Portsmouth v QPR Sat.26th JAN, FA Cup 4th Round 1 - 1 FT

Pompey lead, Lynch own goal. Begs the question could Hall not have played today at impressing against Leeds?

Totally deserved, we have been abject in this half.

BOS on for Oteh.

We are crap right now, looks no way back.

It finishes 1-1.

Probably a fair result across the 90 minutes but a dire opening 25 minutes to the second half cost us the chance of a win.

We only woke up in the second half after our leveler.

We weren't great and we only really came to life once Smith and BOS came on. Portsmouth are a decent League 1 team but we helped them to look good today. Unfortunately Lynch always has a mistake in him and today was no different when he sliced a cross into the net. I'm banking on Luongo being back in the team next week and giving us a bit more stability.

It is at least in our hands now, we are at home against a lower league team who have some big matches between now and a week on Tuesday. A replay and having another match benefits us more than them; they have to play this Tuesday again whereas we don't.

Manning was pretty anonymous I thought today and Scowen battled well but was poor on the ball. The sooner we get Luongo and Cameron back the better as you say kingfisher

I thought that because he was given his chance that Manning would have been on top of his game and playing with blood and thunder, however, he played one decent ball early on and then wasn't seen again. I think Scowen is just going through the motions because he knows that when Cameron is fit he will lose his place. Both Scowen and Manning were disappointing today and if they can't show  passion and desire when they get their chance then they can't moan when they are sitting on the bench . 

I have to say that I am secretly pleased that we brought them back to LR because there should be a full house and the atmosphere for a night FA Cup game will be electric. The fans will be on top form , I just hope the team turn up 

all ready looking forward to it.

Just got back, it was a scrappy cup game with lots of blood and guts and an almighty punch up! I though BOS and Illias made a big difference when they came on. We need  to be giving them both a run in the league.