Whether a one off or not, it was probably the most assured performance by a back four player all season - with the possible exceptions of Murty and DLC at OT - and Cisse isn't even a centre half, is he? Thought Convey was total pants... If we had an out ball on the left and he pushed on a bit we wou...

Without wishing in any way to sound a 'gayer', papereeyes and Kitsonista get posters of the year for their sound and objective contributions to this thread. Honourable mention goes to the sexually challenged 'Daniella'... How sweet! Girls, I would quite happily pay for a session (no, not that type o...

Kitsonista, not sure how to react to that last post... I think it was aimed as a stinging attack on me as any individual rather than the amorphous mass of 'diehards'... If you would like to read my original post more carefully I hoe you will find I was actually very much in agreement with you. My re...

I have just read the couple of posts above my previous and they are absolutely spot on. Reading is a transient, nomadic, satellite, dormitory town but that is not to say that we can't win the hearts and minds of the nippers whose mum and dad support Liverpool or MUFC or Portsmouth... It happened to ...

Only read first two pages on Crackberry but have sympathy with AP and papereyes POV. It's all a metter of economics, innit? Brick by brick is good to cement Prem status - which means we have to, absolutely must, stay up this year... And do so without splashing loads of cash because, as we know, that...

Absolutely first rate. I've said it before and, for fear of throwing out a cliche, will say it again: eloquent, erudite and observational.

Love the "trawling" simile, or is it a metaphor?

Banquo! Banquo! Banquo!

Had a wazz standing next to Martin Williams at The Valley. Shook Mr Mad's hand at Boothferry Park when he came for a pre match walkabout... And then tolf 1elsh Windbag he reminded me of female genitalia while we were filling up with petrol on the M1 on way back Coached by Tommy Youlden, Bruce Stucke...

[quote][Cripple Creek Posted: 02 Sep 2007 15:05 Post subject: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I want Roger Josyln back or, ideally, Ray Hiron to replace Ingar. /quote] Surely you mean Geoff Barker at CB - who looked about 50 even when he played for us...

Blimey, this has me thinking: Years 1- 5 Born Portsmouth - Mum and grandparents STs at FP and saw my first match there Years 5 - 18 Caversham Park: Micklands, Cav Park Primary, posh school on Tilehurst Road and boardng school in Dorset Uni: Aberystwyth Jobs: Hendon, Luton, Milton Keynes, Bradford, S...

Yep... The wonder of CrackBerry....

G'arn URZzzz

This is surreal... Currently fly fishing from a boat in middle of Loch Fad in Scotland, while boys are playing a bunch of Argies in Korea... Blimey, far cry from Hartlepool away in February...

Has to be said there are some sound nominations: P Brayson - just rank poor. And a midget. And fat. C Gordon - flouncey mophead of a wuss but redeemed himself at Chelsea in the League Cup. U Hartenburger - "international" signing, much expected but a prototype Donkey in the Henderson mould...

The bloke on the far left of the pic - behind the yeti with the long hair - is Chris from Emmer Green. He, together with a bloke from Milton Keynes called Simon, have an unbroken track record as long as - if not longer - than Blackie's....

Got to agree with wolsey.... Arsenal at home in the cup 1972, or Newport away 1985, or Tranmere away leg of play off game, or Simod Cup semi final, or Middlesbro home 2007 At all of them except the last.... I would add the away game at Blackpool where we got applauded off the pitch.... Away at Hull ...

I wholeheartedy endorse the sentiments expressed by the above posters from Cemetery Junction Expat down....

.... except when the prospect of marmite was introduced.....

That is just sick and perverted.

If anyone is coming through Dubai for a day or two stopover, I'd be happy to point you in the direction of the Eastern European delights of the Emirate... or the local Iish boozer ....

I'm in Scotland til the 14th and may consider going to Seoul on the way back ... with a slight detour.

Joe Cole - the fat runt might be able to skip past three or four players in the Prem but against a Brazil team that are just streets ahead on the ball and work so damned hard for each other, too, he just looked slow and ponderous in possession. Nicky gave him the wide "out" ball option loa...

73 mins: Shorey is replaced by Jolean Lescott.

And I particularly like...

30 mins: Good work from Owen down the England right, but the move breaks down when he gives it to Neville who looks like a rabbit caught in headlights in the Albanian box.

Some great quotes on live text update on Sporting Life: 14 mins: Albania pour forward, but Shorey heads back to Carson calm under pressure. 15 mins: Smith does well down the England left, and he finds Shorey who whips in an enticing cross, but the Albanian defence remain difficult to break down. 16 ...