pompey Lose Their Best Player

[Gemmel]

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/pompey-past/pompey-loanee-ruled-out-for-rest-of-the-season-1-3706230

 

They've been raving about him since he came on loan.

 

This is good news.

[This Charming Man]

I'm more worried about us being without our best player.

[bender]

We should easily beat Pompey anyway, even if its Sharp and Guly up front. Its a full house FFS

[Deano6]

We should easily beat Pompey anyway, even if its Sharp and Guly up front. Its a full house FFS

 

He's right, selling out your tickets lets you start the game with a 2-0 lead in this league.

[This Charming Man]

We should easily beat Pompey anyway, even if its Sharp and Guly up front. Its a full house FFS

 

I forgot to factor that in, thanks for reminding me. No chance we'll lose now.

 

You just need to look at the Bristol City game to see how well it went last time we played a team in the relegation zone in front of a full house...

[david in sweden]

We should easily beat Pompey anyway, even if its Sharp and Guly up front. Its a full house FFS

 

 

ahhhhh!..but will it be a new record attendance ?..... (bearing in mind the lost seats due to supporter segregation).

[trousers]

I'm more worried about us being without our best player.

 

Solent just now: "Lambert is fit"

[thorpie the sinner]

Kris Temple saying Lambert is fit to face Pompey!

[suewhistle]

ahhhhh!..but will it be a new record attendance ?..... (bearing in mind the lost seats due to supporter segregation).

 

How about "the lost seats due to pompey not filling their allocation", plus the ones without coach tickets, of course....

[thorpie the sinner]

Solent just now: "Lambert is fit"

 

Every bloody time!!!

[kpturner]

We should easily beat Pompey anyway

I think not!

[david in sweden]

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/pompey-past/pompey-loanee-ruled-out-for-rest-of-the-season-1-3706230

They've been raving about him since he came on loan. This is good news.

 

 

I'm sure (like us) they learned from their previous experience, and have off-loaded some of their better players... but just how many players do they have on loan ?

 

 

....isn't there some sort of League regulations about how many ...?

[Minsk]

I thought he had quite a good game against us at Nottarf, so am mildly pleased with this news. (Not that it should make any difference of course.)

[dubai_phil]

BBC Solent Sport ‏ @solentsport #pompey midfielder George Thorne out for the season with an ankle injury. Tal Ben Haim a doubt for the #saints match with a calf injury

 

Equally encouraging in case you haven't seen it

[kpturner]

BBC Solent Sport ‏ @solentsport #pompey midfielder George Thorne out for the season with an ankle injury. Tal Ben Haim a doubt for the #saints match with a calf injury

 

Equally encouraging in case you haven't seen it

Try to keep up Phil!

[Barry the Badger]

I'm sure (like us) they learned from their previous experience, and have off-loaded some of their better players... but just how many players do they have on loan ?

 

 

....isn't there some sort of League regulations about how many ...?

 

They have 78 players on loan but the Football League have given dispensation as Pompey have assured them they are all emergency goalkeepers.

[ottery st mary]

:rolleyes:I thought all their players were on loan from HMRC...

[Ohio Saint]

Do Poopey still have to pay for him for the rest of the season? (If, indeed, they were paying anything anyway)

[Saints Warrior]

Great, let have a few more out before Sat. Did the Skate twist his ankle due to his Ankle Tag coming loose during training

[kpturner]

Do Poopey still have to pay for him for the rest of the season? (If, indeed, they were paying anything anyway)

As he has gone back I doubt it very much. I expect they were not paying his wages anyway.

[Badger]

Isn't Maguire meant to be going back as well ?

[Matthew Le God]

Isn't Maguire meant to be going back as well ?

 

http://www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2709293,00.html

[Thedelldays]

christ, they have a few kids playing...some other teams reserves. their best player out but have a couple of decent players

 

 

they are there for the taking

Edited 5 April, 2012 by Thedelldays

[Windmill Arm 2]

christ, they have a few kids playing...some other teams reserves. their best player out but have a couple of decent players

 

 

they are there for the taking

 

They beat Birmingham 4-1 recently and are jammy as feck, we need to be ice cold professional on Saturday.

[Lighthouse]

They beat Birmingham 4-1 recently and are jammy as feck, we need to be ice cold professional on Saturday.

 

Wasn't it 1-1, then a Brum player got sent off and they scored from the resultant free kick. I'd suggest it was one of those 'swung on one moment' games which don't happen all that often. I think both Saints vs Brighton fixtures this season have shown how badly tits up it can go if you lose a man away from home.

[Colinjb]

They beat Birmingham 4-1 recently and are jammy as feck, we need to be ice cold professional on Saturday.

 

And ruthless, don't forget ruthless.

[SFC Forever]

Knife, fork and some tartare sauce will have them salted

[Saints foreva]

@GeorgeThorne29

Wish you all the best! I'll be looking out for the results. Especially a win vs TheScummers on Saturday!!! #PUP

[Viking Warrior]

What right has Thorne to refer to us as Scummers is he from the area if not he should keep his nose out . I'm dry proud to be a Scummer

[dubai_phil]

What right has Thorne to refer to us as Scummers is he from the area if not he should keep his nose out . I'm dry proud to be a Scummer

 

Oh I'd rather be a scummer than stink of fish

I'd rather be a Scummer than stink of fish

Oh I'd rather be a Scummer

Rather be a Scummer

Rather be a Scummer than stink of fish

 

OOh better put that on the songs thread amazing what Cotes du Rhone can do

[Chez]

big loss to the skates, he was their best player against us. Check out the results after he went back to WBA, they struggled big time without him. Very good news.

 

TBH has been OK for them as well apparently, despite looking utter dog **** whenever I've seen him.

FOP

[The9]

I'm sure (like us) they learned from their previous experience, and have off-loaded some of their better players... but just how many players do they have on loan ?

 

 

....isn't there some sort of League regulations about how many ...?

 

IIRC you're allowed 5 in a season (plus additional "youth loans"), but only 2 from any one club, and you can only put 4 in any one squad. From memory though so might have misremembered - they had Mattock and Thorne (twice) from West Brom, which was a bit sneaky because it was 3 loans but only 2 players.

 

Anyway, the loan window is closed, hence the two kids (Scapuzzi and Rekik) who they hadn't put on the bench until the loan window closed suddenly stepping up into the full squad now they have no other option - until that point those two players didn't count against their total squad and they could have played the "not enough players" card to get any transfer embargo waived.

 

FWIW when Thorne went off injured against Burnley and Scapuzzi came on in the 81st minute the score was 1-3, it finished 1-5...

[The9]

I just assumed their best player was Tal Ben Haim, otherwise rewarding him with 50 billion a week seems a little daft.

 

If he's injured it'll be a bit of a shame, he's been bloody awful for them recently.

[The9]

Soccerbase stats for Skates...

 

Matches with G Thorne

W4 D4 L6

As a %:

29 29 43

 

Matches without G Thorne

W7 D6 L15

As a %:

25 21 54

 

Matches with T Ben-Haim

W9 D7 L17

As a %:

27 21 52

 

Matches without T Ben-Haim

W2 D3 L4

As a %:

22 33 44

 

Overall Skate Stats :

W11 D10 L21

As a %:

26 24 50

Edited 6 April, 2012 by The9