Official Match Thread Portsmouth FC v Southend United

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

Josh Wright is the best penalty taker at the club. I know Lenny gave the ball to Ranger, but probably for the wrong reason. To get him a goal for his confidence. Fair enough if we are 2 goals up, but not when it's a hard game against a good team, and it's all square. Just give it to Josh Wright.

 

[Somerset Ex-TTB]

From the bbc website. Made me smile.

Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Nile Ranger (Southend United) right footed shot is high and wide to the left. Nile Ranger should be disappointed.

 

[Taters123]

Ranger is awful at the moment

 

[SeaSideDoughnut]

I think I'd like to take my chances with Cox now please...

Did Wright look to put his name forward?

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

To be fair, Ranger had scored the last one he took, so probably why he took this one

 

[cerbera45]

Isnt there anyone on the staff that can take a pen, 3 missed on the bounce, if i didn know better i'd think we were England in the wrong colour shirt

In the late 80's/early 90's when DW was manager we once missed something like 7 or 8 penalties out of 10 attempts.

 

[Floval Flyer]

I think I'd like to take my chances with Cox now please...

Did Wright look to put his name forward?

Wright was Gills penalty taker last season- even scored a hatrick of pens in one game

 

[RHB]

Ranger is awful at the moment

The penalty miss was bad, but other than that he had a good first half, worked his socks off.

 

[David Icke]

''Tis the curse of Nile Ranger.

 

[Somerset Ex-TTB]

Has I follow gone down again?

 

[WickfordShrimper]

1.0 down :-(

booooooooooooo

 

[RHB]

Bugger 1-0 them good header from their forward

 

[southend_aussies]

God sake, dominate for 20 minutes and they get one chance and score.

 

[davewebbsbrain]

Same old same old

 

[southend_aussies]

We've been able to steal points from Fratton Park in the past few times we've met them, hope it is the same this time around again.

 

[The Big Dady]

Attendance: 18,431 with 1,422 Shrimpers at Pompey. :happy::happy::happy:

 

[SHRIMPERPETER]

I'd be happy with a draw now

 

[WickfordShrimper]

Come on you Shrimpers :happy::happy::happy:

 

[southend_aussies]

Kightly forces a save from their keeper. Very close.

 

[The Big Dady]

McLaughlin on for Ranger