Blades Are In Town .. Must Be A Big Pompey Day
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There's something about home games against Sheffield United. They seem to come around on significant days, when exciting times are around the corner. In May 1987, the Blades spoiled the party as Pompey celebrated having secured promotion to the (old) first division. In August 2000 their visit heralded the dawn of the Milan Mandaric ....
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Blues Can't Go To Brentford Only To Celebrate
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There will be some who will see Pompey's trip to Brentford as one of those times when the result is not as important as the occasion. It will doubtless be party time in the away end as fans celebrate their favourable result in the Royal Courts of Justice.
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Can Pompey Carry On Turning The Unlikely Into The Possible?
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Pompey could - could - climb out of the League One relegation zone this weekend. If, for example, they were to beat Stevenage 4-0, Scunthorpe didn't better their result and Oldham were to lose 3-0 to Carlisle, the Blues would be 20th.
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Tranmere Will Test Fratton's New Fortress-like Qualities
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The dark days of mid-winter when Pompey couldn't beat an egg at Fratton are a dim and distant memory - and wins over Bury and Coventry in their past two home games speak of a side confident in front of their own fans.
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Good Friday Is Long For Pompey, But Will It Be Long On Success?
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Bob Hoskins won't be anywhere to be seen but it promises to be a long Good Friday for Pompey fans as they fulfill a fixture that the computer didn't think through when trying to come up wit local games for the holiday weekend.
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Win Would Be Nice - That's Pompey's Sky Blues Thinking
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Ten years ago this war, the Iraq war began and Paul Merson scored with his left foot at Coventry. The first of those two events might have made the bigger headlines but the second was important enough for Pompey fans as their team brushed aside the Sky Blues 4-0 on their way to the division-one title.
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Leaders Lie In Wait For Improving Pompey
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It's just under a year since Doncaster and Pompey played out a seven-goal thriller at the Keepmoat. Pompey won 4-3 that day but a week later they were relegated from the Championship, along, of course, with Rovers. That was Pompey's second successive win at Donny - making it three in a row is a different proposition, though.
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Pompey Hopeful Of Avoiding Capital Punishment
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There's much talk of feet and ground as Pompey head to East London on Tuesday night on the back of two wins in a row. Victories at Crewe and at home to Bury have lifted everyone connected with the Blues, but after that long winless run, you wouldn't expect the management to be going overboard.
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You Know You're Getting Older When Pompey Line-ups At Crewe Are Getting Younger
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Beasant, Buxton, Cooper, Waterman, Vincent, Curtis, Barrett, Quashie, Crouch, Biagini, Vine, Tardif, Zamperini, Pettefer, Harper, Lovell. The 16 players who represented Pompey on their last visit to Crewe. Plenty remarked at the time it was one of the youngest Blues teams seen in a long time (despite Beasant's presence) - but it was nothing compared to the likely average age of the squad who will carry Pompey's hopes this ....
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Pompey's Hunt For Points - And Pride - Goes On
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Pompey's battle for respectability - and for the small matter of a win - continues when MK Dons visit Fratton Park on Tuesday night. The Blues are currently four wins from safety and you can see why many have given up any hope of avoiding relegation.
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Can The Pompey Band Play On At Oldham?
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Pompey take their long winless run to Boundary Park hoping - but not expecting - Oldham to have half an eye on Tuesday's FA Cup fifth-round replay at Everton. Guy Whittingham has already warned against believing the Latics will be a light touch because of their up-coming cup commitments, yet that may be the Blues' best hope of ....
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Can Pompey Build On Their Point Well Made?
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Right - let's see if we can preview a Pompey game without mentioning how many games they have played since they last won. It won't be easy, but we will try to look on the bright side as they prepare to welcome Carlisle to Fratton Park.
