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Reply | Portsmouth Fans Get Instructions For Bubble Trip To Southampton
at 15:13 1 Oct 2026
Reading the article it said
‘The police have had to do a security risk assessment of what they think might happen, based on intelligence which comes into the police force and based on the history between the two clubs.
‘There’s a whole load of other bits of information which the police intel unit feeds into the football unit to be able to work out the best way to keep the game - and everyone attending - safe.
‘At the moment, the risk is at a point where between these two clubs it still needs that level of intervention. Ultimately, the game and the security arrangements are down to the club themselves and the police are supporting and advising."
‘Before last season, the previous time the two clubs met was in 2019 and it wasn’t a happy experience at Fratton Park. There were a number of arrests, a number of serious injuries, there was large-scale public disorder on the streets in Portsmouth in very close proximity to the club.
‘What we don’t want - and what we can’t have - is that happening again. I don’t want any parent to be concerned about taking their child to a match just because of who they are playing."
So the article confirms that it is the Police who have assessed the risk and advised the clubs that the bubble is still necessary and both clubs are following that advice
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Reply | Worst Ever Saints Manager
at 12:12 1 Oct 2026
I would certainly put Redknapp above Branfoot in terms of the worst manager we have had, as much as I hated his style of football and the treatment of certain players such as Le Tiss, he was here for 2 1/2 seasons and in his first two seasons he kept us up with some to spare with little resources.
Branfoot's first 2 1/2 years were probably better than Lawrie McMenemy's in terms of achievements, but we all know what happened next for Lawrie.
To do so he didn't try to compete on a footballing level, but coached teams to be difficult to beat and scrap for points.
Redknapp was a disaster from start to finish at least Branfoot cared about the club, even if we didn't agree with his style of football.
George Burley should come in somewhere, he was given the money but couldn't get us up,
I wouldn't class Martin as one of the worst managers, he got us promoted, but without a director of football at the club we had no transfer strategy and he was left floundering , yes his arrogance and refusal to adapt cost us, but the damage was already done, could he have kept us up if he had a director of football keeping him in check, we will never know but perhaps. |
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Thread | Worst Ever Saints Manager
at 11:17 1 Oct 2026
Who is the worst Manager Saints have had, your top 3 please and why
1. Keep emotion out of it, Gavin Bazunu is far from the worst keeper that we have had and believe it or not Will Still was not the worst manager.
2. They have had to have managed the first team more than just a few games in an emergency, |
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Reply | Portsmouth Fans Get Instructions For Bubble Trip To Southampton
at 09:32 1 Oct 2026
I didnt get a real explanation myself other than there was a demand for some coaches from Winchester for those Pompey fans living in London.
The Lakeside departure point is on the edge of Pompey near Cosham, I think they split it because there is more parking there |
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Reply | City Punishment
at 22:25 30 Sep 2026
Yes and the rest of football will be feeling that we will get our game back |
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Reply | City Punishment
at 21:55 30 Sep 2026
The only answer is to form a European super league so the big clubs can spend their millions how they want and it can all be broadcast live world wide.
Meanwhile back in England we will have the rebirth of a competitive league |
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Thread | Manchester City Punishment
at 20:09 30 Sep 2026
I have to say I read this on line from a prominent Brighton fan who is called Attilla The Stockbroker and I think it's not a bad idea
"My last word for the moment on the Man City affair, one I would describe as a Faustian pact to win poisoned chalices.
"I think it would be grossly unfair to the fans to force the club out of existence, and a logistical nightmare to remove and reallocate trophies.
"So after a bit of reflection my thinking is that the right course of action would be to let them keep the latter, and their ground, and impose a massive fine, to be distributed to the grass roots of the game and any employees made redundant by the changes, and relegate them to the National League, with a very low budget ceiling on player wages for the next ten years.
"Plenty of time for the fans - who ultimately are not to blame - to reflect on glories past, and wonder if it was worth it. " |
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Thread | Esther Rantzen RIP
at 20:05 30 Sep 2026
Lived quite local to Southampton in the New Forest has died after a long illness |
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Reply | City Punishment
at 14:29 30 Sep 2026
I think the difference is that Liverpool, Man Utd & Arsenal etc have generated massive incomes outside of just playing games of football, they have developed world wide fanbases and milk them for all they can get.
Manchester City cannot generate the same level of income by a long chalk, they can't even sell out their own stadium |
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Thread | The Wait Goes On
at 09:21 30 Sep 2026
Something is going on behind the scenes , this is now the 5th day of the hearing/verdict, thats more days than the EFL took it back in May from start of hearing to end of appeal |
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Reply | City Punishment
at 09:19 30 Sep 2026
The City lawyers will tie the Premier League up in knots and faced with the threat of an injunction to suspend the Premier League from 2027/28 indefinitely until the matter is sorted legally, they will back down and City will just get what would be a hefty fine for every other club, but peanuts to City's owners |
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Reply | England V Czech Matchday Thread
at 21:18 29 Sep 2026
2-0 up now the most exciting thing that happens is that only the 3rd player from Guernsey to play for England has come on. I didn't catch his name
The first two were Matt Le Tissier & Graeme Le Saux both ex Saints players , I had forgotten that Le Saux had played for us |
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Reply | Unreleased Stevie
at 20:38 29 Sep 2026
I was never into Motown & Stevie Wonder, I can appreciate his talent and his songwriting, it just doesn't move me |
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