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But a stupid comment, because self evidently if it was easy just to magic up a goal you'd do it.

" About winning 1st and 2nd balls today. " New one for the bingo card

I share the scepticism about Shipley. Hamer must be being rested. Prepare for big substitutions on the hour - bit like Norwich.

Isn't every game a 'musn't lose' game, when you are at the bottom? 'Mmm I don't mind if we lose this one' is not heard THAT often. Mind you I will happily take a draw, as it is away from home. Different if we were at home. Keep chunking up the points. I suspect the game will make Luton seem...

There have been times when the forum has been ahead of Robins - three at the back last year springs to mind. BUT given how many opinions are expressed on here, and that they are frequently contradictory (even by the same person), then I suppose statistically the forum may just be ahead of him...

9 points off bottom 3 is actually huge as teams at that end average a point a game or thereabouts.

Sheaf mark 2?

We can't keep on giving Wycombe a bit of a bashing at their place - we have won the last three. And they too have learned the hard way this season so are gradually picking up points. So those seeing a regulation win may get their wish, but I think the odds are against it happening four times in...

This is the sort of reason why I have no desire to be back in the Prem. I got fed up after decades of every game being just 'Anxiety Central', and I have quite enjoyed giving the likes of Tranmere Rovers a bit of a tonking away from home. But obviously you either go up or down.... This season is...

Meanwhile in other news, Hiwula scores with a tidy finish for Pompey and a Westbrooke 30 yards free kick for Bristol Rovers comes back of the bar, onto the Orient goalie's back and into the net. Change that, Hiwula has just got another for Pompey. Good strike

Wonder if DaCosta is there because we have nobody else. Robins has said that has happend this season already. No intention of playing him.

Is a a penalty conceded by Wilson compulsory now? has there been a rule change?

I've got 'Need to go out for the win and play two up front' on my Sky Blue Talk cliche bingo card. I'm off to a good start.

That is the point - they don't play in the first team. Only Bayliss and Shipley in the last 3.5 seasons (none at all in the last 2.5 seasons, Not one. Nada). One of the best current prospects is on the bench at Gillingham. I have hopes for Bapaga though, so we might see one next season. But we...

Even better, we are getting players that some other mug has paid to develop. We are not a charity. I suspect we will live off the left overs from the huge oversized Premiership youth schemes and the commercial academies. In fact maybe the way is to commercially link up with one of the latter...

Worth noting before we get all dewey eyed and romantic about youth programmes:- There is inherently a huge amount of wastage in them. Under Robins we have had Bayliss and Shipley in year 1 but nobody has established themselves since - two players in four years and none in the last three. And...

it would not surprise me in the least were we to beat Luton and then draw against Wycombe.

The injuries arguement does not apply as an excuse for poor perfomance, sorry chaps:- 1. Every team has some injured players (see another thread). Norwich's has 11 (eleven) names on it. 2. Particularly as we are playing two games a week. 3. The manager's job is to build a squad not an 11 man team.

Did he have the David Brent image pointing out?

Wilson is a penalty waiting to happen. He is more confrontational, comes off his line aggressively, which carries risk.