21-02-2021, 11:25 AM
Neil Allen has written one of the most ‘tell it as it is’ articles I’ve read for a long time. In a subtle way he is highly critical of the current level of performances on the pitch, both individually and as a team, and the inability to achieve any degree of consistency. Basically he is challenging the squad to decide whether they are mice or men and to prove the growing army of doubters wrong and that they can challenge for promotion. Interestingly his article is directed at the players not the management. The one area I would disagree with him is his apparent assumption of Pompey’s ‘play off’ credentials. To me even that achievement is in doubt without a major improvement in performances and results. So let’s see what happens. Do we have a squad of mice or men?