Southampton v Portsmouth

Tomorrow sees the first South Coast derby since 2005. The Saints, in League One, take on Premier League opposition in the shape of bitter local rivals Pompey. Portsmouth have had a difficult week, going to court over unpaid monies to the Inland Revenue. The High Court has given the club a week to find new investment, or face being wound up on Friday 19th February.

In light of Pompey's perilous predicament, we of the red and white persuasion have come up with a few songs to sing on matchday. Here is my personal favourite, written by me and some good friends of mine. So here it is, to the tune of Three Lions (On A Shirt):

They’re going bust

They’re going bust
They’re going
Pompey’s going bust
(x2)

Claiming they’ve a new investor
We’ve heard it all before
We just know
It’s a lure

To keep them out of
Court for a week
Cos they’re right up shit creak
Pompey’s future is bleak
And now we’re singing

Portsmouth’s going bust
No more south coast derbies
We don’t give a f*ck
We’re on our way to Wembley

Punching above their weight for years
It had to end in tears
Pompey’s end
It is near

Come on, lets go pull

Fratton Park down

And the rest of their town

John Westwood is a clown

And now we’re singing

Portsmouth’s going bust
No more south coast derbies
We don’t give a f*ck
We’re on our way to Wembley

Portsmouth F C
Confined to history

They’re going bust
They’re going bust
They’re going
Pompey’s going bust
(x2)

Portsmouth’s going bust
No more south coast derbies
We don’t give a f*ck
We’re on our way to Wembley
(repeat to fade)

We're rather proud of it, although it may be a tad long to remember all the words before 12:30 tomorrow afternoon for everyone else, we know it off by heart, of course.