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Match Day Live - Hull v Pompey

Pompey visit The KC today to face Hull, 3pm kick off. Join us here on Vital Pompey, if you can, to discuss the game as it unfolds.

Hull line up:
01 Basso
02 Rosenior
05 Chester
06 Hobbs
19 Dudgeon
04 McKenna
10 Koren
14 Cairney
09 Mclean
17 Brady
28 Waghorn

Subs
24 Gulacsi
08 Evans
18 Barmby
12 Fryatt
22 Adebola

Pompey line up:
01 Ashdown
02 Ward
05 Pearce
15 Halford
26 Ben-Haim
04 Mokoena
08 Mullins
10 Huseklepp
19 Norris
11 Varney
25 Benjani

Subs
13 Henderson
03 Rocha
17 Williams
09 Futacs
27 Kanu

For those of you not at the game - however you are keeping up with events, why not make a few comments below as the game unfolds.

So guys, share these thoughts...

PLAY UP POMPEY!

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Writer: pompeyrug

Date:Saturday September 17 2011

Time: 12:31PM

Your Comments

when teams are announced, i will get them up - join in the debate as the game unfold tho!

pompeyrug

still time for a quick prediction guys, i just did mine...
Click here to make your prediction: Hull v Pompey.

pompeyrug

still time for a quick prediction guys, i just did mine...
Click here to make your prediction: Hull v Pompey.

pompeyrug

when teams are announced, i will get them up - join in the debate as the game unfold tho!

pompeyrug

Anyone else planning on going to the Arsenal game next season?

PompeyFrippy

Anyone else planning on going to the Arsenal game next season?

PompeyFrippy

As an exile for 7 years, the only thing I miss is my beloved Pompey..It is fascinating that players I watched as a season ticket holder at Fratton Park are still doing the business in their later years. I see the Yak has scored 2 against the Gunners for Blackburn today (at the time of writing).. I am hardly familiar with many of the Pompey side these days (apart from Kanu of course).. We have been saved from extinction and that is gratifying, but from what I read Cotterill is not really tactically aware. Play up Pompey today... but I think Hull 1 Pompey 0

Pompeyexile

a win today no worries

nobby1954

a win today no worries

nobby1954

Team as follows: Ashdown, Mokoena, Halford, Pearce, Ben-Haim, Ward, Mullins, Norris (captain), Varney, Viking, Benjani.
Bench is Henderson, Rocha, Williams, Kanu and Futacs.

PompeyFrippy

Team as follows: Ashdown, Mokoena, Halford, Pearce, Ben-Haim, Ward, Mullins, Norris (captain), Varney, Viking, Benjani.
Bench is Henderson, Rocha, Williams, Kanu and Futacs.

PompeyFrippy

Interesting that Kitson once again fails to make the 16, could it be illness again?

PompeyFrippy

Interesting that Kitson once again fails to make the 16, could it be illness again?

PompeyFrippy

anywhere we can get radio or tv stream online for this one?

DJ_Bing

anywhere we can get radio or tv stream online for this one?

DJ_Bing

Of course I forgot to mention Benji. I wonder if he still has the pace and strength (his only real asset). But is not a regular scorer (about 1 every 4 or 5 games?)

Pompeyexile

I think he's sick at the thought of Chix in a dress.

PompeyFrippy

Of course I forgot to mention Benji. I wonder if he still has the pace and strength (his only real asset). But is not a regular scorer (about 1 every 4 or 5 games?)

Pompeyexile

I think he's sick at the thought of Chix in a dress.

