charleyfarley 10:27 Sat Jan 14
Portsmouth v West Ham - Official Match Thread
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PORTSMOUTH v WEST HAM UNITED
npower CHAMPIONSHIP
SATURDAY 14 JANUARY 2012
KICK-OFF: 3PM
West Ham United return to league action at Portsmouth this Saturday sitting joint-top of the npower Championship with Southampton. Both teams have 47 points from 25 games, but the Saints, who go to Nottingham Forest on Saturday, have a plus 19 goal difference compared to the Hammers' 17.
Team news
PORTSMOUTH
Veteran striker Nwankwo Kanu could miss out with a back injury that kept him out of the Chelsea cup game last Sunday. It means Adam Webster, a 17-year-old striker, could retain his place in the squad.
Former Portugal defender Ricardo Rocha is struggling with a knock, while winger Luke Varney is battling to be fit following a medial knee ligament problem.
WEST HAM
Robert Green, James Tomkins, Julien Faubert, Papa Bouba Diop, Mark Noble, Kevin Nolan and Carlton Cole could all return after being rested at Hillsborough.
Abdoulaye Faye has returned to full training, having not played since 10 December at Reading.
SKY BET
Portsmouth 15/8
Draw 23/10
West Ham 7/5
REFEREE
Saturday's referee will be Kevin Friend.
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Texas Iron
6:06 Sun Jan 15
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...and BTW...I'm not advocating style over substance football
We need to be effective...low risk...capitalizing on opponents' weaknesses/10 men etc etc...Go for the Jugular...as soon as possible after scorinbg the first goal...
...Automatic Promotion is THE OBJECTIVE....not tippy tappy Zolaesque triangles...!!!
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Texas Iron
5:55 Sun Jan 15
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I'd trust your old man's opinion far ahead of leigh Jim any day...
;=0)))
BTW my opinion based on radio commentary...with Rufus Brevett...is excatly the same as your old man's...
Should have tried for the second goal ASAP as we got the first...NOT relied on defending a 1-0...anything can happen...and usually does with dodgy Refs & Linos innthe NPower...
# Valuable...Twitchy Bum Points IMO...
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Charlie Potatoes
12:41 Sun Jan 15
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Awful game. West Ham never seemed to have a grip on the game. Not particularly fun to watch.
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ooooh Morley Morley
12:38 Sun Jan 15
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DANNY SON.
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DANNY66
12:27 Sun Jan 15
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2010- a lot of ball around their area without a cutting edge does not constitute good play in my books
You could count on one hand the passages of play which were swift moving with a bit of an end product
Before you ask yes I was there today and that today was a means to an end!!!
The only good thing was the result!
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rainman
12:09 Sun Jan 15
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out of the country,i respect three points though,maybe i`ve been frustrated by it all,anyway i`m off for brekkie
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Iron2010
12:06 Sun Jan 15
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Rainman
where you there today?
We had a lot of the ball around there pen area, just lacked a bit of cutting edge. BBC 1 now
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billythekid
12:05 Sun Jan 15
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I know a lot of Pompey boys and they like us, and hate Millwall, so good result against a decent bunch.
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rainman
12:02 Sun Jan 15
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what with one shot on target in open play ? christ on a bike mate,give it up
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Iron2010
11:59 Sat Jan 14
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A decent game and cracking atmosphere, we played a lot of good stuff and deserved to win by a lot more goals. They only looked dangerous from set plays.
Had we ruined a strong performance by pouring foward for the second and conceded an equaliser in the last 25 minutes i would have been livid.
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rainman
11:43 Sat Jan 14
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is he on a one year lease ?
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Dick Dastardly
11:38 Sat Jan 14
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Can't be arsed to read through the thread, but as long as we win promotion I don't care how we play as long as we get the job done. BFS has been hired to get us promoted and I am sure that's what he'll do. Next season could be a whole different ball game if you'll excuse the pun!!!
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rainman
11:03 Sat Jan 14
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I don't expect it to get any better as Allardyce knows that it's promotion at all costs as do most of us on here!
what does `promotion at all` costs actually entail ?
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RM10
10:35 Sat Jan 14
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just got in, what a load of old shit that was.
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Mate
10:06 Sat Jan 14
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I was also impressed by Pompey fans. Most stayed to the end and thats something I rarely see especially when we're at home. I can't say that they sang very much though. I also couldn't see what they had against the ref, maybe a couple of small decisions could have gone their way..... unless I missed something.
We had Talksport on in the car on the way home. I would like to thank all those Spurs fans phoning in moaning their heads off the deluded twats. Slagging off the players, harry, the fact that they hadn't signed anyone. They completed a good day for me. I fucking hate them with venom.
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Know it all
9:55 Sat Jan 14
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I love Fratton Park as a ground, give me it any day of the week over the likes of Brighton or Southampton......
BUT whenever we play there it's always so fucking cold
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SDKFZ 222
9:52 Sat Jan 14
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Hurstie 9:48 Sat Jan 14
I was actually impressed by the fact that the majority of their fans remained until the end and were singing their hearts out, unlike many supporters of other clubs who have streamed out well before the end, this season.
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Hurstie
9:48 Sat Jan 14
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chajonbubble 9:24 Sat Jan 14
I've been to Fratton several times as I live 10 miles away - always a shitheap but the home fans generate an intimidating atmosphere.
def 1950s throwback
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Aberdeen Iron
9:38 Sat Jan 14
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Good vibe lads.
IRONS!
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DANNY66
9:34 Sat Jan 14
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A good result and it was ground out!
O Brien wasn't very good.Tomkins was!
It's nice to win but fuck me it's not pretty to watch.
I don't expect it to get any better as Allardyce knows that it's promotion at all costs as do most of us on here!
Fuck it I'm getting the beers in
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fordstar
9:28 Sat Jan 14
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busheyhammer85 9:27 Sat Jan 14
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