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Good luck for this afternoon, I hope you get it over the line for a number of reasons, and the odds are in your favour.

I hope you don't mind an outsider saying this, and I'm sure you all know this, but regardless of any euphoria or disappointment tomorrow, you'll all still be proud supporters - as b4 was, and is. As someone who read on here for a while before I registered/posted and saw lots of his comments when you were in a bad place;  I stand by the fact that whoever we support, we could all do well by being a bit more like him, when it comes to our clubs.

Well done Rams, looks like the top-of-the L1 table will be an inverted version of the D2 one from 86/87.  I'm sure most of us on either side would have gladly taken that at the start of the season.  Enjoy your evenings!

6 hours ago, Duracell said:

Hi everyone,

My Dad, a life-long Derby fan and season ticket holder, recently suffered from a stroke which left the right side of his body paralysed. Up until it struck, he had made the 200-mile round trip from Aylsebury to Derby 

His progress has been remarkable since - he can how walk short distances and has gained a lot of mobility. 

I would love to take him to the final game of the season with Carlisle to see out the journey. I would be devastated for him if, having supported us through thick and thin all his life right up until the stroke, he missed out on us winning promotion. This is where some of you could potentially help.

Our season tickets are about as difficult as it could be for someone with mobility issues: East Stand Upper, on the half-way line, half-way between stair wells. I'm just not sure I can safely get him up there with a capacity crowd.

I am only asking having tried to arrange disabled viewing with the club, who cannot help as the game is sold out. Does anyone sit in a lower block, close to a stairwell, who would be willing to swap seats just for this game? I'm only asking as this is a final plea!

I can't help with tickets, but I hope that: a) your Dad's progress continues; b) you manage to get him a ticket for the final day; but most importantly that he continues to progress his recovery.  You don't need to tell him a Pompey fan sends him best wishes, but I'm pretty sure if others from the 92 saw this note they'd all be saying the same thing.  Love to you and yours.

7 hours ago, Anag Ram said:

I think there’s a danger of extrapolating the views of a few fans as a representation of a more general sentiment.

After all, there are a few on here we wouldn’t want to be our emissaries.

I think we have heard from fans of both Portsmouth and Bolton that their team has been inconsistent and often underwhelming.

The league has been decided by the team that survived its blip the best.

Portsmouth also did good business in the window.

Bolton have been hit with injuries like us and have been struggling towards the finish line.

I hope that if we do get second place, Bolton are the team that makes it up from the playoffs.

Agree almost everything here.

My take is that Bolton's worst emissaries on the main social networks have been particularly hard work (I've not engaged, but have seen some of the material) - though completely agree that, as in every sphere, each club has their own outliers.

On the injuries, I'd add that we've had the worst season I've known for injuries - including several key performers early on being ruled out long-term or season long; it seems to be a theme for a lot of clubs this year.

I've said before I want you to get up with us.  I'd quite like to see Lincoln make it through the play-offs, of the remainder.

Thank you for the gracious comments.  I'm a bit *ahem* tired and emotional - it's been a relatively long wait for us to get back in to the second tier.  I'm rooting for you to get over the line and other results this evening appear to have been in your favour.  Good luck and raising a glass to B4.

Well done on your win and putting things back in your own hands.  I thought we were fortunate at times today, for some reason our early goal seemed to send us in to our shell; Bolton have some decent footballers, who exploited that for the rest of the first half and we were lucky not to go in behind.  Second half a bit more even.

All the best for the run in - as I've said elsewhere I'm hoping we'll both end up in the automatic slots now; but I do think you're probably at the stage where you can't afford any slip ups in the last couple of games.

I've just poured a large glass of red. Enjoy your evenings, Rams.

Happy to chuck a small donation in for a great cause - and to remember your brother/mate/fellow Ram b4. Take care of yourselves and each other.

7 hours ago, Premier ram said:

Was there last night , great game , 2 good sides , fantastic atmosphere, good luck for the rest of the season mate, smash Bolton for us please

I would have come on last night but I'd had a few 'settlers' before the game and followed up with a couple of glasses of wine when I get in to decompress  - so was less capable of typing than usual.

Proper game of football last night - not sure whether the conditions were a leveller or just added to the spectacle - but suspect both sides were happy with the draw, whilst wondering what might have been.

I thought you were set up really well (credit to both Warne and the players for executing) - you looked better than any of the other top sides who we've hosted this season.  I genuinely hope we both make it up via the automatics.

Take care of yourselves, Rams.  Hopefully see you all next season in the league above.

18 hours ago, Jimbo Ram said:

Any idea who your two new injury doubts are?

