Went to Pompey today...

16bha · Feb 15, 2014

As had a free football day, I went along to watch Pompey v Wimbledon with a mate.

Cant say I have much time for them or some of their fans, the ground is a hole and pitch terrible, but hats off to them, they are near the bottom of League 2, charging £20 per ticket, and still getting just under 16k in attendance.

Still hate them though, but feel good after spending an afternoon helping the needy.

surrey jim · Feb 15, 2014

Average attendance they have had in L2 this season has been around 15,000 . This is around 75% of the attendances they were getting in the premier league.

The Wookiee · Feb 15, 2014

How many Wimbledon ?

Ali_rrr · Feb 15, 2014

The Wookiee said:
How many Wimbledon ?

1,999.

smudge · Feb 15, 2014

16bha said:
As had a free football day, I went along to watch Pompey v Wimbledon with a mate.

Cant say I have much time for them or some of their fans, the ground is a hole and pitch terrible, but hats off to them, they are near the bottom of League 2, charging £20 per ticket, and still getting just under 16k in attendance.

Still hate them though, but feel good after spending an afternoon helping the needy.

Yeah but if you read other threads, people won't accept that down south we're as passionate as the hotbed of football in the NE.

GoingUp · Feb 15, 2014

I quite like their stadium, it has a great atmosphere and a real throwback, its like going back into time. Cant beat the old stadiums IMO.

Wimbledon done well to bring 1,999.

BensGrandad · Feb 15, 2014

How did Painter and Fogden who were both with us play and also the one we were said to be after Jed Wallace?

16bha · Feb 15, 2014

Painter did well. League 1&2 suits him

Withdean and I · Feb 15, 2014

Real fans are always there for their clubs - respect to Pompey for still getting such great crowds in Div 2. We are just as passionate in SE as NE - we just haven't historically had the ongoing success and hence crowds of NE.

Gregory2Smith1 · Feb 15, 2014

Withdean and I said:
Real fans are always there for their clubs - respect to Pompey for still getting such great crowds in Div 2. We are just as passionate in SE as NE - we just haven't historically had the ongoing success and hence crowds of NE.

I don't know,Pompey nearly had as many as Sunderland today :lol:

hans kraay fan club · Feb 15, 2014

BensGrandad said:
How did Painter and Fogden who were both with us play and also the one we were said to be after Jed Wallace?

And Thierry Racon

We're the Stripes · Feb 15, 2014

16bha said:
Painter did well. League 1&2 suits him

Distribution not up to much, though - seems strange seeing him playing that standard of (route-one) football on a terrible pitch given his exploits with us and Swansea.

Also popped along today (free tickets) - completely agree that it's difficult have anything but respect for those who still turn up and really get behind the side despite having very little to shout about. Thought AFC were unlucky not to take a point, played the better football throughout and piled on a heck of a lot of pressure late on.

Barrel of Fun · Feb 15, 2014

hans kraay fan club said:
And Thierry Racon

*Pedant* Therry.

Funny how I felt so disappointed that he didn't sign on for us, when he now plays in the basement league and is not, seemingly, on his way up.

West Hoathly Seagull · Feb 15, 2014

Do they still come out to the Mike Oldfield tune? Others may disagree, but I always thought it was one of the better football themes: quite uplifting and at least named after the place - I can think of a number which have nothing to do with the club concerned.

16bha · Feb 15, 2014

West Hoathly Seagull said:
Do they still come out to the Mike Oldfield tune? Others may disagree, but I always thought it was one of the better football themes: quite uplifting and at least named after the place - I can think of a number which have nothing to do with the club concerned.

Unless I mussed it, sounded like they came out to Parklife by Blur?

Bevendean Hillbilly · Feb 16, 2014

16bha said:
Unless I mussed it, sounded like they came out to Parklife by Blur?

I put me traasers on, ave a cup o tea an fink abaht leavin the aase.

thisistips · Feb 16, 2014

I bet t was a weird feeling, being neutral, but not really neutral ie supporting Pompey just a little, because of who you're with and where you're sitting, then feeling slightly guilty / unfaithful to your one true love. At least that's what I've felt in similar situations, even when at Stamford bridge

16bha · Feb 16, 2014

thisistips said:
I bet t was a weird feeling, being neutral, but not really neutral ie supporting Pompey just a little, because of who you're with and where you're sitting, then feeling slightly guilty / unfaithful to your one true love. At least that's what I've felt in similar situations, even when at Stamford bridge

It was fine. Just feel like you're on a scouting mission. You still get into the game, but definitely don't feel that same nervousness or angst inside when it looks like the opposition might equalise.

Not Andy Naylor · Feb 16, 2014

16bha said:
Unless I mussed it, sounded like they came out to Parklife by Blur?

During their Premier League days they sometimes came out to the Pirates of the Caribbean theme - utterly inappropriate for a Navy port since the Britih navy were the villains in that movie. But perhaps not surprising as they were run by a gang of crooks with bank accounts in the Virgin Islands.

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