Badger Posted 26 March, 2016 Share Posted 26 March, 2016 Be afraid, wombles. Be very afraid a truly classy skatesmouth bint... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopGun Posted 26 March, 2016 Share Posted 26 March, 2016 The Snooze is cranking up the propaganda machine this morning. The swingometer at work again after beating mighty Notts County. Bring on all comers now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igsey Posted 26 March, 2016 Share Posted 26 March, 2016 No such problems as the game is at Wimbledon You mean the largest fan-owned club in the country? Maybe the Skates can learn a thing or two. Sent from my D6503 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 26 March, 2016 Share Posted 26 March, 2016 Notts County are absolutely terrible at the moment, and of course having scored an early goal for once, the Skates were able to pick them off with their "hope plan A works" counterattacking game. Looking comfortable for the playoffs now, hopefully to lose to Accrington over two legs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamplemousse Posted 27 March, 2016 Share Posted 27 March, 2016 They've already started a thread on POL about who they want in the play-off final, along with talking about how many fans they will bring to take over Wembley, etc etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallyboy Posted 27 March, 2016 Share Posted 27 March, 2016 Bless them - but you can understand the excitement of any club that has never been to Wembley before. They have come a long way in three years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYS_SFC Posted 27 March, 2016 Share Posted 27 March, 2016 Bless them - but you can understand the excitement of any club that has never been to Wembley before. They have come a long way in three years. But the fry-ups have been the difference... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Biscuits Posted 27 March, 2016 Share Posted 27 March, 2016 Wimbledon could still make the playoffs and Orient aren't going to be giving up anytime soon. All it's going to take is two defeats and they could be out of it before they realise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Balls Posted 27 March, 2016 Share Posted 27 March, 2016 To be fair, they'll make the play offs. Which is strange as only a couple of week ago they were planning on winning League 2 next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamplemousse Posted 27 March, 2016 Share Posted 27 March, 2016 From POL Is it me or are we getting mixed messages from various board members on this issue..? On the Thursday football hour Mark Trapani was saying that there would be more spending on FP and a 'survey' is due to be conducted around Fratton Park about more works to be carried out. I'm pretty sure either Iain McInnes or Mark Catlin said that that FP was nearly upto date with the 'necessarys' and now we were in the 'nice to haves' stage. I know there is the issue around the Milton End but Trapani didn't say the survey was for that reason. It may be my misunderstanding of something but there does seem different spins or messages coming out re ground upgrades when for me we should be firmly in the realms of spending on players .. is FP not on an even keel now re safety and necessary maintenance.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutch Posted 28 March, 2016 Share Posted 28 March, 2016 From POL No, the work has all been done. Really it has. Because the temporary limited capacity that was introduced three years ago for just one game... Following discussions with Portsmouth City Council, that have taken place over the last few months and are still ongoing, Pompey's capacity has been temporarily set at 18,200 for Saturday’s fixture with Oxford United. Chief executive Mark Catlin said: “Although this is naturally disappointing news, it's important that supporters are aware we have worked tirelessly behind the scenes with Portsmouth City Council for the last three months to actually get the capacity to the figure that has been set for the Oxford fixture. “I must stress that this is a temporary reduction and that we are already in the process of preparing a robust schedule of works to enable us to once again increase our capacity up to previous levels. ...has been removed and the full capacity has been reinstated. But the club are keeping that secret, obviously, because they don't want people to know. Otherwise they'll all be wanting to buy more tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 28 March, 2016 Share Posted 28 March, 2016 Can anyone remind us about the Tesco money? The seven? figure sum - anyone know how much that was? Was it ever revealed or published in their accounts? Have they still got the money and is it being saved for stadium redevelopments or to build a new stadium or have they blown the lot on champagne and canapés? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Biscuits Posted 28 March, 2016 Share Posted 28 March, 2016 I'm pretty sure the Tesco money has been and gone. Might be wrong about that though, have they actually managed to publish any accounts yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lets B Avenue Posted 28 March, 2016 Share Posted 28 March, 2016 Wimbledon match called off. TV watching public deprived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyboy Posted 28 March, 2016 Share Posted 28 March, 2016 Wimbledon match called off. TV watching public deprived. Source? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lets B Avenue Posted 28 March, 2016 Share Posted 28 March, 2016 Source? Talk shyte 10.00 news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 28 March, 2016 Share Posted 28 March, 2016 Pompey fans being their usual magnanimous selves... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 28 March, 2016 Share Posted 28 March, 2016 lol, pompey fans saying how part-time their opposition are for being in position to have this game called off!