'Controversial Article'

what a load of rubbish, football fans wear their colours, if you don't understand that bynow, then maybe you should take up knitting.

He does sound old and like he has no kids!

Sorry lads didn't `mean to be offensive but at least it woke you up a bit i was getting a bit bored with who we're going to sign an d who were not going to sign. none of us know till it happens. Yes Westov I am old but I do have kids and grandchildren and I buy them shirts, usually for Christmas and birthdays, if I can afford it. As for taking up knitting, perhaps I should have done this 56 years ago when I first started to live and breathe Pompey, I wouldn't half have saved a lot of money and heartache. If I'm sounding cynical, it's probably because I'm suffering withdrawal symptoms, I've been used to watcing my dear old lads week in week out, home and away on Saturday afternoons, now you have to wait 2 or three weeks at a time and then it's on a Monday night in black pudding land. Forgive the typographical errors but I'm not yet used to this infernal machinery. Editor permitting I'll send you another little missive shortly perhaps less controversial as I would not want another stiff note from 'The Fear' Bye the way what does lol mean?

sorry everybody the guy is half right here, i have a 7 year old pompey fan son and i am over 40 and you can say no. he's delighted just to go to a game. I have the latest shirt, thats because i liked it and the Goodmans transfers were starting to fall off the last one i brought. Of course the shirt is a marketing exercise for the club, what else could it be? I have my shirt on for home games, most away games and any visit to scumhampton airport, I spend most of my life in London now in places where it is not considered appropriate, so i wear the badge i bought in the pub by the Wigan game at the end of last season, it gets noticed and normally a freindly comment. In fact the most moaning i have heard recently is johnny come lately fans who still think dougy reed was better in the Milton end at home games... your team is in the premiership, we are regarded as one of the best value for money clubs in a very expensive business...give it a rest why dont you.....Les you have a point but IS wearing last seasons shirt so hard on a kid ( unless of course you bought the red away strip in which case you should be reported to social services). Tantona agreed its hard but it is possible. Thefear , to criticise without any constructivity well im scared for you. Storagematt Im over 40 and still wear my shirt with pride (did say he was only half right) .but its good that someone puts their head above the parapitt and anyway just because your contraversial doesnt mean your wrong. Unlike the Pasties which clearly are so personally I would really appreciate bstanle next doing a critique of the pasty quality. Oh and i took my nephew to the Wigan home game and bought him the £30.12 yr old shirt, on the way out of the shop un prompted the kid who serves us shouted out, mate if you have the two season shirt, bring it in and we'll give you half the cost back, we did and they did. nephew got him self some more pomepy stuff with the money. try seeing how that goes down with Gunners, hammers and wanderes & spurs fans.... tssccchhh fans these days, well they dont know they are born do they....etc etc etc.....

Good on yer russellm, at least you've given this some thought. By the way never did go abundle on Dougie Reid, far to slow and awkward. Much prefer Lua Lua backflips an all. Incidentally, I was not trying to criticise trhe wearing of shirts but this idea that you are compelled to buy every latest one that comes and it's all the fault of the Club for trying to make money! Of course they are and good luck to them. Where else is the money going to come from to pay extortionate players wages ? Not from 19.5 thou. gates.

I've worn my shirt all round the world. Proud to show i'm pompey, and 9 times out of 10 you'll find that another pompey fan will come up and chat to you. BTW, Pompey got fined today for selling the new shirt a year early. PPS - Can someone please put a spellchecker on here?

WOW, the controversy, was expecting Pompey shirts with baby seal fur. First thought was in a crowd of 20-100,000 blue and white doesn't stand out to an individual but FEn makes a very valid point as does Toronto. Based on that the new Spurs shirt with Mansion on the front may just get the gals thinking, then it's back to the tiny bedsit.

At least the kids don't get laughed at these days for wearing ANY Pompey shirt. It wasn't that long ago when many would have been ashamed to wear one in public. Now that just goes to show what a fickle bunch us football fans really are. Success will ultimately sell more shirts, whoever buys them. If the shirts are knocked down on the cheap then one can only assume that we are in trouble or at the least relegated. How about 150 Quid a time. That might just mean that it is a Champions League one and we are doing very well. Sod it I'm not going to wear one, but it certainly won't stop me from supporting my famed club....now where that Bishops Printers one I'm sure I put it in the wash again last week !!

I agree with those who suggest that no one is forced to buy a shirt. You walk into any shop and decide to purchase or pass on whatever you want. Its like TV, if you don't like what you are watching turn it over or even better turn it off and find something better to do. Its called consumer choice and we all have it.