MATCHDAY: Portsmouth 2 Bury 0

Updated 4:55pm Saturday 9th March 2013 in Bury FC By Craig Nelson

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  • Portsmouth 1 (Connolly 50 & 65)
  • Bury 0

4:55pm

Portsmouth 2 Bury 0

4:53pm

45+3 - SUB - Jack Maloney replaces David Connolly

4:44pm

78 - YELLOW - Steven Schumacher

81 - YELLOW - Carl Regan

83 - SUB - Nicky Ajose for Craig Fagan

4:39pm

80 - SUB - Jonson Clarke-Harris replaces Zac Thompson

4:25pm

65 - SUB - Andy Bishop on for Craig Jones

4:25pm

65 - GOAL - PORTSMOUTH 2 Bury 0 - Connolly shows real quality in the box to bag his second of the game. The veteran striker pounced after Trevor Carson could only palm away a curling Johnny Ertl strike, controling the loose ball, fading to shoot  then burying a low strike past Carson from close range.

4:20pm

As it stands, Bury will drop to the bottom of League One tonight, nine points behind Scunthorpe, who are in 20th. Safety now looks a long long way away...

4:14pm

That's tough on the 366 Bury fans that made the long trip down to Fratton Park. They deserve better - let's hope Bury can muster up a response in the final 35 minutes.

4:10pm

50 - GOAL - PORTSMOUTH 1 Bury 0 - David Connolly slots home from close range after good work from Jed Wallace on the left, capitalising on a mix-up between Carl Regan and Ashley Eastham before putting a low centre on a plate for the unmarked Pompey striker.

4:08pm

48 - Let-off for Pompey as Dan Butler just manages to clear following a dreadful clearance from Eastwood that put him in all sorts of trouble.

4:05pm

Portsmouth get the second half underway. No changes for either side. 

3:50pm

Portsmouth 0 Bury 0

3:49pm

45+1 - Bury stopper Trevor Carson calmly gathers Jed Wallace's long-range free-kick.

 

3:48pm

45 - YELLOW - Zac Thompson goes into the book for a rash foul.

3:46pm

43 - Guess what ... Thompson has just hooked a shot well over from 20 yards. Owen Farrell eat yer heart out.

3:44pm

41 - Pompey are getting closer, Johnny Ertl just fails to turn a low cross goalward at the near post. 

3:42pm

Fagan has gone down now. Blackwell was screaming for the striker to go back and help defensively and he promptly picks up some kind of side strain. A bit worrying as the former Hull striker has just come back from a long lay-off with a hip problem.  

3:39pm

35 - Liam Walker joins in the high, wide and not so hansome club, firing about 30 yards over from 25 yards out. First Pompey shot of any real not though.

3:38pm

Ironic cheers from the Pompey fans after a decision goes their way - Jones needlessly pushed his marker in the back as he went up to head a Worrall cross at the back post.

3:36pm

Both sides showing they are up for the fight, but lacking in the necessary quality to do anything about it...

3:33pm

30 - Mark Carrington is the latest Bury player to fire harmlessly over. Schumacher again raises his hands in frustration.

3:29pm

26 - Weak volley from Thompson easy for Eastwood.

3:27pm

He's back on but hobbling. Seems to be moving a bit more freely though.

3:26pm

Not good news - Worrall has gone down grabbing his foot after a David and Goliath challenge with Patrick Agyemang. Only one winner there.

3:22pm

19 - Schumacher picks up the loose ball on the edge of the box but fires his volley high and wide. Bit more composure from Bury and they could be 2-0 by now...

3:21pm

18 - Just wide from Worrall, curling a shot past the far post from the left edge of the box.

3:15pm

12 - Fagan blazes over from six yards. He did the hard work, pulling a mis-hit ball from Jones out of the sky, then steadied himself and got right under the ball. Schumacher struggles to contain his frustration.

3:11pm

8 - First effort from Bury, Craig Fagan just failing to connect properly after pouncing in the six yard box. The Bury striker scuffed his shot straight to Pompey keeper Simon Eastwood.

3:08pm

Craig Jones just got a roasting from his captain, Steven Schumacher, after failing to tee him up properly for a free kick in a good area. Welcome to the starting line-up Craig...

3:04pm

David Worrall has started on the left of the Bury midfield, Craig Jones on the right.

3:02pm

Bury get the match underway...

3:01pm

3:01pm

Almost time for kick off. Players are out...

2:56pm

Good omen...Elbow's One Day Like This is currently being played at Fratton Park. Last time I heard the Whitefield lads played at a Bury away match...Swindon! 1-0 Bury anyone?

