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@ExpressFM
's The Football Hour & Pundit on
#PompeyLive
• BA (Hons) Sport Journalism Graduate • Fleet Associate at KINTO UK • Avid
#Pompey
fan
A thread of the best, mostly professional photos taken at Fratton Park on Tuesday night.
These pictures will go straight into the history books &
#Pompey
archives because there are some phenomenal snaps in here 🔥⚽️
👇
Emily and I are delighted to announce… We have a child on the way 👶
We had our 12 week scan yesterday and everything is looking good • Baby is healthy and developing well with a strong heartbeat and a growing brain too!
𝐃𝐮𝐞 𝟏𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐
Bravo to two fantastic sports presenters this evening -
@mrjakehumphrey
&
@GaryLineker
- who have both remained extremely professional and handled tonight’s sensitive subjects very well!
True inspirations 👏🏻
I tried so hard to be part of the
#PompeyLive
team this afternoon but ultimately it was too much and I was unable to speak for most of the show.
I’ve made the decision to not host The Football Hour next week as the uncomfortableness has gotten so much worse today.
Back soon 💙
Should go without saying but we had our moment as fans on Tuesday night when promotion & the title was wrapped up, please allow the players/staff & their families to have their lap of honour & trophy lift uninterrupted on Saturday 👍
#Pompey
The League One trophy is scheduled to be presented to
#Pompey
at Fratton Park on Saturday. However, the Football League are threatening to scrap the official ceremony over pitch invasion concerns.
Not even a foul and the referee is seen afterwards to be talking to Marlon Pack and pointing at Mitch Pinnock on the floor as a determining factor for his decision, yet the Northampton player ends up being absolutely fine.
When will the
@EFL
sort this mess out? Appeal incoming!
So Tottenham now play Newcastle in a friendly in NEW ZEALAND just 3 DAYS after the Premier League season ends, & now travel to Japan for further pre-season friendlies.
But Premier League teams still insist that FA Cup replays are the issue…
Stop. Pandering. To. The. Elite.
The Club is delighted to announce it will be returning to Japan for the first time in 33 years this summer 🇯🇵
We will play reigning J1 League champions
@visselkobe
at the Japan National Stadium on 27th July as part of our preparations for the 2024/25 season.
Find out more ⤵️
12 years out of the Championship
Hours away from liquidation
Some torrid seasons in League Two
7 years in League One
Multiple Play-Off failures
Thousands of miles travelled
But now,
#Pompey
have been promoted and are back… AT LAST!
(Part 1/2)
With Marquis to
#Pompey
almost over the line, suddenly the Blues look so much stronger on paper than they did last season. Crazy to think that considering the losses of Clarke and potentially Lowe, but hats off to the Eisners, Catlin & Jackett for a fantastic transfer window!
Jude Bellingham today unveiled as a Real Madrid player.
Who was there for his pro debut at Fratton Park in 2019? He’s clearly learnt a thing or two since coming up against Paul Downing.
#Pompey
3-0 winners that night in the Carabao Cup.
#Pompey
win at Carlisle
Bolton held at Northampton
Derby held by Shrewsbury
Peterborough lose at Wycombe
The Blues’ lead at the top of
#LeagueOne
is extended to 6 points.
1 cup final down, 14 to go…
Congratulations on taking more fans to a ground that can accommodate a larger amount of away supporters, that is located just 84 miles away for a league game that was played at a respectable time of the day… Stick that in the dusty trophy cabinet! 👏
I keep seeing photos like this and can’t help but think this is all just a dream and/or the images are just photoshopped…
But no,
#Pompey
actually did win promotion on Tuesday night. We are FINALLY out of this league 😍
Being the last one out of the stands gives you the opportunity to take a step back and really appreciate what a club we have and also take in the beauty of Fratton Park.
It’s good to be back on home soil and of course back to winning ways. Up the Blues!
#Pompey
The 2
#Pompey
gaffers who lead their respective teams to promotion as league winners during the football club’s 125th anniversary season.
John Mousinho 🤝
@Sadler004
• They have both written themselves into the history books & etched their names into Portsmouth folklore 💙
Southampton fans are STILL trying to compare their away following for a Saturday 3pm kick-off in London at a ground that holds over 20,000 to
#Pompey
’s Sunday 12:15 kick-off in Chesterfield at a ground that only holds 10,504.
