That's all Lowe did. It's all I'd do too until the summer. Reassess then if you're completely tied to a 3-4-3 long ball system - you'll certainly have the room to shape the squad in your image because half of them won't be here.

Genuinely, how does he want them to play? He's run them out in a 4-2-3-1, a 3-4-3 and a 4-4-2 system in just 5 games.

"Just don't let Ohashi shoot - nobody else has a goal in them". Would be my team talk.

Portsmouth are dreadful.

He's a proper 'jam tomorrow' man isn't he? "The original plan was always for me to get to the international break" (he's changed his system 3 times in 5 games). "We're planning for the summer where we can get my type of players in" (was handed a team in 5th).

Back when it was a contact sport, yes. The rules have changed - it's a red. Reckless, over the top of the ball and left his feet.

Portsmouth player tries to break Ohashi's leg - yellow card. Batth wins the ball and the Portsmouth players falls over him - yellow card. And people wonder why I complain about the refs every week.

That's clearly a straight red for the Portsmouth player.

I don't think they've downed tools, per se, but they're clearly absolutely clueless with regards to how they're being asked to play - patterns of, formation etc. We thought we'd be in a relegation scrap with this squad at the start of the season - Eustace clearly drilled them to within an inch of their lives as without him they all look terrible.

If he was good at his job I wouldn't have to comment. He's been disgraceful - pulled from the home end by the looks of it.

He's onto his third system in 5 games. Absolute joker.

He has to score there.

Literally just lumping it forward.

This fat bald cunt with the whistle is atrocious.

Yes, when Hedges pulls up lame in about half an hour.

Beck booed by Portsmouth fans as he walks off injured. Cunts.

Good lord this is awful.

Woodrow's second touch is a tackle - shocking footballer.

They guaranteed that in January.

There's literally no point having an Academy if any potential PL standard player is poached before they're 18.

I mean the opening move is checkmate in terms of their response - they can't come out and say "fair enough, we recognise we're a big part of the problem and we'll stay away". They'll massage the public message for a bit now - sit down interviews with Waggott and co, club statements etc.

I suspect they won't - they're desperate to avoid bad PR whenever they can. That's such a bad PR move. The likes of Man U and Liverpool get criticised in the press because they don't throw millions at their women's teams.

That's possibly true, but further to Upside Down's point, they're tactically clueless. We have a wide range of ages in our group (it's 7 a side, drawn from a large pool of players). Invariably the older lads (in their 30s) hold their positions whereas the younger lads can dribble, but have no idea about positional play and are frustrating to play with.

What a backwards country. Delayed for another 4 months. Ridiculous.

Latvia should be livid Bellingham wasn't sent off.