Portsmouth (H) League 1 Friday 4/1/13.

[Duke]

Play up Pompey , who would have thought just a few years ago Portsmouth were a premiership club winning the F A Cup , Jimmy Greaves was correct in saying

"It's a funny ole Game"

Portsmouth occupy 21st position in the table on 21 points from 25 played and may yet have to face a 10 point deduction .

Full away record

won 2 - drew 4 - lost 6 - goals for 15 - against 25

last 6 league games

Tranmere - away - drew 2-2
Preston - home - drew 0-0
Hartlepool - away - postponed
Crawley - home -lost 1-2
Yeovil - home - lost 1-2
Swindon - away - lost 0-5

Last league win
Shrewsbury - home 3-1 - 20/10/12

Last league away win
Yeovil 2-1 2/10/12

Prediction

3-0 home win

[walsallfcconnor]

W 2 - 1 P 4114 (810 pompey fans)

[windowman]

3-1 to the saddlers,scorers-who gives a phook.attendance me and some others,uts

[Exile]

3-0 us. They're a dead club walking. Just hope they survive the season so we don't lose our points!

[BathSaddler]

I'm going all optimistic and say a 3-1 win, with Brandy, Grigg and Baxo with the goals.

Attendance will be 3,854, including 551 from Pompey.

[WFC_Rob]

Heart says 2-1 win, but head says 1-1 draw. To get three home wins on the bounce would be absolutely fantastic.

[DYSaddler]

Another dominant display from the saddlers 3-0 (Brandy, Paterson and Grigg) attendance a shade under 4k with around 600 from pompey

[We-ARE-Walsall]

Heart says 2-1 win, but head says 1-1 draw. To get three home wins on the bounce would be absolutely fantastic.

Tend to agree, think we should beat them, but think it could be a frustrating night. Not to bothered as long as we keep playing well.

[Willenhall Saddler]

Walsall 2 Pompey 1 and me to bring a friend for a fiver.How many posters on here have actually taken up the offer?

[We-ARE-Walsall]

Walsall 2 Pompey 1 and me to bring a friend for a fiver.How many posters on here have actually taken up the offer?

I can't go myself, and I have no friends anyway. Sorry.

[Evo Boozy Saddler]

Walsall 2 Pompey 1 and me to bring a friend for a fiver.How many posters on here have actually taken up the offer?

I've taken a £5 ticket :D

[Cully]

To get three home wins on the bounce would be absolutely fantastic.

I don't know when this last happened but I'm not holding my breath. Lucky jumpers aside, I'm tipping a home win but at odds of 5/6 I'm not tempted. For those that use more accurate methods of forecasting I shall be wearing a new lucky jumper, colour - charcoal grey, make - Jack Wills, size XL [must have got the wrong size label on], material - jumpery stuff. Good luck fellow Saddlers.

ww?

[WFC_Rob]

Walsall 2 Pompey 1 and me to bring a friend for a fiver.How many posters on here have actually taken up the offer?

I've taken a £5 ticket :D

As have I. In your face, season ticket holders. :lol:

[Finch]

We last won 3 on the bounce at home at the end of the 2009/10 season under Hutchings.

We actually won the last five home games that season to secure a 10th place finish.

Pompey kept Swindon at 0-0 for an hour on Tuesday, and I expect them to keep it tight again and then try and nab a win. So I'm going for 1-0, not sure who to!

[saddlerphil]

0-1 to Pompey. That will jinx it for me.
I ALWAYS expect the Saddlers to win but if i try and predict a w/l/d i always get it wrong.
Got my £5 ticket.
att: 4235. (inc 789 in other end)
come on me babies!!!

Will put on my best bib and tucker for the cameras :D

[canadiansaddler]

Walsall 4 v 0 Pompey (Brandy 2 , Grigg 1 , Butler 1)

This team has a big win in it and this is the game

4,675 in attendance (762 from Pompey)

14th place awaits

[Aldridge_saddler]

I have a terrible feeling about this game.

[kshammer]

They've got a few injury doubts and we'm class so I think 2-0 to us.

Only thing that worries me is that they have David Connolly, albeit he probably aint fully fit.

[Welsh_Saddler]

They've got a few injury doubts and we'm class so I think 2-0 to us.

Only thing that worries me is that they have David Connolly, albeit he probably aint fully fit.

He does have a good goal-scoring record, but at the same time he is now 35 years old and I would think that a combination of Butler/Downing should be able to look after him. (He said, hopefully.......)

[crodonilson]

Super Saddlers 4 - 1 Pompey

Audience: 4,904 boosted by the excellent friend for a fiver offer.

[latviancheese]

Walsall 2 - 5 Portsmouth

[Welsh_Saddler]

Walsall 2 - 5 Portsmouth

What, with "clean sheet" Darlow between the sticks and no @Taundz???? :shock:

[jblg0325]

Im looking forward to tonights game lets hope for a saddlers win!!!! wouldnt it be nice to see all our youth team graduates playing tonight Grigg, Patterson, Bowerman, who have all got good records for the season, especially the latter! i just dont understand why Bowerman doesnt play i would love to see Bowerman and Grigg upfront together i think they could forge a good partnership.