My guess would be Swanson and Lane based on Saturday; but is only a guess.

Kamara and Ogilvie (mentioned upthread) would be bigger losses.

Best of luck for the rest of the season after tonight.

12 hours ago, Alan Ramage 4 EVA said:

Shame it was a proper old fashioned pub

It wasn't a regular haunt of mine, by any stretch, but I have fond memories as I ended up in there after the midweek game in which we secured promotion to the Premier League about 20 years ago.  Proper, old-school pub as you say.  Thankfully we still have a few of those (for now).

8 hours ago, Alan Ramage 4 EVA said:

Is the "Red, white and blue " still going ? been in there before !

I'm afraid it's gone 😞 

The official away pub is The Good Companion - a five/ten minute walk from the ground.  Decent sized - but standard Greene King pub.

There are a few pubs nearer the ground that are probably fine if you're not in away colours and/or well behaved - though the John Jacques (Wetherspoons) near the station is probably not a great idea.  Other than those really near the ground reckon you're okay regardless.

3 minutes ago, CBRammette said:

My husband is from Waterloovile. My brain washing/conversion has been proven a success with who he now cheers for when we play you. Isnt one of my favourite loanees mason mount from waterlooville or horndean?

Yes, Mason is a Pompey fan; went to school in Waterlooville/Purbrook. 

Looking forward to Tuesday; should be a cracking atmosphere under the lights with you bringing down a full contingent.  Two proper football cities going head-to-head.  The season I really got in to it was the 86/7 season in the, then, Division 2.  I'd rather the top two positions were reversed, but would gladly take the same overall outcome.

Pompey fan, in peace.  I read (a lot) and posted (a little) when you were having issues with the ownership.

I just wanted to pass on my belated condolences for B4's passing - as an outsider it was clear how much he cared about your club.  It's lovely to see how much warmth he commands and how he's being remembered.

I'm sure it doesn't need explaining that I hope my club gets up, but having read some of this thread I hope you manage to make it up with us.  It's also a great reminder that football clubs are all about the people who support them.  Raising a glass to Daniel this evening. 

3 hours ago, ColonelBlimp said:

Thanks for that.

Ahh, school trips to Butser Hill, Marwell Zoo

When I was at school in Hamble, Pompey fans were known as scummers, is that still the case? or do you call each other that ?Been a while, mind.

I've often considered Pompey and Southampton to be a little bit like Derby and Forest.

Have you renamed the M27 to be Harry Redknapp Way, yet?

Haha - We call them scummers: I know a few of theirs reciprocate but their main term for us is 'skates': supposedly due to a method that naval folk found to gratify themselves when away at sea back in the distant past. 

Unlike Cloughie, Harry Redknapp did a brilliant job at St. Mary's from a Pompey fan's perspective - went there, got them relegated then came back and instigated our Great Escape from a PL relegation followed by an FA Cup win a few years later ?

That was all built on sand, of course, and we went through a couple of admins - arguably not helped by some of the parties involved in yours at the moment.  I know the EFL aren't popular on here and undestand why; but there are people involved on that side who might well end up helping you in the longer term - as I said in my first post the key thing for you could well be getting a clean break from the previous ownership.

I'll say hello to the tigers at Marwell for you!

1 minute ago, B4ev6is said:

Thanks buddy we have fighting for our club back and I think we can get new owner or owners in and rooney get some funds and time we shall be fighting for league title.

I love your ground I have seen what admin did you guys what they fail to is the fans go through hell and back and sleepless nights worrying to death.

For me there are two important outcomes for DCFC here: the first is the obvious one - just making it through this crisis.  The second is to find a way out of this that means that whoever comes out of this administration owning you isn't just a puppet for the previous regime (i.e. you've at the very least got a clear route to owning your own stadium/training ground, etc.)

I've seen too many clubs either threatened or ruined by shysters masquerading as saviours in recent years; including my own club on a few occasions unfortunately.  Ultimately it's fans like you or me that go through the grief/anguish worrying about whether we'll have a club to support.  At that point it becomes less about who we support; and more about the fact we're supporters of clubs that support our communities.

Keep fighting and stay proud.

Portsmouth fan here in peace. 

I'm guessing that some of you will have seen that we have previous with Andronikou involved as an administrator with us; and fair to say that those of our support who remember him hold him in utter contempt. 

I sincerely hope you manage to rid yourself of Morris' tenure and are able to move on properly from all this without him having any control over any of the assets your club needs to move forward.

Look after yourselves - and hopefully when we meet next season things will be on a bit more of an even keel for you.