Portsmouth 0-1 Boro

Well this was not what I expected a loss to Boro. How bad were Pompey! The worst I have seen them play since promotion.

The pub on the other hand was very nice, with old Pompey shirts up on the wall and Pompey pictures dotted hear and there, it got busy but a good atmosphere.

The game was a bad one for Pompey no goals scored at home for bloody ages and we have played pretty badly at that time to, not good enough Pompey!

Pompey started briskly but failed to create a clear opening and paid for it on 20 minutes when Gary O'Neil's volleyed cross was tapped in by Tuncay. Portsmouth hustled and harried after the interval and almost levelled but Kanu hit the post from five yards out.

Boro won this fare and square but we were awful bad show boys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pompeygary’s MOTM Woodgate Solid at the back

Pompeygary’s Worst Pompey again!!!!!

Portsmouth: James, Lauren, Campbell, Distin, Hreidarsson (Taylor 46), Utaka (Nugent 62), Diop, Hughes (Muntari 72), Kranjcar, Mwaruwari, Kanu.
Subs Not Used: Begovic, Traore.

Booked: Taylor.

Middlesbrough: Schwarzer, Young, Woodgate, Huth, Pogatetz, O'Neil (Johnson 86), Shawky, Arca, Downing, Sanli, Lee (Hutchinson 75).
Subs Not Used: Turnbull, Riggott, Grounds.

Booked: O'Neil, Woodgate, Young, Arca.

Goals: Sanli 20.

Att: 20,089

Ref: Alan Wiley (Staffordshire).

This weeks pub

The pub for the game today picked my Mother is The Rose In June mmmmm beer!

Portsmouth 0-0 Arsenal

Well this was a good day all round, a good pub and a good game to boot.

As it was the day after Boxing Day, the pub had mince pies on the bar for everyone I did not have one I’ve had enough to eat!!!! But the beers and chaser went down well nice.

The game was very enjoyable even if it was another nil nil draw at home, will we ever get another goal at home again? In a game of few clear chances, Arsenal came closest to scoring in the first half through Tomas Rosicky but his dipping shot was saved by David James. Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia had a quieter time of it, though he got down quickly to save Niko Kranjcar's shot. Benjani burst clear for Pompey but his touch to get past Almunia was too heavy, while William Gallas and Rosicky went desperately close for Arsenal. I’m happy with a draw in this game against a team that have not failed to score in the league since the last time they come to Fratton Park!!

Pompeygary’s MOTM Hughes solid

Pompeygary’s Worst Most of Arsenal for falling over a lot your to good for that.

Portsmouth: James, Lauren, Campbell, Distin, Hreidarsson, Mwaruwari (Utaka 81), Diop, Hughes, Muntari, Kranjcar (Taylor 76), Kanu.
Subs Not Used: Begovic, Traore, Nugent.

Booked: Lauren, Diop.

Arsenal: Almunia, Sagna, Toure, Gallas, Clichy, Eboue (Diaby 65), Flamini, Fabregas, Hleb (Bendtner 82), Rosicky, Adebayor.
Subs Not Used: Lehmann, Diarra, Song Billong.

Booked: Eboue.

Att: 20,556

Ref: Steve Bennett (Kent).

Pub

Drinks for Boxing Day is at The Meon Vally

Liverpool 4-1 Portsmouth

Rubbish

Liverpool: Reina, Arbeloa, Hyypia, Carragher, Riise, Benayoun (Babel 64), Gerrard, Mascherano, Kewell (Aurelio 76), Torres (Lucas 86), Kuyt.
Subs Not Used: Itandje, Voronin.

Booked: Arbeloa.

Goals: Benayoun 13, Distin 16 og, Torres 67, 85.

Portsmouth: James, Johnson (Lauren 46), Campbell, Distin, Hreidarsson, Utaka (Kanu 46), Diop, Pedro Mendes, Muntari (Taylor 73), Kranjcar, Mwaruwari.
Subs Not Used: Begovic, Nugent.

Booked: Diop, Hreidarsson.

Goals: Mwaruwari 57.

Att: 43,071

Ref: Mike Riley (Yorkshire).

Pompey 0-1 Spurs

This one will be short as we did not win, not that we didn’t deserve to win we didn’t. I can take a defeat and this one I could Spurs were first to the ball and wanted it more. I said before the game we need to stop drawing at home and a defeat may just be what we need in a strange way.

The pub was one of the best I have been to in a while, a good down to earth pub, I have passed this pub so many times over the years and I think it is a little gem.

The game was following the same pattern to all the last few home games a bit dull and a bit of a stalemate, all the teams that come to the park seem to make it hard for us at home. We have failed to find the net in four of our last five league matches at Fratton Park. Most of the first half was ok but neither team making a goal. Spurs looked the most potent after the break as Lennon began to cause havoc down the right flank. The game became stretched as both teams opened up and went for the win, but clear chances were at a premium, particularly for the home side. But when Lennon clipped his pin-point cross to the back post finding Berbatov, the striker steered home on 81 minutes to put the game beyond the home side. Dam well thats the end of our eleven unbeaten league run but what a run, so it’s only Liverpool away this Saturday so PLAY UP POMPEY!!!!!!!

Pompeygary’s MOTM Berbatov What a player.

Pompeygary’s Worst Pompey bad show chaps.

Portsmouth: James, Johnson, Campbell, Distin, Pamarot (Hreidarsson 74), Utaka, Diop, Pedro Mendes (Davis 46), Muntari (Nugent 65), Kranjcar, Mwaruwari.
Subs Not Used: Ashdown, Taylor.

Booked: Pedro Mendes, Kranjcar, Distin.

Tottenham: Robinson, Chimbonda, Zokora, Kaboul, Lee, Lennon (Tainio 86), Jenas, Boateng (O'Hara 78), Malbranque, Berbatov, Bent (Defoe 74).
Subs Not Used: Cerny, Stalteri.

Booked: Malbranque, Berbatov.

Goal: Berbatov 81.

Att: 20,520

Ref: Martin Atkinson (W Yorkshire).

In pub

Having a drink in the pub lovely! just of to the match 2-1 to Pompey me thinks.

Pub

The Battle of Minden the place for drinks this week Play Up Pompey!!!!!!

Villa 1-3 Pompey

Pompey win away again will this ever end? I hope not. I watched this on the T.V. and we looked good the two goals Muntari were well lovley Play Up Pompey!!!

Aston Villa: Carson, Mellberg, Knight, Laursen, Bouma (Berger 54), Gardner (Harewood 70), Reo-Coker, Barry, Young, Carew, Agbonlahor.
Subs Not Used: Taylor, Davies, Maloney.

Booked: Carew, Berger.

Goals: Barry 72 pen.

Portsmouth: James, Johnson, Campbell, Distin, Pamarot, Utaka (Kanu 64), Diop, Pedro Mendes, Muntari, Kranjcar (Taylor 88), Mwaruwari.
Subs Not Used: Begovic, Hreidarsson, Nugent.

Booked: Pedro Mendes, James, Pamarot, Kranjcar.

Goals: Gardner 10 og, Muntari 40, 61.

Att: 35,790.

Ref: Mike Riley (Yorkshire).

Christmas

Well i have been busy getting ready this festive season, so i will
announce the pub tomorow. And one thing the car stereo is fixed so i
will be able to have the radio on after the match.

