saintdaz

they will always been known as scummers to me and when i visit pompey it's always going to scumpey

Rip markus you will no doubt have been proud of what you have set in place

Nigels now not gonna be on talksport

essruu and you knew this because your his chaperone

I know it's a long way off but would you settle for a draw considering the first match is away and the fact that we all have friends/family that come from scumpey?

the saints are comming the scummers are running na na na na na na na to the tune of the green day song

nick g, i'm sure your pessermistic view is not shared by all on here

OK they drew with us up there, but Charlton were woeful. Chaplow had a headless chicken day so replace him with Stephens and maybe more of our passes might reach our players. Guly really did not look like a RM player up there and the Diamond wasn't effective until he came off yet by many reports we didn't actually play badly in that set up. So what to do? Start with Guly or give Forte his first full run-out. Think he'll go with Guly as Forte still won't be fully match fit yet and more likely to have an impact again against a tiring defence. If he's up to it would start with Jaidi, and also ask whether Butters sub was tactical or a slight knock ...........................KD..................... . Butters....Fonte............Jaidi.......Harding ..................Hammond...................... ..........Guly...........Stephens ............. ................Lallana.......................... Lam...............................bert ..............Barnard...................... DUBAI PHIL, who's this bert fella on the left wing?

good on OC for that. Sahme i missed that lol

special k i second that

just a thought. If we call them skates how come we don't have a song with skate in it? I'm 42 and was brought up in the era where we called them scummers and cos of what happened in the docks strike of 1984 where the dockers from southampton striked and the dockers from pompey did'nt meant it f**ked it up for the southampton dockers (well so my dad tells me cos he worked in the docks). but if this is true then it brings a complete reversal to what the pompey scum say happened many years previous which we no never was. (sorry to waffle on)

Adkins wanted the game to be switched back to Saturday. see: http://www.thisisdevon.co.uk/plymouthargyle/Saints-fail-postponed-clash-switched-Saturday/article-3368352-detail/article.html

