To be fair to Steve Bruce, he moans about anything to anyone and he changes the record pretty quickly. Gold was worse, claiming to support Chelsea in the FA Cup semi against Liverpool because he didn't want Liverpool to field a weakened side on the last day to give his own dire team a better chance. Shame that the final day games are irrelevant now eh Gold?
But David Sullivan takes squinnying to a whole new level. His squinnying is on par with that of a chavvy Leigh Park baby throwing a tantrum because his teenage mother hasn't bought him some cheap sweets from Netto. Here are some of the things David has said in all of his wisdom:
"I think they were incredibly lucky. They got two penalties in their last two games."
Funny how you conveniently forget that before then we hadn't had a single penalty in our previous 35 games. Including what looked like a cast iron penalty against your team at Fratton Park earlier in the season.
"The penalty against Sunderland the guy just jumped up and handballed it with two minutes to go, we had a good shout for a penalty with minutes to go, the TV said it was a penalty, and didn't get it."
"The guy" happens to be Kevin Kyle, I'm sure he really wanted to gift us a win that day. I've no doubt in my mind that he handled it with intent to give away a penalty, maybe Redknapp paid him? Oh and the TV talks to you now does it? No wonder you're so bitter, you're acting like a kid! Even if you did get that "penalty", it's not a guaranteed goal is it? Especially when Shay Given; probably the Premier League's best 'keeper is the guy you have to stick it past.
"If we'd beaten Newcastle we'd still be there"
Congratulations on working that one out David! You'd still be in 18th place!
"Middlesbrough put out a weakened side against them, West Ham put out a weakened side against them, Arsenal didn't play Henry"
Boro had bigger fish to fry so why should they risk injuries to key players to help your cause? Maybe the Football League should make regulations so that your rivals next season must play their weakened sides to give you a chance? I'm sure Steve Tilson will be angry that he'd have to drop Fredy Eastwood from his team. West Ham also still had a pretty strong squad out, including Harewood and Benayoun in the first half. They played Zamora too. You know? That squad player who scored an amazing goal against your very own team! Get your facts straight Sullivan, you'll also find Henry did play against us.. he scored their goal for christ sake! Besides you can only beat what's put out in front of you, oh sorry you didn't really do that often enough did you? Besides we played an unfit, weakened side against your team. Hypocrit!
"We beat them 5-0 about six weeks ago so it's hard to say they've got a better team"
Six weeks? Try fourteen weeks and you'd be just a bit more accurate! Pompey have become ten times the side they were back then. Besides the table doesn't lie. We have 38 points, you have 34. We're the better team, it's in black and white.
"It's hard to say, if we were playing Portsmouth now, home and away in a two-legged match, I'd fancy our chances"
You'd fancy your chances despite the fact we have picked up 20 points out of our last 27 available whilst you have only picked up 10? We've scored 18 goals in that period, you've scored 6. Have you considered a career in punditry David? It would suit you!
"If we had relegation play-offs, I'd fancy our chances"
Scrap the punditry idea David, you'd be perfect for the FA!
Maybe those grapes you ordered were a bit sour Mr. Sullivan?