Do you agree with Robins' 'dark arts' comments?
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Stoke City boss Mark Robins was very critical of both his own team and Portsmouth after their 3-1 defeat at Fratton Park on Wednesday night.
The 55-year-old said the Potters were "bullied" by a Pompey side who rolled out "all the dark arts" on their way to victory.
"I'm really disappointed, they set the tone right from the start and we didn't live with that," Robins said.
"We allowed them to bully us all night. I also didn't think for one second the referee was going to give a penalty [for the first goal] and then he did. It is what it is.
"Let's have it right, they've thrown themselves to the floor, they've fouled us, kicked us, and we've had nothing.
"It's all the dark arts, they've got experienced players in the other side of the game and it's old school football."
Robins' comments throw up a number of questions and we want to know what you think of his claims:
Were Stoke bullied by Portsmouth?
Did the decisions go against the Potters?
Do you agree with Robins that Pompey deployed the 'dark arts'?