Up and ready

So today is the day up for some coffee then of to London.

Sleep

Well I am up early the day before the cup final, this is like
Christmas eve. I will be blogging on the phone for the final so Play
Up Pompey!

Portsmouth 0-1 Fulham

The great escape happened at Fratton Park, but it was not Pompey this time. Fulham made there first win against Pompey at Fratton Park to stay up!

Gunwarf was a bit quiet but it was Sunday, we went into Bar 38 again, this is a nice bar this time we had chips with cheese and a couple of pints. It was lovley and sunny hot in fact. After that we took the long walk to Fratton.

The game was very enjoyable even if we lost again! Fulham were heading for relegation, with rivals Reading and Birmingham winning, until Murphy's strike.

Fulham had never before won three Premier League away matches in a row.

And for long spells it had seemed to be an impossible mission.

They were faced by Pompey players who had two incentives - to arrest a run of three consecutive defeats and to stake their claim for a starting place in the FA Cup final line-up.

And then it came. A free-kick from the right was superbly delivered by Bullard and an unmarked Murphy nodded the ball into the corner.

It sparked scenes of jubilation in the stands, although Hodgson looked unmoved.

Four in a row for Pompey now time for a win on Saturday then!

So Pompey end 8th in the league this year and an F.A. Cup Final well done Pompey.

Pompeygary's MOTM Bullard Nuff said

Pompeygary's WORST. Utaka come on play man

Portsmouth: Ashdown, Johnson, Distin, Pamarot, Hreidarsson, Utaka, Diarra (Muntari 83), Pedro Mendes (Davis 73), Kranjcar, Defoe, Kanu (Baros 73).
Subs Not Used: Begovic, Wilson.

Fulham: Keller, Stalteri, Hughes, Hangeland, Konchesky, Davies, Murphy, Bullard, Dempsey (Nevland 72), Kamara (Andreasen 85), McBride.
Subs Not Used: Warner, Bocanegra, Healy.

Goals: Murphy 76.

Att: 20,532

Ref: Mark Clattenburg (Tyne & Wear).

Pub for last home game is

At Gunwaharf Quays in Pompey as the weather will be nice and should be a good place for a drink and a bite to eat.

New away kit

Pompey revealed there new away kit today. A large ( big enough to fit me!) kit was flown around Pompey and surrounding area today from a helicopter. I saw it at break time this morning.

New crest

I like this, not at first but it's good Play Up Pompey!

Boro 2-0 Pompey

Another loss away from home looks like the players are saving themselves for the Cup!

Chris Riggott and Tuncay headed home corners to preserve Middlesbrough's top-flight status for another season.

Middlesbrough: Schwarzer, Young, Wheater, Riggott, Pogatetz, Boateng (Cattermole 88), Rochemback, Arca, Downing, Sanli, Alves (Aliadiere 61).
Subs Not Used: Turnbull, Johnson, Taylor.

Booked: Arca.

Goals: Riggott 40, Sanli 53.

Portsmouth: Ashdown, Johnson, Distin, Campbell, Hreidarsson, Mvuemba, Diop (Davis 67), Diarra, Kranjcar, Baros (Nugent 67), Defoe.
Subs Not Used: Begovic, Lauren, Hughes.

Booked: Diarra.

Att: 24,828

Ref: Peter Walton (Northamptonshire).