2:53pm

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2:34pm

 

2:33pm

According to Twitter gossip, former Scunthorpe keeper Paul Musselwhite is coaching the Bury keepers today after Fred Barber left to take up a job as Nigel Worthington's assistant at York City.

2:26pm

My boss @NeilBonnarBN asked the sports desk to come up with a title for today's match between two of League One's cash-strapped sides.

My colleague @DavidPyeBN was deemed the winner with El Brassico.

Not sure either side would be too happy with that, but it's not a bad effort.  

2:23pm

2:23pm

2:22pm

Team news

Kevin Blackwell makes two changes to the side that he blasted for an "awful" performance in the 2-0 defeat at home to Crawley Town last time out.

Out go injured Tom Soares, as well as on-loan forward Nicky Ajose, who drops to the bench.

In come Carl Regan at right-back, releasing David Worrall to go back to his preferred position on the right of midfield, and Craig Jones, who will take Ajose's place on the opposite flank.

Top scorer and captain Steven Schumacher will continue with his attacking midfield role, while Craig Fagan remains the lone frontman.

Blackwell does at least have plenty of attacking options on the bench, with forwards Andy Bishop, David Healy and Jonson Clarke-Harris.

He doesn't have a single defender to call upon, however, although Valery Mezague could finally be given his debut after being named as a substitute.

It is unclear whether he will be fit enough to play a major part in the match after spending the last month or so recovering from a hamstring strain since his arrival on non-contract terms.

2:09pm

Full line-ups

PORTSMOUTH: Eastwood; Moutaouakil, Rocha, Gyepes, Butler; Wallace, Ertl, Racon, Walker; Agyemang, Connelly.

Not used: Smith, Webster, Harris, Cooper, Maloney.

BURY: Carson; Regan, Eastham, Ebanks-Landell, Skarz; Carrington, Thompson; Worrall, Schumacher, C Jones; Fagan.

Subs: Bishop, Ajose, Healy, Clarke-Harris, Belford, Mezague.

 

1:41pm

A warm welcome from Fratton Park to any Bury fans who couldn't make the long trip down to the South Coast.

And for those of you stuck at Southampton Central station, I feel your pain.

I have to give a big shout out to young Pompey followers Lewis and William, who convinced their travelling companions to allow me to cadge a lift in their taxi.

I wouldn't have made it to the ground without them after a freight train left the tracks in between Southampton and Portsmouth.

Anyway, I'm in position now and will give you the team news as soon as I get it.

Let's hope the magical mystery tour hasn't been in vain! 

Comments (15)

5:49pm Sat 9 Mar 13

burybloke says...

I've always been a glass half full kind of guy but I think today 'The fat Lady as Sung' I will still be there Tuesday night. The Shakers though just look like a rudderless ship sailing toward oblivion and they could just freefall out of division two next season. Just had the letter too for renewing my season ticket.. You are going to have to go some now Mr Fenton to sell that to me, sad times.
I've always been a glass half full kind of guy but I think today 'The fat Lady as Sung' I will still be there Tuesday night. The Shakers though just look like a rudderless ship sailing toward oblivion and they could just freefall out of division two next season. Just had the letter too for renewing my season ticket.. You are going to have to go some now Mr Fenton to sell that to me, sad times. burybloke

11:27am Sun 10 Mar 13

sense2 says...

When are the board going to act? The manager and his staff are useless and how they cling on to power is a mystery.Obviously the money situation is dire so the club needs to go into administration and take the hit.By this action they can get rid of all the dead wood without needing to pay up contracts and make a fresh start.If in the long run this means falling into the conference they so be it. Much bigger clubs than Bury are at present in that league.
When are the board going to act? The manager and his staff are useless and how they cling on to power is a mystery.Obviously the money situation is dire so the club needs to go into administration and take the hit.By this action they can get rid of all the dead wood without needing to pay up contracts and make a fresh start.If in the long run this means falling into the conference they so be it. Much bigger clubs than Bury are at present in that league. sense2

12:15pm Sun 10 Mar 13

Eileenshakers says...

