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[Albion] Brighton v Pompey tomorrow
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Hampster Gull
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- Dec 22, 2010
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I’m not surprised the club are embarrassed to announce a match against such a shithole of a club
OzMike
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Just look at Swansea results and games last season and expect similar.
We will score more goals but concede them as well, just hope that the 'for' is bigger than the 'against' and hence more points.
We will score more goals but concede them as well, just hope that the 'for' is bigger than the 'against' and hence more points.
I would be amazed if we finished mid-table though, and still relatively surprised if we actually do score more goals, mainly because of the quality in the squad (or lack of it).
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I agree.
I get all the secrecy around transfers, but behind close door friendlies?
Are they embarrassed about something?
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Justice
Dangerous Idiot
Pompey away would of been a half decent friendly this Saturday instead of Birmingham.
Why would this have anything to do with Gus?
There are a number of perfectly reasonable reasons why it's behind closed doors. Including:
- Andy Naylor testimonial
- Trial for Owen and Kanchelskis
- It's a traditional pre-season fixture where Bloom and Barber pull on the stripes and show them how it's done
- They are testing the guest pies for the season and don't want to spoil the surprise
- It's actually an illegal dog fighting tournament being used by Potter to bring the team together (suggested by the squad because they hated the karaoke he made them do in Austria)
Or maybe, given it's a very hot day, we've just played Fulham and / or we want to try something different that the playing conditions will be such that we don't want to justify charging punters to watch. 70 minute game? Rolling subs? Half with the youth team? All perfectly possible.
Saladpack Seagull
Just Shut Up and Paddle
Ah! The sheer beauty of the English language!
Publius Ovidius
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Messi?
SollysLeftFoot
New member
Probably to stop a meltdown when we inevitably lose as our players are adapting to a new style of system and Potter is identifying his starting XI.
SollysLeftFoot
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my sauce suggested it was BHAFC Pen Pushers having a scrap with the Pompey Administrators, not quite as exotic as Man City's Blazing Squad or West Ham's ICF. But a tasty affair nonetheless.
DavidRyder
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- Jul 23, 2013
- 2,885
Anyone got a drone that can transmit via Facebook Live?!
Withdean11
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To stop the meltdown when our team doesn't feature Dunk.
Dorset Seagull
Once Dolphin, Now Seagull
I presume that they have them behind closed doors so that the managers can stop the game at any time to make tactical adjustments etc. It will be very much stop start and hardly a decent spectacle for the supporters and more like a training session. They wont announce the score because it is irrelevant and not the reason for the match being held.
schmunk
"Members"
Unless we win.
*Gullsworth*
My Hair is like his hair
Is it POTG?
Ninja Elephant
Doctor Elephant
- Feb 16, 2009
- 18,855
I don't fully understand the secrecy of the training ground in general. I played there last week as part of a work tournament, and we were banned from taking any pictures or discussing the event on social media. I don't really understand - it's not a secret where it is based. It is not a secret what goes on there, you can see images of the various pitches on a Google image search. We were there to play football on a 4G pitch, which is what happened. There's no need for secrecy, not that I can see. 
For this game with Portsmouth, if they're going to play a different format and don't think it matters what the score is - fine. But why try and keep it a secret? Why not just say it's not a serious game, just a run out for as many players as possible in a shorter format? Put up a few pictures, thank Pompey for providing opposition and we all move on with our lives, no?
For this game with Portsmouth, if they're going to play a different format and don't think it matters what the score is - fine. But why try and keep it a secret? Why not just say it's not a serious game, just a run out for as many players as possible in a shorter format? Put up a few pictures, thank Pompey for providing opposition and we all move on with our lives, no?
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
It’s gonna be a bit of a sweaty work out judging by the forecast