Well speaking as one of the guilty parties - though I stated with a caveat 'for 30 minutes' That 30 minute period was truly something to behold! As RW said in the post-match interview he was gutted, absolutely gutted that performance was away from home so most fans missed it.
The Arsenal match in the league cup ( 3-1) was, and still is, my favourite match of all time - more so than the West ham game!
That period in the Pompey game was full of our players running the channels and spreading the opposition allowing killer pass after killer pass. Players having the confidence to dribble past the opposition while still in defence, Placide with a truly world-class save, shots of the bar,
As I posted at the time I was quite giddy and maybe 50 years is too big a call, but I will certainly stand by a modified claim of the best ever half hour since we got relegated from the premier league, without a doubt. Forget the extended highlights and watch the full first half again - awesome!