No offence Sense2 but your comments regarding us better of dropping in to the conference make absolutely no sense at all.Fat boy Wage thief & can we please Sack Kevin Blackwell will be gone by the end of this current season.Both are only on 1 year contracts thank the lord.Going in to administration would be the last resort.We could sell the ground,get a loan off the council.Or we could sell the ground and then the council lease it back to us to generate funds.In anycase no business should ever be funded on a loss return.We are losing too much money and that doesn't make financial sense.
Kevin Blackwell may have been hamstrung before he started but he's proved to the wider football world what a useless manager he is when it comes to 'BACKS AGAINST THE WALL SITUATION.'.I doubt anyone with any degree of common sense would touch him with a bargepole.He's not actually achieved anything in the game.He's just a nearly nearly man who has run our club down.I mean what advantage is there to be gained by telling the media that some of the players aren't getting paid?.It only serves to allow all other fans and football interested people to mock us.Is it not bad enough that he signs injured players,ones that nobody else wants and then plays our best players out of position.The moral and family togetherness has completely evapourated from the dressing room.I'm now glad that i didn't go to the Chesterfield game 2 years ago when we celebrated promotion with RYAN LOWE'S Wondergoal.It's only 2 years ago but i knew this would happen to us.No success ever lasts long with us long suffering supportersOh and please Mr Fenton stop running our club like a church jumble sale..
No offence Sense2 but your comments regarding us better of dropping in to the conference make absolutely no sense at all.Fat boy Wage thief & can we please Sack Kevin Blackwell will be gone by the end of this current season.Both are only on 1 year contracts thank the lord.Going in to administration would be the last resort.We could sell the ground,get a loan off the council.Or we could sell the ground and then the council lease it back to us to generate funds.In anycase no business should ever be funded on a loss return.We are losing too much money and that doesn't make financial sense. Kevin Blackwell may have been hamstrung before he started but he's proved to the wider football world what a useless manager he is when it comes to 'BACKS AGAINST THE WALL SITUATION.'.I doubt anyone with any degree of common sense would touch him with a bargepole.He's not actually achieved anything in the game.He's just a nearly nearly man who has run our club down.I mean what advantage is there to be gained by telling the media that some of the players aren't getting paid?.It only serves to allow all other fans and football interested people to mock us.Is it not bad enough that he signs injured players,ones that nobody else wants and then plays our best players out of position.The moral and family togetherness has completely evapourated from the dressing room.I'm now glad that i didn't go to the Chesterfield game 2 years ago when we celebrated promotion with RYAN LOWE'S Wondergoal.It's only 2 years ago but i knew this would happen to us.No success ever lasts long with us long suffering supportersOh and please Mr Fenton stop running our club like a church jumble sale.. Eileenshakers

1:30pm Sun 10 Mar 13

nomoresurfin says...

When Blackwell took over after eight games we were bottom,now 28 games later despite him talking a very good game we are still bottom. I appreciate that the financial plight of the club precludes sacking the odious little man,although some of his leaks to the press this week must put him perilously close to being in breach of contract,but surely the time has come to place him on gardening leave until the end of the season and put Sodje and Futcher in charge temporarily.There is a poisonous atmosphere permeating our football club and Blackwell is primarily responsible for this with his continuous outpouring of bile against anyone who questions his untruths and exaggerations.Add to that of course is the fact that he's a hopeless football manager,statisticall
y the worst permanent manager in the club's history.We are now certain to go down but if Blackwell stays i fear we will capitulate without even a whimper.
When Blackwell took over after eight games we were bottom,now 28 games later despite him talking a very good game we are still bottom. I appreciate that the financial plight of the club precludes sacking the odious little man,although some of his leaks to the press this week must put him perilously close to being in breach of contract,but surely the time has come to place him on gardening leave until the end of the season and put Sodje and Futcher in charge temporarily.There is a poisonous atmosphere permeating our football club and Blackwell is primarily responsible for this with his continuous outpouring of bile against anyone who questions his untruths and exaggerations.Add to that of course is the fact that he's a hopeless football manager,statisticall y the worst permanent manager in the club's history.We are now certain to go down but if Blackwell stays i fear we will capitulate without even a whimper. nomoresurfin

4:33pm Sun 10 Mar 13

redjag90 says...

Whats happening to our beloved bury :(

im only 22 and ex semi pro, Blackwell improve things or were gonna be taking to the pitch ourselves.