Patrterson: Starts 31 / Goals 7
Grigg: Starts 25 / Goals 7
Bowerman: Starts 12 / Goals 7

I dont understand why the lad Bowerman is not being given an oppertunity as his record speaks for its self and as we all know he was playing with a injury for 3 of those games? i think Grigg who is a very good player and works hard for the team and Bowerman our most prolific finisher could work well together but they need DS to give them more than 2 or 3 games together to be able to forge a partnership.

i havent got anything against the lad Westcar but he has played the last 8 games and doesnt look like he jas got a goal in him, isnt it about time Bowerman is given the same oppertunity!!! to get back in the first team and palying upfront with Grigg.

anyway lets hope for 3 points tonight so we can start climbing back up the table UTS!!!

[latviancheese]

Walsall 2 - 5 Portsmouth

What, with "clean sheet" Darlow between the sticks and no @Taundz???? :shock:

On the telly. We will lose. Miserably.

[WFC_Rob]

Im looking forward to tonights game lets hope for a saddlers win!!!! wouldnt it be nice to see all our youth team graduates playing tonight Grigg, Patterson, Bowerman, who have all got good records for the season, especially the latter! i just dont understand why Bowerman doesnt play i would love to see Bowerman and Grigg upfront together i think they could forge a good partnership.

Patrterson: Starts 31 / Goals 7
Grigg: Starts 25 / Goals 7
Bowerman: Starts 12 / Goals 7

I dont understand why the lad Bowerman is not being given an oppertunity as his record speaks for its self and as we all know he was playing with a injury for 3 of those games? i think Grigg who is a very good player and works hard for the team and Bowerman our most prolific finisher could work well together but they need DS to give them more than 2 or 3 games together to be able to forge a partnership.

i havent got anything against the lad Westcar but he has played the last 8 games and doesnt look like he jas got a goal in him, isnt it about time Bowerman is given the same oppertunity!!! to get back in the first team and palying upfront with Grigg.

anyway lets hope for 3 points tonight so we can start climbing back up the table UTS!!!

The reason Bowerman and Grigg don't/can't play together is that we're not well-suited to a 4-4-2. Could you see Bowerman or Grigg playing out wide, or 'in the hole' where Brandy, Westcarr and Cuvelier have all done a pretty decent job at times this season? I certainly couldn't, which is why I can't really argue with Smith's decision to go with one rather than both of them.

[jblg0325]

Im looking forward to tonights game lets hope for a saddlers win!!!! wouldnt it be nice to see all our youth team graduates playing tonight Grigg, Patterson, Bowerman, who have all got good records for the season, especially the latter! i just dont understand why Bowerman doesnt play i would love to see Bowerman and Grigg upfront together i think they could forge a good partnership.

Patrterson: Starts 31 / Goals 7
Grigg: Starts 25 / Goals 7
Bowerman: Starts 12 / Goals 7

I dont understand why the lad Bowerman is not being given an oppertunity as his record speaks for its self and as we all know he was playing with a injury for 3 of those games? i think Grigg who is a very good player and works hard for the team and Bowerman our most prolific finisher could work well together but they need DS to give them more than 2 or 3 games together to be able to forge a partnership.

i havent got anything against the lad Westcar but he has played the last 8 games and doesnt look like he jas got a goal in him, isnt it about time Bowerman is given the same oppertunity!!! to get back in the first team and palying upfront with Grigg.

anyway lets hope for 3 points tonight so we can start climbing back up the table UTS!!!

The reason Bowerman and Grigg don't/can't play together is that we're not well-suited to a 4-4-2. Could you see Bowerman or Grigg playing out wide, or 'in the hole' where Brandy, Westcarr and Cuvelier have all done a pretty decent job at times this season? I certainly couldn't, which is why I can't really argue with Smith's decision to go with one rather than both of them.

Im sorry i dont agree if you look back over the season one of our best reasults came from when we played 4-4-2 against Preston with both Grigg and Bowerman upfront!!!

[cumbria-saddler]

The Paul Merson Derby.

3-3.
Corica, Leitao and Aranalde.
Toderov, Benjani and Utaka for them.

[Soton Saddler]

Walsall 1 - 1 Portsmouth

Grigg to score in the last 10 - Mantom to provide the assist. Bit nervous about this one:

Portsmouth have just been thrashed and are desperate for a win
We're in front of Sky
It's hardly an intimidating stadium, the away support I suspect will be terrific
Real opportunity for the Portsmouth faithful to kick up a stink.

I hope Walsall deny them every chance!! Up The Saddlers!!!!

[SWS1]

I really hope we can put in a good performance (AND get a good result*) as we seem to be the only game on the box tonight, aside from an obscure lower league job on an obscure TV channel. Almost guarantees us a good audience of football-on-the-box addicts. :D

*I'm thinking of Shrewsbury, of course; soooo frustrating to play really well, marmalise the opposition - then fall to a lucky goal and and an inspired goalkeeping performance... :(

[chestersaddler]

Ironic that their shirt sponsor is Jobsite