In 1992/3 we had a push for the top two for a while and we believed it after the Newcastle at home 2-1 but we slipped away a bit and the loss to West Ham finished any chance much to the annoyance of Pompey to this day. We then basically cruised into the play offs and I remember Hoddle rested key players for the last game at Barnsley which we lost to finish 5th. Then re-grouped and Hoddle pulled a masterstroke by bringing back John Moncur who had been out injured a while and we turned around not having home advantage to do Tranmere.
Don't forget the impact of Steve Vickers. If I'd have won that name the Stratton Bank thing, it would have been called the Steve Vickers Stand.