would take a point minimum, a loss is unacceptable imo. Yes, Pompey have made some decent short term signings (including Izale Mcleod who we were apparently interested in) and have performed decently so far taking a point from Bournemouth and Colchester and losing to Carlisle with ten men, scoring 2 and conceding 2 in injury time, but expectation is that we should win, we have a stronger starting XI than they have and they only sit one place above the relegation zone, they're leaky at the back, obvious from conceding 7 in 3 games and concentration seems to slip late on in the game, they conceded in the 78th v Bournemouth, the 83rd v Colchester and the 92nd & 96th v Carlisle. If we can exploit this then there shouldn't be a problem, if start the way we finished the game against Stevenage, the same line-up and formation that is we have the width at Fratton Park for Hughes, Croft, Grounds and Brown to swing balls in for Smith and Simpson. As far as I'm concerned we should win this game and kickstart our season in the process.