Gosport Quiet - though Anfield might not be

The arrival of Charlie Smith in Gosport has so far failed to cause the expected riots, and Smith says he has yet to run into a Southampton supporter. "I ran into more scummers in New Zealand than I would in a life time here in Gosport" said Smith "although that might have something to do with scummers having a low life expectancy in this part of the world". Smith had considered inviting ex Rovers player and current Rovers advisor Chris Riddle over to Gosport from his South Auckland getto, but realised that a 'bovver boy' like Riddle would be unlikely to get much past the outskirts of town. "In New Zealand Scummers are tolerated" said Smith "but over here we don't much care for them as political correctness toward loving the supporters of rival clubs just doesn't exist". Smith's travel to Anfield for the Pompey versus Liverpool match should be made more interesting as he has had some 'advance publicity' on a Liverpool fan site. Land Rovers Manager Steve Hall said he expected Smith would have a warm welcome if he went anywhere near The Kop.