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Greenskin":32eaid9m said:
An excellent post from the Pompey fan, and Greenskin is bang on aswell. There is a yokel mindset amongst a lot of Janners, that any prospective big investment ( on the scale of Pompeys) will 100% lead to the liquidation of PAFC. it is precisely that mentality that will see us forever surpassed by the teams GS mentions, and there are quite a few more.
Even in the worst case scenario whereby we terminally implode, there again seems to be the yokel attitude that that would be the end - a doomsday prophecy that is also utter bollocks. Clubs infinitely smaller than PAFC have gone to the wall and bounced back to league status with pretty relative haste, and we are talking about a mythical worst case scenario. Blimey, what if a takeover actually went well!?
All pie in the sky anyway, and for those that wish us to forever be organically run, like Exeter, well - enjoy the yo-yo between League 1&2 forever more because that is what that model delivers.
Ford Hill Pompey Fan wrote (As for a Pompey fan on an argyle site, i live in the city and take an interest in Argyle. However whereas when i moved here 20 odd years ago i was shocked and surprised by some of the vitriol against Pompey, as i had never seen any particular issues between the clubs.)
May I suggest you locate a copy of the Evening Herald for Monday 16th May 1983. The library would be a start or maybe the Herald offices. You may not be so shocked if and when you read about the weekends events.
May I suggest you locate a copy of the Evening Herald for Monday 16th May 1983. The library would be a start or maybe the Herald offices. You may not be so shocked if and when you read about the weekends events.
Greencard,
I was at the game mate, I hitched down from Bolton to London on the Friday, the trained it down to Basingstoke early Saturday morning, where i met up with my Dad, a cousin and a mate and drove to Plymouth. It was my first time at HP..and to be fair it was not very nice i agree, 10k Pompey fans, in a pay on the gate situation had us all over the ground-i was in the devonport end, the Hooligan element running around wrecking everything in sight. fights all round the ground.
Obviously i remember Alan Biley's blonde mullet popping in the goal...and the whistle going early...
I have had many conversations about the game/the day, but I'm told Everton did the same, and as i believe Millwall also ran amok here. What i couldnt get was the specific annoyance at PFC, including car stickers declaring a hatred of Pompey..it was weird, i thought i was in Eastleigh, but nothing against Millwall, Everton or to be fare very little against ECFC.
incidentally i have read the papers fro that game too, they were in a book about argyle
I was at the game mate, I hitched down from Bolton to London on the Friday, the trained it down to Basingstoke early Saturday morning, where i met up with my Dad, a cousin and a mate and drove to Plymouth. It was my first time at HP..and to be fair it was not very nice i agree, 10k Pompey fans, in a pay on the gate situation had us all over the ground-i was in the devonport end, the Hooligan element running around wrecking everything in sight. fights all round the ground.
Obviously i remember Alan Biley's blonde mullet popping in the goal...and the whistle going early...
I have had many conversations about the game/the day, but I'm told Everton did the same, and as i believe Millwall also ran amok here. What i couldnt get was the specific annoyance at PFC, including car stickers declaring a hatred of Pompey..it was weird, i thought i was in Eastleigh, but nothing against Millwall, Everton or to be fare very little against ECFC.
incidentally i have read the papers fro that game too, they were in a book about argyle
ford hill POMPEY fan":3pyr0aa1 said:
This is what I don't understand about the Pompey upset about the Play Off game here. To me, it seems that Pompey got a bit upset and precious over a load of Janner Herberts dancing on their own pitch celebrating / part goading the team that spent their time in L2 giving the impression of expecting everyone to roll over for them given their air of superiority and assumption of walking to promotion, yet blowing their only chance of going up that season. Yet, the antics that stuck in the mind of some of our older supporters has been dressed up in Blue and possibly Green tinted nostalgia by some.
To some Pompey fans the end to this Season has been 'revenge' (although it took both us and Donny to hand it to them), but they did all they had to do and therefore deserved it. The Facebook and youtube comments on everything Argyle since, was a little classless but we've all got them.
Good luck to them with the new owner, assuming he's as good as protrayed, let's hope it all works out and a steady ascent has begun. It might go wrong big style but like has been said, at least they got the chance.
Yes greencard, that was naughty, and the majority of Pompey fans would have no truck with that- probably even the hardened 657 of the day would not have agreed to that. I think there was an idiot with a spray tin because Stonehenge and some sheep had PFC sprayed on..i laughed about the sheep i have to admit.. you would think even idiots from a Naval city would have more about them..
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Greenskin":29lpkjsa said:
Agreed. Good luck, Pompey.
Whilst many Argyle supporters seem happy to self-flagellate with austerity, there are others who would welcome the right new owner to move us forward. Otherwise, what?
Greenskin":1fqh8rjl said:
Bringing back memories of my childhood there Greenskin. My first ever away match was for my 10th birthday away to Pompey in 1982, and I was sat on that coach with the broken window. That was a cold trip back home!
I also remember the atmosphere at the 1983 game at Home Park which sealed promotion for Pompey. Very intimidating indeed.
Growing up in the Milehouse area as a kid, it was tradition for the Pompey fans to come and smash up the Britannia every season.
Glad things have moved on a bit since then.