Steve Bone

I think Arsenal are going to play a reserve team.

I don't think there'll be too many first-team regulars, if any, in their XI.

And I think Pompey will be up for it.

They lost 5-0 at Bristol City last time out.

So they need to show something after that.

And after these bad away performances, I know it's going to be 10 days between the two, but it's still the last time we saw Pompey.

And generally they come good after a performance like that.

And I think we might give Arsenal a run for their money, but I also can foresee eventual defeat, possibly on penalties, because no replays, is there?

No replays anywhere now in the FA Cup.

So it could be spot kick heartbreak could be your news headline on Monday morning.

But if we do that, if we give them a good game, give a good account of ourselves and end up going out, I don't think anybody would be too disappointed because we need to, as the managers always say, concentrate on the league.

We won't have been disgraced.

You know, you just hope we don't lose 6-0.

We don't want a cricket score, do we?

Going back to the Ashes.

because that wouldn't do anything for confidence either because I think the manager will probably play quite a strong team I think he needs to he hasn't got a lot of options in some parts of the field has he with the injuries we've got so it's going to be a strong team you don't want

Yeah.

Colby Bishop.

Yeah, he will do.

And he takes the first one.