Leyther_Matt Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 1 hour ago, ianofcleveleys said: I didn't enjoy their 90 mins worth of shithousery or how it was allowed by another set of piss weak officials. I did enjoy though the 90 minutes of courageous, spirited effort I saw from all of those in a white shirt. Impressed that a side with so many young uns in it weren't bullied out of it and kept on showing, taking people on and getting stuck in. All three new signings did well. A lot been said about the rights and wrongs of who was let go, who was signed and why, some of which by KH that seemed confusing and contradictory, all I saw was they looked like good solid additions. We were unlucky and should have got at least a point. Some of our play when we nicked the ball and broke on them was great to watch. Darcy's ability to find space and use it is top level. Dennis's best game for us though he needs to see people in better positions and play them in now and again. Edwards a good young defender, tough lad to try and carry on after that injury, though hampered a bit by it I think when trying to defend the ball in for the goal Goal was a poor one, great ball in but Matthews should have done better and pushed it further wide. Too much of a mixed bag for me, Matthews, a worldy or two now and then but doesn't command six yard box and too many getting through he should deal with. Don't often enjoy defeats, and was angry coming away about those lads being hard done by, but otherwise a lot to like today Agree with every word. Darcy is getting better every week and if Edwards can stay injury free for a run of games then I’d fancy him to become a first choice player. I do think we look much better going forward without Daryl Murphy, with a lot more emphasis on playing it on the deck and with a bit more zip out wide rather than going high and central. Weird really as I think Murphy plays better receiving the ball at his feet rather than trying to win flick ons. You’d have to fancy he’d be sharper than O’Grady to react to Dodoo’s header though as well as maybe get on the odd of the odd couple of loose balls we had in the area on the back of corners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyrotten Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 14 minutes ago, desperado said: Crikey I'd loved to have seen your view on JJ after his first couple of games There are exceptions! You can add Anelka to that, he was terrible until that goal v Arsenal. But players at this level dont have the luxury of settling in for 2 months and relying on their previous reputation. 2 bad games and you dont see them again (Weir for eg), your short term contract isnt renewed, simple as that. Players who base their game on being able to do the extraoadinary, like JJ, can afford to have 5 bad games before they beat 3 men and smash a 30 yarder in the top corner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waffer cup 07 Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 18 minutes ago, Mounts Kipper said: 13,400 on today nearly 12k Bolton support holding up well, well done lads n lasses. Amazing support given recent results and position in league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter FrancisFogarty Posted January 18, 2020 Site Supporter Share Posted January 18, 2020 I thought we were not up to much in the first half but had the upper hand in the second. I would have fancied DM for a goal today, they didn't look much in defence apart from everybody getting behind the ball. A decent performance all in all. Still shot-shy mind. Pompeys rendition of something I can't quite remember while we had a man down which went on for ages made me smile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules_darby Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 28 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said: I'm not trying to criticise Fleming, no obvious flaws apart from possibly pace and height, I just thought Chicksen looked better in most aspects. Which parts of his game would you rate Fleming better? I thought he was very solid today. Tackled very well, and showed he knew when to show his man inside to a crowded area and when to isolate him by the byline and tackle. Very little came for Pompey down that side. And overall it’s one of our best defensive performances of the season. Linked up well with Darcy too. I didn’t rate Chicksen massively but had nothing against him; I just believe that, on today’s showing only of course, we have a better LB now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyther_Matt Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 1 minute ago, Francis Fogarty said: I thought we were not up to much in the first half but had the upper hand in the second. I would have fancied DM for a goal today, they didn't look much in defence apart from everybody getting behind the ball. A decent performance all in all. Still shot-shy mind. Pompeys rendition of something I can't quite remember while we had a man down which went on for ages made me smile. Made sense when Lincoln were singing the dam busters theme on Tuesday but fuck knows why Pompey were singing it for ages today given they’re a naval town rather than RAF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter desperado Posted January 18, 2020 Site Supporter Share Posted January 18, 2020 4 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said: There are exceptions! You can add Anelka to that, he was terrible until that goal v Arsenal. But players at this level dont have the luxury of settling in for 2 months and relying on their previous reputation. 2 bad games and you dont see them again (Weir for eg), your short term contract isnt renewed, simple as that. Players who base their game on being able to do the extraoadinary, like JJ, can afford to have 5 bad games before they beat 3 men and smash a 30 yarder in the top corner. Anelka! - Where’s Yatesy when you need him! For those who were knocking around 10 years plus or before will know what I mean. Be careful in writing players off after one or two appearances 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyrotten Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 17 minutes ago, radcliffewhite1 said: 1846 Portsmouth top notch Good following obviously but its 10% of their home crowd. If we were top 6ish and had won 3 on the trot and were generally on an upward curve, we'd take 10% of our crowd to any ground in the country. When we went there, their fans werent happy at all and seemed to spend the first hour on the backs of their manager and players. Looking at them today, very very average, just adding to the frustration that we arent currently able to compete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radcliffe white Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 (edited) 16 hours ago, Johnnyrotten said: Good following obviously but its 10% of their home crowd. If we were top 6ish and had won 3 on the trot and were generally on an upward curve, we'd take 10% of our crowd to any ground in the country. When we went there, their fans werent happy at all and seemed to spend the first hour on the backs of their manager and players. Looking at them today, very very average, just adding