A somewhat depleted Portsmouth team beat Mansfield 2-1 at Field Mill last night. Note that Portsmouth are top of the Premiership and although they rested some of their ’stars’ Mansfield looked to have put up a decent performance. Yes, the report on Sky Sports News does elude to the Stags resorting to long balls into the box (come on this is Division 2 football really) and it came to a bad backpass that put Danny (Al’) Reet in for goal. But that should not detract from what appears to have been a spirited display.
Unfortunately I didn’t go myself so I couldn’t tell whether the Pompey bell-ringer was present at the game. No doubt he would have got plenty of stick from the North Stand. However, he makes a great deal of annoying noise which is somewhat welcome at England games. Bless him.