Home truths hurt for Pompey

TONY ADAMS was as honest as they come as a player with Arsenal.

Now, as he confronts the first mini crisis of his Premier League managerial career, the Portsmouth manager hopes a few painful home truths will revive his ailing side.

This limp defeat means Pompey have now won only two of nine games since he replaced Harry Redknapp at Fratton Park. The damage was done inside the first three minutes after goals from former Portsmouth midfielder Matt Taylor and Ricardo Gardner.