| Pompey match thread 19:44 - Dec 25 with 20548 views | Hooparoo |
Four goals probably too much to hope for again but I’m quietly optimistic we can get a long overdue win on Boxing Day. Come on you Rs! |  |
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| Pompey match thread on 17:00 - Dec 26 with 1444 views | PlanetHonneywood |
| Pompey match thread on 16:56 - Dec 26 by Toast_R |
Why was Frey chasing that ball loose ball, FFS. Useless |
If I've said it once, I've said it a hundred times: his arms move faster than his legs! Reverse engineer the lump and we might have something.
If Bennie has been scoring for the DS, then play him. Could even play Morgan wide right and move one of the wee fellas up top with Buzz. |  |
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| Pompey match thread on 17:01 - Dec 26 with 1439 views | dmm |
I think we'll all take that result. A better second half but we were under par overall. Our passing today was shocking for some reason. Still, dust ourselves down and move on to the next game. Starting 11 selection will be interesting. |  | | |
| Pompey match thread on 17:01 - Dec 26 with 1424 views | QPunkR |
| Pompey match thread on 16:55 - Dec 26 by Superhoops2808 |
Well - A point after that 1st half performance is better than nothing |
Indeed, but doesn't cover or excuse that impassive and embarrassing first half. The fact we managed to up our game only slightly in the second half and managed to take something out of the game makes it frustrating as if we'd played to a half decent level we could have won that potentially.
As you say though, didn't lose at least |  |
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| Pompey match thread on 17:01 - Dec 26 with 1427 views | NorthantsHoop |
Turned up in 2nd half, point fine by me when in 1st half looked like a usual away defeat as we were awful. Jimmy Dunne again. |  | | |
| Pompey match thread on 17:01 - Dec 26 with 1416 views | kernowhoop |
| Pompey match thread on 16:58 - Dec 26 by Hooparoo |
What a let down after such a great previous performance. Our passing was pretty ordinary |
In the first half, I think that the stats showed that our passing was actually worse than 'ordinary'. |  | | |
| Pompey match thread on 17:02 - Dec 26 with 1395 views | Boston |
| Pompey match thread on 16:57 - Dec 26 by strikerace |
Wow, big drop-off upfront in every way when Frey came on for Kone.
Nothing match, uninspiring off day. Take the point and move on |
Looked like Kone wasn't overly enamoured with that decision. | |
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| Pompey match thread on 17:02 - Dec 26 with 1385 views | stevec |
Good old Jimmy, got us out of a hole.
Thought the front four were poor. Lethargic from start to finish.
Madsen once again excellent. |  | | |
| Pompey match thread on 17:03 - Dec 26 with 1373 views | Benny_the_Ball |
| Pompey match thread on 16:33 - Dec 26 by 1BobbyHazell |
Haha, very good. |
P.S. Having just seen the highlights, I think the match comms, Beeb and I all got it wrong. I think it was Kone. M'Bengue was stood behind him.
EDIT: BBC match report sticking with M'Bengue. However, the official QPR match report states that the ball cannoned off Kone.
Either way, one thing is clear. It definitely wasn't Dembele! [Post edited 26 Dec 17:50]
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| Pompey match thread on 17:04 - Dec 26 with 1345 views | QPunkR |
| Pompey match thread on 16:57 - Dec 26 by QPunkR |
Biggest gripe of the day for me was his continued weird pronunciation of names. Today was 'Paul' for Poole and their keeper being Schmeed |
Actually scratch that. Just remembered I stuck a tenner on Mad Dog getting booked so that's now my biggest annoyance of the day | |
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| Pompey match thread on 17:05 - Dec 26 with 1302 views | Juzzie |
I know we’ve not won a Boxing Day away game since time began but I’ll take that.
I know Portsmouth are flirting above the drop zone but we have no right to win any game and treating teams as though we do (I’m not saying we did) is how games can come unstuck.
Plenty of teams dropped points today and I’ll take where we are going into the new year, with one more game of ‘25, compared to previous seasons when we were decidedly nervous. |  | | |
| Pompey match thread on 17:06 - Dec 26 with 1293 views | eastside_r |
| Pompey match thread on 17:01 - Dec 26 by kernowhoop |
In the first half, I think that the stats showed that our passing was actually worse than 'ordinary'. |
In Australian, ordinary means poor/ bad. |  | | |
| Pompey match thread on 17:07 - Dec 26 with 1265 views | loftus77 |
| Pompey match thread on 22:38 - Dec 25 by loftus77 |
Am saying it early - I'd take a point here in any season. The all conquering 2010-11 team did (Tommy Smith pen). Tough place to go. 1-1. [Post edited 25 Dec 22:39]
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Very happy with that after a predictably groggy first half.
Well done Rangers and Our Captain. To me, that certainly feels like a win - but maybe that's part of the so-called #Standards 'mentality problem' around the club and its fanbase?
For me, a contented Boxing Day. [Post edited 26 Dec 17:08]
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| Pompey match thread on 17:08 - Dec 26 with 1250 views | eastside_r |
Ultimately disappointing but given how shocking we were first half, I’ll take that point.
