Portsmouth vs THE SUPER CLARETS - Match Thread

[boyyanno]

Boyyanno and Clovis blowing the dust off their fingers, cracking their knuckles and readying themselves to put together the most fire paragraph you've ever seen that actually, this was pure, distilled footy, that *morally speaking* we won 6-0, the fans are just entitled and not enjoying this game is part of some wider agenda.

I disagreed with your assessment that we were crap in a previous game and you've never quite got over it, seriously bud I'd see someone if an Internet comment made months ago bothers you enough to mention it every week.

For the record I posted at Half time how poor we were today but you'd rather pretend I've said we were fantastic- truly bizarre- do some people have so little going on they jump on here to post rubbish?

[rosswallacefreekick]

You can bring as many forwards in as you want , it doesn't mean he'll play them !! We pass it around at the back going nowhere , because our very slow/average midfield never find space . We take free kicks and throw- ins in the opposite half and within 6 passes it ends up at Traffords feet . It's so negative/boring.

I’ve been thinking the same — we can bring in as many strikers as we like, but I don’t think that’s the issue. I’m not sure we’d know how to use them.

[TheFamilyCat]

SP had 7 days to build a team and I think his only signings really were Laurent and Anthony ust to get bodies in. The rest is on the recruitment team.

He was appointed at the start of July. Plenty of time to sort his squad before the window shut.

[BigGaz]

I disagreed with your assessment that we were crap in a previous game and you've never quite got over it, seriously bud I'd see someone if an Internet comment made months ago bothers you enough to mention it every week.

For the record I posted at Half time how poor we were today but you'd rather pretend I've said we were fantastic- truly bizarre- do some people have so little going on they jump on here to post rubbish?

Yeah you also said "we're unusually poor" despite 5 of the last 7 games been 0-0 so we know what your opinion is worth. Chief happy clapper you are budddd. Chief hollerer and a whooper.

[Devils_Advocate]

SP had 7 days to build a team and I think his only signings really were Laurent and Anthony ust to get bodies in. The rest is on the recruitment team.

He had Worral lined up to replace O'Shea and Hanibal line up to replace Berge. He had time to replace Odobert and brought in Anthony and Sarmiento and had Flemming ready to replace Amdouni. On top of that he brought in Humphries and Laurent so what your saying is nonsense.

If people think all those players going late in the window was a shock out of the blue for Parker you're very naïve and you can tell by the way players were straight in as players went out that Parker had already planned the replacement

What was crazy was in those final days of the window there was uncertainty about Trafford, Roberts, Esteve, Benson, Brownhill, Koleosho and Foster and say three of them would have gone you would have a point.

The fact is we hardly lost anyone unexpectedly (maybe just Vitinho) so whilst the Sunderland game was a mess, the reality is we barely lost a player who wasnt signed to play in the Premier League and were never going to drop down a division when relegated

There was even an international break after the Blackburn game for Parker and for me post that the excuses about the transfer window are rubbish

[CoolClaret]

He had Worral lined up to replace O'Shea and Hanibal line up to replace Berge. He had time to replace Odobert and brought in Anthony and Sarmiento and had Flemming ready to replace Amdouni. On top of that he brought in Humphries and Laurent so what your saying is nonsense.

If people think all those players going late in the window was a shock out of the blue for Parker you're very naïve and you can tell by the way players were straight in as players went out that Parker had already planned the replacement

What was crazy was in those final days of the window there was uncertainty about Trafford, Roberts, Esteve, Benson, Brownhill, Koleosho and Foster and say three of them would have gone you would have a point.

The fact is we hardly lost anyone unexpectedly (maybe just Vitinho) so whilst the Sunderland game was a mess but the reality is we barely lost a player who wasnt signed to play in the Premier League and were never going to drop down a division when relegated

There was even an international break after the Blackburn game for Parker and for me post that the excuses about the transfer window are rubbish

Flemming has been tracked by the club for at least 2 years.

I can't see Humpreys being a SP signing either - when would he have seen him play? He was in Belgium when Bashir was at Swansea.

