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Yes, I had very little sympathy with Portsmouth. I recall them paying millions for Crouch on gates of around 17,000 or so, thinking how on earth they could afford that. Sure enough , it all went wrong. As ever, you feel sorry for the ordinary fans, but it must also be said that they were quite...

I certainly agree with you regarding TB's vision. But I do feel that going for 18-20,000 was never a realistic option, given that at Withdean Albion still had a database of 20,000 fans, as I recall reading. Crowds were low because of what Withdean was plus for big games, such as there were...

Yes, I could clearly see that, and was both amazed and disappointed. Ok, fair enough, the good folk of 1901 are paying a lot of dosh and it is their right not to turn up, but it did seem very strange. Might it have been a block booking and a coach broke down, for example? If this sounds...