Charlie Wayman

He won't change a winning team unless Downes is unfit. Expect yesteday's line up.

Our three points yeterday gained us very little, we are still stuck in 14th while at least four of the teams that want that sixth spot also won yesterday. It will be very hard going to overhaul them all. I can't see it happening but will enjoy the challenge.

Totally agree, a crass and mindless post. I doubt that bloke grasps empathy or understanding.

Wasn't he in the Man City academy? Hope he can rediscover the potential that got him in there in the first place.

There is only an outside chance of us reaching the play-offs even if we win today. The problem will not be us picking up points, teams above us need to drop points and there isn't much sign of that happening for the top group. It will be a very hard slog to overhaul them all

Match days are becoming fun again. No banana skins today please lads. Hoping for 3-0 or 4 even. Good to have a strong bench again.

Sad indeed but Terry Paine as Club Preident was a regular at home matches until very recently. I assume he is still going strong in South Africa? Must be late eighties by now. Would love to see him back at SMS again before it's too late. No doubt a true legend, Saints through and through and arguably the best and most loved player ever to wear our stripes

Great post, thank you. I went to many of the matches highlighted but don't remember them being in black & white for where I was standing. It was good to see the magic of Terry Paine again. it's easy to forget over time how good he was on the ball.

Alice in Wonderland stuff, this 🤣

Not many fans are either if this level of negativity is common. We're not going up anyway so it matters not a jot.

Ridiculous! If Eckert succeeded in achieving promotion after this chaotic season nobody in their right minds would deny him the chance to manage in the PL. He would deserve it fully.

New Broom!

We've started winning and looking more cohesive a squad - co-incidence or evidence?

Close the door quietly behind you, please!

Not sure about that.

Sad to see so little entusiasm on here for Larin's arrival. I mean, the guy hasn't set foot in the place yet let alone kicked a football. Judgement without a trial. Come on lads give him a chance. Arthur Scargill would have been an upgrade on our current crop of strikers.

We only beat poor teams?

Imagine Stephens and Wood as our central defenders……………….

Oops! I can't believe it! I thought we were at home.😩 Shows how far down my list of priorities Sains have become these day

Yes but will they fancy it down south on a bright, warm and sunny Saturday afternoon! [my old joke resurrected from two years ago}

What's not to like?

Prolific at what? Prolific ia an adjective not a noun.

What I meant was that he doen't want to be here, Charlton are deperate to get him back so where is the logic in bringing him back into our squad for probably only one game

What? He played really well, 100% commitment and a very strong presence in the middle third. You must have been watching s different game.

The ref spoiled to game by letting far too much go so it just became a bully boy game in which football came a poor second. In my opinion, he chickened out in front of the home crowd because he knew all the physical foul play was coming from Pompey and had he pulled them up for it, he would have had a very uncomfortable afternoon. When we did get our foot on the ball for a spell we looked different class but it would be hard for any player not to lose their cool when being fouled constantly. Pompey looked to be a League 1 side still having not really made the transition well. Bree's inclusion leaves so many question marks over Eckert's judgment that only he can answer but it made zero sense to me. Otherwise the 4-3-3 formation makes us far more compact as a team and harder to break down.