Guest walkerboy Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 as am a exile in portsmouth and have been telling everyone in my local(the shepherds crook just next to the ground) how s*** their team was a t wembley i'm hoping we give then a good old game. they've improved over the season and theres not many easy games at fratton park-they still seem to manage to get results even when their crap-seen them play birmingham and wigan recently and they won even though didnt play well. will be happy if we draw but if we're still on a roll we could nick it.hopefully no repeat of when we played them at SJP. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzza Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Don't want to be too pedantic but I've noticed the phrases "getting Bummed" and "bummed in the face" a lot when referring to a possible rout. I suppose getting bummed is straightforward to understand (penis - bumhole action) but being "bummed in the face" raises a giggle as I conjure images of some "person" frotting/rubbing their dirty "sheriffs badge" over the opposing managers face??? Please correct me if I'm wrong!! P.S. Wouldn't surprise me if a few managers would like to be bummed in the face (Paul Jewell, Taggart - that would be great wouldn't it!!). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Thats what i imagined it meant too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
greydos Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 I think the way Pompey have been set up recently gives us a good chance to get a victory down there, as they've recently lined up: Diop---Diarra---Muntari---Krancjar --------Baros---Defoe Now besides the fact that Baros is s****, it seems to me that the key way to oppose our team is to use width to pin the fullbacks back (certainly Beye) and really stretch our midfield 3. Wide players against us would also utilise drawing in the poorer tackling/tracking skills of Owen in Cm when he chases back, allowing other teams better chance to pass or run through the middle of us. Passing/running through the middle is exactly what Muntari and Diarra are good at, however their wide players are not the type to stay wide. Krancjar is inclined to turn in onto his right foot and try and thread balls, and Diop is a DM playing out of position, and so also comes narrow. Wide players coming narrow should help as they'll automatically be turning into Geremi and Barton, thus clogging up the middle of the pitch. This could allow our fullbacks to utilise the space Diop and Krancjar will leave out wide. Also, Martins plays left side, which is the home of slow-mo Campbell and powder-puff tackling Glen Johnson. Given enough pressure from Martins with a high midfield line supporting so that he knows if he dribbles and loses the ball he's got toon players in close proximity to try and win it back, it may give him the confidence to run at those 2 potential weak links, giving us a lot of scraps and joy to feed off. I personally am optimistic, and say 2-1 to the toon!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Don't want to be too pedantic but I've noticed the phrases "getting Bummed" and "bummed in the face" a lot when referring to a possible rout. I suppose getting bummed is straightforward to understand (penis - bumhole action) but being "bummed in the face" raises a giggle as I conjure images of some "person" frotting/rubbing their dirty "sheriffs badge" over the opposing managers face??? Please correct me if I'm wrong!! P.S. Wouldn't surprise me if a few managers would like to be bummed in the face (Paul Jewell, Taggart - that would be great wouldn't it!!). I'm worried how much thought you've put into it tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 be pretty happy with 1-1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisJbarnes Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 they just 1-0 again. christ how they need defoe. is he injured? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest black n white Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 judging by the way the season is going, my fiver is going on martins scoring first 4-1 reverse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiled in Texas Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 "sheriffs badge" Snicker!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 they just 1-0 again. christ how they need defoe. is he injured? was cup-tied for the cup draw, and visited his family for his grandmother's funeral. will be back for us though (naturally). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Good win for them tonight. Blows my "they will just be concentrating on the cup" theory out the window. Going to be tough but will also be a good gauge to see hwo much we really have improved over the last couple of weeks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 If we learned anything from the Spurs game, it's that we should keep the side and formation, even though it's a tough away-game. They should be just as afraid of us as we are of them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 If we learned anything from the Spurs game, it's that we should keep the side and formation, even though it's a tough away-game. They should be just as afraid of us as we are of them. Spot on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Anything out of this game is a bonus, we are shite down there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Allardyce's Pompey (a) team talk: (in the style of Football Manager 2008, where he learned the tricks of the trade) PLAYER PLAYER STATUS MANAGER'S TEAM TALK GK: S. Harper Doesn't seem to be listening (Let's try and keep it down to 4 or 5!) LB: C. N'Zogbia Doesn't seem to be listening (Let's try and keep it down to 4 or 5!) CB: A. Faye Doesn't seem to be listening (Let's try and keep it down to 4 or 5!) CB: S. Taylor Doesn't seem to be listening (Let's try and keep it down to 4 or 5!) RB: H. Beye Doesn't seem to be listening (Let's try and keep it down to 4 or 5!) RM: Geremi Doesn't seem to be listening (Let's try and keep it down to 4 or 5!) CM: J. Barton Doesn't seem to be listening (Let's try and keep it down to 4 or 5!) CM: N. Butt Doesn't seem to be listening (Let's try and keep it down to 4 or 5!) LM: D. Duff Doesn't seem to be listening (Let's try and keep it down to 4 or 5!) CF: A. Smith (c) Doesn't seem to be listening Continue as you left off, I have every faith in you CF: M. Owen Doesn't seem to be listening (Let's try and keep it down to 4 or 5!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_69 Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Despite looking w*** against Web Brom at the weekend, they did look very good at the back. Mind you, so have we in the last few games. Even so i can still see it being a fairly high scoring game with us snatching it 3-2 near the end. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Nerves starting to jangle now like and having to wait until a tea time kick off tomorrow just sucks. I hate the Toon being the late kick off the day just drags. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Harper Beye Faye Taylor(Edgar) Enrique Geremi Barton Butt Owen Martins Viduka(Carroll) Bench: Forster, Duff, Edgar(Diatta), Carroll(Smith), N'Zogbia The side I want to see. ^ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowen Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Having two left wingers on the bench seems a little excessive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 they just 1-0 again. christ how they need defoe. is he injured? was cup-tied for the cup draw, and visited his family for his grandmother's funeral. will be back for us though (naturally). How bloody inconsiderate. Couldn't have snuffed it a couple of days later for our benefit. Clearly a conspiracy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Like greydos touches on, they have two players on the flank who like cut in, which suits our style. The biggest threat we would have had was having two players double up on our fullbacks but they won't do that. Basically this means our centre midfield has to win a battle of 4 vs 3, which will be tough. However, that means the game will get scrappy, which again suits us (being the away side). Hopefully we can rely on one of our three front men to come up with something special, as apposed to their one...... Defoe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Although im not his biggest fan i would sway Taylor for Edgar otherwise same again very tough game this one will be Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Although im not his biggest fan i would sway Taylor for Edgar otherwise same again very tough game this one will be Thanks for your input, Master Yoda. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Although im not his biggest fan i would sway Taylor for Edgar otherwise same again very tough game this one will be Thanks for your input, Master Yoda. only realised i sounded like him after i posted it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Portsmouth's record at home isn't great, they are more effective away from home. A 2-1 win for us I reckon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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