When Pompeygary Met John

I had the pleasure of meeting John Westwood on Sunday as we shared a dressing room at the Guild Hall in Portsmouth for the Salvation Army annual Carol Service, I was helping Santa ;-) and John was on stage ringing his bell and delivering a Christmas message, and what a thoroughly nice bloke he is top man, we spent most of the time talking about Pompey what else. Play Up Pompey!!!!!!!

Pompey 0-0 Everton

Off to Southsea I went on Saturday to the pub, this is a pub I have not been in since I went to The Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Kings in the early nineties and pop in for a pint before the show. Well it has changed a bit since then more modern, and the old landlord back then did not take the Christmas decorations down till Pompey went out of the F.A. CUP. The pub was ok but a bit student like.

So to the game I am very frustrated with another draw at Fratton, we played better than Everton but since the Reading game we have not put the ball in the back of the net in the league! But another clean sheet and an easy game for James, he may need a book to read next time in goal.

Portsmouth had the better of the chances, with Sulley Muntari twice going close with free-kicks. Portsmouth almost broke the deadlock, courtesy of those two Muntari free-kicks, but the first was deflected inches wide by Tim Howard's foot and another turned over the top by the Everton keeper.

Portsmouth continued to dominate after the break, with Mendes shooting just over the top and Kranjcar coming closest of all when he narrowly failed to turn in Glen Johnson's cross. Portsmouth almost snatched it with five minutes to go when Howard palmed out Diop's shot, but Joleon Lescott's tackle halted substitute Kanu as he attempted to pounce on the loose ball.

So I hope we go for a 442 formation for the next home game and play 451 away as that works for us. So it’s the Villa next early on Saturday Play Up Pompey!!!!!!!

Pompeygary’s MOTM Kranjcar pure class

Pompeygary’s Worst Neville Hooooooooof

Portsmouth: James, Johnson, Campbell, Distin, Pamarot, Utaka (Kanu 57), Diop, Pedro Mendes, Muntari, Kranjcar, Mwaruwari.
Subs Not Used: Ashdown, Hreidarsson, Nugent, Taylor.

Booked: Muntari.

Everton: Howard, Neville, Yobo, Lescott, Nuno Valente, Arteta, Osman, Carsley, Cahill, Pienaar (Johnson 53), Yakubu (Anichebe 67).
Subs Not Used: Wessels, Hibbert, Jagielka.

Booked: Pienaar, Cahill.

Att: 20,102

Ref: Peter Walton (Northamptonshire).

Anyway Pub For Everton Game

is Little Johnny Russell's next to The Kings time for a beer Play Up Pompey!!!!!!!!

From the BBC

Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp has said he was "bitterly disappointed" at the way police have handled an inquiry into alleged corruption in football.

He was "deeply upset" that his home was raided at 0600 with press photographers in tow, when the allegations had "nothing whatsoever to do with me".

Mr Redknapp, 60, was one of five men arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud and false accounting.

Among those arrested were Portsmouth's former chairman Milan Mandaric.

'Entirely different'

Mr Redknapp told a press conference that his wife had been "petrified" during the raid, which took place while he was away from home at a Champions League match in Germany.

I add a bit of a profile to the investigation Harry Redknapp

He added that he was at a loss to explain why he had been treated in this manner as he did not believe that the matters being investigated concerned him.

The Portsmouth manager said: "I still feel I was only called in because I have a high profile. I add a bit of a profile to the investigation."

He added that he had called in his players for a meeting, and been "completely open" with them about the allegations.

He said his family were "deeply heartbroken by the situation".

He said: "It was a bitter disappointment for me and my family. We were deeply heartbroken by the situation."

And Mr Redknapp asked "why it had to be brought into the public domain when I wasn't involved in any part of it".

Another of those who were held is understood to be Charlton player and Senegalese international Amdy Faye, currently on loan to Rangers.

The City of London Police inquiry is believed to be centred on the transfer of Mr Faye to Portsmouth from the French club Auxerre, and from Portsmouth to Newcastle, deals set up by agent Willie McKay.

Paul Martin, the solicitor representing Mr Redknapp and Mr Storrie, said the inquiries did not relate to either of them. "They relate to entirely different individuals."

A spokesman for Mr Mandaric, 69, said the Leicester City chairman would "continue to offer his full and total support to the police".

Police said the arrested men were aged 69, 60, 55, 48 and 30 and had been questioned over conspiracy to defraud and false accounting.

The 69-year-old was also held on suspicion of money laundering, a spokesman said.

'Totally unrelated'

Detectives from the economic crime unit of the City of London Police are investigating allegations of corruption within football and its impact on owners and shareholders.

In July, officers raided Newcastle United, Portsmouth and Rangers football clubs as part of the inquiry.

A spokesman for Portsmouth said on Wednesday the club's chief executive and manager had "been asked to help police with their inquiries concerning a matter dating back to 2003" prior to the new owner taking control of the club in 2006.

He added the club was "fully supportive of Peter and Harry".

Rangers FC have confirmed that a player was arrested in a matter "totally unrelated" to the club.

The latest arrests bring the total number of people detained in connection with the investigation to seven.

In September, a 28-year-old man was arrested in London and in May, a 61-year-old man was arrested in Manchester on suspicion of money laundering.

A separate inquiry conducted last year by former Metropolitan Police Commissioner Lord Stevens highlighted concerns over 17 player transfers and five Premier League clubs.

Message Board Post Of The Week

Can I be the first to say "ooo err" and "there goes the England job".

stillthewhizz

From Vital Portsmouth

So Everyone Is Against Pompey

Well thats how I like it, the Police are after Redknapp and English Heritage are to stop our trainning ground, only in England!!!!

Play Up Pompey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Three points on Saturday then :-)

Bloody Hell Now This

Pompey's proposals for their new training ground complex to be situated in the area surrounding the Tithe Barn at Titchfield look to be under threat after the Village Trust reported in the parish magazine that English Heritage had recommended to the Fareham Borough Council that the application be refused.

The Titchfield Village Trust have reported that evidence for an Iron Age and Romano-British ditched settlement has been found by the archaeological survey in part of the site which is 'potentially of national significance'.

The Village Trust have already objected to the proposals which are due to be considered by the council planning committee on 19 December. The Trust's objections were based on 'sound planning reasons' and centred on the development affecing the character of the 'protected' historic landscape.

Now English Heritage have apparently written a detailed letter to the Council calling for the refusal of the application not only because of the adverse impact on the setting of the abbey, barn and fish ponds but also because of the impact on the buried archaeology.

Pompey had been hoping to have the training ground ready for use by the start of next season but other environmental concerns meant that the planning application had already become drawn out and subject to several studies and surveys one of which detected the presence of dormice for which special provision had to be made.

Now the ambitious plans look to be facing a new threat after the unearthing of this potentially valuable archaeological find, all worthy of Tony Robinson and his TV Time Team.
From Pompey-Fans.com

Redknapp Said

"Redknapp later said he believed his release from Chichester police station was "the end of it" after being questioned by police.

Redknapp spoke as he returned to his multi-million pound home at Sandbanks, Poole, Dorset.

He said: "We all helped the police with their enquiries, but it doesn't directly concern me, it's other people involved. I've been answering questions to help the police. I am not directly concerned with their enquiries."

Redknapp confirmed that he had been arrested and said: "They have to arrest you to talk to you, for you to be in the police station. I think that's the end of it, it didn't directly concern me."

Oh Dear!!!!!

