STEVE'S VERDICT ON THE NEW BOYS

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What are Steve's predictions for the Hull match?

Unknown 0:00

And we welcome once again Steve Bone to the Pompey Sound microphone, studio and podcast. Steve, do you mind if we start the wrong way round by... asking you for your prediction first rather than last oh that's a that's a curveball we don't spend enough time talking about your prediction because we've we've run out of time so you just go three one get it right and that's the end of it so well have you had a chance to think about hull i have i've been thinking about hull yeah um who doesn't think about hull

Steve Bone 0:33

most of the time anyway. Lovely place. Yes, it's going to be difficult because they're obviously at the top end, aren't they? They're up there in the playoff zone. just behind Ipswich and Millwall. Beat us 3-2, I think it was, at their place. For us, though, it's not the same sort of must-win game that we've had a few times at home this season, I don't think, because those two wins at Charlton and Millwall just took the pressure off a bit. While we mustn't think that, yeah, that's job done, We don't absolutely have to win tomorrow. But I think we will. I'm going to go for... We've beaten two of the sides in that top six at home. We've beaten Middlesbrough and Millwall. I think we're going to beat Hull.

Steve Bone 1:23

I'm going to go... If you press me for a score, which I know you will, I'll go 2-1 to us. Okay. Which will be jolly nice if we can do that. Relieve a further bit of pressure down the bottom.

Unknown 1:34

We've heard this morning that they've got injury worries. Yes.

Steve Bone 1:38

Yes, they've got their left back. Their regular left back, I think, is out with a hamstring. A couple of others, doubtful. But, you know, so have we, haven't we? You've got to remember, we've still got half a team out. I think we've got one or two getting close to a return that people like Sean are quite close again. We might even see... Sean will see in the squad tomorrow mind we I think this weekend which will be good yeah I imagine you know Hull are up the top there they're not going to they're not up the top there with a squad of 14 they've got a big squad they'll be able to

How have January recruits impacted Portsmouth's performance?

Steve Bone 2:13

with a couple of injuries, so I don't think they'll be too worried about that. Derby 4-2 in midweek, so they're going to be in form. They're going to have a little spring in their step. I think it'll be quite an open game. Hull don't draw many. They've only had six draws all season, which I think is not quite the fewest in the league because Sheffield United have only drawn three. Sheffield Wednesday, interesting, have drawn eight. That surprises me. I didn't think they'd had that many draws, but they have. So not many draws, so I don't think it'll be a draw. I hope it goes our way, but it'll be a big test for us.

Unknown 2:53

Yes, it will. What was I going to say? Yeah, we're running a piece at the moment on Pompey Sound about the impact that the January recruits... have had on the club in general because our performances and our results have definitely picked up through February. How much credit do you give the new arrivals?

Steve Bone 3:15

Yeah, I think you have to give them quite a lot actually. In order, you'd probably say Adams has had the biggest influence. He's come straight into that midfield. I don't think he's hardly missed a minute since he first went out there. He scored a couple of goals, scored against Southampton and West Bromden in the early on. And he's been just generally influential in the qualities that he's brought to that midfield. A bit more bite, a bit more presence, a bit more sort of tackling ability. When previously, you know, we were, it was always, you know, do we play Dezal and Kozlowski when he was fit? Do we play Dezal and Pak? Do we try Swift there? Do we bring somebody else in? It was a little bit tricky, wasn't it, to find a balance?

Steve Bone 4:03

Yeah. And even now, now that Dezal is out, actually, Adams and Pack have done very well together.

What injuries are affecting the Hull squad ahead of the match?

Steve Bone 4:10

Very well. I think Wrexham might have been, you know, most people thought Wrexham was one away trip too many too soon for Pompey and maybe for that midfield duo. But so, you know, if you're looking at the general recruits, number one, Ibu Adams is