Will need to start much better against West Brom. | | | |
| Pompey match thread on 17:09 - Dec 26 with 1217 views | Myke |
Embarrassing performance. Made them look like 70' Brazil. I said after Leicester that we had to no longer accept 'Norwich' performances - then we produce this. Part of the blame on JS as we were back to trying to play out from the back ( on the rare occasion we had the ball) which we clearly obviously and patently (without JCS) cannot do. [Post edited 26 Dec 17:37]
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| Pompey match thread on 17:10 - Dec 26 with 1196 views | Lblock |
| Pompey match thread on 17:02 - Dec 26 by Boston |
Looked like Kone wasn't overly enamoured with that decision. |
He has zero reason to have the hump.
Thought he was back to his below average run of the mill moody performance today.
First touch of a wheelie bin, didn’t monster his opponent once and as slow as rust.
At least Frey looked interested when he came on for his cameo [Post edited 26 Dec 17:25]
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| Pompey match thread on 17:10 - Dec 26 with 1191 views | Rsole |
| Pompey match thread on 17:00 - Dec 26 by PlanetHonneywood |
If I've said it once, I've said it a hundred times: his arms move faster than his legs! Reverse engineer the lump and we might have something.
If Bennie has been scoring for the DS, then play him. Could even play Morgan wide right and move one of the wee fellas up top with Buzz. |
Bennie was stripped and ready to come on at one point and then - not.
Would have been better than Frey at that stage of the game I think. |  |
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| Pompey match thread on 17:11 - Dec 26 with 1174 views | Silverfoxqpr |
| Pompey match thread on 16:56 - Dec 26 by EuroRanger |
Looked worse after the subs came on. A point is better than nothing but we should be winning and not settling against a team that were up for the taking in the second half. |
Not really such a thing as 'should be winning' in the Championship. Yes we were poor first half but Pompey looked good and played well from where I was sitting. Good point and we move on. |  | | |
| Pompey match thread on 17:13 - Dec 26 with 1131 views | kernowhoop |
| Pompey match thread on 17:06 - Dec 26 by eastside_r |
In Australian, ordinary means poor/ bad. |
Ah. Thank you. | | | |
| Pompey match thread on 17:15 - Dec 26 with 1084 views | Boston |
| Pompey match thread on 17:06 - Dec 26 by eastside_r |
In Australian, ordinary means poor/ bad. |
That's why they were deported, couldn't speak pwoppa. | |
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| Pompey match thread on 17:19 - Dec 26 with 1009 views | CateLeBonR |
It wasn't a very good performance but I'm happy with the point. |  | | |
| Pompey match thread on 17:20 - Dec 26 with 987 views | baz_qpr |
| Pompey match thread on 17:13 - Dec 26 by kernowhoop |
Ah. Thank you. |
Better second half pushed up, got Madsen on the ball and much better from Mbengue and Dembele. Really disappointing from both sub wingers. You can see why Stephan does not trust Poku yet and utterly abject from Smyth who played like a player ensuring he did not get injured for January transfer window, kept leaving Norrington-Davies exposed. Laughable cameo from Frey again. Now 58 years since we won away on Boxing Day lol [Post edited 26 Dec 17:21]
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| Pompey match thread on 17:24 - Dec 26 with 891 views | terryb |
| Pompey match thread on 17:00 - Dec 26 by MrSheen |
Two positives:
1) We weren’t as bad in the second half as we were in the first.
2) They weren’t good enough to beat us. |
A perfect summary of the match! | | | |
| Pompey match thread on 17:26 - Dec 26 with 861 views | BklynRanger |
| Pompey match thread on 17:09 - Dec 26 by Myke |
Embarrassing performance. Made them look like 70' Brazil. I said after Leicester that we had to no longer accept 'Norwich' performances - then we produce this. Part of the blame on JS as we were back to trying to play out from the back ( on the rare occasion we had the ball) which we clearly obviously and patently (without JCS) cannot do. [Post edited 26 Dec 17:37]
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I thought it was much improved second half, which felt like another improvement at the end compared to so many final scores on this day.
I wouldn't have taken Dembele off because he is so hot and cold as a player but suddenly had the ball on a string in the second half - not sure even he'd know why. He seems like the epitome of a player where the modern term 'ceiling' is very apt. Poku did well but it felt like a missed opportunity.
Frey for Kone has been discussed by everyone already - and sadly quite accurately. He seems like a genuinely nice bloke but is just gone. That one where Burrell got fouled arounf the 90 min mark and was asking for it, and Frey starts waving his arms around rather than getting the ball. Schoolboy stuff is not acceptable when he is now so immobile anyway. Whatever is stopping Kolli getting played must be some serious shit.
I think embarrassing is a bit much though to be honest Myke. |  | | |
| Pompey match thread on 17:26 - Dec 26 with 861 views | Boston |
Happy with the point. Our next two holiday fixtures may be a bit sticky, if we came away with a win and a draw I'd be delighted. | |
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