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The Opposition’s View: Leicester City (a)
Leicester City fan and Sports Journalist John Phillips give The Pompey Pages a lowdown on Leicester City ahead of Pompey’s trip to The Walkers Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Season Expectations Stability is not a word you would associate with Leicester City. The Foxes are now on their 11th manager since Martin O’Neill left the club … Continue reading
The Opposition’s View: Bristol City
This week’s Opposition’s View comes form Bristol City fan Dan Wilde, who gives us a preview of City ahead of the Tuesday night clash at Ashton Gate…… Season Expectations When Gary Johnson left the club after delivering the most successful few seasons since the 70’s, there was only one real replacement and that was Steve … Continue reading
The Opposition’s View: Sheffield United
Sheffield United fan Pete West gives us a long preview of Sheffield United this weekend as Pompey welcome the Blades to Fratton Park in a bid to push closer to the play-offs. Season Expectations I guess expectations of this season were mixed for most Blades fans. To understand why that was the case, you have … Continue reading
The Opposition’s View: Ipswich Town
Ipswich town fan Tony Barker gives us the Opposition’s View this weekend as Pompey head to Portman Road. Season Expectations Unfortunately it’s impossible to talk about Ipswich this season without mentioning the dreaded ‘K’ word, Keane, so let’s get that out of the way first. Here was a man with genuine World Class playing pedigree, … Continue reading
The Opposition’s View: Crystal Palace
Budding Sports Journalist and Crystal Palace fan, Andy Watkins gives us the lowdown on Crystal Palace ahead of Tuesday night’s clash in the npower Championship. Season Expectations From going into administration, facing the cruelties of a 10-point deduction and still somehow staying alive – not only in the Championship, but also in business – this … Continue reading
The Opposition’s View: Barnsley
As Pompey welcome Barnsley to Fratton Park for the first time since that memorable 4-4 draw in 2002, Barnsley fan Michael Beet gives us the Opposition’s View….. Season Expectations Ever since we came back up to the Championship in 2006 we’ve been perennial relegation battlers. Finishes of 20th, 18th, and 18th since our promotion is … Continue reading
The Opposition’s View: Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers fan PETER ROWING joins us for The Opposition’s View ahead of Doncaster Rovers v Portsmouth at the Keepmoat Stadium on Saturday. Season’s Expectations Since 1998/99 season, we have only failed to improve our league position once. That was Sean O’Driscoll’s first season in charge, when we dropped 3 places (8th to 11th) on … Continue reading
The Opposition’s View: Burnley
As Pompey take on Burnley on Tuesday night after originally being postponed due to December’s adverse weather conditions, Burnley fan Kev Robinson from the blog No Nay Never, gives us the low-down on Burnley. Seasons Expectations This season, whilst seeing a return to the familiarity of the Football League, marks a break from the norm … Continue reading
The Opposition’s View: Leeds Utd….again
The Blues welcome Leeds United to Fratton Park this weekend as Steve Cotterill aims to get Pompey’s season back on track after a recent dip in form during 2011. Leeds fan Ryan Parrish gives us the low-down on Leeds United. Season Expectations At the start of the season I had absolutely no expectations for this … Continue reading
The Opposition’s View: Nottingham Forest
As Pompey head to Nottingham Forest in a bid to get their season back on track, Forest fan Hadlee Bennett gives us the Opposition’s View…. Season Expectations Having comfortably finished the regular 2009/10 season third in the Championship, Forest ended their promotion charge in typically anti-climactic fashion, being dumped out of the playoff semi-final by … Continue reading
Next match
20/07/13
v Charlton Athletic @ Fratton Park
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