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Dusic

Dusic

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Djenepo still out, could be longer according to RH.

 

Redmond a doubt as has only just come back.

 

RH will field the strongest team he can.

Hatch

Hatch

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McCarthy

 

Cedric

Bednerak

Vestergaard (Although he’s awful, they haven’t got the up the top to get in behind, and I feel like his height will be vital in helping with the long ball)

Bertrand

 

PEH

Romeu

JWP

 

Redmond

Adams

Boufal

 

Comfortable 3-0 win. I just can’t see a way that they can beat us.

 

has to be this team, assuming all fit enough.

LGTL

LGTL

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Weather warning for heavy rain issued for the south of England on Tuesday, if the game is still on it could turn the pitch into a lottery, those sort of conditions help the underdog.

 

Only looks bad for the morning, should be dried up by 4pm by all accounts.

Useful Idiot

Useful Idiot

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If Ralph picks what he considers to be his strongest available side, I'd expect it to be:

 

4-2-2-2

 

----------------McCarthy---------------

Cedric--Bednarek--Vestergaard--Bertrand

-------Hojbjerg-------Romeu------------

----JWP----------------------Boufal----

----------Ings---------Adams----------

 

Subs:

Gunn, Yoshida, Danso, Armstrong, Redmond (?), Long, Obafemi

 

Not sure if Redmond will even be on the bench if he needs to rest his ankle. It'd be typical if he tries to do too much too soon and tears a ligament.

Jack

Jack

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I've seen their highlights from their last few games (just for a laugh) and they're absolutely terrible, way way worse than our league 1 side was when we played their prem side. In fact if it was our league 1 side vs their side now we'd be saying it's got to be decent win.

 

Keep our heads and we should be fine.

Huffton

Huffton

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The 1st goal will be key, we get an early one and it will be a cricket score, if we let them get one we will be in for a game. An early goal or two and the worlds greatest who never ever turn on their players or manager will turn on their players and manager

Sheaf Saint

Sheaf Saint

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The 1st goal will be key, we get an early one and it will be a cricket score, if we let them get one we will be in for a game. An early goal or two and the worlds greatest who never ever turn on their players or manager will turn on their players and manager

 

That's right - they definitely weren't chanting 'We want Jackett out' after their game at Wycombe on Saturday. ;)

St Marco

St Marco

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We have to put out our strongest team possible for this one. And play them in their correct positions ie LB.

Worse case scenario is we put out an inexperienced side or a non balanced side. Need to be positive and go for them from the off. I got a feeling this will be the game Adams comes good and destroys them.

DT

DT

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Given our inability to score more than 1 in all but one game, and that one coming against 10 men, I'd doubt there'll be any cricket score. We're in for a game right through. Imagine we'll scrape a 1-0 win which won't be anything to shout about to be honest. Pompey are rubbish, that league looks rubbish this season. But I can just see us missing a hatful of chances as usual and being prone to mistakes at the back.

 

If he picks Stephens then I'll panic.

 

Or Vestegaard

LGTL

LGTL

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Anyone else absolutely buzzing?! This is what it’s all about lads, this is why we bother. Roll on tomorrow.

 

Anyone saying any other game is more important - give your head a wobble.

Pilchards

Pilchards

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Heresy: 3 points on Saturday is more important. There. I said it.

 

Beating Spurs will be forgotten in a few months time, losing to the skates will be remembered till we ever meet them again.

Might be never!

rallyboy

rallyboy

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Things that might happen...

 

Boufal makes several of them look silly - there is little end product, but four of them get booked for fouling him.

Prowsie charges around like a demented rhino and gets assaulted every time he takes a corner.

Romeu dines on raw meat before the match and has to be subbed before he's sent off.

Someone unlikely has a life-changing moment and writes themselves into folklore with a goal and celebration in front of the Fratton End - Stephens, Yoshida, Vestergaard perhaps?

10,000 Saints fans claim they were there, in ten years time.

It's a dull uninspiring 2-0 away win.

JRM

JRM

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There is no possible scenario where a 2-0 away win would be dull or uninspiring.

 

Completely agree with LGTL , proper buzz for this one like no other game, stepping off the train at Fratton to make our way to the ground will be unlike anything else we’ve had for years.

davefoggy

davefoggy

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I've seen their highlights from their last few games (just for a laugh) and they're absolutely terrible, way way worse than our league 1 side was when we played their prem side. In fact if it was our league 1 side vs their side now we'd be saying it's got to be decent win.

 

Keep our heads and we should be fine.

 

That sounds promising. COYS!!!