Portsmouth have confirmed that Harry Redknapp and Peter Storrie have been arrested by police investigating corruption in football.

Reports had claimed that Redknapp and Storrie were among five people to have been arrested in raids on Wednesday.

According to the Evening Standard's This Is London website, Leicester City chairman Milan Mandaric, Rangers midfielder Amdy Faye and football agent Willie McKay were also arrested.

The City of London Police's economic unit headed the raid which is part of the same ongoing investigation which saw Tottenham defender Pascal Chimbonda arrested in September.

Police confirmed on Wednesday that five men - aged 69, 60, 55, 48 and 30 - had been arrested following raids.

A spokeswoman for the Police said: "Five men have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud and false accounting as part of an ongoing investigation into football corruption.

"Three searches are currently under way. Five additional searches at a variety of locations across the country have been concluded."

The Police's investigation is separate to that of the Quest inquiry which was launched last year by the Football Association with Lord Stevens at the helm.

Brum 0 - 2 Pompey

So another win for Pompey on the road, now we need to start picking up points at home now!!! Play Up Pompey!!!!!!!!!

Birmingham: Kingson, Kelly, Djourou, Ridgewell, Schmitz, De Ridder, Muamba, Nafti, McSheffrey (O'Connor 74), Kapo, Forssell.
Subs Not Used: Taylor, Larsson, Queudrue, Parnaby.

Booked: McSheffrey, Kapo, Nafti.

Portsmouth: James, Johnson, Campbell, Distin, Pamarot, Utaka (Taylor 81), Diop, Davis, Muntari, Kranjcar, Mwaruwari.
Subs Not Used: Ashdown, Hreidarsson, Nugent, Pedro Mendes.

Booked: Davis, Mwaruwari.

Goals: Muntari 34, Kranjcar 82.

Att: 22,089

Ref: Martin Atkinson (W Yorkshire).

England manager

So England have no manager not suprised after last night. One thing i
hope is our Pompey manager Harry is not asked to do the job. Play up
Pompey!

England full time

Well well well from my sofa i saw England fight back to a 2-3 deafeat nuff said.

England half time thoughts

In a word crap, with goals from Pompey boy Kranjar (8) and Olic (14)
England are doomed.

England

Well England have a chance to qualify tomorow and we must. 2-1 to
England me thinks with a Pompey payer on each side it could be
interesting.

Redknapp is wanted

So our manager is a wanted man. Well i think that is a good thing, it
shows we have one of the best managers in the country. But Newcastle
and Brum can sod of.

On the sofa

Well this is my first blog from my mobile. I will use this for half
time reports and anything that comes to mind at home or when i am out.
Play up POMPEY!

Portmouth 0- 0 Man City

This was a very good game that we should of won, but one again at home we drew a blank.
The pub was quite a nice one but no Stella for Mum but they did have Newcastle Brown Ale good stuff. The pub looks like it has been revamped recently but after a couple of drinks we headed of for the game.

This one was on T.V. and it was only a few years ago that Pompey on T.V. was a rare and big event, but now it’s common place.
We came at Man City from the off and it felt like a goal was coming, but as the match went on it looked more like a draw. City did come to beat us and we wanted to beat them but we cancelled each other out, we would of won if only Hart had not played so well for City in goal.
Only Arsenal have managed more goals than Portsmouth in the Premier League this season and the home side's early play here showed why they have been in such free-scoring form.
City were having to withstand some substantial pressure by this point but they stood firm and Richard Dunne and Micah Richards both made key interceptions as Pompey continued to press.
And how Nugent did not score beyond me Hart was finally beaten when Pompey subsitute Nugent's shot was deflected past him off Richards but the ball ricocheted back off the inside of the post.
All in all a good point but 2 points dropped at Home again.
So a two week break until we play away at Brum Play Up Pompey!!!!!

Pompeygary’s MOTM Hart fine save from this young Keeper.
Pompeygary’s Worst Player Muntari gave to much away.

Portsmouth: James, Johnson, Campbell, Distin, Pamarot, Utaka (Taylor 46), Davis, Muntari, Kranjcar, Kanu (Nugent 63), Mwaruwari.
Subs Not Used: Ashdown, Pedro Mendes, Hreidarsson.
Booked: Distin.
Man City: Hart, Corluka, Richards, Dunne, Garrido, Ireland, Hamann, Gelson, Petrov, Elano (Geovanni 90), Vassell (Bianchi 89).
Subs Not Used: Isaksson, Ball, Samaras.
Booked: Garrido.
Att: 19,529
Ref: Mark Halsey (Lancashire).

Pub for the City game is......

The Electrick Arms shall I'll get you a Stella in !!!!!!!!!

Message Board Post Of The Week

pompeygary Posted on 3/11 17:27

re: Turned out nice again ...

Time for a real ale and a big cigar!


(Yes it's me on a scum site winding them up!!!!!) From The Ugly Inside

Things I Hate About Football Part 2

Sky T.V. moving matches to awkward times for the fans.

Newcastle 1-4 Portsmouth

never used to like listening to Pompey on the radio, but at the moment it has been fun. I felt like a complete idiot jumping around my living room on my own, but it was such a good win away and a place were we just don’t win at Play up pompey!!!!!!!
Roll on Sunday for a top of a table clash against Man City.

Newcastle: Harper, Taylor, Faye, Cacapa (Rozehnal 18), Jose Enrique (Martins 57), N'Zogbia, Butt, Barton, Milner (Emre 69), Smith, Owen.
Subs Not Used: Forster, Geremi.
Booked: Smith, Butt.
Goals: Campbell 16 og.
Portsmouth: James, Pamarot, Distin, Campbell, Johnson, Davis, Muntari (Pedro Mendes 87), Diop, Utaka, Kranjcar, Mwaruwari (Kanu 76).
Subs Not Used: Ashdown, Lauren, Taylor.
Booked: Distin, Davis.
Goals: Pamarot 8, Mwaruwari 9, Utaka 11, Kranjcar 71.
Att: 51,490
Ref: Chris Foy (Merseyside).

Portsmouth 1 - 2 Blackburn

Well I am glad I saved 25 quid on this one. Blackburn played better than Pompey and wanted it more fare play to them, ok I only had the Radio on but even the radio said we were very poor.So we are out of one cup so I hope we get Scum in the F.A. Cup at home that would be nice!!!! Play Up Pompey!!!!!!!

Portsmouth: James, Johnson, Campbell, Distin, Pamarot (Nugent 46), Utaka, Diop (Taylor 46), Pedro Mendes, Davis, Kranjcar, Mwaruwari (Kanu 75).
Subs Not Used: Ashdown, Lauren.

Booked: Diop, Davis.

Goals: Kanu 90.

Blackburn: Friedel, Mokoena (Emerton 28), Samba, Nelsen, Berner, Bentley (Derbyshire 37), Khizanishvili, Dunn, Pedersen, McCarthy (Treacy 90), Santa Cruz.
Subs Not Used: Brown, Ooijer.

Booked: Berner, Dunn.

Goals: McCarthy 11, Pedersen 77.

Att: 11,788

Ref: Alan Wiley (Staffordshire).

Portsmouth 0 - 0 West Ham

Well another game not at 3pm and as no trains were running in Pompey I decide to get down early.
So I took a slow walk to the pub up to the North End of the city, once I got to the pub I ordered my usual Newcastle Brown Ale nice. Mum arrived after a detour around Fratton and we soaked up the atmosphere in what was a very nice pub, lots of TVs some with Sky Sports News and the Chelsea game live on others good stuff good pub.

