It is strange that the Matthew Harding has become more vocal than the Shed, but I think it has a lot to do with the construction of the hotel, when supporters were relocated elsewhere. If you walk along the outside of the ground, you can see the back of the old Shed wall, just outside the Megastore. What's most puzzling to me is that Chelsea persist on seating away fans in the East Stand, directly behind the benches and very close to the pitch. At St. James' Park, I know that away supporters are located up in the clouds somewhere, so as not to influence the match to any great degree.Otis Westinghouse wrote:WSS?: it seemed odd to me that, as you say, the chants were coming from Matthew Harding, not the Shed. On my previous visit, it seemed the Shed was the centre of it all. Has the construction of a hotel and Chelsea Village made the hardcore move to another end? Portsmouth fans were very quiet, way more than the Palace ones at OT who were outnumbered by a much more significant factor, not to mention the psychological trauma of finding your team being hopelessly pulverised in THE THEATRE OF DREAMS (TM). Maybe this trauma is what makes the bleating louder. The Chelsea taunts of 'We forgot you came' were pretty suitable, both of the opposition and their supporters.
I have a good friend who is a Pompey supporter, and he's puzzled by the moves Mandaric has made. So am I.
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