OttawaSaint Posted 16 February, 2017 Posted 16 February, 2017 I'd rather it was done and dusted before the play offs. Agonisingly just missing out on a play off spot! By drawing of lots due to all tie-breakers being the same. Or if they have a one off match then them blowing a 4-0 half time lead with 3 goals against in time added on.
hutch Posted 17 February, 2017 Posted 17 February, 2017 Think of promotion as a necessary pre-condition to relegation the following season.
trousers Posted 17 February, 2017 Posted 17 February, 2017 (edited) As I've said before, I/we want Pompey to get promoted so we can start to see their tinpot 'fan ownership' (sic) operating model start to unravel when the financial demands of playing in a higher league start to kick in. They won't be able to resist overspending, upon which we go back to square one on the nutjobbery snakes and ladders board. Where's the fun in them bobbing around in Division 4 for the rest of eternity...? Edited 17 February, 2017 by trousers
Waterside.saint Posted 17 February, 2017 Posted 17 February, 2017 As I've said before, I/we want Pompey to get promoted so we can start to see their tinpot 'fan ownership' (sic) operating model start to unravel when the financial demands of playing in a higher league start to kick in. They won't be able to resist overspending, upon which we go back to square one on the nutjobbery snakes and ladders board. Where's the fun in them bobbing around in Division 4 for the rest of eternity...? Its win/win for us. If they get promoted we can enjoy the spectacle of their tinpot clown car 'competing' with better-run outfits, if they fail then its another generous helping of schadenfreude while they struggle with the ongoing karmic consequences of their gunrunner-funded cup run
ALWAYS_SFC Posted 17 February, 2017 Posted 17 February, 2017 Is it too much to ask for two agonising last-minute play-off defeats in a row? Just having one was rather amusing, but two... surely not? This but in the final with Cook bringing on a very unpopular sub (booed) who scores the own goal with his first touch.... can you imagine the fallout? It would be a joy to behold...
OldNick Posted 17 February, 2017 Posted 17 February, 2017 This but in the final with Cook bringing on a very unpopular sub (booed) who scores the own goal with his first touch.... can you imagine the fallout? It would be a joy to behold... No dont want them to get to Wembley, let it be in the play off
Doctoroncall Posted 17 February, 2017 Posted 17 February, 2017 Its win/win for us. If they get promoted we can enjoy the spectacle of their tinpot clown car 'competing' with better-run outfits, if they fail then its another generous helping of schadenfreude while they struggle with the ongoing karmic consequences of their gunrunner-funded cup run Yep, don't care either way as there is fun to be had regardless. If they fall out of the playoffs that would be spectacular! I cannot see it myself and perhaps they can build up a record of playoff failure.
Saint86 Posted 17 February, 2017 Posted 17 February, 2017 Time to bet on them to get promoted guys.... its a win win situation and either way we'll be pleased with the outcome.... Best case scneario, they get relegated from League 1 next season and go into administration due to the financial shock of overspending on journeymen and then not being able to afford it on League 2 revenues
Waterside.saint Posted 17 February, 2017 Posted 17 February, 2017 Time to bet on them to get promoted guys.... its a win win situation and either way we'll be pleased with the outcome.... Best case scneario, they get relegated from League 1 next season and go into administration due to the financial shock of overspending on journeymen and then not being able to afford it on League 2 revenues I'd vote for that #karma
Pamplemousse Posted 17 February, 2017 Posted 17 February, 2017 On the other hand, them getting promoted (and probably having a better squad) gives them a better chance of progressing in cup competitions and a better chances of coming up against the mighty Saints.
badgerx16 Posted 17 February, 2017 Posted 17 February, 2017 Where's the fun in them bobbing around in Division 4 for the rest of eternity...? Division 4 is where they belong, and where they should stay ; 1 bad season away from non-league football, ( which is where they should have been consigned anyway ).
Waterside.saint Posted 17 February, 2017 Posted 17 February, 2017 On the other hand, them getting promoted (and probably having a better squad) gives them a better chance of progressing in cup competitions and a better chances of coming up against the mighty Saints. Bring it on
Toadhall Saint Posted 17 February, 2017 Posted 17 February, 2017 Division 4 is where they belong, and where they should stay ; 1 bad season away from non-league football, ( which is where they should have been consigned anyway ). True that
LGTL Posted 18 February, 2017 Posted 18 February, 2017 1-1 FT and Carlisle win, more ground lost on 3rd.
rallyboy Posted 18 February, 2017 Posted 18 February, 2017 Good point that - were it against someone other than Barnet.
Pamplemousse Posted 18 February, 2017 Posted 18 February, 2017 Their next game is next Saturday at 3rd place Carlisle, massive game for them. Looks like we've both got cup finals to look forward to that weekend.
