24-03-2022, 10:31 PM
Clearly, I need to revise my original comment that Defoe was not universally popular amongst Pompey fans to one that he seems to have been distinctly unpopular with Pompey fans.
How odd that odd Benjani seems to be much preferred to Defoe, Defoes record of 15 goals from 31 games is rated as second best to Benjani’s of 20 goals in 86 starts, suggestive that being likeable is more important to Pompey fans than what you actually achieve in a Pompey shirt.
Funnily enough, I’ve never thought that sporting success should necessarily be accompanied by being ‘nice’, sporting success is its own means to an end.
I wouldn’t claim that Defoe has scaled the footballing pinnacles but his record of 20 goals in 57 starts for England stands comparison to most others and I am given to understand that he is the 8th highest scorer in the Premiership (stated on TalkSport but I haven’t verified it).
How odd that odd Benjani seems to be much preferred to Defoe, Defoes record of 15 goals from 31 games is rated as second best to Benjani’s of 20 goals in 86 starts, suggestive that being likeable is more important to Pompey fans than what you actually achieve in a Pompey shirt.
Funnily enough, I’ve never thought that sporting success should necessarily be accompanied by being ‘nice’, sporting success is its own means to an end.
I wouldn’t claim that Defoe has scaled the footballing pinnacles but his record of 20 goals in 57 starts for England stands comparison to most others and I am given to understand that he is the 8th highest scorer in the Premiership (stated on TalkSport but I haven’t verified it).