to the frustration that we arent currently able to compete. When we romped in 1997 we didn’t take that to Portsmouth when we won 3-0 and we was top These men was 8th before the game and hadn’t won in 3 league away games I doubt very much we would of had the same Edited January 19, 2020 by radcliffe white Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh white Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 56 minutes ago, radcliffewhite1 said: When we romped in 1997 we didn’t take that to Portsmouth when we won 3-0 and we was top These men was 8th before the game and hadn’t one in 3 league away games I doubt very much we would of had the same Took a football special train to Pompey full of lads in 76, we won 1-0 and Ian St John lost his job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marple whites Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 2nd Saturday on the run I am disappointed we have lost. thought we did really well, defo red card for them. how did O’Grady miss and not sure if it was a Matthews mistake for not holding on to the ball for the goal or the defence being slow to react. we just aren’t getting decisions or the rub of the green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burndens Bogs Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 From where i was sat it looked like Matthews had pulled a worldie, he was just unlucky that some twat put the rebound in. It's not the first time it's happened this season. JSL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWFC_LOVE Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 (edited) Thought we did alright at Pompey ourselves tbf. I was definitely more impressed by Pompeys following today, than the creaming over Sunderland taking 4k to MK Dons though. Edited January 19, 2020 by BWFC_LOVE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyther_Matt Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 6 hours ago, Burndens Bogs said: From where i was sat it looked like Matthews had pulled a worldie, he was just unlucky that some twat put the rebound in. It's not the first time it's happened this season. JSL. Don’t think he had a particularly good starting position which was why he had to stretch for it. The initial attempt wasn’t exactly coming in at 100mph either, much like the first goal on Tuesday. He was a bit unlucky in that he tried pushing it away from goal and that it was right in to the path of the scorer, but I’d like to think another goalkeeper might not have needed to have stretched as much and would either have got enough behind it to push it further away or might have been able to drop on top of the ball and keep hold of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mounts Kipper Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 3 hours ago, Leyther_Matt said: Don’t think he had a particularly good starting position which was why he had to stretch for it. The initial attempt wasn’t exactly coming in at 100mph either, much like the first goal on Tuesday. He was a bit unlucky in that he tried pushing it away from goal and that it was right in to the path of the scorer, but I’d like to think another goalkeeper might not have needed to have stretched as much and would either have got enough behind it to push it further away or might have been able to drop on top of the ball and keep hold of it. I’m not a fan of Matthews, we should be looking for competition for him, he’s nowhere near good enough to be considered a shoe in to start week in week out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules_darby Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 3 hours ago, Leyther_Matt said: Don’t think he had a particularly good starting position which was why he had to stretch for it. The initial attempt wasn’t exactly coming in at 100mph either, much like the first goal on Tuesday. He was a bit unlucky in that he tried pushing it away from goal and that it was right in to the path of the scorer, but I’d like to think another goalkeeper might not have needed to have stretched as much and would either have got enough behind it to push it further away or might have been able to drop on top of the ball and keep hold of it. Was a cracking ball in that. Not seen it back but at the time I thought our first challenge was poor, the save wasn’t bad and we were slow to follow up Heard off a few closer to the goal that Matthews could/should have parried it wide but I dunno if that’s fair without seeing it again. Sounds plausible though as he’s far from convincing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Biggish Dave Posted January 19, 2020 Site Supporter Share Posted January 19, 2020 I like Politic, think he’s going to be a cracking player, should have a career at championship level. Matthews wasn’t convincing for the goal but having still not seen it back, I felt Emmanuel should have covered. Might well be barking up the wrong tree with that though. The ref was abysmal. How the lad up top got taken off rather than sent off I’ll never know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolton va va Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 I had a good view of the goal from NSL & it was a very good save. No blame on Matthews for me but i'd question why their man reacted quicker to the rebound than any of our defenders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Casino Posted January 19, 2020 Moderators Share Posted January 19, 2020 Just watched the club interview Odd moment when hill is asked about d murphy Clearly been an edit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Casino Posted January 19, 2020 Moderators Share Posted January 19, 2020 Equally odd is that he chose hall on the bench ahead of momo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted January 19, 2020 Moderators Share Posted January 19, 2020 8 hours ago, BWFC_LOVE said: I was definitely more impressed by Pompeys following today, than the creaming over Sunderland taking 4k to MK Dons though. aye, not that we'd ever take 4k, but, loads of teams take loads of fans to MK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOWTUN BAKED Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 9 minutes ago, ZicoKelly said: aye, not that we'd ever take 4k, but, loads of teams take loads of fans to MK Only once though! Shit place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt. Aldo Raine Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 14 minutes ago, Casino said: Equally odd is that he chose hall on the bench ahead of momo Not his signing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Biggish Dave Posted January 19, 2020 Site Supporter Share Posted January 19, 2020 Just seen the highlights back, no blame on Matthews for the goal for me, down to our defenders not being alert. How on earth did O’Grady miss from 1 yard out though. I could have that in with my ear hair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radcliffe white Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 15 minutes ago, ZicoKelly said: aye, not that we'd ever take 4k, but, loads of teams take loads of fans to MK Shit away... but booked again😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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