Portsmouth Match Thread

Not Happy
Going Backwards not Forwards
My club My team is not in safe hands
Couldn't make it tonight but glued to Mariner Player commentary
Which concluded our attitude was poor as well as playing the wrong system and been second best all over the pitch
We where 7th when you came in MB
I really don't think you have it mate
This Club These Fans had massive belief and had massive momentum
Fans are not happy

Quoted from ginnywings

Don't be sorry, it made me laugh. I think you are wrong but it's your opinion and you may be right in time. Who knows?

I know it doesn't sound like it but I hope not.

And there was me thinking I'd come on here to see some typical over reactions...

Whatever the arguments for travelling down on the day were - and it can only be financial - perhaps it's not terribly clever to criticise the team in the first instance? Ask the questions where they should be asked at John Fenty's door. Who knows what the result may have been if we'd been treated as professionals by the club?

Quoted from jock dock tower

Whatever the arguments for travelling down on the day were - and it can only be financial - perhaps it's not terribly clever to criticise the team in the first instance? Ask the questions where they should be asked at John Fenty's door. Who knows what the result may have been if we'd been treated as professionals by the club?

Exactly JDT - it seems OK to blame the manager but there are many clubs who would have travelled yesterday after training or even used the weekend to bond and save energy but we still seem to be in cost-saving mode. Unfortunately it's the fans that suffer the most - again!

Quoted from Mariner93er

And there was me thinking I'd come on here to see some typical over reactions...

The people really entitled to speak are the 527 that went.
But for those of us that listened to Cockers (who I do have respect for), it does sound like a poor show all round. With one again MB refusing to change a system that clearly isn't working.
What would you expect to see in all reality ??

Lets be honest, 5 Changes to play the league's form side was just crazy.

It's all about the run in now. Think MB needs to find a settled side / formation which provides some indication that things are heading in the right direction.

Personally I haven't seen anything to date that suggests the side is now better, or looks like being better than the one that started the season, which is quite worrying.

Quoted from jock dock tower

Whatever the arguments for travelling down on the day were - and it can only be financial - perhaps it's not terribly clever to criticise the team in the first instance? Ask the questions where they should be asked at John Fenty's door. Who knows what the result may have been if we'd been treated as professionals by the club?

I don't think many are criticising the players as such Jock. Most seem to be questioning the team selection/formation.
For what it's worth I think it's disgusting that we did such a long journey on the actual day. And I do believe it adversely affects the players.  But that's just one of a combination of things.

What were Hurst's teams? They were solid, doggid, hard working grafters. A midfield of Summerfield, Berrett, Comley and Chambers ticked all of those boxes. Marcus has come in and decided that we can't have that mentality and brought in players such as Maxwell, Gunnning and Asante! What have those 3 combined offered so far?

Quoted from Mariner_09

What were Hurst's teams? They were solid, doggid, hard working grafters. A midfield of Summerfield, Berrett, Comley and Chambers ticked all of those boxes. Marcus has come in and decided that we can't have that mentality and brought in players such as Maxwell, Gunnning and Asante! What have those 3 combined offered so far?

Summerfield hard working? Maybe. Berrett less so, but played out of position but a week last Saturday, Gunning had Ade Akinfenwa in his pocket, some have very short and selective memories.