Portsmouth were formed in 1898 and their first league match was played in 1899 against Chatham town (currently in the Isthmian League First Division South) who were also West Ham United’s first ever opponents.
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Who The F*** Are… Portsmouth?
By Louis Byrne On Sat 3 Nov 2007 | (Have Your Say: 19 Comments)
Who The F*** Are… Barnsley?
By Louis Byrne On Tue 28 Aug 2007 | Have Your Say: 1 Comment)
The Toon start their Carling Cup campaign on Wednesday night against Championship side Barnsley. Barnsley were founded in 1887 and their present ground is called Oakwell and their nickname is ‘The Tykes’. (more…)
Buying From Our Premiership Rivals 2007: Reading
By Louis Byrne On Mon 20 Aug 2007 | (Have Your Say: 4 Comments)
Reading were the surprise favorites of last season, early favorites to go down after spending relatively little preseason, they not only avoided the drop but finished only one point below a European spot Steve Coppell always maintained they didn’t want, with largely the same first team that had won him promotion. However managing to stay up in your first season in the Premiership does not mean that you can take it easy second time around, as Ipswich, West Ham and others have found out in recent years. Whether they should have been favorites for the drop is questionable however, as they finished first in the Championship the season before, with 106 points and 16 ahead of Sheffield United in second.
Buying From Our Premiership Rivals 2007: Derby County
By Louis Byrne On Thu 12 Jul 2007 | (Have Your Say: 33 Comments)
Newly promoted Derby and early favourites for relegation may not be the best place for Sam Allardyce to look for players who could add talent to a squad looking for a top half finish at least next season, however there are players within their squad that could potentially have some impact in the North East at Newcastle.
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