if it is a groin injury lets hope its a first degree groin strain see: Groin strain causes Download Our FREE Injury Treatment and Prevention Reports Email .What to do if you are an unlucky sufferer from groin strains, and what action you can take to avoid them A 'groin pull' (aka groin strain) is often a bruise, stretching, or tearing of muscle fibres which run from the front of the hip bone to the inside of the thigh. These 'hip-adductor' muscles, namely the adductor longus, adductor brevis, adductor magnus, gracilis, and pectineus, actively move the thigh toward the centreline of the body ('adduction') and also help to control and limit movements of the thigh away from the body's centre. Thus, the adductor muscles stabilise the hip and leg during all sporting activities which involve running. In some groin pulls, the muscles themselves are okay, but the tendons attaching the muscles to the front of the hip bone are stretched and inflamed. In rare cases, there is an inflammation of the hip bone itself, or even a hair-line fracture of the hip bone. Groin pulls can keep athletes out of action for weeks and even months at a time ('Pelvis and Sacral Dysfunction in Sports and Exercise', Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am, Vol. 11(4), pp. 805-836, November 2000). What causes it? Sports experts believe that groin strains can be caused by a variety of different factors, including: (1) Overuse. Since the adductors must stabilise the hip with each footfall during the act of running, they are subjected to vertical-impact, front-to-back, lateral-plane, and rotational forces about 90 times per minute per leg. Strenuous workouts can put great strain on the adductors, and if the recovery periods between workouts do not permit adequate restoration, the adductor muscles and tendons may become increasingly more irritated. (2) Inadequate warm-up prior to strenuous activity. If the adductor muscles are not warmed and loosened up prior to intense work, or if the warm-up fails to prepare the nervous system to control the adductors in an optimal way, sudden movements may place too great a strain on the adductors, leading to tearing. (3) Sudden dynamic movements, such as initiating a sprint, changing direction powerfully, leaping to catch a ball, surging up a hill, or hitting the ground after a jump. All of these activities subject the adductors to greater-than-normal force loads, which may produce damage. (4) Poor mechanics while lifting heavy objects. When a large weight is hoisted, there is a tendency for the thigh to undergo abduction, ie, movement away from the centreline. If this is not controlled, the adductors may experience excessive strain. (5) A forceful contact with an external object, such as the head of a rugby player, a soccer goal post, or another competitor's leg. When groin pull occurs, the leg is usually struck from the inside and driven away from the centre of the body. How to recognise it During your sporting activity, if you feel a sudden sharp pain in your groin area which causes you to stop - or at least slow down - your movement, you can be fairly confident that you have 'pulled your groin'. Motion at your hip joint will usually produce pain, and your groin area will become tender to the touch. Within 24 hours, you'll often be cursed with significant swelling and inflammation, and the injured area may feel warm to the touch. The swelling may spread downward, and discolouration can appear within 48 hours (and also may spread downward). Walking creates pain, and quality running is usually impossible. If you're an athlete and decide to visit your health professional (a wise idea), he/she will want to know when the injury occurred, if physical contact caused the problem, and if activity had to be immediately terminated. He/she will also want to know if the existing pain is long-term (chronic) or of new onset (acute). You'll be asked to move the injured-side leg through several positions and indicate when pain is caused or intensified. The health-care specialist might also palpate the site of injury to see if pain is produced and evaluate the extent and duration of discolouration. Should a condition more serious than groin strain be suspected, imaging procedures may be prescribed, such as an x-ray, CAT scan, or magnetic-resonance imaging. What action to take There are things you can to do control pain and spur recovery. As soon after the injury as possible, you should elevate the injured-side leg, compress the site of injury, and apply ice (put a styrofoam cup filled with water in your freezer; once the water is frozen, peel away the top edge of the cup to expose a core of ice, and gently rub this nub on the injured area for about 12 minutes at a time, recovering for 20 minutes between rubbings). You'll want to stay away from walking, jogging, and running for as long as moderate-to-severe pain persists. Some therapists believe that very gentle manual massage, working from the lowest area of discolouration toward the central area, may hasten recovery and reduce discolouration. A non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug may be prescribed, as well as a diet rich in antioxidants (see accompanying article). The length of time you'll be out of action depends on whether you have a first-, second-, or third-degree groin pull. Generally, first-degree groin sprains are simple bruises of the adductor muscles (or hip bone), with possibly a stretched tendon or a few stretched muscle fibres. If you have to have a groin pull, first-degree strains are the ones to have: major symptoms typically disappear within a week. A second-degree groin sprain involves stretched tendons, stretched or torn muscle fibres, and often bruising of the hip bone and its muscular attachments. They are usually symptomatic for two to three weeks. Lastly, a third-degree groin pull is represented by many ruptured muscle fibres, severely stretched tendons, and perhaps separation of a tendon from either its muscle or bony attachment. Symptoms can persist for six to eight weeks - or even longer.

^ forget that wrong saints lol

just seen this: http://www.huntspost.co.uk/sport/football/posh_green_is_a_saint_1_837965

could be worth the risk if it means he bangs in the goals to get us into the top 2

^ could be a good move if barnard gets sent down

is it true that west ham are looking to loan out benni mccarthy ?

and the non league player is from eastleigh

to be honest i don't know any saints fans that actually refer to pompey as skates, they all still affectionally call them "scum" or "scummers". Maybe we could create a new song which uses the word "scummers" or "pompey scummers". My brother in law is a pompey season ticket holder and he says that being called a skate is no way insulting but would hate it if he were to be called a "scummer"

i no this is old but well worth a read. based on the docks strike of 1984 and the mythical strike of the 1930's that never actually existed, do we have more of a right to call pompey scummers than the other way round? see: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2005/jan/23/newsstory.sport8

spoke to a friend of mine who works at portsmouth last eve and he said that an offer is on the table for the club, but chenrai has only been offered 10 million and gaydamak 15 million and the mystery investor has said he would pay the debt to hmrc, apparently the stumbling block is that gaydamak has said he's not selling the area around fratton for less than 30 million and has said if the club is liquidated then he will still have the area around fratton and would then try and buy fratton for development purposes. he also said that with the price of land now on the increase that he's happy to sit on his investment in the knowledge that it could be worth 15/20% more in 2-3 years time. so it does really seam that portsmouth are in a dire situation and if admin follows, who's gonna offer gaydamak the full 30 million he's after, bearing in mind the new owner would have purchased a club that will be starting next season in the championship.

theres reports that the scummers have to pay sasha 9 million by 31st jan

well i'm from the older generation and have called pompey scummers since the seventies and i know a lot of supporters my age are the same in that respect

beating the scum all day long