Portsmouth (H) pre-match

[Fox92]

41 minutes ago, Corky said:

Good to have some different games this year like Portsmouth, Wrexham and Oxford. A decade of West Ham, Crystal Palace and Southampton brings a dull familiarity.

Derby as well, and Charlton earlier this season. We haven't played some of these clubs in years. I think tomorrow is the first game against Portsmouth since 2011.

[beepee1984]

1 hour ago, Fox92 said:

Derby as well, and Charlton earlier this season. We haven't played some of these clubs in years. I think tomorrow is the first game against Portsmouth since 2011.

Yep 2 draws in 2011/12 season - not beaten Portsmouth since 2004.

 

Actually have good memories as my roommate at Uni was a Portsmouth fan in the 02/03 season where we both got promoted

 

This game is going to effectively be a Milan Mandaric Memorial and hopefully his minutes applause goes without any idiots

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

On 16/10/2025 at 13:57, steveb said:

Anyone fancy a bet, 

Stolarcyzk will pick the ball out of the back of his net

Daka will not score

Mavs will play like he`s forgotten what to do

Faes will make at least 1 stupid mistake

Our subs will make absolutely no logical sense

Everyone will be amazed when we somehow scrape a win

 

 

 

 

I thought this was a rhyme at first 

[AKCJ]

5 minutes ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

 

I thought this was a rhyme at first 

Anyone fancy a bet?

Stolarczyk will pick the ball out of the back of his net.

Pompey attackers will bombard

With Luke, Hamza, Wout and Vestergaard

The brainless Leicester City quartet.

[SafewayFox]

Isn’t Murphy missing for them?

 

Sad that I get that excited about a Championship level winger missing for the opposition, but highlights our pretty big fall from grace really.

[FoxesTalker]

11 hours ago, Corky said:

Good to have some different games this year like Portsmouth, Wrexham and Oxford. A decade of West Ham, Crystal Palace and Southampton brings a dull familiarity.

I would take familiarity over being in the Championship.

[Aus Fox]

I think we’ll go

 

Stolarczyk 

 

Ricardo

Faes

Vestergaard

Thomas

Winks

JJ

Ramsey

 

Fatawu

Daka

Monga

I think, this is the first game we show the division who we are. 6-0 win.

Daka hat trick - Fatawu, Monga and Thomas. With the goals - the we start walking over this division.

[CPepFox]

54 minutes ago, Aus Fox said:

I think we’ll go

 

Stolarczyk 

 

Ricardo

Faes

Vestergaard

Thomas

Winks

JJ

Ramsey

 

Fatawu

Daka

Monga

I think, this is the first game we show the division who we are. 6-0 win.

Daka hat trick - Fatawu, Monga and Thomas. With the goals - the we start walking over this division.

Not sure whether to laugh, cry or like this... but from the few minutes I've seen thus far going to laugh... 

[Scotch]

I don't think that the starting 11 will be as strong as people hope. We will want to save some of our better players to start on Tuesday. 

[Oldblueyes]

4 hours ago, Aus Fox said:

I think we’ll go

 

Stolarczyk 

 

Ricardo

Faes

Vestergaard

Thomas

Winks

JJ

Ramsey

 

Fatawu

Daka

Monga

I think, this is the first game we show the division who we are. 6-0 win.

Daka hat trick - Fatawu, Monga and Thomas. With the goals - the we start walking over this division.

And when I click my fingers, you will wake up and smell the coffee.

[Gamble92]

10 hours ago, SafewayFox said:

Isn’t Murphy missing for them?

 

Sad that I get that excited about a Championship level winger missing for the opposition, but highlights our pretty big fall from grace really.

Not as big as the fall of Safeway though

[Raj]

Play up Pompey, Pompey play up!!

 

Long time since weve heard that.

Hope they are loud and up for it, it should bring the best out of our tossers

[ceebeefox]

11 hours ago, SafewayFox said:

Isn’t Murphy missing for them?

