I think most of the rivalry between our teams is based on who denies it the most. Personally I enjoy the games more than others so wouldn't want the rivalry to go but within that I'm well aware that this isn't exactly the most local of matches.
You will absolutely not be favourites to be fair. We've been proven to be the better team, hence why people have had this down as a banker for us. You might've hit some form but the league table never lies with regards to a team's quality.
I can't really see you winning it (famous last words)...
@officialcufc: Your team today – Gillespie, Miller, Raynes, Ellis, Grainger, Joyce, Stacey, Comley, Kennedy, Hope, Wyke #cufc
Looks like a 4-5-1 from us. Portsmouth fans prepare to be bored out of your mind like never before.
http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/10226526/football-league8217s-most-dedicated-fans?
To think these same people will go all the way to Portsmouth, likely to see a loss today. Couldn't do it myself.
Portsmouth don't seem to have their off days against us unfortunately. We've scraped two draws from them the last two times we've played them at BP but last season they trounced us at their place and I fear the same tomorrow.
The thing to remember is that on paper we're always likely to lose tomorrow regardless of how we play, so we shouldn't be too disheartened in terms of whether we can make the play-offs when it does happen.
Just watched Luis Pedro's interview, I fucking love him already. Speaks the language very well and says he wants to earn a longer deal here. The fans already seem to have warmed to him a lot so if he can get a goal or two before the end of the season I'd say he's got a great chance of a longer...
If we win this it'll be huge. Got to be the toughest game of the season given the quality Portsmouth have and our respective positions in the league, they'll be wanting to at least cement their play-off place but we could really do with at least another point to keep us in the mix.
If we let...
Not sure how he hit it but it sort of chipped but didn't stop rising. Excellent hit and great composure to try the shot instead of running it a bit longer.
Levelling it out for you then?
I wasn't there but there's rarely this much criticism for a ref from our fans so I'm inclined to agree with them. It happens though, don't think Curle is unaware of the fact that we've had refs give us decisions this season so I would think he said it partly in jest.