Obsessive but cute.
I can only apologise for the late cancellation of The Football Hour this evening.
Unfortunately I was involved in a nasty incident en route to Express from work and had an ambulance take me straight to QA.
Currently awaiting results on an x-ray to my head but I’m hopeful
💙
👕 The
#Pompey
shop has been heaving this morning as the new 97-99 home & away shirts prove to be popular.
Still plenty available… As well as the bucket hats too!
Kusini Yengi gives the travelling faithful what they want, a goal from the Aussie striker - The score now with just moments remaining, Leyton Orient 0-4
#Pompey
Top class showing from the Blues this afternoon 👏
This needs to happen, the John Jenkins MBE (South) Stand would be fitting, considering the history amd heritage behind it and the man hinself!
@Pompey
@eric_eisner
@Michael_Eisner
⚠️ IMPORTANT - MISSING ⚠️
PLEASE could my followers share (RETWEET) this tweet. My auntie, Sarah Kelly, is missing and has not been seen in over 24 hours.
She was last seen in Andover, Hampshire. Our family are worried sick!
Twitter, please do your thing! 🤞🏻
1,065
#Pompey
fans at Leyton Orient tonight for the EFL Trophy match at Brisbane Road.
Not that it matters, I’m sure them lot down the road would’ve taken more to a much bigger ground in a different competition on a date/time with a more accessible kick-off time! 🤷♂️🤣
UPDATE: I’m home now.
X-rays & CT scans show no internal bleeding or big fractures/breaks - Just my nose is a bit wonky, however it always has been.
Just feeling very uncomfortable but in very little pain due to the visible injuries to the face.
Now get me to Fratton Park 💙
#Pompey
’s season so far 👇
They go into tomorrow’s clash with Reading top of
#LeagueOne
with 13 games to play.
So far the Blues have picked up 20W, 9D & 4L from 33 matches.
No League One team has achieved 69 points after 33 games & not been promoted. Portsmouth have 69 points!
“𝑶𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒖𝒔𝒑 𝒐𝒇 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏”
A win for
#Pompey
at Bolton this afternoon will see them promoted to the Championship after 12 years away.
How are you feeling this morning, Blues fans? 💙
Wigan will be deducted 4 points next season
Peterborough have a suspended points deduction which could be imposed in December
Next season’s
#LeagueOne
was already looking considerably weaker in comparison to previous years
2023/24 HAS to be
#Pompey
’s best chance of promotion
Where to start… 😮💨
Another great day watching
#Pompey
, who are now just 1 win away from the Championship!
Being part of the
@ExpressFM
#PompeyLive
team is a privilege in itself but the opportunity to host is always a pinch yourself kinda moment.
Thank you for your support 💙
Omar Bogle
Lloyd Isgrove
James Vaughan
Viv Solomon-Otabor
What a week of incomings, four big names in League One who will undoubtedly come in and revitalise this squad!
I hear the Championship calling...
💙💛 I was born in 1998 so I had been searching for these shirts for quite a while to add to my retro
#Pompey
collection.
When they were put on sale in the club shop this morning, it was a no brainer… they just had to come home with me.
Absolutely beautiful remakes 👏
The Cowley brothers have the perfect opportunity to do one of the funniest things of the season and stick a giant middle finger up to Joey Barton by applying for (and getting) the Bristol Rovers job 🤣
If the footballing gods are paying attention… 🙏
Pleased to confirm today the retention of my role within the
#PompeyLive
team at
@ExpressFM
!
Looking forward to kicking off my 6th season, with plenty to be excited about, in prospect, both on and off the pitch.
We return on August 5th for the visit of Bristol Rovers 💙
Another big moment ruined by dull commentary.
Nothing but respect for the career Martin Tyler has had, undoubtedly one of the greats when it comes to commentary, but surely it’s time to move on now… 😴
And Wycombe have done it… They’ve held Derby to a goalless draw this evening which means that not only will a win on Saturday confirm promotion for
#Pompey
, it’ll also see them crowned
#LeagueOne
champions.
🤞🤞🤞