant]

46 minutes ago, die Mannyschaft said:

That we gave been missing.  A few others got stuck in  today but we are a luxury team, like a team you would take to USA on exhibition games. You cant just play a nice passing game. Pompey will stay up as they can bundle balls in from corners and disrupt passing g teams. 

We didn't play a nice passing game for the most part. We mainly gave the ball away under little or no pressure. It's why we struggle to beat these teams. We can't pass the fucking ball to our own players for 90% of the match. 

[saintant]

4 minutes ago, sadoldgit said:

Even when Stewart came on it didn’t work and the ball kept coming back. There must be more ways to play football than just one or the other.

There are - it's simple and is called pass and move.

[tdmickey3]

A draw is just not anywhere good enough against the bottom feeders.

We just didn’t use our superior quality anywhere near enough, to much hoof .

The players don’t seem to have any purpose or set patterns/style of play, just hoof.

Its just all a bit of a mess

This is because the coaching is hopeless.

We scored once from one of the only 3 real quality moments we produced, the other 2 were squandered by Adam “run about a lot” Armstrong 

[Football Special]

1 hour ago, Lee On Solent Saint said:

Am pretty glad we don't actually act like that in the main. For all their propaganda about being the best supporters in the world they are a bunch of cunts. Sky should be ashamed of themselves showing that twat Westwood. 

I think solution is quite straightforward if we play there next season they should have to close first two or three rows of the side stand as they clearly can't control themselves spitting at the facking scummers 

[ant]

1 hour ago, Turkish said:

what an idiot 
 

Needs to get on the Mounjaro

I had a minor breakdown when I had to start buying 34" trousers. How do you get to that point? 😂

[Football Special]

Just now, ant said:

I had a minor breakdown when I had to start buying 34" trousers. How do you get to that point? 😂

Stewards seemed to take forever to even notice he was on the pitch which is astonishing considering his size 

[Football Special]

 

[stknowle]

8 minutes ago, Football Special said:

 

WOW. What an INTIMIDATING individual.

[Osvaldorama]

14 minutes ago, Football Special said:

 

Nonce

[S-Clarke]

A good battling effort, can't fault the commitment - but I still feel pretty frustrated. We were brought down to their level in that 2nd half, and we didn't get going. I don't think we ever had total control and we let the long-ball, scrappy game take over - which is exactly what they wanted in the 2nd half.

Once again I have serious concerns about Tondas ability (or lack of) to influence a game with substitutes, we conspired to get so much worse when he made those changes. In contrast, the skate changes actually improved them and their tactical shift changed their grip on the game. We didn't really do anything to regain any control after that, and those final 15 mins were pretty horrific from us. We shouldn't be 'holding out' against that lot.

Good effort and all, but once again we've come up against a depleted (and already poor quality) Championship side, and are scrapping around trying not to lose. 

I just want this season to end now, not that it ever truly started.

Edited 1 hour ago by S-Clarke

[Patrick Bateman]

1 hour ago, Turkish said:

He’ll probably be talking about football at work tomorrow like they do down there thinking he’s a proper chap. 

"Work"??

[Pamplemousse]

Just some reflections on the day.

Operationally the bubble was very smooth. I hope that if we do play each other next season however it is reconsidered; now we've got the first league meetings out of the way for 14 years, next season's matches (assuming they stay up) won't be as intense and fans can be trusted to make their own way to the ground with the appropriate police protection.

 

The game itself was scrappy, we were too direct at times, although it did work for our goal. Proud of our players for fighting and battling and for dealing with the hostile atmosphere - hopefully going forward it gives them a bit of confidence. If we can put together a run we can climb up the table but we have to start now.

Neither team deserved to lose and a draw was a fair result.

And the locals are still just as inbred as ever. Jesus christ, some of the stuff on show today in that city.

[Pamplemousse]

A few videos here showing the Saints fans' celebrations when we scored

Go to 9.25

Or 6.30 here.

[Tom & Gerry]

Well it wasn't sideways and backwards and the subs were players that a lot of people thought should start. It's not just Tonda but why do managers make so many substitutions almost at once? I know players are tired and there are only so many windows but too many changes and they can't all get to the pace of game. The keeper was looking alright until Pompey started to get a few corners. Get enough corners against us and you're guaranteed a goal. We almost start at least 1-0 down.

[Morse]

The most important thing in any local derby is not to lose, so mustn't grumble, although we should/ could have beaten them.

Surprised that the atmosphere wasn't more intense. 

Fraton Park is massively over rated. 

[Tommy Mulgrew]

Many posters on here have praised our players’ commitment in the game today.  Yes, it was better than it has been in most games this season but today’s match was our Pompey derby day ffs and for most of the time we played with less intensity than they did.  That is unacceptable and smacks of an entitled bunch of players who thought they were more skilful and would prevail.  You need to outfight opponents throughout the match and only if you do that will superior skill get you the win.

Individual moments such as the Downes tackle for the yellow card were great but where was that passion for the rest of the time?  If the goal we conceded was pushed over the line by a hand or forearm, why didn’t our captain protest loud and clear to the referee?  If it had been us who scored an equaliser like that, you can be sure the other side would have been all over the referee in an effort to have it ruled out.

We still have a team of sons-in-law; it’s not good enough.  I can accept losing to or being held to a draw by a better team but not by one that merely tries harder than we do.

Players and manager, please take note and do something about it.