I think you're being naive if you think SP is the one calling all the shots on transfers and yeah, the difference between the squad against Luton and what it was after the window shut is chalk and cheese.

[boyyanno]

Yeah you also said "we're unusually poor" despite 5 of the last 7 games been 0-0 so we know what your opinion is worth. Chief happy clapper you are budddd. Chief hollerer and a whooper.

We were unusually poor, even when we don't play well we normally dominate the opponent, we didn't do that today.

You're really just making yourself look stupid, I'm happy to say when we don't play well, but I'm also happy to say when we do, as proved here.

There's somthing really weird about someone who just makes things up for no apparent reason.

[Colburn_Claret]

I don't actually agree. I actually think he just hasn't got the offensive players at his disposal to break down decent, well organised, athletic Championship defences. It takes better players. Ironically our defenders are bloody brilliant. It's when we get beyond that.

You might not rate our forwards, but you can't deny they are far better than 90% of the teams around us. Yet some how those other teams don't have our problem in sticking the ball in the net.
It is 100% down to the way Parker wants us to play. It's almost got to the point where it's muscle reflex, and the players can't get out of this rut. It requires a big shift in style, and as much as it hurts, Parker doesn't know how to. We'd be better off with Mike Jackson.

[Vino blanco]

Just got back home, so haven’t read any other comments, but that was atrocious. I’m sorry but how anyone can watch that dross and be positive in any way would astound me. Sarmiento, Anthony, Laurent, Foster were bloody awful. I don’t think I’ve ever given a 3 in the ratings but those four players are going be very close to getting one.
Boring, no intensity, no cohesion, team is set up not to lose or not to score. Parker has to take a lot of blame for that clueless, turgid display today. Pompey’s players fought and harried for every ball and could easily have won that. I really am losing interest in watching this team fannying about at the back without any desire to get it forward...no desire, no heart, no idea.

[Colburn_Claret]

I'd add.

We have never played well all season when we only have a 3 man midfield. It stymied Brownhill from pushing forward (yes I know he didn't play today).
We have to play either 343 or 442.
We have to leave 2 men up AT ALL TIMES.
We have to move the ball a lot quicker.
We have to get the ball in the box a lot earlier, and low.

[Devils_Advocate]

Flemming has been tracked by the club for at least 2 years.

I can't see Humpreys being a SP signing either - when would he have seen him play? He was in Belgium when Bashir was at Swansea.

I think you're being naive if you think SP is the one calling all the shots on transfers and yeah, the difference between the squad against Luton and what it was after the window shut is chalk and cheese.

From the moment Parker came through the door he will have been working with the board and the recruitment team closely around who would likely be leaving and who were the options and targets to bring in. Like any club the recruitment team would do their bit but Parker would very much have input and likely the final say.

As for the Humphries comments do you think managers need to be in the same country to sign someone

[Plissken]

SP had 7 days to build a team and I think his only signings really were Laurent and Anthony ust to get bodies in. The rest is on the recruitment team.

He’s had 26 games since to figure out how to get them to win matches.

[willsclarets]

You might not rate our forwards, but you can't deny they are far better than 90% of the teams around us. Yet some how those other teams don't have our problem in sticking the ball in the net.
It is 100% down to the way Parker wants us to play. It's almost got to the point where it's muscle reflex, and the players can't get out of this rut. It requires a big shift in style, and as much as it hurts, Parker doesn't know how to. We'd be better off with Mike Jackson.

I don't even think Mike Jackson would agree with that.

[CoolClaret]

From the moment Parker came through the door he will have been working with the board and the recruitment team closely around who would likely be leaving and who were the options and targets to bring in. Like any club the recruitment team would do their bit but Parker would very much have input and likely the final say.

As for the Humphries comments do you think managers need to be in the same country to sign someone

Of course not, but how can you say he's a Parker signing?

The recruitment team do the overwhelming vast majority of scouting. Parker/us needed players, recruitment team suggests a few that are feasible, what's he supposed to say, 'no'?!