The game well it was one of those a nill nill draw, it didn’t matter how long this game went on neither team was going to score even when we got a pen at the death we missed. Green dived to his left to keep out Benjani's spot-kick after Danny Gabbidon was adjudged to have handled the ball in the box. West Ham's Nolberto Solano had earlier been guilty of two horrendous misses, the first of which was a tame header wide from Carlton Cole's cross.
I enjoyed the game bit I think we were lucky not to get beat, but our unbeaten run continues and now we are 7th in the league. So it’s Blackburn in the League cup tonight Play Up Pompey!!!! And no I am not going why? 25 quid that’s why.

Pompeygary’s Man of the Match Green fine saves and pen save England calling?
Pompeygary’s Worst Man Mwaruwari why did he take the pen silly boy!

Portsmouth: James, Johnson, Campbell, Distin, Hreidarsson, Utaka (Kanu 77), Diop, Pedro Mendes, Muntari, Kranjcar, Mwaruwari.
Subs Not Used: Ashdown, Lauren, Taylor, Pamarot.
Booked: Hreidarsson, Diop.
West Ham: Green, Neill, Gabbidon, Upson, McCartney, Solano (Spector 78), Noble, Mullins, Boa Morte, Bellamy (Etherington 46), Cole (Ferdinand 90).
Subs Not Used: Wright, Camara.
Booked: Bellamy, Noble, Solano, Cole.
Att: 20,525
Ref: Mike Dean (Wirral).

Horse on an Island

So Pompey move the location of the new stadium project, and I for one am happy with the new site on Horsesea Island this was down to the Navy not wanting a public arena next to their new ships so it was a no go. I liked the Hard project but it had to much against it, but this new location I believe will get built. I am pleased that it looks like the stadium will not be surrounded by flats so the 36000 capacity stadium can I would think be expanded. The site itself is next to a motorway and in the middle of nowhere but in the centre of every ware as it can be seen as you drive into the city. So I await the plans to go public. the Play Up Pompey!!!!!!!!

Message Board Post Of The Week

Paris_bleu Posted on 24/10 16:43
its all going too well
and i don't like it

From Pompy-Fans.com

Things I Hate About Football Part 1

Southampton.

Pub

Well it's time to pick a pub for the late game this Saturday, so as we are in a navy town the pub. The Blue Anchor at London Road, North End Portsmouth sounds good to me. Not been to this pub before I think (I did get drunk a lot in my youth). So roll on Saturday and its time to burst some bubbles!!!!! Play Up Pompey!!!!

Wigan 0 -2 Portsmouth

So another win and another goal for Benjani and a lovely goal from Glen Johnson. Now this is good stuff from Pompey and I think we have a very good chance to beat West Ham at home this Saturday so Play Up Pompey!!!!!!!

Wigan: Kirkland, Boyce, Granqvist, Bramble, Kilbane, Scharner, Brown, Landzaat, Koumas, Sibierski (Aghahowa 52), Bent

Subs Not Used: Pollitt, Hall, Olembe, Skoko

Booked: Aghahowa, Bramble

Portsmouth: James, Johnson, Campbell, Distin, Hreidarsson, Utaka, Davis (Pedro Mendes 77), Diop, Kranjcar, Muntari, Mwaruwari

Subs Not Used: Ashdown, Nugent, Taylor, Pamarot

Booked: Campbell, Davis, Muntari

Goals: Mwaruwari 81, Johnson 86

Att: 17,695

Ref: Peter Walton (Northamptonshire)

The Yanks Are Comming!!!

Found this on the net, and I think it maybe an interesting read. Some Yank sportswriter
decided Adopting Portsmouth as his team and wrote a book about it Play Up Pompey!!!!!

Link on ESPN
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Campbell

Well we had our first player in an England kit since 1984, and he did ok we got a clean sheet. If only James had made it in goal, but oh well we won! Roll on Russia.

England: Robinson, Richards, Campbell, Ferdinand (Lescott 46), Ashley Cole (Neville 49), Wright-Phillips, Gerrard, Barry, Joe Cole, Rooney, Owen (Lampard 70).
Subs Not Used: James, Bentley, Crouch, Defoe.

Goals: Wright-Phillips 11, Rooney 32, Rahn 33 og.

Estonia: Poom, Kruglov, Stepanov, Piiroja, Jaager, Rahn, Klavan, Dmitrijev, Lindpere, Kink (Viikmae 62), Saag.
Subs Not Used: Aksalu, Allas, Reim, Rooba, Barengrub, Terehhov.

Booked: Rahn, Lindpere.

Att: 86,655.

Sol Campbell In England

England coach Steve McClaren has backed Sol Campbell to excel as replacement for injured captain John Terry in the Euro 2008 qualifier against Estonia.

Terry misses Saturday's game with a knee injury and is battling to be fit to face Russia in Moscow on Wednesday.

McClaren said: "It is good to be able to call up someone of Sol Campbell's experience and quality.

"He has been absolutely tremendous this season and I had no hesitation in bringing him back."

Campbell, 33, will be making his first England appearance since coming on as a substitute against Sweden in the World Cup 16 months ago and will win his 70th cap.

McClaren said: Sol's reaction to being left out was fantastic, as I knew it would be. He is performing well, has got great experience and will add to the team."

Fulham 0 - 2 Portsmouth

Another away win for Pompey at Fulaham goals from Benjani and Hermann Hreidarsson give the boys the win. It moves Pompey up to fith in the league Play Up Pompey!!!!!!


Fulham: Keller, Baird (Murphy 60), Bocanegra, Hughes, Konchesky, Davies, Davis, Smertin (Ki-Hyeon 61), Bouazza, Healy (Kamara 61), Dempsey.
Subs Not Used: Niemi, Stefanovic.

Booked: Davis.

Portsmouth: James, Johnson, Distin, Campbell, Hreidarsson (Pamarot 87), Muntari, Kranjcar, Davis, Diop (Pedro Mendes 76), Utaka, Mwaruwari.
Subs Not Used: Ashdown, Taylor, Nugent.

Goals: Mwaruwari 50, Hreidarsson 52.

Att: 20,774

Ref: Howard Webb (S Yorkshire).

Today we will.........

I hope win, for once I feel we will get our third win in a row in the league. It's about time I go for a win away we are now a good Prem team not just all so rans anymore Play Up Pompey!!!!!!!!!!!!

Truble at Scum

Every club have idiots including Pompey I know I have seen them, but this is a strange video clip from the Scum attacking an away coach for no reason. I was told that Scum were a family club yeh right!!!!!!!!!