TopGun Posted 18 February, 2017 Posted 18 February, 2017 Their next game is next Saturday at 3rd place Carlisle, massive game for Carlisle. Looks like we've both got cup finals to look forward to that weekend. Fixed it for you.
TopGun Posted 18 February, 2017 Posted 18 February, 2017 expat in spain At least cook put Chaplin on at half time. Why cook cannot see what the majority of pompey fans can and that is Chaplin should be on the team sheet first with 10 others, after all he is the best striker outside the premiership. Read more at: http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/pompey/chaplin-rescues-point-for-pompey-1-7828430
rallyboy Posted 19 February, 2017 Posted 19 February, 2017 The best striker outside the Premiership? For starters, that's a rugby competition, so that is quite a claim. And pompey have fallen so far they have not a clue about what is happening in bigboy football. They think that every coach who shows promise in the 4th tier is the next England manager, and that any player who scores a couple of goals against Barnet or Newport is destined for Chelsea or Man City. How far do they have to fall before reality floods in and washes away these insane delusions of mediocrity??
Kenilworthy Posted 19 February, 2017 Posted 19 February, 2017 I was at the Barnet game, ticking off the Hive. They were lucky to get a point. While their goal was splendid it was their only shot on goal in the entire game and their defence was frightened to death by Akinde. Away fans were noisy at the start but faded away until the equaliser, and who takes flares to a League Two game? Saw Newport against Carlisle earlier this season and I couldn't see any real gap in class between them and a team struggling to stay in the league.
Ohio Saint Posted 19 February, 2017 Posted 19 February, 2017 :-) Rallyboy has such a wonderfully beetchy turn of phrase that I wonder what he could achieve with a bit of PMT! Hehe! Nice one!.....I'm still not sure that a spell Of Pompey Mentality Training would be effective on him though. Tests have shown that special form of PMT only works on imbeciles.
suewhistle Posted 20 February, 2017 Posted 20 February, 2017 Yesterday my team didn't have a fixture so was able to have a few (cough, cough) lunchtime pints down my social club in the village, practising for next Sunday... The bar man is a Pompey fan so we got chatting. He hates Cook, inter alia for not playing their top scorers and being generally incompetent, but he also was scathing about TCWTB (I whispered the meaning in his ear as the bar was crowded!). He wished that he and his 'window lickers' [his words] were not associated with the club. I had some sympathy with that view.. He also observed that whenever the telly interviews women in Portsmouth they always go for the ones with 'pickle stickers'... anyone heard that phrase before? :-)
Waterside.saint Posted 20 February, 2017 Posted 20 February, 2017 Yesterday my team didn't have a fixture so was able to have a few (cough, cough) lunchtime pints down my social club in the village, practising for next Sunday... The bar man is a Pompey fan so we got chatting. He hates Cook, inter alia for not playing their top scorers and being generally incompetent, but he also was scathing about TCWTB (I whispered the meaning in his ear as the bar was crowded!). He wished that he and his 'window lickers' [his words] were not associated with the club. I had some sympathy with that view.. He also observed that whenever the telly interviews women in Portsmouth they always go for the ones with 'pickle stickers'... anyone heard that phrase before? :-) 'window licker' 'pickle sticker'
The9 Posted 20 February, 2017 Posted 20 February, 2017 I was at the Barnet game, ticking off the Hive. They were lucky to get a point. While their goal was splendid it was their only shot on goal in the entire game and their defence was frightened to death by Akinde. Away fans were noisy at the start but faded away until the equaliser, and who takes flares to a League Two game? Saw Newport against Carlisle earlier this season and I couldn't see any real gap in class between them and a team struggling to stay in the league. Newport's signing of Skate reject Ryan Bird seems inspired. Still adrift at the bottom but that guy is just another one who has blossomed away from Fratton - three goals in five games for a team that's won once in 12. There are so many Skate rejects improving when they leave there now it's getting silly.
St. Neil Posted 21 February, 2017 Posted 21 February, 2017 Get the sick bucket ready 15 secs in, nice choice of caption. https://youtu.be/rIeWXX6IQf4
Saint Mikey Posted 21 February, 2017 Posted 21 February, 2017 Newport's signing of Skate reject Ryan Bird seems inspired. Still adrift at the bottom but that guy is just another one who has blossomed away from Fratton - three goals in five games for a team that's won once in 12. There are so many Skate rejects improving when they leave there now it's getting silly. I was thinking this the other day, after seeing Akinde's scoring record at Barnet. Anyone got a list of players that have left in the last few years, that have gone on prosper for other clubs? Sonny Bradley & Ricky Holmes also leap to mind.
Golden Balls Posted 21 February, 2017 Posted 21 February, 2017 Apparently it's their end [emoji23][emoji23]
Pamplemousse Posted 21 February, 2017 Posted 21 February, 2017 Apparently it's their end [emoji23][emoji23] Ah yes Alex. He's always good for a nibble on twitter. His display picture for a while was him wearing a skate shirt standing outside St Mary's.
