Really disappointing way to lose yesterday. Not a penalty for me. Initially thought it was a foul on Chizzy but the replay shows otherwise. Let’s be honest though, had it not been for Conor Ripley we would have been 3 down by this point. Centre midfield was always going to be a risk and Dan Gore did not step seamlessly into Devines shoes - this will take some time as others have said. The concerning issue for me was the lack of chances we created. Willo was ineffective because he didn’t get the ball and can’t remember us making their keeper work at all. Shorrock did well when he came on and took the game to Portsmouth, something we had failed to do collectively. Loft proved yet again that he isn’t good enough - when a forwards best attribute is - when he hasn’t got the ball - then you need a different forward.
