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Those of us who remember Sean Devine's mystery injury are having unpleasant flashbacks.

I’m still pleased that he won’t be playing against us on Tuesday though.

Perhaps I’m reading far too much into it, but I found it quite telling that Gaz publicly shared that he tried to sign Jmac, Wheeler and Vokes but didn’t mention Tafa.

There were a couple of times where Taf was dropped and Gaz didn’t suggest he was injured. Forino put him out of the squad for a while. I do wonder if there were some issues with Tafa’s conduct.

One word: Bournemouth

No one's denying that Butcher was great last season, but he didn't get anywhere near that form this year.

Much better for him to be playing regular football than not even sitting on our bench.

To balance things out a little, one of my best mates is a Pompey fan, and he reckons Norris is a great bloke and was incredible last season

Derby absolutely destroyed by QPR tonight. Justice served if we replace them in the Championship.

Indeed!

Got a ticket for my godson next to my ST seat so that’s his birthday sorted

Lowry and Reach both appear to be reasonably match fit having played last weekend. The players I'm more worried about are the Danes - can't shake the feeling they were signed with another head coach in mind and may not prove to be regular picks for the new regime, which seems extraordinary given the amount we've spent on them. I certainly wouldn't be keen to start them given that we'll be fighting hard for every point this season and will need a team that's both fighting fit and understands the intricacies of the EFL.

For me the first team going forward will regularly have Norris, Simmons and Lowry in. And personally I'd go with Taylor ahead of Bradley as his partnership with Low got us to the top of the ladder in the first place.