The reasons why we won last week

I come to the conclusion that I was the reason Pompey won so well against Reading last week, first I had my new Agnostic Front T-Shirt on that I had been waiting over 6 weeks for. So is this a lucky T-Shirt? I’ll find out in the next home game. The other reason could be that I got the bus to Pompey, I have taken the bus before and I think we won on every occasion. The combination of the two must be super good luck, but I don’t believe in that sort of thing, Play Up Pompey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pompey SEVEN! - 4 Reading

Another match another Saturday and a three o’clock kick off and what a game it was!!!!!!!!
The pub was very nice indeed if quiet it’s been a few years since I had a pint or two in this public house. The pub had a restaurant to one side called The Tiffin room (It is the India Arms after all) and the other side of the bar there was leather sofas and low tables very nice. The refit of the pub has been well worth it I will come back again, the only thing is the pub had no Newcastle Brown Ale!!! So I opted for IPA how appropriate.
So the match 11 goals in all saved pen and disallowed goals, everything in a 90 min match. Pompey controlled the first half completely. With two goals from Benjani one on 6 min the other on 37 but it even got to the point that it was to easy and I wanted Reading to come back at us to make it more interesting, they did with a sloppy goal from Hunt’s close-range header after Rosenior's left-foot shot appeared to have crossed the goal-line on the stroke of half-time. So I hoped Pompey would be ready for the second half and get one in early but no James inexplicably raced from his goal as Kitson battled Sol Campbell in the right-back position, and a neat first touch from the striker gave him the chance to crash a left-foot shot into the unguarded net from 20 yards. Game on and it was when Defender Hreidarsson raced forward to outjump the struggling Brynjar Gunnarsson and reach Sylvain Distin's left-foot cross, flicking home a header as Hahnemann was left grasping at thin air. Well that has to be it I said now all we need to do is score again or and hang on to the win, but Diop who stuck out an arm to parry Kitson's attempted pass right under the nose of referee Mark Halsey. Shorey's resulting spot-kick was struck firmly, but was superbly kept out by James who guessed right to protect the lead. I was now getting dizzy this was real fun and with an extra pint in me I felt good, then Benjani made certain of victory I hoped as he completed his hat-trick five minutes later. Then it was time for another goal this time from Kranjcar a header at close rang gave him his first goal of the season this was followed by Reading responding again, James Harper's left-foot volley deflecting in off substitute Shane Long, who appeared to be in an offside position. Now I was dizzy and no voice left needed a beer this was fun. It was then time for Davis to score with a big deflection from long range then Muntari struck again from the spot in injury time before Shorey's deflected effort flew in to set a new Premiership record for the most aggregate goals scored in a single match. I was in the toilet when we got the pen nature calls but I got out to see the last to goals. I think that is about it that was THE game of the decade and a Prem high scoring record! So roll on Fulham away next Sunday. Phew that was fun but not for Reading Play Up Pompey!!!
Pompeygary’s Man of the match Benjani first hat trick and now on 5 goals
Pompeygary’s Worst Man Hunt nuff said
Portsmouth: James, Johnson, Campbell, Distin, Hreidarsson, Utaka, Davis, Diop, Muntari, Kranjcar, Mwaruwari (Nugent 80).
Subs Not Used: Ashdown, Taylor, Pamarot, Pedro Mendes.
Booked: Taylor.
Goals: Mwaruwari 7, 37, Hreidarsson 55, Mwaruwari 70, Kranjcar 75, Davis 81, Muntari 90 pen.
Reading: Hahnemann, Murty (Long 77), Duberry, Ingimarsson, Shorey, Rosenior, Gunnarsson (Fae 77), Harper, Hunt, Doyle, Kitson.
Subs Not Used: Federici, Lita, Bikey.
Booked: Duberry.
Goals: Hunt 45 Att: 20,102.
Ref: Mark Halsey (Lancashire).

Burnley 0-1 Portsmouth

I forgot this one! All this winning we are doing has gone to my head.
David Nugent's contentious goal sent a weakened Portsmouth side into the fourth round of the Carling Cup. Nugent, who missed a golden chance in the first-half when he tried to nutmeg keeper Gabor Kiraly, made no mistake on 69 minutes from Pedro Mendes' cross. So we have got Blackburn yuk!!!! at home in the next round Play Up Pompey!!!!!
I will put up post about that match on Saturday as soon as I have taken it all in.

Burnley: Kiraly, Duff, Carlisle, Caldwell, Unsworth (Blake 76), Jordan, O'Connor (Alexander 77), Spicer, Mahon, Lafferty (Jones 83), Akinbiyi.
Subs Not Used: Jensen, Gudjonsson.

Booked: O'Connor.

Portsmouth: Ashdown, Lauren, Distin, Traore, Pamarot, Mvuemba (Diop 90), Taylor, Hughes, Pedro Mendes, Mwaruwari (Utaka 46), Nugent.
Subs Not Used: James, Cranie, Kranjcar.

Booked: Traore, Distin.

Goals: Nugent 69.

Att: 8,202.

Ref: Mark Clattenburg (Tyne & Wear).

Pub this week is

The India Arms this is the pub that was closed last season for a refit now it is open so mines a pint mum!

Blackburn 0-1 Portsmouth

Well well well we win away, I did not see that one coming and by all accounts we deserved it. More of the same on Tuesday in the League Cup against Burnley then boys! Even if we will play a completely different side Play Up Pompey!!!!!!!!

Blackburn: Friedel, Emerton, Samba, Ooijer, Warnock, Bentley, Savage, Dunn (Kerimoglu 56), Pedersen (Roberts 79), Santa Cruz, McCarthy (Derbyshire 56).
Subs Not Used: Brown, Mokoena.
Portsmouth: James, Johnson, Campbell, Distin, Hreidarsson, Muntari, Davis, Diop, Kranjcar (Taylor 86), Kanu (Mwaruwari 69), Utaka (Pamarot 90).
Subs Not Used: Ashdown, Nugent.
Booked: Diop, Muntari, James.
Goals: Kanu 25.
Att: 19,506
Ref: Chris Foy (Merseyside).

Blackburn at 3pm!!!!!!

God I look ruff not even had a drink in ages, maybe thats why. Well it will be nice to pick a pub for next week so I will let you know Play Up Pompey!!!!!!!!

The Scum Who!!!!!!

Watching the local ITV news tonight I noticed that the team down the road are playing a league game at home, wow I have almost forgot about them ok I put the TV on Sunday to check the score and they lost yes!!!! . But as a rule I don’t think about them. I have some friends who support that team, and I know they are pissed of with Pompey as I always get abuse from them just because I am wearing a Pompey top in S******pton fools! So Play Up Pompey and may the S***s keep marching down to insignificance! (But I may check the score later tonight ;-)

Pompey 0 - 0 Liverpool

Another early start for Pompey and an early and long trip for the away fans, all the way from up north, Sky just don’t care about the real fans!
So once we got to Pompey we looked for a pub near were we parked the car, but I forgot this is England even with 24 hour drinking some of the local landlords not to far away from the ground decided not to open till 11am. Don’t let me hear them moan about poor sales this year when they don’t take advantage of 20000 football fans coming early on a hot Saturday wanting a drink before the match. The pubs that were open before 11am had plenty of people drinking in the sun but this is England.
We ended up in the Marquee at the back of the North stand again I only had I beer still on pain killers after I had four wisdom teeth removed ouch!.
So to the game Liverpool have in my opinion been in great form this season, after thumping six passed Derby County last week we knew we would be in for a hard game. The first half we gave the ball away once to often, and we were lucky not to go behind from these mist passes. Papa Bouba Diop played well on his first start for Pompey and he is a big lad. Pompey should have taken the lead after winning a penalty. Arbeloa certainly had hold of the back of Kanu's shirt, although the infringement was completely needless and it took an excellent save from his compatriot Reina to atone of his error of judgement, that is the last time Kanu will take a pen for Pompey!!!!!!!! Pompey started to take control in midfield, with a Sean Davis strike forcing Reina into action again and by the break Liverpool's forward duo of Crouch and Voronin had become starved of service and increasingly ineffective. The second half was much better for Pompey if only Utaka had scored instead of putting it wide on an open goal along with Muntari who went wide as swell we could have been three up including Kanu missing a penalty we do need a world class striker roll on January. As the game went on it looked moore like a draw even when Liverpool put Gerrard on.
A good point now it’s time for Pompey to start to pick up some points in the next few games Play Up Pompey!!!!!!!!!!!
Pompeygary’s Man of the match Distin the new Campbell
Pompeygary’s Worst man Pennant Good player even better if he stopped falling over so much!
Portsmouth: James, Johnson, Campbell, Distin, Hreidarsson, Utaka, Davis, Diop, Muntari, Mwaruwari (Kranjcar 67), Kanu.
Subs Not Used: Ashdown, Nugent, Taylor, Pamarot.
Booked: Diop, Johnson, Davis.
Liverpool: Reina, Finnan, Carragher, Agger, Arbeloa, Pennant (Gerrard 67), Sissoko, Alonso (Babel 77), Benayoun, Voronin, Crouch (Torres 62).
Subs Not Used: Itandje, Hyypia.
Booked: Alonso, Sissoko.
Att: 20,388.
Ref: Mike Riley (Yorkshire).

