There were three walking wounded last night at the end in addition to the two who had already been replaced because of injury and the 8 unavailable to start. Did anyone say we aren't counting Gilsenan or the other 5 who normally would be of an age to be challenging for first team places but who have missed complete seasons and more and so not progressed from the youth ranks? Enough feeling sorry for ourselves. We should save that for after another 5-0 drubbing..

Three positives Sanderson and Farshaw gave us two bodies who didn't disgrace themselves when they came on. Didn't see any game changing pace from Thomas-Asante who wouldn't get into a team ahead of either Ohashi or Gueye. We didn't spend 7m on Simms

Gueye was fantastic last night. Eustace did his level best. Swag should resign. Coventry had done their homework on Toth sadly. Can we recall Duru?

If the meeting is after the window closes, they can demand Swag's resignation

Cannot see any way we are going to win this.

Coventry gave a stronger Rovers than we can field this week and absolute battering in our away fixture. I'd be tempted to stick Sanderson in alongside Buckley in midfield. At least he will get the crowd going and will disrupt any plans Coventry may have had.

There are many words that can sum.up that performance - none of them polite. What a contrast in second halves after Wednesday left me feeling exhilarated and optimistic.. Buckley would have been ok alongside Tronstad but Forshaw showed us why he is nowhere near selection at the club rock bottom of the league. Midfield melted to nothing. I fear our play off hopes left the field with Tronstad.

12 pages added in 13 hours. Who have we signed?

Plymouth gave Oxford quite a chasing at Home Park but Oxford were clinical with their chance. Here's looking for our defending to be strong again and having the belief we can score on the turnovers and when on top. As for selection, the back 4 and Tronstad pick themselves, Cantwell undroppable after his second half display and put the rest into a random number generator. Fortunately, Eustace will be watching them going in training and done much more homework on Oxford so will be a bit more scientific.

Seen the extended highlights. Pears undoubtedly conceded a penalty immediately prior to our second but Bishop had been (and continued) diving in the box and wasn't carded for it. The build up from the goal line clearance was sublime, particularly Cantwell not only getting away from two Pompey players tight to him but the pass he played through them was inch and weight perfect.

Although they have had an extra day recovery and it wasn't a bruiser by all accounts, at least Oxford also had a midweek game.

Well it is the first rational reason I have sén for their continued ownership. How old is the son? What is he doing currently?

Asante - Thomas has pace. We need pace. He needs confidence and career rebuilding. We have a boss who is good at that. Venkys can apparently afford him and the link has come early enough in the window to screw up the paperwork and get it corrected. If we had had him on the pitch in place of Hedges the first half probably wouldn't have been as awful and boring as everyone says it was.

We can point to the ref homing and them hitting the bar but it should have been academic had we taken the two chances in the first 15 minutes

Just looked at extended highlights of recent Portsmouth games. There is no doubt that their defence bring gifts and have become expert at last ditch emergency rescue! Callum Lang is a very good winger who comes inside and scores regularly. Josh Murphy looks as quick as his brother at Newcastle. Almost all Pompey goals have come from the sort of opposition mistakes we are suffering less frequently this season (except at Coventry) aided by Pompey deploying a very effective high press. If we suck them in and pass the ball quickly and accurately through midfield we should have joy this evening. If we trap ourselves playing it around too much at the back with Pompey pressing us we will be inviting trouble. If in doubt, find Row Z and regroup. Too many recent teams playing Pompey haven't done that and paid the price.