Portsmouth

Portsmouth are unable to buy tickets online now, must be sold out.

Doubt it. A 10k crowd would be decent.

Czarcasm wrote:

Doubt it. A 10k crowd would be decent.

Not home supporters, it is Portsmouth supporters who's web site are not selling anymore tickets.

Travelling down with few enroute from Pompey - just hope no cock ups at Dawlish as the trains are tight as it is!! Extra beer has been ordered for the shindig!!

There was speed restrictions at dawlish yesterday but you should be ok today and tomorrow.

There shouldn't be any issue at Dawlish tomorrow. Neap tide and winds only around 10 mph. You only get real problems there when high tide coincides with strong easterly winds.

Perhaps the club could extend the away end for this game....just a thought

Not a chance, you know there will be two blocks of empty seats either side of 'kiddies korner'

The Family Zone contains both home, and away fans. Can't imagine Pompey caring too much, they aren't the sort who'll direct abuse at kids (well, I'd hope not).

No doubt McCormick will be in for a hell of a lot of stick come early tomorrow afternoon.

Josh Pope wrote:

The Family Zone contains both home, and away fans. Can't imagine Pompey caring too much, they aren't the sort who'll direct abuse at kids (well, I'd hope not).

No doubt McCormick will be in for a hell of a lot of stick come early tomorrow afternoon.

Where were you in '83

Well seeing as I wasn't born for another 14 years or so, I'd say not there.

Josh Pope wrote:

Well seeing as I wasn't born for another 14 years or so, I'd say not there.

Perfick opportunity to research and educate yourself a little on our lovely Dockyardie pals up the coasts day out at Home Park 30 odd years ago. Scum of the earth, a lot of them are. When you're about 14 years old and you are having to try and dodge kicks and punches from blokes 20 years older than you - on your home terrace - it stays with you, believe me.

Czarcasm wrote:

Josh Pope wrote:

Well seeing as I wasn't born for another 14 years or so, I'd say not there.

Perfick opportunity to research and educate yourself a little on our lovely Dockyardie pals up the coasts day out at Home Park 30 odd years ago. Scum of the earth, a lot of them are. When you're about 14 years old and you are having to try and dodge kicks and punches from blokes 20 years older than you - on your home terrace - it stays with you, believe me.

Aye, a truly unbelievable day before, during and after the match. Like you I just about lived to fight another day, the youth of today will never experience such fun at the football!

Fair, doesn't sound pleasant at all.

But there weren't really problems last year were there? I imagine there rapid fall from grace and failure to quite turn it around has taken the sting out of their tails.

Josh Pope wrote:

The Family Zone contains both home, and away fans. Can't imagine Pompey caring too much, they aren't the sort who'll direct abuse at kids (well, I'd hope not).

No doubt McCormick will be in for a hell of a lot of stick come early tomorrow afternoon.

If you were to write down a list of clubs supported by fans that are prone to behaving like gorillas, I doubt it would take many that long until Portsmouth got a mention.

Remember these are the fans that smashed up Newton Abbott train station, spraypainted 'PFC' all over Stonehenge and the Hoe war memorial, after virtually rioting and looting Plymouth city centre for designer clothes and jewellery.

Their behaviour made headline news for the Sunday papers.

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Don't really know where you got the impression they were a cosy little family club from? They have always been fond of a bit of mischief, and certainly aren't a pleasant lot like Burton Albion or something.

I am sure it was just banter!

A good mate of mine got knocked out in the middle of the pitch when we were hoofing it away from a Pompey pincer movement between them both in the Mayflower and the Demport, the guy that hit him was 42 built like a brick shit house, my mate was 14, got sent down for it (not my mate). Scary fookers. Must have been about 1980?

1983

I wager the gos camera folk will be ignoring the beauty that is natalie sawyer and taking loads of pics of that john pfc westwood fella (if he comes tomorrow)

Fair enough, and I totally understand but wasn't this like 30 years ago? Not to say they wouldn't do it again but they aren't the big club they used to be, despite how much they'll reject that idea. If they remain at this level for much longer then their support is going ti start wavering a tad.

Wrong again Josh, they're arguably a bigger club now than they were in 83, yes they're in the bottom division but they've managed to retain a large, loyal support and not so long ago were in the Prem, won the FA cup and were playing in Europe. Stop guessing, do some research.

Early start for liquid refreshment!

Will be cracking one open soon

Two hours ahead out here. Can't decide whether to start drinking at 2 and be the only sad barsteward casting glances at the dire dockyard derby, or wait til 4 and watch the real men slug it out at Twickers, followed by Engerbloodyland and  the Xenophobic, Great Escape, God Save our Gracious Queen singing louts
Whatever 'just happens', will undoubtedy end with me pissing my pants around midnight

We are on our way, stop off at Hartley to pick up the son then on to Morrison's for the pasties.