Great result for Pompey - Spurs 2 Baggies 1

Lovely result, and Harry was delighted. Was more nervy than watching Pompey – strange how Spurs seemed to fall into some Pompeyisms of playing the other team off the park but not being able to put the ball in the back of the net. Was great though fortunate when they eventually did – I thought Robson was going to cry. Glad to see that the pressure has got to Robson and he actually believed that West Brom were the better team. Delusions of grandeur. Hilarious! He’ll be able to cry into his pint with his old Man U mate Bruce, sad old has-beens.

Double standards favoured Arsenal at Fratton

Arsenal came away from Fratton on Saturday with the result Arsenal were most looking for; the match called off. With combination of injuries and the biggest match for Arsenal in years 4 days later, the last thing Arsenal wanted was a scrap against Portsmouth, lets be honest. Pompey are currently on a roll and would have had every chance of continuing it at Arsenals expense. Wenger and Co obviously used their influence to persuade yet another star-struck referee that ‘big clubs’ opinions carry more weight than those of premiership relegation battlers. The irony is that some narrow-minded Arsenal fans actually think that its Pompey facilities that were not up to scratch. What a joke! The ref said he feared for the players safety. Strange that other refs haven’t felt the need to in far worse conditions.

Pompey turning it around -Fortnights roundup

What a time for me to go AWOL. Whilst Ive been away attending to my wife and our newborn son, we’ve seen a massive turnaround in Pompeys fortunes. Two weeks ago we were on a serious losing streak, we hadn’t scored for weeks and fans were becoming dejected with our new signings, questioning Harrys judgement and whether we should continue to employ him. Id lined up a title for my next match report – ‘Its all over now baby blue’, which I thought was quite neat as I thought it would sum up Pompeys status in the Premiership, tying-in with my newborn Pompeyfan-to-be and with a Bob Dylan song title reference too - a weakness of mine! Happily I don’t have to use that title as its Game On; Pompey are fighting back at last.
The turnaround began with a fighting display against Man City, particularly in the last 15 minutes when the football was the most passionate, flowing and uplifting we’ve seen all season. It culminated in that unforgettable moment when Mendes slammed in the winner with virtually the last kick of the game, sending Fratton Park into scenes of euphoria. Shades of Alan Biley.
The result was everything, but it was also very encouraging that individually and as a team, Pompey looked class.
The following game saw a massive 4 2 victory at West Ham. What a great time to find our scoring boots again. We oozed confidence. Six points from two games, added to the happy run of defeats for our fellow relegation strugglers and suddenly the gulf between us and safety has all but disappeared. The battle to avoid relegation is very much in our hands now, and with our form and confidence in good shape, there is reason to believe we can do it. Bring on the Arsenal.

Villa 1 Pompey 0

What more is there to say. Its all been said elsewhere – a gutless display, diabolical marking leading to the goal, and it would have been worse if not for Kiely.
Pompeys side wouldn’t have been much weaker on Saturday if the 9 January signings had never happened; to date only Kiely and Mendes have made a competent contribution, and though Routledge and Koroman look like they might be useful there is little to be positive about the rest of them so far. Our defence is a shambles, and yet this was an area that was overlooked in the transfer window, apart from the signing of the injury-prone Paramot, who has limited Premiership experience. I could go on, but it feels like Im just kicking out at Pompey when they’re down, so Ill try to focus on the positives. Stefanovic is recovering well from injury and is aiming to be back for the Arsenal game. Oh, and springtime has begun.

Match Preview - Villa Vrs Pompey - away win?

Some might think that Pompey have gone past the point of must-win matches, and maybe the pressure has eased a bit now there aren’t any expectations of us other than another defeat. Maybe it is for this reason that I feel strangely optimistic about our chances this Saturday at Villa. We have a pretty strong full squad to choose from, Villa are ordinary, have Melberg suspended and Delaney out injured, and although they are 13 points ahead of us, they are one of the sides we should be aiming to leapfrog if we really are going to get out of this predictament. 3 points please Harry, we CAN do this.
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity;
an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
Winston Churchill

bbc stats dont dampen my optimism, and Harry seems in 'bring it on' mood, tipping Routledge as the match-winner.