Manuel

Manuel

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A clean sheet seems really important tomorrow. We really should be able to manage that against a L1 side. We don't want to give them anything to cheer about.

Micky

Micky

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Heresy: 3 points on Saturday is more important. There. I said it.
To those with no emotional attachment to the club, this, no matter how unpopular amongst fans, is probably true.

 

Sent from my SM-T590 using Tapatalk

Edited by Micky
JRM

JRM

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Not that it should matter, but any significant team news from the Skates? Are they going to be without any ‘key’ players?

 

Guaranteed they won’t look after the pitch and the ref / police won’t allow the game to be called off due to SKY and cost of the operation, we’ll end up playing on a bog.

LGTL

LGTL

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Not that it should matter, but any significant team news from the Skates? Are they going to be without any ‘key’ players?

 

Guaranteed they won’t look after the pitch and the ref / police won’t allow the game to be called off due to SKY and cost of the operation, we’ll end up playing on a bog.

 

Their captain has a late fitness test apparently. Whoever that is! And they’re without some guy who was sent off at the weekend.

Disco Stu

Disco Stu

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Someone unlikely has a life-changing moment and writes themselves into folklore with a goal and celebration in front of the Fratton End - Stephens, Yoshida, Vestergaard perhaps?

There is nothing I'd love to see more than a Yoshida winner!

Toadhall Saint

Toadhall Saint

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Wish I hadn’t looked that up. It’s Kevin f*cking Friend.

 

Cheers

 

Let’s just hope he’s more friend the foe tomorrow. They’ll be trying to kick lumps out of us (and that’s just on the pitch).

shurlock

shurlock

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Anyone travelling down by train from London? Likelihood of getting the last train back or are they going to force us on the train to soton? OB are very quiet.

Chez

Chez

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whoever gets the winner for us, i wanna see a Wayne Bridge-running-the-length-of-the-touchline-giving-it-the-big-one style celebration. Excited.

CB Fry

CB Fry

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Is there VAR for this game?
The first time I saw VAR in action was the Leicester league cup tie last season. Plus the game is on Sky so loads of cameras. Feels likely.
CB Fry

CB Fry

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Actually maybe not, I've read up on it.

 

If it was held at our Premier League stadium then VAR would be used.

 

But I doubt that they have installed all the necessary equipment at that lower league pi ss-ridden cesspit.

Toadhall Saint

Toadhall Saint

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Actually maybe not, I've read up on it.

 

If it was held at our Premier League stadium then VAR would be used.

 

But I doubt that they have installed all the necessary equipment at that lower league pi ss-ridden cesspit.

 

They won’t even have goal line technology. Nottarf Krap probably has less tech than HMS victory.

suewhistle

suewhistle

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HMS Victory and the Dockyard are interesting historical monuments. Historians should also find Fratton Park interesting tomorrow.

 

I was talking to somebody only this morning who works down the naval dockyard. When he moved down there he was absolutely appalled at the attitudes, the cavalier approach to safety and the appalling working practices. That probably sums up tomorrow evening!

Graffito

Graffito

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Anyone travelling down by train from London? Likelihood of getting the last train back or are they going to force us on the train to soton? OB are very quiet.

 

Train from London is my preference but we’ve decided the risk is too great of being herded onto the Southampton train or otherwise missing the train back to London so we’re driving to Southampton and getting the train from there.

Nordic Saint

Nordic Saint

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Wish I hadn’t looked that up. It’s Kevin f*cking Friend.

 

 

Kevin Friend, who reffed our 2-0 win at Brighton this season and gave one of their players a red card. Last season he reffed our 2-1 win v Spurs and 2-2 draw with Man Utd and the season before that our 4-1 win v Everton and draws v Spurs and Newcastle.

 

The last games he reffed Pompey, they lost 0-1 at home to West Ham and he gave a Pompey player a red card, 0-2 away to Reading, 1-2 away to Forest, 0-2 away to Spurs and 0-1 away to Stoke. The only time they managed a draw was at home to Sunderland when he gave a red card to a Pompey player in the 9th minute. They've never won a game when he's been the referee.

alehouseboys

alehouseboys

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Really wet overnight.

 

Pitch will not be in great condition, if playable.....

 

Their pitch is a bit notorious for waterlogging but I can't see it being postponed unless the decision could be made very early, they can control crowds to an extent if they're inside the ground with controlled movement of rivals before and after but if it was called off late they'll be thousands of fans milling around all over. It's also being billed as the most expensive Police operation in Hampshire, they won't want to be doing it twice.

 

For these reasons I don't think it would be postponed, if there's any real chance, it would need to be called off by lunchtime.

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