We were hardly negotiating in a position of strength, we were bloody desperate!

[123EasyasBFC]

Of course not, but how can you say he's a Parker signing?

The recruitment team do the overwhelming vast majority of scouting. Parker/us needed players, recruitment team suggests a few that are feasible, what's he supposed to say, 'no'?!

We were hardly negotiating in a position of strength, we were bloody desperate!

To me the only Parker signings are Worrall, egan, Laurent, Shelvey and Anthony

[Devils_Advocate]

Of course not, but how can you say he's a Parker signing?

The recruitment team do the overwhelming vast majority of scouting. Parker/us needed players, recruitment team suggests a few that are feasible, what's he supposed to say, 'no'?!

We were hardly negotiating in a position of strength, we were bloody desperate!

We weren't desperate and as I have detailed we had players lined up for our key departures so weren't scrambling around to get bodies in the door last minute.

Only Sheff Utd and Leeds can match us in terms of quality and even if you say Parker has nothing to do with the signings he 100% should be able to get a better tune out of the players

[CoolClaret]

To me the only Parker signings are Worrall, egan, Laurent, Shelvey and Anthony

Agreed.

[TheFamilyCat]

Of course not, but how can you say he's a Parker signing?

The recruitment team do the overwhelming vast majority of scouting. Parker/us needed players, recruitment team suggests a few that are feasible, what's he supposed to say, 'no'?!

We were hardly negotiating in a position of strength, we were bloody desperate!

Weird how you are defending Parker yet insisting that our best signing of the summer wasn't his.

[Robbie_painter]

We were unusually poor, even when we don't play well we normally dominate the opponent, we didn't do that today.

You're really just making yourself look stupid, I'm happy to say when we don't play well, but I'm also happy to say when we do, as proved here.

There's somthing really weird about someone who just makes things up for no apparent reason.

BigGaz makes himself look stupid on a regular basis,I know him in real life and he’s as stupid as stupid comes.

[Alanstevensonsgloves]

He had Worral lined up to replace O'Shea and Hanibal line up to replace Berge. He had time to replace Odobert and brought in Anthony and Sarmiento and had Flemming ready to replace Amdouni. On top of that he brought in Humphries and Laurent so what your saying is nonsense.

If people think all those players going late in the window was a shock out of the blue for Parker you're very naïve and you can tell by the way players were straight in as players went out that Parker had already planned the replacement

What was crazy was in those final days of the window there was uncertainty about Trafford, Roberts, Esteve, Benson, Brownhill, Koleosho and Foster and say three of them would have gone you would have a point.

The fact is we hardly lost anyone unexpectedly (maybe just Vitinho) so whilst the Sunderland game was a mess, the reality is we barely lost a player who wasnt signed to play in the Premier League and were never going to drop down a division when relegated

There was even an international break after the Blackburn game for Parker and for me post that the excuses about the transfer window are rubbish

For a Leeds fan your knowledge of all things BFC is quite impressive.

[CoolClaret]

Weird how you are defending Parker yet insisting that our best signing of the summer wasn't his.

It's almost as though I'm trying to be objective about the situation.

[MT03ALG]

Mr. Parker and Mr.Pace are planning a play-off final v B****** Rovers at Wembley to improve the club's finances...

[JohnMcGreal]

We’ve scored eight goals during the record setting run of eight consecutive clean sheets.

Kompany was setting historic records and Scottie P is doing the same. So I can’t see what the problem is.

Five of those goals came in one game, so it's not quite as rosey a statistic as you're trying to imply.

At the end of the day if you don't concede any goals, you can't lose a game. But if you don't score any goals, you can't win one, either.

We're simply not scoring enough goals and as a result not winning enough games.

[dsr]

14 points in 8 games isn't good enough for automatic promotion. The fact that we haven't let in a goal in those eight games is beside the point. We are likely to need 2 points per game.

[Plissken]

Five of those goals came in one game, so it's not quite as rosey a statistic as you're trying to imply.

Details, schmetails.