20-09-2023, 01:31 PM
....well, I confess I didn't see us getting a win at Barnsley last night...a ground we rarely get any kind of result at. And as for being 3-0 up after 17 minutes....bloomin heck!!
However, this being Pompey, we contrived to go from being almost out of sight, to hanging on for the 3 points (I well remember a similar evening game at Oxford some years back where we were 5-3 up after 90 minutes only for it to end 5-5!)
Whilst being top of the league is great, a glance at the table shows just how close things are. Whereas I can't see us loosing to too many Teams, neither do I see us really giving many a real shafting......so fine margins are likely to determine our fate this season.
Saturday's game is a case in point. Lincoln have only lost once this season and don't concede many goals....so it's likely to be a game where Pompey will have to "at it" from the start....and hope those fine margins go our way. That said...
IF we could get another 3 points on Saturday, then the Team really should start developing that all important self belief that could carry them through the rest of the Season.
However, this being Pompey, we contrived to go from being almost out of sight, to hanging on for the 3 points (I well remember a similar evening game at Oxford some years back where we were 5-3 up after 90 minutes only for it to end 5-5!)
Whilst being top of the league is great, a glance at the table shows just how close things are. Whereas I can't see us loosing to too many Teams, neither do I see us really giving many a real shafting......so fine margins are likely to determine our fate this season.
Saturday's game is a case in point. Lincoln have only lost once this season and don't concede many goals....so it's likely to be a game where Pompey will have to "at it" from the start....and hope those fine margins go our way. That said...
IF we could get another 3 points on Saturday, then the Team really should start developing that all important self belief that could carry them through the rest of the Season.