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Frustration at Fratton Park

Still cannot believe how Saturday ended up. Living down here in Hampshire meant that I could make the short trip to Fratton Park to watch the boys. So sure I was that we would get the result we needed, I persuaded three friends, none of whom support Everton, to come and watch them.

Before that match a few beers in the Sheppard's Crook increased the expectation as did the opening few minutes. But what a farce getting in to the ground and what more of a farce to find out that the ticket I had was a duplicate!

Anyway, what a better start to score after 4 mins; after that we created nothing. Jo was like bambi on ice and showed no real commitment, FFS do not buy this joke, and how could Moyes have been interested before Man City bought him?

Fellaini looked very poor and not up for it, are we really sure he cost £15 million!!! Must have been £1.5 million! Anyway Osman was quite simply crap, but then again I blame Moyes, I mean look at the physical presence Pompey had compared to our midgets.

We need some ball winner in midfield, we also need some pace. With the exception of one or two bursts from Baines, it was "walking", whereas they had Johnson playing in the wing role and he had real pace, as did Krancjar (not sure on his spelling ). Neville looked lost in midfield and Saha lacked match fitness and sharpness. As for that Danish injury-prone right back, we need shagger Stevens back!!

Overall, a real disappointment. The following need a kick up the arse: Fellaini, Saha... the following need to be got rid off as soon as possible: Jacobsen, Osman, Neville and Jo, maybe even Peanuts who runs around a lot but does not offer the "killer ball ".
Chris Perry, Chandlers Ford Posted 22/03/2009 at 07:40:42

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Michael Kenrick

I can understand frustration, and believe me, I was pretty dam frustrated watching that too... but I really have trouble posting something that advocates getting shut of players when we still have eight games to play, including a semi-final, and are down to less than the the bare bones as a squad ? you even titled it "Major clear-out needed"... astounding!

FFS, the transfer window isn't even open at the moment... and you advocate getting rid of Neville, whom almost everyone else has credited with captaining our side exceptionally well through the previous good run.

However much it pains me to say this, because they really are pretty hopeless at the moment in the creative department, we need Osman and Pienaar to up their games substantially if we are to avoid the usual Moyes back-end backslide to the season and actually get to the FA Cup Final. Getting rid of them is simply a ridiculous thing to suggest.

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