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Totally understandable in my view. I think he's had his eyes opened in the last few weeks, as Harry did. I would imagine Cook is reasonably happy with how things are going at the moment. Of course he will say there is always room for improvement and that certain areas are not as they could be...

We' ve had so many false dawns I'm trying not to get carried away. But maybe, just maybe, this could be a season to remember, rather than one too easily forgotten.

Emsworth / Rug agree 100%.

Have to agree with FDS regarding Joe. Honest player but limited in ability and prone to a couple of mistakes per game. Taylor a bit more of a surprise, but again not a world beater even at this level so assume Cook feels he can get better. There was something odd about Wes' situation. He barely...

I am already feeling a certain affinity with Cookie :18:

Holmes is, in my view, an average 2nd division player. We have a number of those. We also have a number of players pat it or simply not good enough. Awfs will need to focus on the 6 or 7 players who have or probably could cut it at a league higher, and build a team around them. For me that...

Holmes is, in my view, an average 2nd division player. We have a number of those. We also have a number of players pat it or simply not good enough. Awfs will need to focus on the 6 or 7 players who have or probably could cut it at a league higher, and build a team around them. For me that...

Maybe I'm easily pleased but thought it was an OK game. Not great but OK, seen much worse. Wallace was very unlucky with 2 efforts, tubbs and robinson both had half decent chances, and but for a superb last ditch tackle Taylor would have scored near the end. Oxford showed little going forward...

Still in shock. A great away day and hopefully more to come.

First away game I ever went to was Cambridge back around 83-84. Think hateley scored 2 in a 3-1 win? In the days you could drink beer on a coach we must have stopped 6 times on the way up, no loos on the coaches then! Looking forward to Saturday, and will be be hoping we go at them. Going for...

Much better and as said credit to Exeter for going for the win. Could easily have finished 3-1 with 3 quality shots hitting the bar. Plenty of room for improvement mind, but the back 3 look solid.

Absolutely agree Tim. We should always ask the difficult questions and no one should be allowed to rest on their laurels or past achievements. I am first to admit that I was quite happy to just go along with the ride even though I could not for the life of me see how we were getting the likes...

In truth Tim I"m not sure what I expected in my 35 years of following Pompey I have never seen them go through what they have in the last 6 years or so. Probably mid table I guess, so no I'm not happy with things on the playing side. Having said that, and regards the supposed large player budget...

The luck I am talking about is in appointing the right manager. Obviously the skill comes from him then getting the right players, proper formation, tactics etc. Its all about expectations. Maybe some people think we should be tearing up these lower leagues - I don't. For me its about building...

Priority was always gaining stability. That has been achieved way ahead of time. Success is largely down to luck, including finding the right manager. So you could say Man Utd's board are amateurs. Or Liverpool's. Or any clubs board that isn't currently enjoying the success their fans believe...