Arsenal 3-1 Portsmouth

Sorry this is a bit late but I had four Wisdom teeth removed a couple of weeks ago and I have been not in the mood to do to much, but now I am getting better so I am back. Well I did hope we would get a draw out of this but no we played bad in the first half, a bit better in the second but we had lost the game by then. I hope we get back on form for the last of our hard games against Liverpool Play Up Pompey!!!!

Arsenal: Almunia, Toure, Senderos, Silva, Clichy, Rosicky, Fabregas, Flamini, Hleb (Denilson 61), Van Persie (Diaby 70), Adebayor (Eduardo 79).
Subs Not Used: Fabianski, Walcott.

Sent Off: Senderos (49).

Booked: Fabregas.

Goals: Adebayor 8 pen, Fabregas 35, Rosicky 59.

Portsmouth: James, Johnson, Pamarot, Distin, Hreidarsson (Kranjcar 46), Lauren (Pedro Mendes 46), Muntari, Davis (Nugent 61), Taylor, Utaka, Kanu.
Subs Not Used: Ashdown, Hughes.

Booked: Hreidarsson, Kanu.

Goals: Kanu 60.

Att: 60,114

Referee: Mark Halsey (Lancashire).

Tranfers

So we lost Gary O'Neil to Boro for 5 mill, well thats football I remember his first game when he was just 16. Sad to se him go but onwards ans upwards, we did get in Pape Bouba Diop and Glen Johnson (HE WILL BE A GOOD BYE IF HE PLAYS AS WELL AS HE DID FOR THE FIRST PART OF HIS LOAN LAST TERM) Play Up Pompey!!!!!!!!

So It's Back To London

So Pompey are of to The Emirates Stadium today. I dont think we will get much from this but we did get a draw after going 2 up last time so you never know and it's on the telly good old sky.

An E-Mail to The BBC

This is an E-Mail I sent to the BBC about not putting Utaka's gaol in the top ten of the mounth, bloody sate funded T.V.

Dear Sirs

After watching MOTD last night( 1ST Of September) I noticed that you and your team did not put John Utaka’s goal against Bolton in the top ten goals of the Mounth. I know that Football is full of opinions that differ but I for the life of me can not see how at least half of the goals in the top ten be better than Utaka’s goal. As I am taxed by you thro the Government I would like a reply also as I am a share holder in your/my TV network. I await with anticipation.


Yours Sincerely
Gary Bell

Pompey 3 - 0 Leeds (League Cup)

25 quid!!!!! sod that I'm not going. That’s what I heard all round Pompey and South East Hampshire. And when the official attendance came out at 8,502 it shows people won’t pay even when they love the club so much. Most people said 15 to 20 quid would be ok. I know Leeds and Pompey set the price and the Police put the match as a cat A so the cost of the Police was a lot, but put the price down a bit and kids for a quid and Pompey would pack em in.
A few years ago Leeds beat us 5-1 in the F.A Cup and they were heading for Europe! Now they are the underdogs what has happened to this old great club?
As I did not go it was time to put the radio on again. I must say Leeds were the better side for most of the match but we beat them and Nugent got his first goal and it could be his last. Play Up Pompey

Portsmouth: Ashdown, Cranie, Distin (Hreidarsson 87), Pamarot, Traore, Utaka, Pedro Mendes, Hughes (Mvuemba 82), Kranjcar, Mwaruwari (O'Neil 73), Nugent.
Subs Not Used: James, Taylor.
Booked: Pedro Mendes.
Goals: Pamarot 43, 80, Nugent 84.
Leeds: Ankergren, Richardson, Marques, Heath, Parker, Prutton (Bayly 82), Douglas (Delph 82), Howson, Carole, Kandol (Beckford 46), Ameobi.
Subs Not Used: Gardner.
Booked: Carole, Beckford.
Att: 8,502
Ref: Andy D'Urso (Essex).

Chelsea 1-0 Pompey

So once again we loose at Chelsea, but we are getting closer and from what I saw from the highlights on the T.V. we pushed them all the way. By all accounts we at least should have got a draw. So it’s Leeds for the League Cup Next Play Up Pompey!

Chelsea: Cech, Essien, Terry, Ben-Haim, Ashley Cole, Wright-Phillips (Joe Cole 75), Obi (Belletti 65), Lampard, Malouda, Drogba, Pizarro (Kalou 63).Subs Not Used: Cudicini, Alex.
Goals: Lampard 31.
Portsmouth: James, Lauren (Pamarot 82), Distin, Campbell, Hreidarsson, O'Neil (Mwaruwari 61), Davis, Utaka, Muntari, Taylor (Nugent 83), Kanu.Subs Not Used: Ashdown, Hughes.
Booked: Davis, Muntari.
Att: 41,501.
Ref: Alan Wiley (Staffordshire).

Pompey 3 - 1 Bolton

So as it was an early kick off thanks to Sky Sports no sooner had I woke up I was going down to Pompey. Met Mum outside the marquee outside Fratton Park and went in for a quick drink, no big T.V. inside but three smaller ones so we watched the end of Soccer AM.

To the game and it was a good win against a poor Bolton side even when they took the lead with Anelka. It did look bad at this point After collecting El-Hadji Diouf's pass down the left channel, the French forward accelerated towards goal and drilled the ball low and hard before the pursuing Hermann Hreidarsson could make a challenge. Two minutes later when Kanu headed home a corner, but the referee had already whistled for an infringement. Kanu, however, did restore parity after 16 minutes - with Bolton the team feeling aggrieved this time as Hreidarsson seemed to tug Anelka's shirt on the half-way line but no foul was awarded. Utaka's brilliant individual goal saw Pompey take the lead collecting the ball just inside the Bolton half before sprinting towards goal and rounding Jaaskelainen before slotting home. When Kanu was taken down for a pen the game as a contest was over. I had to rush out quick to see my Daughter in Dorset at a music School she had been to all week and then bring her home. Well I saw a few scummers who I gave abuse to as you do!!!!!

So we get our first win of the season so it’s only Chelsea away next Saturday easy easy easy Play Up Pompey!!!!!