PompeyFrippy

no Fripps he's just a useless player and has has been dropped asap!

pompeym@

no Fripps he's just a useless player and has has been dropped asap!

pompeym@

Pompey:
Ashdown; Ben Haim, Halford, Pearce, Mokoena; Ward, Mullins, Norris; Huseklepp, Benjani, Varney
Subs:
Henderson, Rocha, Williams, Futacs, Kanu

Chix

Pompey:
Ashdown; Ben Haim, Halford, Pearce, Mokoena; Ward, Mullins, Norris; Huseklepp, Benjani, Varney
Subs:
Henderson, Rocha, Williams, Futacs, Kanu

Chix

Come on you Blues

Chix

Come on you Blues

Chix

I'm with M@ on the Kitson debate... Dropped because he is useless with capital 'F'

Chix

I'm with M@ on the Kitson debate... Dropped because he is useless with capital 'F'

Chix

Benji will score today, I got that feeling...

PompeyFrippy

Benji will score today, I got that feeling...

PompeyFrippy

futacs?

pompeym@

futacs?

pompeym@

keep it tight for a while, look to get a goal tho and take it from there - well that must be the plan?

pompeyrug

keep it tight for a while, look to get a goal tho and take it from there - well that must be the plan?

pompeyrug

Play up Pompey, Pompey Play up

Chix

Play up Pompey, Pompey Play up

Chix

2 chances already for Benji, great start, keep 'em coming.

PompeyFrippy

2 chances already for Benji, great start, keep 'em coming.

PompeyFrippy

waghorn, has he signed for hull or is he on loan? quality player - glad he was offside tho...

pompeyrug

waghorn, has he signed for hull or is he on loan? quality player - glad he was offside tho...

pompeyrug

Great .. 0-1 down.. bang goes my prediction ..

Chix

that one will count...
give koren that much space from that range and he will punish us.

pompeyrug

paddy to blame?

pompeyrug

1-0 now..

plymouth graham

2-1 its fine test

pompeym@

.. another test of character ... ??

Chix

2-1 its fine test

pompeym@

Great .. 0-1 down.. bang goes my prediction ..

Chix

that one will count...
give koren that much space from that range and he will punish us.

pompeyrug

paddy to blame?

pompeyrug

.. another test of character ... ??

Chix

1-0 now..

plymouth graham

we will get chances, it is just a case of taking them - problem is hull will get others too...
still a long way to go, 3-1 was my prediction so still on.

pompeyrug

Well it's 1-0 Hull already. 30 yarder that Ashdown should have saved

Pompeyexile

we will get chances, it is just a case of taking them - problem is hull will get others too...
still a long way to go, 3-1 was my prediction so still on.

pompeyrug

Well it's 1-0 Hull already. 30 yarder that Ashdown should have saved

Pompeyexile

lol the test was too see if the script was HTML, which it obviously is

pompeym@

lol the test was too see if the script was HTML, which it obviously is

pompeym@

Just seem to be lacking quality when Kitson isn't around!

PompeyFrippy

Just seem to be lacking quality when Kitson isn't around!

PompeyFrippy

Come on you Blues

Chix

Come on you Blues

Chix

M@
easy innit as long as
you remember otherwise
it changes evrerything

Chix

M@
easy innit as long as
you remember otherwise
it changes evrerything

Chix

Sorry ... remember... "to turn it off... "

Chix

Sorry ... remember... "to turn it off... "

Chix

lol yea was messing around with a website earlier and seeing your blue writing reminded me i never actually tried html on this site, so thought i'd give it ago

pompeym@

lol yea was messing around with a website earlier and seeing your blue writing reminded me i never actually tried html on this site, so thought i'd give it ago

pompeym@

Their mid 4 outplaying our mid 5......

PFCblue

Their mid 4 outplaying our mid 5......

PFCblue

we got to get the ball out wide its meat and drink to their defence at the moment..

nobby1954

we got to get the ball out wide its meat and drink to their defence at the moment..

nobby1954

frustrating, we are better than we are playing - if something is not working why do we keep doing it over and over? get it wide and offer support to the striker, not that hard is it...

pompeyrug

frustrating, we are better than we are playing - if something is not working why do we keep doing it over and over? get it wide and offer support to the striker, not that hard is it...

pompeyrug

We need to perk up before half time..

Chix

We need to perk up before half time..

