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2nd because no way will our rivals win every game on current form.
Beat Wycombe I genuinely think the belief running through the team will sky rocket; we’re going to be fine, positive mindset and all that, just can’t see us losing many points between now and season end.

Warne has said on numerous occasions that we can’t waste a half of football. I think this will be key against Wycombe. Tempo. They will slow everything down, throws, free kicks, injuries etc. we are awful when we fall into that trap (Northampton). So we need to play the game at speed. That starts with Wildsmith imo. 

Went in because he took the shot 😉

Probably the best away support I’ve seen at Fratton park this season. Draw was probably a fair result and I’d have taken that if you offered it to me before the game.
 
Safe journey back gents if you’re heading back tonight. I have a four hour plus drive to Norfolk now 🤣🙊. 

Find me someone who, at the start of the season, wouldn’t have accepted the scenario we’re now in and I I’ll find you a fool. 

Agreed. Having to rebuild a squad from scratch under heavy EFL restrictions? I'd say having a massive shot at automatic promotion at the end of season two is a very good job indeed by all at the club. 

Perhaps the pitch and conditions played a part in that? Plus our threadbare, injury affected squad. Did we have the fitness and legs to press them relentlessly, letting them have the ball with time seemed fairly effective, save for a tired/half-committed tackle and the subsequent wonder strike to equalise.
My only criticism of Warne tonight would be the timing of the subs, IF he’d taken Collins off for Washington earlier we could speculate that the ineffectiveness of the tackle from Collins is a non-event with a fresh legged Washington closing him down instead.
But that’s a theory. The reality is we got a good point at Portsmouth which puts us 4 points ahead of Bolton and 8 points ahead of Posh/Barnsley. Yes they’ve got games in hand but even if they win their respective games in hand we’re still ahead of them all. It’s in our hands, we’ve got 8 days to recover and prep for the next game. I’m still optimistic 🐏 

I am not a happy clapper but Warne got most of it right tonight and I am proud of the team. Bolton now need 2 wins to get above us.

I've put him on 'ignore' so many times, but I always relent a few months later.
It's almost as though I need to read someone else's batshit insanity every now and again to convince me that I'm not losing my own marbles (yet).
Now to a (in my opinion) non-controversial point - I would have taken that scoreline before the game. No arguments or recriminations from me about possible offsides or handballs regarding the Pompey goals - that's football, and things, by and large, average out over a season.

For anyone feeling negative I'd argue the following.
This is our second season following a significant meltdown off the pitch which resulted in obvious repercussions on it. We've consolidated and are now in a good position to return to the Championship. 
We have a sensible owner who genuinely loves the club and who has a desire to see the academy excel. He also isn't an egotistical and confrontational fool.
The squad we have will, I suspect, be subject to much change during the summer as the restrictions end. The style of play may well turn towards something a little easier on the eye as a result. It's all about getting out of this division and recruiting well before 24/25.

a tad frustrated that we lost a lead twice... but no way is a draw a bad result.  
A cracking first half as a spectacle, and an almost classic away holding job second half.  Nervy throughout, and kind of relieved in the end.
If I'd have read the script before kick off, and new the outcome, it would have got a massive thumbs up from me. We may not have strictly played for a draw, but that draw may be the point that takes us over the line.
A very, very good night.
Well done, Super Rams.
 

You need to understand that Bris in his long and active career in the upper echelons of journalism and football (including a minor ( declared to the EFL) shareholding in Melchester Rovers when they were in the Champions league) qualifies him to run a football club with his unique insight in to tactics, management, finance, transfers and business management. Follow his lead and suggestions and we’ll be in Europe within 4 years. He doesn’t have opinions like the rest of us. He is a sage, a font of all wisdom, Fergy, Wenger Jose, hung on every word 

Even if we won tonight, Pompey to beat Bolton all day long!
I really couldn't care less about catching Portsmouth, I guarantee you that come around 14:30 on Saturday 27th April, if we are sitting in 2nd place, not one single part of me will be disappointed we didn't win the league.
Get us up, get us out of this league, 2nd will be perfect thank you.

You were banned before for admitting to deliberate WUMing. Settle down. The banhammer is twitching.

A mention to Sibley, a shaky first 10/15 but after that he did very well against one of the best wingers in the league. 

Makes you wonder why some folk seem to get so much enjoyment from bring a WUM. 
Perhaps a reflection of their sad lives.

I’d take the Pompey win. Put as much space as possible between us and the playoffs. Just want to get out of this league.

Post match thoughts: Get him on the plane Gareth!

Great point, despite losing the leads. I'll take that all day long.

Adams is a man mountain 

Collo has put in a hell of a shift tonight. 👏 

Hourihane and Waghorn coming on. Such a shame we’ve got the injuries we have, reckon if we had the likes of Bird and Barkhuizen available we’d have put these to the sword 

Went in because he took the shot 😉

Went in because he took the shot 😉