Saints foreva Posted 21 February, 2017 Posted 21 February, 2017 Hahaha, is that **** still obsessed with us? He blocked me years ago for mocking that cringeworthy #PompeyGers thing he was trying to sort out which mainly involved him giving Rangers fans rimjobs on Twitter.
LGTL Posted 21 February, 2017 Posted 21 February, 2017 Alex Read, without doubt the biggest melt ever seen on Twitter. Feel sorry for his kid, what a helmet.
Toadhall Saint Posted 21 February, 2017 Posted 21 February, 2017 Ah yes Alex. He's always good for a nibble on twitter. His display picture for a while was him wearing a skate shirt standing outside St Mary's. Probably a selfie taken at 3am on a Sunday morning.
Pamplemousse Posted 21 February, 2017 Posted 21 February, 2017 He was also coming up with Portsmyths like how they took more fans on their brief European adventure than we did to Milan. Turns out they didn't.
Waterside.saint Posted 22 February, 2017 Posted 22 February, 2017 He was also coming up with Portsmyths like how they took more fans on their brief European adventure than we did to Milan. Turns out they didn't. If wishes were horses, beggars would ride
suewhistle Posted 22 February, 2017 Posted 22 February, 2017 Feel sorry for his kid, what a helmet. That was my immediate first thought too. You'd think parenthood would bring a bit of maturity.
Wes Tender Posted 22 February, 2017 Posted 22 February, 2017 Alex Read, without doubt the biggest melt ever seen on Twitter. Feel sorry for his kid, what a helmet. I wonder whether it has penetrated his thick skull that his one year old kid will in all probability never in his life time see the skates play in the Premier League again.
Golden Balls Posted 23 February, 2017 Posted 23 February, 2017 Hahaha, is that **** still obsessed with us? He blocked me years ago for mocking that cringeworthy #PompeyGers thing he was trying to sort out which mainly involved him giving Rangers fans rimjobs on Twitter. He is. Literally every-other tweet is about us and then he calls us obsessed. Not that it bothers me. What's wrong with laughing at your rivals? Look at this thread!
OldNick Posted 23 February, 2017 Posted 23 February, 2017 I wonder whether it has penetrated his thick skull that his one year old kid will in all probability never in his life time see the skates play in the Premier League again.there must be a non league competition called Premier League
Waterside.saint Posted 23 February, 2017 Posted 23 February, 2017 there must be a non league competition called Premier League Here you go: Evo-Stik League Southern Premier (current leaders Chippenham Town) http://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/southprem
Danbert Posted 23 February, 2017 Posted 23 February, 2017 10 years ago he was a poor Pompey striker who left them for Olympiakos. Today, he's a 36-year-old without a contract, and suddenly Pompey are his true passion and spiritual home and he wants to come back. Do other clubs do this? I've not noticed it. http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/pompey/lualua-i-want-to-come-home-to-pompey-1-7834446
Golden Balls Posted 23 February, 2017 Posted 23 February, 2017 10 years ago he was a poor Pompey striker who left them for Olympiakos. Today, he's a 36-year-old without a contract, and suddenly Pompey are his true passion and spiritual home and he wants to come back. Do other clubs do this? I've not noticed it. http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/pompey/lualua-i-want-to-come-home-to-pompey-1-7834446 The funny thing is they'll fall for it and lap it up.
for_heaven's_Saint Posted 24 February, 2017 Posted 24 February, 2017 Presumably the hotel has good hookers? http://m.bbc.com/sport/football/39071567?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_match_of_the_day&ns_source=facebook&ns_linkname=sport
Doctoroncall Posted 24 February, 2017 Posted 24 February, 2017 10 years ago he was a poor Pompey striker who left them for Olympiakos. Today, he's a 36-year-old without a contract, and suddenly Pompey are his true passion and spiritual home and he wants to come back. Do other clubs do this? I've not noticed it. http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/pompey/lualua-i-want-to-come-home-to-pompey-1-7834446 Or Colchester. Lol.
ALWAYS_SFC Posted 25 February, 2017 Posted 25 February, 2017 How many of the universe`s best fans will travel up to boo today then
Pamplemousse Posted 25 February, 2017 Posted 25 February, 2017 They've just taken the lead in their big cup final
Pamplemousse Posted 25 February, 2017 Posted 25 February, 2017 They're running riot. 3-0 super away win, get the open top bus out, promotion is all but guaranteed. Not even Sky/EFL/referees can stop them from getting promoted this time.
mack rill Posted 25 February, 2017 Posted 25 February, 2017 cruwwwwwwzzzzziiinnn:smug: best of luck tomorrow pony fiddling feckers,
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