Chix

a better little spell...
why, more often than not tho, are we so bad in the 1st half?!

pompeyrug

a better little spell...
why, more often than not tho, are we so bad in the 1st half?!

pompeyrug

Pompeyrug..is our manager a manager or what? Seems to be tactically incompetent

Pompeyexile

Pompeyrug..is our manager a manager or what? Seems to be tactically incompetent

Pompeyexile

lol people need to get off SC's back! he's a 'young' promising English manager with great potential and a great track record

pompeym@

lol people need to get off SC's back! he's a 'young' promising English manager with great potential and a great track record

pompeym@

oh and all this 1 in 15 bollox is just that, how can anyone take results from last season into account, maybe we should include SC's season before when he won promotion with Nott's?

pompeym@

oh and all this 1 in 15 bollox is just that, how can anyone take results from last season into account, maybe we should include SC's season before when he won promotion with Nott's?

pompeym@

we were fantastic, on the whole, against west ham last week - why is it so different against a hull side that are not as good as they were/are? no one can tell me that lawro is 'that good' that we are missing him that much...
gott get The Viking in a free role and williams on out on the wing.

pompeyrug

get moks off put ward at right back and bring on williams cotterill do something why? wait until half time this is embarassing we are much better than this...

nobby1954

get moks off put ward at right back and bring on williams cotterill do something why? wait until half time this is embarassing we are much better than this...

nobby1954

i think we all know that mokoena is not a very good football, technically, but for him to be asking a teammate not to pass to him makes the decision easy, take him off bring williams on move wardy to right back, williams at right wing and The Viking playing off benji...

pompeyrug

just not good enough we are lucky we aren't 3 - 0 down i suppose we have over trained again

nobby1954

Fag and beer break..

Chix

Fag and beer break..

Chix

just not good enough we are lucky we aren't 3 - 0 down i suppose we have over trained again

nobby1954

lol! time for change cotts, a 'big' 15-minutes coming up...

pompeyrug

lol! time for change cotts, a 'big' 15-minutes coming up...

pompeyrug

don't think cotterill has a clue reminds me of the rix era

nobby1954

seems to me that many make tactical suggestions but Cotterill never sees what most fans see.. Predicted 1-0 to Hull at the start but hope Kanu is brought on with more than 15 mins to go to give us a chance.. Is Varney playing...? He seems to be conspicuous

Pompeyexile

don't think cotterill has a clue reminds me of the rix era

nobby1954

I have a feeling we won't make any changes until the hour mark, then expect to see Kanu and Williams to come on...

PompeyFrippy

I have a feeling we won't make any changes until the hour mark, then expect to see Kanu and Williams to come on...

PompeyFrippy

thanks for reminding me about rix.. He was out of his depth

Pompeyexile

thanks for reminding me about rix.. He was out of his depth

Pompeyexile

Rix.. aghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Chix

Rix.. aghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Chix

I don't have a problem with Cotterill generally but 1 win in 15 if we lose today is going make the next two homes games critical for him.. It's gonna be hard to defend him soon..

Chix

I don't have a problem with Cotterill generally but 1 win in 15 if we lose today is going make the next two homes games critical for him.. It's gonna be hard to defend him soon..

Chix

Williams warming up .. Rug will be pleased

Chix

Williams warming up .. Rug will be pleased

Chix

never hid the fact that i am not convinced by cotts' tactical ability - with williams, it seems, about to come on i will be happy with that...
defeat today and, whatever anyone says, cotts is 'under pressure' 4pts minimum will be the requirement from blackpool and posh or else?

pompeyrug

indeed i will be Chixy, in 10-minutes or so total this season i would go as far as saying he has been our most impressive winger!

pompeyrug

indeed i will be Chixy, in 10-minutes or so total this season i would go as far as saying he has been our most impressive winger!

pompeyrug

sorry but cotterill just is'nt good enough we have had to many performances like this! seen more life in a dead battery

nobby1954

sorry but cotterill just is'nt good enough we have had to many performances like this! seen more life in a dead battery

nobby1954

so, kanu is coming on now then? joel ward i suspect, it usually is...

pompeyrug

so, kanu is coming on now then? joel ward i suspect, it usually is...

pompeyrug

Can't argue with you Nobby .. maybe we can sack Cotterill and get Wenger... He must be on dodgy ground too tbh.. The Yak destroyed them at lunchtime..