Pompeygary’s Man Of The Match Utaka what a goal what a run

Pompeygary’s Worst Man Bolton very poor indeed.

ortsmouth: James, Traore, Hreidarsson, Distin, Taylor, O'Neil (Cranie 82), Davis, Hughes, Utaka, Mwaruwari (Nugent 73), Kanu (Mvuemba 90).
Subs Not Used: Ashdown, Duffy.

Goals: Kanu 16, Utaka 30, Taylor 88 pen.

Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Hunt (Helguson 86), Cid, Meite, Samuel, Teymourian (Wilhelmsson 46), Alonso, Speed, Diouf, Nolan (Braaten 56), Anelka.
Subs Not Used: Al Habsi, Sinclair.

Booked: Hunt, Speed.

Goals: Anelka 12.

Att: 17,108

Ref: Steve Tanner (Somerset).

Drinks

This week we will drink at the Marquee at the back of the North Stand and I am told it is bigger this year I am not driving so a few more drinks me thinks!

England!!!!!!!!

Sol Campbell and David James are included in the 28-man England squad for Wednesday's friendly against Germany. At last and about time!!!!!!

Pompey 1-1 Manchester United

It was good to be back and what a game it was. The evenings started at the pub as I said early the pub has knocked a hole in the wall to the next building and are in the process of doing it up, they put some chairs and a sofa or two in it. We sat on a sofa and had a couple of drinks I look forward to coming back when it is finished we will come back later in the season and maybe have a drink!

After we popped into the Pompey superstore we headed for the ground and with our new season cards we got up to the new turnstiles and got in with no probs.

So to the game the first half was all United we played a 433 formation that did not work United took the lead when new signing Carlos Tevez set up Paul Scholes who fired in from 25 yards, and I had a feeling we were about to be destroyed but no up pops Benjani with superb header past Edwin van der Sar. Redknapp changed formation at half time and the goal proves it worked. The match ended on an unsavoury note when Muntari received his marching orders from referee Steve Bennett after a late challenge on Carrick, and then Ronaldo received a straight red for his part in a head butt on Hughes.
So we get another point so roll on Bolton this Saturday Play Up Pompey

Pompeygary’s Man Of The Match Scholes What a player sad he is not playing for England no more!
Pompeygary’s Worts Player Giggs Not what he was


Portsmouth: James, Pamarot (Hughes 64), Cranie (Traore 46), Distin, Hreidarsson, Utaka, Pedro Mendes (Taylor 46), Davis, Muntari, Mwaruwari, Nugent.
Subs Not Used: Ashdown, Kanu.
Sent Off: Muntari (83).
Booked: Muntari, Davis.
Goals: Mwaruwari 53.
Man Utd: Van der Sar, Brown (Eagles 88), Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Ronaldo, Carrick, Scholes, Nani, Giggs (O'Shea 81), Tevez.
Subs Not Used: Kuszczak, Pique, Fletcher.
Sent Off: Ronaldo (85).
Booked: Vidic.
Goals: Scholes 15.
Att: 20,510.
Ref: Steve Bennett (Kent).

Pub this week is...................

Smiffy's this was a good pub last season and they have extended into the shop next door mines a pint of ale!!!!!!

Derby 2-2 Portsmouth

So the first game of season went ok on Saturday for us. I did say it would be I draw and I was correct, playing a new team away is not easy so a point is a good one for us. So it's Manchester United on Wednesday can we beat them agin at Fratton Park?. And talking of Fratton the new roof at the Milton end will be somthing to get used to, the away fans not getting wet anymore shame!

Derby: Bywater, Mears, Moore, Davis, Griffin (McEveley 80), Fagan, Oakley, Todd, Pearson, Howard, Earnshaw (Teale 74).
Subs Not Used: Price, Jones, Macken.

Booked: Oakley.

Goals: Oakley 5, Todd 84.

Portsmouth: James, Lauren, Distin, Campbell, Hreidarsson, Utaka, Davis, Pedro Mendes, Muntari (Taylor 80), Nugent (Kanu 70), Mwaruwari (Pamarot 90).
Subs Not Used: Ashdown, Hughes.

Booked: Lauren, Davis.

Goals: Mwaruwari 27, Utaka 83.

Att: 32,176

Ref: Mike Dean (Wirral).

Derby view part 2

Derby view part 1

Leicester 1 - 3 Pompey

David Nugent was on target as Pompey came from behind to beat Leicester 3-1 in a pre-season friendly at the Walkers Stadium.
Iain Hume put the Foxes ahead in the 14th minute when a clever ball from Mark de Vries put him through on goal.
Pompey levelled six minutes later though as Nugent, sidefooted in Arnold Mvuemba's cross. Nugent turned provider this time as Lomana LuaLua latched onto his cross to score. LuaLua was then heavily involved in Pompey's third as his good work presented substitute Franck Songo'o with a chance to drill home from the edge of the box with eight minutes to go.
So that’s it for Pre-season this year and we look good, I don’t think we will do as well as we did last year but we won’t be fighting relegation either, a good cup run me thinks. I still think we will get one more in soon and I hope it’s a striker, Play Up Pompey!!!!

Newport (I.O.W.) 0 - 7 Pompey

So pompey had a good night on the Island a 7-0 win and Nugent got two goals to boot so its Leicester City next Play Up Pompey!!!

AFC Bournemouth 1 - 4 Pompey

So a short trip down the coast saw Pompey beat The Cherries 4-1. Nico Kranjcar opened the scoring before a Lomano Tresor Lua-Lua hat-trick gave Pompey a four goal lead. So of to the Island next Play Up Pompey!!!!

Liverpool 0 - 0 Pompey (Pompey win on pens)

Pompey beat Liverpool 4-2 in a penalty shoot-out Friday to win the Barclays Asia Trophy in Hong Kong, Pompey goalkeeper David James was awarded the Man of the Match. After playing 90 minutes without scoring, the match immediately went to penalty kicks that saw Pompey's John Utaka losing the first shot at goal. Liverpool got its penalties from Steven Gerrard and Dirk Kuijt while recently signed Fernando Torres and Yossi Benayoun missed shots.The championship was later secured by Matthew Taylor, Lomana Lua Lua and Hermann Hreidarsson. Nico Kranjcar scored the deciding shot. this game was only a freindly but it was good to get one back on Liverpool for that pen shoot out in the F.A. cup a few years back. So it's of to A.F.C. Bournemouth this week Play Up Pompey!

Pompey 1 - 0 Fulham

Well so Pompey play for the first time in the Far East, ok it was only Fulham (they may think the same about us!) but it is good to see Pompey get some world wide attention so to speak. And seeing some Chinese people with Pompey tops on is a bit hard to take, but it can only be good for the club.
Pompey played well on my TV but it is still pre season but at the stroke of half-time when Nico Kranjcar’s speculative shot was parried by Zat Knight into the path of Mwaruwari, who gratefully buried the easy chance. So Pompey get to the final after a hot and hard game and Mwaruwari scores again!!!! It was good to see the new Pompey players and we looked ok at the back and midfield but up front?
So its Liverpool on Friday Play Up Pompey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Hong Kong

From Pompey-Fans.com
Pompey take on Fulham on Tuesday in front of 40,000 - ironically more than the total who will watch both Premier League games between the sides this season. In the 1990s the only tournament away from UK shores Pompey were invited to was the Anglo-Italian Cup - and they didn't do very well in that. Pompey were given the sort of welcome at Hong Kong International Airport that the likes of Manchester United or Arsenal wouldn't have been ashamed of in the past.Players were screamed at, photographed and would have been mobbed but for security barriers keeping back the hordes. They made their way by coach to their base for some rest and some light training ahead of Tuesday's game, which kicks off mid-morning UK time. Play Up Pompey!!!!!!!!!!