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Pompey Head North Aiming To Avoid A Pool Of Disappointment
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Given that they've picked up three draws and no victories since the final third of October, it's remarkable that Pompey aren't bottom of League One already. But the basement dwelling is drawing ever nearer and will belong to the Blues on Tuesday night if they lose at Hartlepool.
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Pompey's Bournemouth Trip Shows How Fast Things Change In Football
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On October 20, Pompey were 11th in League One and Bournemouth 18th. If you were betting on one to have a good stab at promotion, it probably would have been the Blues. But 16 weeks is a hell of a long time in football and when the sides meet at Dean Court, it won't be Pompey in fourth place, nor Bournemouth in 23rd.
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The Season Starts Here As Pompey Face Colchester Challenge
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If Pompey are to avoid relegation from League One then they simply must win today's clash with Colchester. And Tuesday's at relegation rivals Scunthorpe. And further games at struggling Hartlepool and Oldham later this month...
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Magpies Swoop In Again, But Is The Outcome Black And White For Pompey?
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This is the fourth time this season Pompey have prepared to play Notts County - and the best outcome from the previous three build-ups has been a deluge which forced the home league clash, scheduled for the second Saturday in January, to be called off.
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Hartlepool Are Back At Pompey ... And So Is The Prospect Of The Fourth Division
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Not since Margaret Thatcher was just six months into her reign as prime minister have Hartlepool visited Fratton Park.
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Magpies Are Back And Pompey Are Second Favourites Again
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It's 10 weeks since Notts County arrived at Fratton Park in the first round of the FA Cup. They beat the Blues that day - and it was Michael Appleton's team's third straight defeat.
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Match Is On - So Is Pompey's Chance To End 2012 On High Note
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Pompey have the chance to end another tough year on a high point after their match at home to Yeovil was given the go-ahead.
The referee has given the pitch his approval, which means the Blues have the chance to end their wretched home run that's seen them go more than two months without a Fratton Park ....
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Boxing Day (or Any) Win Is Overdue For Pompey
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Pompey have not won since October 20 - and have not won on Boxing Day since 2006. So what better way than to put right those two damning statistics than with a festive victory over Crawley Town at Fratton Park.
It's sobering to think that on that last occasion on which the Blues tasted a Boxing Day win, a 2-1 ....
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Trip To Hartlepool Puts Pompey In Unfamiliar Territory
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Pompey aren't often favourties for the points these days but - weather permitting a game - they will be at Hartlepool on Saturday afternoon.
The home side, who will hold a morning pitch inspection amid fears more heavy rain will force a postponement, are adrift at the bottom of League One with even many of their ....
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Remember Pompey ... All Bad Runs Come To An End
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It's not quite as bad as 1975 yet, but it's not far off. Pompey have lost seven on the trot and if they lose at Coventry this weekend they'll be one defeat short of the nine-game losing run that set them on the road to relegation 37 seasons ago.
And recent experiences at the Ricoh Arena, and before it Highfield ....
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Rocha Might Stop Goals, But Who Will Score One For Pompey?
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Q: What do you do to your team if you haven't scored for 490 minutes? A: You go and re-recruit ond of last season's defensive rocks.
Pointing that out is not designed to be critical of the Blues - after all, you'd find few fans not in favour of the return of Ricardo Rocha, back at Fratton in time to come into ....
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Same Again Will Do For Pompey's Caretaker Boss
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One week into Guy Whittingham's last spell as caretaker manager, Pompey hosted Doncaster and won 3-1. Thirteen months on, what he'd give for a similar outcome in the same fixture.
Pompey's team is unrecognisable from the one which beat Rovers 3-1 in October last year - in fact it bears little resemblence to the ....
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Another Whittingham Era Begins, But How Long Will It Last?
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The post-Michael Appleton begins for Pompey at Bury with Guy Whittingham perhaps aiming to take the first step on the ladder to getting the manager's job permanently.
It's not clear yet whether Corporal Punishment wants the post on a permanent basis but he does seem more open to the idea than he was when he and ....
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