Recent content by northstandmark

Came to say this basically. The market was red hot a year or so back, Chelsea and City (for example) were throwing huge sums around. Seems like maybe all the FFP/PSR hoohaar might have lowered the ceiling? We’ll find out I guess.

An item on the local news tonight about a couple of pubs in the Pompey area having to close for repairs, after damage from pissed up celebrating supporters after the game. Police investigating CCTV etc. Imagine watching a decade of league one and then going out and getting yourself a banning...

It's a sign of great coaching from AI (as well as good attitude from Kluivert). At the start of the season Kluivert looked like a talented headless chicken. AI has given his game some focus and structure, and our massive upswing in form coincided with him settling into the #10 role. With...

From memory they split the place in two. There’s a side entrance that leads around the building to a bar and outside area for away fans.

Any new prawn sandwich brigade will soon disappear once they 'catch wind' of the East Stand phantom farter!

Football content for the social media age where people don't actually go and watch football matches.

There’s only so much lemonade or coke I can drink on an evening I’m driving. Low and zero has come on a long way in recent years IMHO.

Preston look awful, men against boys. Portsmouth coming up, were 2-1 down now 3-2 with late goals.

More than happy with a few Heinekens on a match day, if I’m not driver. Nothing wrong with a pint of Guinness if it’s done well. Hard to drink a few of ‘em though! A meal in a glass!

Max allocation - good news

If we’d signed Jackson, we wouldn’t have signed Semenyo. I’d rather have Semenyo.

This was my reading of that one. Especially consider Manioo and Hoijlund dives / soft falls that were treated by Harrington in exactly this way. Double standards.

Interesting how the penalty question for United is all: "feels", "we have this question" and comments on the referee's "view". It reads very 'vibes' based. No benefit of doubt given for the fact Smith can't do much about it, that's not even mentioned. Then the penalty question for Bournemouth...

One for our resident @The Fish then. Direct competition for Dan Burn at CB / LB, without really fully specialist at either. Left of a back 3 probably his perfect position but that's a bit niche. Probably a good deal for Newcastle, even if it's not going to set Geordie pulses racing. If they can...

My two pennies worth. Israel reasoning for basically assassinating some Iranian officers boils down to Hamas being allegedly funded and supplied in part by Iranian military. Escalation. Iran is essentially a strongmen dictatorship so has to be seen to respond in force, to both internal and...