| PORTSMOUTH v DERBY COUNTY League 1 #18 |
| Fratton Park Friday 18 Nov 2000 |
| After a pleasing result v Torquay on Tuesday, its back to the bread and butter of League 1 and the pursuit of a return to the upper echelons. |
| So, apologies for the paucity of this match thread which will be the 22nd (?) this year but I will play on through the pain barrier of too many match threads. |
| Team selection will be interesting or not. We're still stretched personal wise and lets face it we're only two hamstrings and a bad tackle away from being really stretched personnel wise. |
| Rooney continues to impress and looked good on Tuesday albeit against non-EFL league opposition. Roberts went off poorly but Didzy looked the bizzy as he buzzed and bized about the pitch showing his class. We looked comfortable but if they'd had a goal scorer we could have been a little embarrassed. |
| Team news:- Wildsmith (GK), Forsyth, Cashin, Hourihane, Bird (C), Collins, McGoldrick, Smith, Thompson, Sibley, Rooney |
| Subs:- Loach (GK), Barkhuizen, Stearman, Dobbin, Osula, Aghatise, Oduroh |