 

Sad that I get that excited about a Championship level winger missing for the opposition, but highlights our pretty big fall from grace really.

Hope so, he’s genuinely two footed. Watched him in the Southampton game playing on the left and whipping balls in with quality with his left foot ( how innovative, could it catch on ?!!! ) , yet took corners with his right. Age not on his side but would have improved us imo.

[worthosoriginals]

On 16/10/2025 at 13:57, steveb said:

Anyone fancy a bet, 

Stolarcyzk will pick the ball out of the back of his net

Daka will not score

Mavs will play like he`s forgotten what to do

Faes will make at least 1 stupid mistake

Our subs will make absolutely no logical sense

Everyone will be amazed when we somehow scrape a win

 

 

 

New lyrics for the vichai had a dream chant?

[SafewayFox]

1 hour ago, ceebeefox said:

Hope so, he’s genuinely two footed. Watched him in the Southampton game playing on the left and whipping balls in with quality with his left foot ( how innovative, could it catch on ?!!! ) , yet took corners with his right. Age not on his side but would have improved us imo.

Completely agree.

 

A signing that would have been low risk, wouldn’t have cost the earth.

 

I keep thinking back about last summers window and imagine spending as much as we did and only Bilal improved the starting 11.

 

Cooper’s unhealthy obsession with PL experience set us back more than gets mentioned on here! 

[Tommy Fresh]

2 minutes ago, SafewayFox said:

Completely agree.

 

A signing that would have been low risk, wouldn’t have cost the earth.

 

I keep thinking back about last summers window and imagine spending as much as we did and only Bilal improved the starting 11.

 

Cooper’s unhealthy obsession with PL experience set us back more than gets mentioned on here! 

Portsmouth wanted decent money for him didn't they, add in his age, it's probably the type of short sighted signing we definitely should have avoided.

[SafewayFox]

1 minute ago, Tommy Fresh said:

Portsmouth wanted decent money for him didn't they, add in his age, it's probably the type of short sighted signing we definitely should have avoided.

What was decent money though? 
 

I might be making it too simplistic but our issue is our wage structure.

 

Imagine signing Murphy on a three year deal on 30k per week.

 

He would get a lot of minutes and clearly very, very good at this level.

[pmcla26]

1 hour ago, SafewayFox said:

What was decent money though? 
 

I might be making it too simplistic but our issue is our wage structure.

 

Imagine signing Murphy on a three year deal on 30k per week.

 

He would get a lot of minutes and clearly very, very good at this level.

Yeah would have been silly. 
 

If we get promoted this season he’s instantly surplus to requirements and another player we would be stuck with. 

[SafewayFox]

4 hours ago, pmcla26 said:

Yeah would have been silly. 
 

If we get promoted this season he’s instantly surplus to requirements and another player we would be stuck with. 

Signing experienced players on a relatively low wage and short deal is not always a bad deal.

 

There is a difference between signing someone like Murphy (30) on 30k per week for three years to signing a 33 year old Ayew on double/treble that 🤮

[tinpot_fox]

I was stood with a few Portsmouth fans at the Leicester Tigers match just now and they were giving large with “you can stick your Bath Rugby up your @rse”, after Tigers won with the last kick of the match. 

[Ric Flair]

Really rate Mousinho as a coach, hopefully Cifuentes can outsmart him but he didn't last season. Pompey beat them home and away.

[Noahfence]

The lcfc twitter account posting pictures of Ayew & Daka with the caption “ Turning up” you just have to laugh 

[Raj]

Does anyone know if the players are taking the knee, not sure if it's been discussed  anywhere

[whoareyaaa]

1 minute ago, Raj said:

Does anyone know if the players are taking the knee, not sure if it's been discussed  anywhere

The fans in the ground are going to do it instead

[Muzzy_no7]

We are due a good win.

 

I called the Swansea result so I’ll try again.

 

3-0