That glorious day in chesterfield seems so long ago :/
Whats happening to our beloved bury :( im only 22 and ex semi pro, Blackwell improve things or were gonna be taking to the pitch ourselves. That glorious day in chesterfield seems so long ago :/ redjag90

6:18pm Sun 10 Mar 13

Babbar Divino says...

sense2 wrote:
When are the board going to act? The manager and his staff are useless and how they cling on to power is a mystery.Obviously the money situation is dire so the club needs to go into administration and take the hit.By this action they can get rid of all the dead wood without needing to pay up contracts and make a fresh start.If in the long run this means falling into the conference they so be it. Much bigger clubs than Bury are at present in that league.
Going into administration, taking the hit and falling into the conference would be the end of BFC.
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Unfortunately Bury are a 3rd division club. They are punching above their weight in the 2nd. Keep solvent take the drop, consolidate and be competitive next year, get into the playoffs but don't get promotion. Strange to say this I know but it's all about survival
[quote][p][bold]sense2[/bold] wrote: When are the board going to act? The manager and his staff are useless and how they cling on to power is a mystery.Obviously the money situation is dire so the club needs to go into administration and take the hit.By this action they can get rid of all the dead wood without needing to pay up contracts and make a fresh start.If in the long run this means falling into the conference they so be it. Much bigger clubs than Bury are at present in that league.[/p][/quote]Going into administration, taking the hit and falling into the conference would be the end of BFC. . Unfortunately Bury are a 3rd division club. They are punching above their weight in the 2nd. Keep solvent take the drop, consolidate and be competitive next year, get into the playoffs but don't get promotion. Strange to say this I know but it's all about survival Babbar Divino

8:34pm Sun 10 Mar 13

burybloke says...

I've been giving this some thought what I think we need to do is form some kind of little group. oh hang on we aleady are we are Bury Supporters, anyway we should join something like Ancestry UK you know the kind of thing, they find long lost relatives etc. Well we join that and maybe, hopefully we will find a Texan Oil Billionaire with links back to our once great town and football club and when we have found he or she convince them to solve all our problems by bank rolling the club all the way to the Champions League!....What? well it makes just as much sense as anything coming from the brains trust that is the board of directors at Gigg Lane at the moment.
I've been giving this some thought what I think we need to do is form some kind of little group. oh hang on we aleady are we are Bury Supporters, anyway we should join something like Ancestry UK you know the kind of thing, they find long lost relatives etc. Well we join that and maybe, hopefully we will find a Texan Oil Billionaire with links back to our once great town and football club and when we have found he or she convince them to solve all our problems by bank rolling the club all the way to the Champions League!....What? well it makes just as much sense as anything coming from the brains trust that is the board of directors at Gigg Lane at the moment. burybloke

9:51pm Sun 10 Mar 13

R.Sole says...

The best thing that Bury can do is start planning NOW for life in League 2. Relegation is a realistic probability and if the board continue to act as they have done since the end of last season ...... i.e. by doing nothing ...... then Bury might no longer be a league club come May 2014. Therefore, plans need to be put into place now and serious action taken asap in time for the start of the new season (sadly in League 2).
The best thing that Bury can do is start planning NOW for life in League 2. Relegation is a realistic probability and if the board continue to act as they have done since the end of last season ...... i.e. by doing nothing ...... then Bury might no longer be a league club come May 2014. Therefore, plans need to be put into place now and serious action taken asap in time for the start of the new season (sadly in League 2). R.Sole

10:29am Mon 11 Mar 13

forover50years says...

Sad really. The club has been sacrificed on the altar of Blackwell`s ego!
The first goal on Saturday was, according to BBC Radio Manchester, the result of "some dreadful defending" which isn`t surprising in view of the fact that he got rid of two experienced central defenders, plays two kids, refusing to recall Efe.
Both Pompey goals scored by their veteran Irish striker. We have a veteran Northern Irish striker - in fact, the leading NI goalscorer BUT he doesn`t fit into Blackwell`s preferred hoof it up style of play. Any decent manager would have built the play around Healy who`s only looked poor because he`s hardly had a run out and is expected to play in a formation that doesn`t suit him.

Are you sure Blackwell is only on a one year contract - I thought he`d ben given three years. I do hope that you`re right. If not, I think his comments have got to be looked at in terms of breach of contract.
Sad really. The club has been sacrificed on the altar of Blackwell`s ego! The first goal on Saturday was, according to BBC Radio Manchester, the result of "some dreadful defending" which isn`t surprising in view of the fact that he got rid of two experienced central defenders, plays two kids, refusing to recall Efe. Both Pompey goals scored by their veteran Irish striker. We have a veteran Northern Irish striker - in fact, the leading NI goalscorer BUT he doesn`t fit into Blackwell`s preferred hoof it up style of play. Any decent manager would have built the play around Healy who`s only looked poor because he`s hardly had a run out and is expected to play in a formation that doesn`t suit him. Are you sure Blackwell is only on a one year contract - I thought he`d ben given three years. I do hope that you`re right. If not, I think his comments have got to be looked at in terms of breach of contract. forover50years

10:38am Mon 11 Mar 13

sense2 says...