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holepuncture Posted 28 March, 2016 Share Posted 28 March, 2016 Pompey fans being their usual magnanimous selves... Fair play to the Dons fans reminding the skates of their disgraceful past, including waterlogged pitch postponements! That's a real shame, live on Sky games are nice little earners for the lower league clubs. Champagne Iain was planning to settle the bar bill with the TV money, along with paying the tab at the greasy spoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyboy Posted 28 March, 2016 Share Posted 28 March, 2016 Think I'll be supporting Wycombe and Orient for the next 6 weeks or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 28 March, 2016 Share Posted 28 March, 2016 lol, pompey fans saying how part-time their opposition are for being in position to have this game called off!!! Self awareness was never one of their strong points... Calling other teams tinpot is off the irony scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamplemousse Posted 28 March, 2016 Share Posted 28 March, 2016 From POL I reckon Wimbledon thought it might be embarrassing for their rough house tactics to be broadcast live on Sky getting public exposure. Much better for them to do it on a quiet Tuesday night well away from the spotlight. Sky obviously influenced the decision the club should look into it because something is not right here. I actually blame Wimbledon for this rather than Sky. Should have covered the pitch. Have caused no end of problems with this game being called off. More reason why we need to get out of this league and the amateurish clubs that surround us. I partially think it was a cynical ploy by them. Jam up the fixtures later on in the season and get some players and form back. Was quietly confident this morning. Would have been a great opportunity to apply the pressure on the 3 above us. Now Wycombe and Leyton Orient have the opportunity to do that to us, whilst Rovers, Plymouth and Accrington have an opportunity to extend their advantage. Complete joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 28 March, 2016 Share Posted 28 March, 2016 Orrrrr, just a load of water on the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Biscuits Posted 28 March, 2016 Share Posted 28 March, 2016 Self awareness was never one of their strong points... Calling other teams tinpot is off the irony scale. The concept of irony is lost on the skates. They think it's got something to do with metal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 28 March, 2016 Share Posted 28 March, 2016 Looking at today's fixtures Wycombe should end the day above them and Orient level on points (with a worse goal difference). Can't see Notts County or Hartlepool putting up too much resistance. Skates remaining fixtures are a mixed bag: Carlisle (H) Dag/Red (A) Plymouth (H) York (A) Wycombe (H) Hartlepool (A) Northampton (H) [Wimbledon (A)] Basically they have three very winnable aways against poor teams and three loseable homes against good ones, plus Wimbledon A tba and Carlisle who are midtable and have nothing much going on. So prob going to get themselves about another 12-ish points, which would give them 75, enough for 5th or 6th for the past 5 years or so. Then it's down to whether they can beat the likes of Plymouth/Bristol Rovers, Accrington, Wycombe/Orient over two legs, which as we know will be funny if they can't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 28 March, 2016 Share Posted 28 March, 2016 Newport doing their bit, 2-0 down to Accrington already... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Biscuits Posted 28 March, 2016 Share Posted 28 March, 2016 Nice to see thane skate paranoia rearing its head. 'It's a Sky conspiracy to keep us in League Two' Yeah mate course it is.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 28 March, 2016 Share Posted 28 March, 2016 And of course with me seeing it as a foregone conclusion, Orient are losing to Hartlepool (and Bristol Rovers down to Carlisle, who may not be quite as midtable as it appears when they play Portsmouth)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopGun Posted 28 March, 2016 Share Posted 28 March, 2016 Comments on the Snooze are hilarious too. Labelling other teams like Wimbledon as tinpot and part time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 28 March, 2016 Share Posted 28 March, 2016 2-2 Bristol Rovers v Carlisle, which if nothing else shows how many teams there are around 55-59 points who might put together a run to close up on Portsmouth, as Carlisle have just dropped from 9th to 12th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shance Posted 28 March, 2016 Share Posted 28 March, 2016 Pompey fans being their usual magnanimous selves... Wasn't Portsmouth V Birmingham one of the only Premier league matches ever to be called off for a water logged pitch?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutch Posted 28 March, 2016 Share Posted 28 March, 2016 No this Portsmouth have never played in the PL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shance Posted 28 March, 2016 Share Posted 28 March, 2016 Yeah but you know what I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 28 March, 2016 Share Posted 28 March, 2016 I think the whole "tinpot" argument stands and falls on this picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 28 March, 2016 Share Posted 28 March, 2016 But there are a few more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 28 March, 2016 Share Posted 28 March, 2016 I think the whole "tinpot" argument stands and falls on this picture. Yes but they got the essentials sorted out. A stadium which doesn't flood when it rains is a "nice to have". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Munster Posted 28 March, 2016 Share Posted 28 March, 2016 I think the whole "tinpot" argument stands and falls on this picture. I thought that was their version of this one at Staplewood: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterside.saint Posted 28 March, 2016 Share Posted 28 March, 2016 No this Portsmouth have never played in the PL. And never will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Biscuits Posted 28 March, 2016 Share Posted 28 March, 2016 And never will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highfield Saint Posted 29 March, 2016 Share Posted 29 March, 2016 Shocked to see that with two more points Northampton can make it impossible for them to win the title that is rightly theirs. Cant be right and not good for football - surely calls for some form of investigation or enquiry... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Biscuits Posted 29 March, 2016 Share Posted 29 March, 2016 It's a conspiracy by led by Sky, didn't you know? Tbh if I were unfortunate enough to be a skate I'd be more worried about the teams all the way down to 14th, any one whom could mount a late charge to get into the playoffs. They re only 2 poor results away from dropping out of the playoffs. They should be comfortable, they should do it and if they do manage the playoffs and gain promotion, fair play because that is not easy to do down there. However we've seen them snatch defeat from the jaws of victory many times over the past few seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Biscuits Posted 29 March, 2016 Share Posted 29 March, 2016 In fact if you look at their run in, they are playing two teams that could catch them, two teams looking to get out of the relegation zone a team only just in the automatic promotion spots and the league leaders. The only other team - Hartlepool are mid table so you could argue that game doesn't count. However it could do for Portsmouth by the time they play them. That is not an easy run in and there's plenty of scope to get it wrong. Draws won't be enough, they need at least 9 points in the bag and soon to be sure of a play off spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Bognor Posted 29 March, 2016 Share Posted 29 March, 2016 The storm did hit Portsmouth hard and despite the game being called off, it caused thousands of pounds worth of improvements across the city Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 29 March, 2016 Share Posted 29 March, 2016 meanwhile in other fishy related news, 'Arry is weaving his magic as mercenary manager of Jordan, they are 3-0 to Oz at Half time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint86 Posted 29 March, 2016 Share Posted 29 March, 2016 Thank you guys, you have provided more enough reasons to smile this lunchtime.... And thank you Portsmouth... I mean Wimbledon.... I mean sky..... urr... I mean all those "amateurish" 4th tier clubs that are above them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint86 Posted 29 March, 2016 Share Posted 29 March, 2016 A post on POL: A few snippets of info from a recent supporter's meeting with Iain McInnes: The Trust have spent £1.4m on improvements to the stadium so far, largely from the Tesco money but also partly from the club's other income. He believes any new facilities should be for home fans, and he doesn't intend to move away fans from the Milton End, which means the Milton isn't a priority for redevelopment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint1977 Posted 29 March, 2016 Share Posted 29 March, 2016 Looking at today's fixtures Wycombe should end the day above them and Orient level on points (with a worse goal difference). Can't see Notts County or Hartlepool putting up too much resistance. Skates remaining fixtures are a mixed bag: Carlisle (H) Dag/Red (A) Plymouth (H) York (A) Wycombe (H) Hartlepool (A) Northampton (H) [Wimbledon (A)] Basically they have three very winnable aways against poor teams and three loseable homes against good ones, plus Wimbledon A tba and Carlisle who are midtable and have nothing much going on. So prob going to get themselves about another 12-ish points, which would give them 75, enough for 5th or 6th for the past 5 years or so. Then it's down to whether they can beat the likes of Plymouth/Bristol Rovers, Accrington, Wycombe/Orient over two legs, which as we know will be funny if they can't. Carlisle are well in the play off mix after yesterday's win over B Rovers and have a game in hand. That would have helped the skates had Plymouth not won. Carlisle have a strong squad after their cup runs so will be dangerous opponents and despite the distance will bring a few fans. The Plymouth game is massive for both clubs and can see Hampshire Police being busy that day as Argyle will fill their allocation I'd have thought. D&R and York really ought to be 3 points for them but Wycombe are a tough outfit to beat and score against away as Plymouth found out recently in a niggly 1-0 to Wycombe at Home Park. Northampton will probably be home and dry by then so depends how up for it they are but AFC Wimbledon away is a banana skin. Hartlepool will be safe. I make it 4 wins, a draw and 2 defeats - which would be good enough for the play offs but not good enough for automatic. Considering there's always a form team in there like a Carlisle, Stanley, B Rovers or Leyton Orient, could be unpredictable for the skates. Wouldn't be surprised if they won their away leg and then messed it up at the Rusty Fortress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Biscuits Posted 29 March, 2016 Share Posted 29 March, 2016 I don't think you should discount the potential banana skin of both teams currently in the relegation zone. D&r are probably dead and buried however York could still save their league place if they can put together some results however I don't think either team are going to stop trying especially since there is a certain 'f*ck you' element to screwing up another teams season which provides teams with a lift on their way down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 30 March, 2016 Share Posted 30 March, 2016 lets play - Guess which famous football manager said this "The players did their best. We all did our best but what can you do? I've been here five or six days, what can you do? "The players are the players, I can't suddenly bring in Ronaldo. It is what it is. They tried their best but they were beaten by a better team." It's a toughie , I grant you that, so who is saying basically that it is not my fault, it is everyone elses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Biscuits Posted 30 March, 2016 Share Posted 30 March, 2016 I'm torn between cook and Dirty 'Arry. But it's got to be rubber faced twitchy git getting in his excuses following Jordans recent drubbing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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