NickPFC

CORRECT! It was a trick question...they (scummers) call us the scum too.

We had Altrincham in FA Cup...their fans were saying they should be defensive..play for draw. I told them NO...go at us. They did and were very impressive...better than us. We were jammy to get a 93rd minute winner. You want hope? Watch the Chesterfield FA Cup game......simply awful...we took result for granted.

I reckon our players and management will be able to file a 'tonking' under..'bad day at office'.....BUT..I don't see it. We (Pompey) have managed to keep our nerve...thusfar but even Mousinho is allowing players to dream of promotion...sure fire way for things to go pear-shaped. I saw someone else suggest we shake hands before game and play out a 0-0,,,you remember scanle when Austria and Germany did that in World Cup?

Thanks...seems pretty civilised here. Pompey have been fairly consistent..so who would have predicted a 0-4 home spanking by Blackpool? Two pretty well matched sides....common sense predicts a draw....but when did sense have anything to do with footie? I can see another 0-4 nightmare...I really can!

How much do you know about Portsmouth? 1) What year did Portsmouth become a member of football league? 2) What were the team's original colours? 4) What was their original nickname? 5) Arthur Conan Doyle was a Pompey goalie. True or false? 6) Why are Portsmouth known as Pompey? 7) How many times have Pompey played at Wembley? 😎 What is 'skate bait'? 9) How many brothels are in Portsmouth? 10) Who are known as 'scummers'?

Hi Rams fans, Have been following your forum for a wee while and thought I'd stick my nose in. Registering took a while but I got there in the end, so. To quote Neil Young, 'Tonight's The Night'. I guess tonight's game isn't pivotal, but things might be a little clearer.. Last night's results didn't help either of our clubs, in the end it's in our own hands. Main reason for joining Rams board is the family split that exists....I am Pompey, my son is Derby., He and I have had little contact due to past ructions between his mum and I...Last time I saw him he was a part time Celtic fan. (He was born in Scotland, where I lived and was married for some 20 years. I took him to see a couple of Pompey games but he wasn't impressed, took him to my school where I was a goalie...unimpressed. It was only when my ex remarried that the Rams bug seemed to bite. Dunno if picture will show on this thread. Tonight will be interesting, even if it's a dull game. A draw would suit us fine and I have to say that our final games fill me with some dread. We had a 'blip' earlier in the season and recovered. This time, any blip will not be recoverable. I have followed Pompey for over 55 years (youngsters refuse to believe me when I tell them we have an innate ability to mess up just as we're about to cross finishing line. (I guess this is what attracted me to Hearts when in Edinburgh, very similar ground, fan base and fatal flaws!) How you can beat us....classified I'm afraid but we have some very obvious weaknesses you can exploit. Don't go into game looking for a point, teams that have done well at Fratton have come out and taken game to us. Why are we top of the league? Many fans mutter 'They're nothing special..have seen much better' These fans are often right. Many of our performances have been sub-optimal BUT the one aspect that has run through most games is a newfound belief that, even if we o 0-2 down, the situation is recoverable. Games last 95 minutes or so these days...we manage to keep believing the situation is retrievable. It's this that has sent us to the top...plus a pretty stingy defence, a creative midfield and strikers who, on their day can tear any League One side to shreds. Last game against Wycombe their left back wanted to go off suffering from 'twisted blood'. (Gag borrowed from Man Utd, George Best joke.) On their day, Kamara and Yengi, supported by Bishop and Saydee are a real handful. Lat night's results went pretty much according to form but previous games have shown all the maths and super computers in the world simply cannot predict what will actually happen. I hope you guys go up....Derby are a 'proper' club, part of the game's history BUT...so are we. Nobody has a divine right to be 'top of the tree'.....Anyone else remember the hushed tones from tv pundits when the mighty Man Utd were relegated? It was as if there had been a death in the family. Treat both success and failure as imposters....keep supporting your club. Good luck to all Rams making the journey down.. I see a few travelled down over the weekend and have already sampled some of our local beers. All the best Rams...., Nick