It's been a while, but this afternoon I was reminded why I love going to watch the Saints.
This season has been ( and still could be) difficult. At the start of today's game we were in the relegation zone, with League One beckoning. Today's opponents were Bristol City, they're top of the Championship!
We won 2-0 and frankly it should have been 3 or 4! We played with real confidence and for the first time this season our defence looked relatively solid. That is despite our two on loan centre halves having a combined age of 72!
I have to say that the crowd also played a big part. There was a period just after half time when Bristol started to exert some pressure and from nowhere the fans started singing "Oh when the Saints" . This created a real atmosphere and the players reacted, upped their game and the balance of play switched back to the Saints. Shortly after we scored the second.
The Championship is a very strange league with every team it seems capable of beating almost every other team. On today's showing we should be near the top not the bottom and Bristol City if they get promoted will make Derby County look like a good team.
Finally a BIG thanks to Paul for the tickets and to DA for being continued entertainment throughout the game, often however at his own expense!
The only downside...Pompey are in the F A Cup Final!?!
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