Given the attendances at Gigg Lane and the fact that most football followers in the town support one of the bigger sides I don't think people are that bothered about the plight of the club. The area taken up by the ground could be used to build many houses in a great location for work travel. People need to wake up the days of professional clubs the size of Bury are fast coming to an end people are just not interested in them anymore.
Given the attendances at Gigg Lane and the fact that most football followers in the town support one of the bigger sides I don't think people are that bothered about the plight of the club. The area taken up by the ground could be used to build many houses in a great location for work travel. People need to wake up the days of professional clubs the size of Bury are fast coming to an end people are just not interested in them anymore. sense2

10:53am Mon 11 Mar 13

shakencity says...

Stupid comment sense2.

The attendancesat Gigg have never been any different over the last 20 odd years or so.....why do the attendances this season suprise you?

We are in the current financial mess because our board budgetted far too high at the beginning of the season, thus spent money we were never going to generate/recouperate
....end off.
Stupid comment sense2. The attendancesat Gigg have never been any different over the last 20 odd years or so.....why do the attendances this season suprise you? We are in the current financial mess because our board budgetted far too high at the beginning of the season, thus spent money we were never going to generate/recouperate ....end off. shakencity

1:23pm Mon 11 Mar 13

buckfeed17 says...

The only thing that makes me smile about Bury's current situation is the thought of Rochdale away next season :) boy have i missed that
The only thing that makes me smile about Bury's current situation is the thought of Rochdale away next season :) boy have i missed that buckfeed17

4:40pm Mon 11 Mar 13

easylife44 says...

So many things to respond too. Firstly, we will not go out of the league if we drop to league 2! I have seen the worst and the best of Bury FC over the years and that will not happen.
Second, KB has been a huge disappointment and even though times have been tough financially, KB has failed in every facet of Managing the Club. The board is also culpable by having agreed to bring Healy and his ilk....
Thirdly, Eileen is right on the money. Excellent observations.

The only saving grace (as of right now) is we are still 8 points from safety after the weekends games.

If, and this is a BIG IF...if we can defeat Scunny and Colchester, it could make it interesting...but that's my blue heart leading my head.

This club will survive. If we go down, I suspect we will be back in the running to come up based upon the rubbish in League-2. However, let's all hope that is not the case and we can stay in League-1.
So many things to respond too. Firstly, we will not go out of the league if we drop to league 2! I have seen the worst and the best of Bury FC over the years and that will not happen. Second, KB has been a huge disappointment and even though times have been tough financially, KB has failed in every facet of Managing the Club. The board is also culpable by having agreed to bring Healy and his ilk.... Thirdly, Eileen is right on the money. Excellent observations. The only saving grace (as of right now) is we are still 8 points from safety after the weekends games. If, and this is a BIG IF...if we can defeat Scunny and Colchester, it could make it interesting...but that's my blue heart leading my head. This club will survive. If we go down, I suspect we will be back in the running to come up based upon the rubbish in League-2. However, let's all hope that is not the case and we can stay in League-1. easylife44

4:46pm Mon 11 Mar 13

easylife44 says...

One more irritating KB issue, suddenly after the loss at Notts and now Pompey, he sends Shirty out to meet the press. Sir Alex F does this after losses, please do us a favour KB, BE A MAN AND "MAN UP" FACE THE PRESS.. you are not SAF!!
One more irritating KB issue, suddenly after the loss at Notts and now Pompey, he sends Shirty out to meet the press. Sir Alex F does this after losses, please do us a favour KB, BE A MAN AND "MAN UP" FACE THE PRESS.. you are not SAF!! easylife44

2:31pm Tue 12 Mar 13

Eileenshakers says...

I think Sense2 makes as much sense as a rival fan's comments would make in regard to our plight.I doubt whether he/she is truly a Shaker's fan.Nobody even the mighty Eileen would accept that there is no future for our Football club.We must survive because unless you hadn't noticed.There's not a lot to shout about in our dearly loved Town aside from our so called World famous market.Well if only we could follow the brand new HOSPICE'S example and prove a success."Chin up we can't lose tonight's game because it's been called off."
I think Sense2 makes as much sense as a rival fan's comments would make in regard to our plight.I doubt whether he/she is truly a Shaker's fan.Nobody even the mighty Eileen would accept that there is no future for our Football club.We must survive because unless you hadn't noticed.There's not a lot to shout about in our dearly loved Town aside from our so called World famous market.Well if only we could follow the brand new HOSPICE'S example and prove a success."Chin up we can't lose tonight's game because it's been called off." Eileenshakers

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