Chix

Wots up? How are we doing - I don't like to look!!!

gandor1

Can't argue with you Nobby .. maybe we can sack Cotterill and get Wenger... He must be on dodgy ground too tbh.. The Yak destroyed them at lunchtime..

Chix

Wots up? How are we doing - I don't like to look!!!

gandor1

As it stands we are one point off the bottom 3.. but here comes Kanu.... penalty soon then !!

Chix

As it stands we are one point off the bottom 3.. but here comes Kanu.... penalty soon then !!

Chix

odd change? if it pays off then of course no...

pompeyrug

odd change? if it pays off then of course no...

pompeyrug

Hi ya Gandor .. it aint good to be honest .. very poor so far ..

Chix

Hi ya Gandor .. it aint good to be honest .. very poor so far ..

Chix

Benji will score!

moley2

Benji will score!

moley2

Perhaps the W.Ham match was just an aberration, Rug. We flattered to deceive. Comparing with other games, today is the norm. Come on Pompey you've got the talent, let's see it.

PFCblue

if Kanu can't make a difference who can?

Pompeyexile

if Kanu can't make a difference who can?

Pompeyexile

Perhaps the W.Ham match was just an aberration, Rug. We flattered to deceive. Comparing with other games, today is the norm. Come on Pompey you've got the talent, let's see it.

PFCblue

I agree PFCblue, the fact that West Ham just attack enabled us to hit them on the break and get more shots in making us look a better team.

moley2

I agree PFCblue, the fact that West Ham just attack enabled us to hit them on the break and get more shots in making us look a better team.

moley2

good save by paddy, but no moudie it does not 'make up for the one in the 1st half' does it? that non-save means we are 1-0 down - so saves never 'really' make up for a mistake do they?
do they?

pompeyrug

Get Futacs on!

moley2

Get Futacs on!

moley2

good save by paddy, but no moudie it does not 'make up for the one in the 1st half' does it? that non-save means we are 1-0 down - so saves never 'really' make up for a mistake do they?
do they?

pompeyrug

Struggling to find a man of the match candidate at the moment.

PompeyFrippy

maybe so, maybe west ham played into our hands?

pompeyrug

Struggling to find a man of the match candidate at the moment.

PompeyFrippy

maybe so, maybe west ham played into our hands?

pompeyrug

Pompey score … Pompey score …. Coz when we get one we’ll get more ….

Chix

Pompey score … Pompey score …. Coz when we get one we’ll get more ….

Chix

Williams on for Moks

moley2

Williams on for Moks

moley2

come on pompey, putting the pressure on now - lets make the most of it!
not often i agree with moudie but i think he is spot on with Chuck, all in all not been the player he 'should' have been when we signed him...

pompeyrug

Red card for Varney!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Brilliant

moley2

red for varney, what?

pompeyrug

cannot see futacs coming on now...

pompeyrug

Red card for Varney!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Brilliant

moley2

red for varney, what?

pompeyrug

cannot see futacs coming on now...

pompeyrug

ben-haim off too?

pompeyrug

ben-haim off too?

pompeyrug

Studs showing!

PFCblue

just a yellow then... pompey 'discipline' in question once more.

pompeyrug

TBH yellow

PFCblue

Discipline is becoming a BIG issue now ...

Chix

just a yellow then... pompey 'discipline' in question once more.

pompeyrug

Discipline is becoming a BIG issue now ...

Chix

Studs showing!