The thing is I will be at work when they play thank god for Sky +

Radio Ga Ga

Got this from the Guardian

Portsmouth Football Club is to acquire a 50% share in three local radio stations on the south coast.
The club has entered into a heads of agreement with The Local Radio Company to form a joint venture to run The Quay in Portsmouth, Spirit FM in Chichester and Isle of Wight Radio.
Portsmouth FC said it aimed to "strengthen its ongoing two-way relationship with fans and the local community".
Quay FM is already a commercial partner of PFC, transmitting live coverage of the Premiership club's games.
The joint venture will see live coverage of games and news transmitted across the other two TLRC stations to extend coverage beyond the Portsmouth area.
"The fans will hear far more about the goings on at the club both on and off the pitch, while our sponsors will see their profile raised with more broadcast coverage of the club," said Peter Storrie, the chief executive of Portsmouth FC.
The deal with TLRC follows the recent relaunch of the club's official website, portsmouthfc.co.uk, and a broadband subscription service, PfcTV.
TLRC's three radio stations will continue to be managed independently of PFC.

Eastleigh 0 - 1 Pompey

Despite, Harry Redknapp's side playing just last night against local side, Havant & Waterlooville, the likes of Sol Campbell, Pedro Mendes, Niko Krancjar amongst others, and new signings Sunny Muntari and, Martin Cranie , were all on show this evening at the Silverlake Stadium. But it was Benjani who scored the only game of the match, I hope he has more to come. So it's of to the Barclays Premier League Asia Trophy Pompey's first far east tour so Play Up Pompey!!!!!!!

New Roof at the Milton End

Well as you can see when it is finished the away fans wont get wet this season dam!!!!!

After I took this picture I got told to bugger of from some git with a big lawn mower, I told him if he did not wont people to walk in the ground then he should shut the bloddy gate. Anyway it's my ground not his!

Milan Mandaric condemns police raids WHO?

Got this from the The Telegaraph on line
A day after the game was left reeling by police raids on three clubs and two individuals, the former chairman of one of the clubs, Milan Mandaric, claimed that the authorities had approached the allegations of corruption the wrong way.
It is understood that one of the transfers the City of London Police are investigating is the £2 million transfer of Amdy Faye, from Portsmouth to Newcastle in January 2005.
Mandaric, then the chairman at Fratton Park and now in charge at Leicester, was irked by the nature of the early morning raids and the way the details were made public.
He said: "I think it is definitely the wrong way to approach it. It is something that football doesn't need at this time, especially in the Portsmouth case when we know there is nothing there. If they want to give something to the public they should have some facts.
"When I was at Portsmouth, to my knowledge we never had any problems."

Well this did happen when Milan was there so I have to trust his words. But I would bet a dodgy AGENT is involved in this no not Redknapp!!!

Another day another Friendly

So Pompey are of to Eastleigh for another game tonight, another strong side will play this game up the road Play Up Pompey!!!!!!

Havant & Waterlooville 0 - 2 Pompey

So it’s that time of year when we play the Hawks, last year we lost not a problem only a friendly you would say. I agree but we did have a good team out that time and as we will have this time. The weather forecast was for lots of rain and thunder so it looked like the game may be called of, but no except for a little rain it was sunny if a bit windy.
I like Westleigh Park it’s got a relaxed feel to it even with 3000 odd Pompey and Hawks fans in it, but the PA system could do with a bit of a beef up.
The game was the usual pre-season in the first half but Nugent was the one that caught my eye, maybe a bit to enthusiastic if he would calm down a bit that goal will come.
The second half was much better with both sides playing well, bit Pompey has the better class and fitness and it showed when Davis scored a lovely goal on 65 mins, it was followed up with a goal from Songo to make it 2 nil. If it was not for Scrivens the Hawks Goalkeeper the goal tally would have been a lot more Scrivens made some fantastic saves and denied Nugent his first Pompey goal.

So of to Havant Tommorow

After work I shall be going into Havant to watch Pompey play the Hawks at Westleigh Park Play Up Pompey!!!!!!!

Police Raid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What!?

Police launched raids on Newcastle, Portsmouth and Rangers today as part of an investigation into alleged corruption in football. The raids were instigated by the City of London police, who revealed that search warrants were executed this morning. The investigation is completely separate to the inquiry carried out by Lord Stevens and his firm Quest into alleged illegal payments in Premier League football. Pompey said "We can confirm that the police arrived at about 10am this morning" said Pompey's director of communications Gary Double.
"We have co-operated fully with their search and will not be commenting further."

I will keep an eye on this one.

Yeovil 0 - 2 Pompey

Pompey get of to a winning start the the pre-season at Yeovil Town with goals fromm Lua-Lua and trialist Giovanni?. Sylvain Distin, Martin Cranie, David Nugent, Sulley Muntari and Hermann Hreidarsson all made their Pompey debuts. So it's Havant & Waterlooville on Tuesday and I do hear that Pompey will bring a stong side.

A few words about pre-season sorry a bit dark!

New Kit, Megastore and Players

So another kit makes its way to Pompey and it looks ok, but Pompey have moved up a bit in the world by opening a Megastore and is also the new Pompey HQ, so I may pop down next week and check it out. This new Megastore is at Rodney road next to Fratton Park.

So Pompey have so far "gulp" spent over £20m pounds on new players!!!!

In: Sylvain Distin (Manchester City, free), Hermann Hreidarsson (Charlton Athletic, free), Sulley Muntari (Udinese, £million), Martin Cranie (Scum, undisclosed),David Nugent (Preston North End £6million),John Utaka (Rennes £8.1million)

Out: Svetoslav Todorov (Charlton Athletic, free)

Not Sure: Nigerian front-man Kanu will feel the heat to make up his mind over whether to take up a one-year extension on the table, according to Redknapp.

Pre-Season Time

So Pompey are going west to play Yeovil Town F.C. tommorow at 3pm. It only seems like yesterday we were playing Arsenal and not getting into Europe! So Pompey will be playing in the new kit ( yes another one!) but this time Pompey have I think got a good kit makers in Canterbury. So Play Up Pompey!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Some real Football

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So it's Derby away

We start the season with a match at newly promoted Derby, as we begin the 5th season in the Premier League on the road for the first time since we were promoted in 2003. Following this we play Manchester United (h) Bolton (h), Chelsea (a), Arsenal (a) and Liverpool (h). So easy start then for the boys! Play up Pompey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

From Havant to Hong Kong.

Hello and welcome to the new blog. So it's that time of the year again from Havant to Hong Kong it looks like a good pre-season.

Sat 14th July - Yeovil (a), 3.00pm

Tue 17th July - Havant & Waterlooville (a), 7.30pm

Wed 18th July - Eastleigh (a), 7.30pm

Tues 24th July - Fulham (Hong Kong), 6.00pm (11.00am UK time)

Fri 27th July - Asia Cup Final or 3rd place match (Hong Kong)

Tue 31st July - A.F.C. Bournemouth (a), 7.45pm

Wed 1st August - Newport IoW (a), kick off time to be confirmed

Sat 4th August - Leicester (a), 3.00pm

Something for you to watch till this blog gets up and running

The Portsmouth and Southampton Rivalry C
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