by AthleticoSpizz » 17 Feb 2024 22:57
by Stranded » 18 Feb 2024 07:08
by The Cap » 18 Feb 2024 08:07
stealthpapes ftr - ship anson, old custom house, still & west, bridge tavern, wellington (twice), sally port, dolphin, pembroke & home via one of the more life affirming kebab trips ever. Portsmouth is a great away sesh.
The game - 30 minutes of liquid football, then that. Could have been 3-3. That's why they are top. We did't give up, so I think its a teaching point. Selles knows the score wit the fans. Good lad.
by windermereROYAL » 18 Feb 2024 08:30
by stealthpapes » 18 Feb 2024 08:37
The Capstealthpapes ftr - ship anson, old custom house, still & west, bridge tavern, wellington (twice), sally port, dolphin, pembroke & home via one of the more life affirming kebab trips ever. Portsmouth is a great away sesh.
The game - 30 minutes of liquid football, then that. Could have been 3-3. That's why they are top. We did't give up, so I think its a teaching point. Selles knows the score wit the fans. Good lad.
Nice work stealth. The Anson's a well known haunt just o/side the dockyard and then you've made it over to Old Pompey. Regardless of footie allegiances, the views from the Still & West are superb. And as for the Pembroke, proper old school community boozer. Sounds as though your beverage tour was well thought out. In terms of historical interest, there are tunnels that run between the boozers over Old Pompey, so that when the press gangs used to go round the pubs, the quick witted ones would lift the hatches and disappear. And not a lot of people know that
by Clyde1998 » 18 Feb 2024 10:58
Stranded Ah we lost, no major concern.
There were key moments that went against us in the 1st half.
First, Kelvin gets to the keeper and the ball but his poke hits the keepers heel & stays with him. Luck for them else 1-0 for us.
Second, should have been a red. Honest think the fact we broke meant he rightly played advantage & then felt he couldn't send him off so went with yellow. Should have been red.
Thirdly their opening goal, shot was deflected of Yiadom's boot, changed the direction of the ball & that's what beat Button. He'll be gutted it still beat him but no deflection, no goal and we head in 0-0.
Heads went down as we hadn't taken chances and we tried to play too quickly 2nd half, made 2 mistakes, Mola over committing & Kelvin's tripping over trying to take a quick FK to kill the game off.
by TiagoIlori » 18 Feb 2024 11:45
by Snowflake Royal » 18 Feb 2024 11:57
TiagoIlori One of their fans decided to use a homophobic slur to describe one Reading fan, they’re quite keen to tell us that it’s only a minority. Funny that.
by TiagoIlori » 18 Feb 2024 12:05
Snowflake RoyalTiagoIlori One of their fans decided to use a homophobic slur to describe one Reading fan, they’re quite keen to tell us that it’s only a minority. Funny that.
Given we recently had a 'fan' use a racist slur, I wouldn’t be too quick to tar them all with the same brush, because that shit works both ways.
by Snowflake Royal » 18 Feb 2024 12:07
TiagoIloriSnowflake RoyalTiagoIlori One of their fans decided to use a homophobic slur to describe one Reading fan, they’re quite keen to tell us that it’s only a minority. Funny that.
Given we recently had a 'fan' use a racist slur, I wouldn’t be too quick to tar them all with the same brush, because that shit works both ways.
They all painted us under the same brush for that one as well. The exact point I was trying to make was as to why you don’t paint everyone with the same brush.
by Clyde1998 » 18 Feb 2024 14:11
by Millsy » 18 Feb 2024 16:10
Clyde1998 Interesting* to note that yesterday (20,113) was Portsmouth's highest attendance since 6 March 2010 against Birmingham in the FA Cup (20,456) and highest for a league game since 30 December 2009 against Arsenal (20,404)!
by WestYorksRoyal » 18 Feb 2024 16:30
MillsyClyde1998 Interesting* to note that yesterday (20,113) was Portsmouth's highest attendance since 6 March 2010 against Birmingham in the FA Cup (20,456) and highest for a league game since 30 December 2009 against Arsenal (20,404)!
Of course, finding ourselves in this league, playing a massive club like Reading is like a World Cup final for most of these League One clubs.
by AthleticoSpizz » 18 Feb 2024 16:43
by Clyde1998 » 18 Feb 2024 18:05
WestYorksRoyalMillsyClyde1998 Interesting* to note that yesterday (20,113) was Portsmouth's highest attendance since 6 March 2010 against Birmingham in the FA Cup (20,456) and highest for a league game since 30 December 2009 against Arsenal (20,404)!
Of course, finding ourselves in this league, playing a massive club like Reading is like a World Cup final for most of these League One clubs.
Tbf, wasn't it just because they have recently finished a redevelopment and so they had a bigger capacity? They're top of the league after a horror decade, of course they're going to sell out.
by Zammo » 19 Feb 2024 09:59
by kieran » 19 Feb 2024 12:08
Clyde1998WestYorksRoyalMillsy
Of course, finding ourselves in this league, playing a massive club like Reading is like a World Cup final for most of these League One clubs.
Tbf, wasn't it just because they have recently finished a redevelopment and so they had a bigger capacity? They're top of the league after a horror decade, of course they're going to sell out.
They've had a capacity to get over 20,000 for matches - as they exceeded it in the Premier League.
Some of it will be the away following - we're one of three teams so far to take a full allocation to Portsmouth (along with Charlton and Bristol Rovers); Charlton got slightly more tickets than us and Bristol Rovers. There won't be too many sides in the bottom two divisions who'll take 2,000 to Portsmouth. They've still got to play Derby and Oxford - who'll likely take decent numbers there.
I know they've been limited in the past couple of seasons due to the work they've been doing, but would've thought they would've had 20,100+ at least once since they were in the Premier League. I think the next highest in that time was 20,040 against Leeds in 2011. I know they've played Southampton a few times since then, but it's likely the capacity is restricted due to increased need for segregation.
by Dirk Gently » 19 Feb 2024 12:31
kieran I hope you manage to find yourselves owners as decent as ours.
by kieran » 19 Feb 2024 12:40
Dirk Gentlykieran I hope you manage to find yourselves owners as decent as ours.
You had the best owner it was possible to have, after so much hard work and dedication from so many fans - and then you voted to sell to an outsider.
I find that decision absolutely astounding and so very short-sighted.
by Whore Jackie » 19 Feb 2024 12:42
royalstevep68 Buttons worst game in a Reading shirt. I think he was at fault for the first and 4th goals
Zammo Top day out, despite the result. Train from Reading to Fratton (via Basingstoke) . Arrived about Midday. Got a tip off to visit this place https://www.staggeringlygood.com/, which is a Brewery Tap Room just behind Fratton Park. Made more than welcome. Home fans were chatty and good natured in there.
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