| I thought the no fans in stadiums situation. 12:27 - Nov 8 with 849 views | IpswichBoyBlue |
Would help are players play with a little more freedom and confidence. The pressure from the stands is off them, so it can only be the manager, his tactics and words of wisdom which is holding them back. Thought with no fans shouting and moaning at every touch would be to our advantage, but alas not. |  | | |  |
| I thought the no fans in stadiums situation. on 12:30 - Nov 8 with 832 views | pointofblue |
I think it is helping to an extent - can you imagine the atmosphere after the first halves against Accrington and Rochdale? |  |
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| I thought the no fans in stadiums situation. on 12:34 - Nov 8 with 818 views | TractorWood |
I think it's helping. The problem yesterday was being on top for large spells and not really creating a great deal. I think we were unlucky not to get a penalty. Bad day at the office but I think being out of the FA cup is a good thing on balance. |  |
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| I thought the no fans in stadiums situation. on 12:41 - Nov 8 with 793 views | IpswichBoyBlue |
| I thought the no fans in stadiums situation. on 12:34 - Nov 8 by TractorWood |
I think it's helping. The problem yesterday was being on top for large spells and not really creating a great deal. I think we were unlucky not to get a penalty. Bad day at the office but I think being out of the FA cup is a good thing on balance. |
I appreciate that Portsmouth are no mugs and played a strong X1, but a cup run would have been nice and good for moral and confidence. Those that played for us yesterday will be feeling flat now, so no good for us going forward. I never understand the mentality that a loss is not a bad thing. A win yesterday would have set us up nicely for upcoming fixtures and for those that probably won't be involved in league games. | | | |
| I thought the no fans in stadiums situation. on 12:47 - Nov 8 with 773 views | Ftnfwest |
Well it’s helping the opposition ones! |  | | |
| I thought the no fans in stadiums situation. on 12:48 - Nov 8 with 771 views | TractorWood |
| I thought the no fans in stadiums situation. on 12:41 - Nov 8 by IpswichBoyBlue |
I appreciate that Portsmouth are no mugs and played a strong X1, but a cup run would have been nice and good for moral and confidence. Those that played for us yesterday will be feeling flat now, so no good for us going forward. I never understand the mentality that a loss is not a bad thing. A win yesterday would have set us up nicely for upcoming fixtures and for those that probably won't be involved in league games. |
One FA cup win in 10 years makes me a think a cup run is not something particularly likely. I see no point in participating in the FA cup. The league is irrefutably our priority. | |
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| I thought the no fans in stadiums situation. on 13:02 - Nov 8 with 752 views | pointofblue |
| I thought the no fans in stadiums situation. on 12:48 - Nov 8 by TractorWood |
One FA cup win in 10 years makes me a think a cup run is not something particularly likely. I see no point in participating in the FA cup. The league is irrefutably our priority. |
Shame we’ve failed in the league for so long, really! | |
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| I thought the no fans in stadiums situation. on 15:11 - Nov 8 with 667 views | IpswichBoyBlue |
| I thought the no fans in stadiums situation. on 12:48 - Nov 8 by TractorWood |
One FA cup win in 10 years makes me a think a cup run is not something particularly likely. I see no point in participating in the FA cup. The league is irrefutably our priority. |
In those "10 years" we have been utterly useless in the league, so I stand by what I said. A cup run would be good for moral and confidence. The last "10 years" would prove that. | | | |
| I thought the no fans in stadiums situation. on 15:30 - Nov 8 with 654 views | patrickswell |
| I thought the no fans in stadiums situation. on 12:41 - Nov 8 by IpswichBoyBlue |
I appreciate that Portsmouth are no mugs and played a strong X1, but a cup run would have been nice and good for moral and confidence. Those that played for us yesterday will be feeling flat now, so no good for us going forward. I never understand the mentality that a loss is not a bad thing. A win yesterday would have set us up nicely for upcoming fixtures and for those that probably won't be involved in league games. |
I worry more about the effect on morale and confidence that this slew of poor, game-changing decisions by officials is having especially given that the calls are being made in games against rivals. Unless we can get ourselves 3 goals ahead in quick time, we’re just waiting for the opposition’s 12th man to shaft us. |  | | |
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| I thought the no fans in stadiums situation. on 17:00 - Nov 8 with 618 views | Fixed_It |
| I thought the no fans in stadiums situation. on 12:34 - Nov 8 by TractorWood |
I think it's helping. The problem yesterday was being on top for large spells and not really creating a great deal. I think we were unlucky not to get a penalty. Bad day at the office but I think being out of the FA cup is a good thing on balance. |
You do wonder whether some of the decisions might have been different with a voiciferous crowd there putting pressure on the match officials. |  |
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| I thought the no fans in stadiums situation. on 17:48 - Nov 8 with 571 views | brogansnose |
| I thought the no fans in stadiums situation. on 17:00 - Nov 8 by Fixed_It |
You do wonder whether some of the decisions might have been different with a voiciferous crowd there putting pressure on the match officials. |
Hmm, I take your point but it never seemed to bother Keith Stroud. I thought the standard of reffing at Championship level wasn't good but at this level, bloomin' heck. |  | | |
| I thought the no fans in stadiums situation. on 19:03 - Nov 8 with 541 views | TractorWood |
| I thought the no fans in stadiums situation. on 17:48 - Nov 8 by brogansnose |
Hmm, I take your point but it never seemed to bother Keith Stroud. I thought the standard of reffing at Championship level wasn't good but at this level, bloomin' heck. |
I thought the ref didn't have a whistle in the second half. Just let everything go. To me, reffing incompetence can come in a few different ways:
1. Picky - doesn't let play flow. E.g. the ball has to go back 2 feet feet for a foul 70 yards from goal
2. The magician - misses basically everything but somehow the game doesn't hinge on a decision so they get away with a decent number of poor decisions like yesterday
3. The attention seeker - can turn even the dullest 0-0 on its head with a red card, 90th minute ghost penalty or seeing a last man slip as a foul. Basically ruins the game with their utter lack of competence at a key time | |
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| I thought the no fans in stadiums situation. on 19:09 - Nov 8 with 541 views | Trequartista |
We've won 5 out of 5 with none conceded at home. All other home games have been where the manager is not bothered about winning. |  |
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