PFCblue

TBH yellow

PFCblue

I've said it time and time again, Cotterill has to get the players under control. There is a clear problem with discipline which needs addressing now.

moley2

He's going to be missed in the next 3 games, just the kind of guy we needed in the upcoming home games.

PompeyFrippy

I've said it time and time again, Cotterill has to get the players under control. There is a clear problem with discipline which needs addressing now.

moley2

He's going to be missed in the next 3 games, just the kind of guy we needed in the upcoming home games.

PompeyFrippy

Still on top of the bad-play league.

PFCblue

Still on top of the bad-play league.

PFCblue

We are becoming a disgrace.

gandor1

We are becoming a disgrace.

gandor1

I don't care that we're down to 10 men, we've gotta go for it!

moley2

Nothing to lose, thats for sure.....

gandor1

I don't care that we're down to 10 men, we've gotta go for it!

moley2

Nothing to lose, thats for sure.....

gandor1

Hull playing with us right now... OLE football.. we are out for the count

Pompeyexile

Hull playing with us right now... OLE football.. we are out for the count

Pompeyexile

he is on, why not have left benji on too - agree 10-men or not we are still 1-0 down so have to go for it, why not lose 2 or 3-0 going for it than 'settling' for a 1-0 defeat...

pompeyrug

Just a thought with our lack of discipline, doesn't really bode well for when we play the scum.... Be lucky to have 1 on the pitch!

moley2

he is on, why not have left benji on too - agree 10-men or not we are still 1-0 down so have to go for it, why not lose 2 or 3-0 going for it than 'settling' for a 1-0 defeat...

pompeyrug

Just a thought with our lack of discipline, doesn't really bode well for when we play the scum.... Be lucky to have 1 on the pitch!

moley2

would rather not think about scum at the moment as i am 'alittle worried' what this will bring at this point...

pompeyrug

would rather not think about scum at the moment as i am 'alittle worried' what this will bring at this point...

pompeyrug

Do you think my 2-3 prediction is on? ha-ha-ha

PFCblue

Do you think my 2-3 prediction is on? ha-ha-ha

PFCblue

Doesn't look good for Cotterill, give him the next 2 home games!

moley2

Doesn't look good for Cotterill, give him the next 2 home games!

moley2

hmmmmm.........

gandor1

played off the park by hull can't see the owners puting up with much more of this.....

nobby1954

played off the park by hull can't see the owners puting up with much more of this.....

nobby1954

hmmmmm.........

gandor1

Any prizes for predicting 1-0 Hull at the start? So predictable!

Pompeyexile

Any prizes for predicting 1-0 Hull at the start? So predictable!

Pompeyexile

1-0 flatters us - that performance was awful.

PFCblue

1-0 flatters us - that performance was awful.

PFCblue

Rubbish, bad tactics, bad play, bad manager. We need a change because we have players capable of doing well in this league...... but not if they keep bloody getting sent off!!!

moley2

Rubbish, bad tactics, bad play, bad manager. We need a change because we have players capable of doing well in this league...... but not if they keep bloody getting sent off!!!

moley2

awful is being polite your to kind

nobby1954

awful is being polite your to kind

nobby1954

Did the Hull keeper have to make a save? NO!!! According to stats NOT ONE on target!! What with sending off again... could have lost 3 or 4-0... Best player? a LOANEE (Brady) for Hull!! (Take note Cotterill as all our players will be suspended soon.. Can you tell I am depressed?!!

Pompeyexile

can't wait for the excuses, whats the beting he says (no excuses we were beaten by the better team) lol stating the obvious...

nobby1954

can't wait for the excuses, whats the beting he says (no excuses we were beaten by the better team) lol stating the obvious...

nobby1954

Bloody hell, I didn't think for one minute at the start of the season we would be heading for a relegation battle. We may all have to emigrate after December 17th

Emsworthianblue

Bloody hell, I didn't think for one minute at the start of the season we would be heading for a relegation battle. We may all have to emigrate after December 17th

Emsworthianblue

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