Duncan Barkes

OK, it leads you to wonder occasionally when he is saying something that is almost certainly true because it's what we think.

But it also might be a lie for whatever reason.

So is he telling the truth or lying when he says he's genuinely pleased about the international break?

But on the other hand, he wants to get out there onto the training ground and work with the players from the earliest opportunity.

All that makes sense.

And once again, we find ourselves saying it's nice to have a manager who says the kind of things that we are thinking because he does.

because when Pompey played badly, he doesn't say the opposition just had a red-letter day.

He will say, we played lousy.

And that strikes such a chord with fans.

We have to hope that he continues his love affair with Pompey, and that is a two-way thing.

That's former footballer.

He was a winger primarily, played a bit of midfield.

Joby McEnough played a lot of championship football for West Ham, Cardiff, Crystal Palace, Watford and Reading.

He moved to Stevenage after that spell of games and very nearly played in the same side as John Massino.

Funnily enough, who was on loan to Stevenage just prior to McEnough turning up.

And I don't know much about him as a pundit, but I will say that I like what he has to say about Pompey.

And I hope he's right.

And he knows his championship football inside out.

Looking at his playing career, I'm absolutely certain he's played against Pompey for a number of people on a number of occasions.

I can't name any of them, but if you look at his profile, it's clear that he was around when we were around.