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@PompeyTrust Chair, @Pompey H&A Board & Fans’ Conference. I get away from the stress of the football season by being a primary school teacher in my spare time.
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We are so, so thrilled by the response to the statue. Buzzing that you love it as much as we do,
#Pompey
fans.
Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at the Jimmy Dickinson statue project, along with lots of new pictures of it to enjoy🧵
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Thought I’d absolutely nailed the Coronavirus advice for my class - all dutifully scrubbing hands, all remaining calm & sensible, no one overly anxious or worried - then looked around in Maths to see 10 of them chewing the end of their communal pencil✏️
#covid
ー19uk
#schoolclosure
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Been at Fratton Park this evening putting the tifo cards out. This is definitely the coolest seat in the stand
#Pompey
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Always enjoy reading
@TheKnowledge_GU
column, this week featuring disappointing club calendars.
No mention though of surely the worst ever published:
This is the story of the infamous
#Pompey
2013 official calendar.
A thread 🧵
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Sean Raggett is going to be the player who gets the loudest cheer when he lifts the League One trophy on Southsea Common in May
#Pompey
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John Mousinho, Rich Hughes, Andy Cullen & Tony Brown at the Tony Goodall Fans’ Conference this morning. JM left early to focus on the game (obviously!) but others answered wide range of questions from
#Pompey
supporter groups for nearly 2.5 hours. Terrific transparency, as always
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We're crowdfunding a statue of Jimmy Dickinson at Fratton Park.
Lots of younger
#Pompey
supporters will understandably be less familiar with him, but that's exactly why it's so important to help pass his legacy down to future generations of fans.
So who was Jimmy Dickinson? 🧵
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Thank you so much to every
#Pompey
fan who has supported the Jimmy Dickinson statue, whether you donated to the Crowdfunders, put money into a bucket on a matchday, bought one of the books, or just believed in what we were doing.
I really think you’re going to love it.
💙
#Pompey
and the
@PompeyTrust
are pleased to jointly announce that the statue of Jimmy Dickinson will be unveiled at Fratton Park on Saturday, September 23
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🏆🏆 League wins for both the men & women’s teams. A dream outcome for
#Pompey
’s 125th anniversary season.
Really proud of the
@PompeyTrust
’s contributions to the 125 celebrations too, with the statue & street art mural. We’ve got one more project to cap off the season too…
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Gunnersaurus, let me give you some advice...
Are you an Arsenal fan?
Join our Gooners 4 Corbyn canvass on Wednesday at 6PM.
Meet in front of the Arsenal Gift Shop outside the Emirates Stadium. Wear your Arsenal shirt!
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Saturday's fixture is now going to be bookended with a 'tifo' display at the start and a trophy presentation at the end. What a way to celebrate our final home game of this extraordinary season.
🧵Quick thead on the tifo:
🏆 We’re going to welcome the League One champions back to Fratton Park with a tifo display on Saturday.
If you’re in the Fratton End, hold up your card when the
#Pompey
players form the pre-match huddle.
Let’s create a special atmosphere for the last home game of the season 💙
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@DamianHinds
Since 2010, thanks to the Conservative Government:
🔷91% of schools have had per-pupil funding cut
🔷80% of schools have had to cut staff
🔷20% of teachers want to leave the profession
(sources - )
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The
@PompeyTrust
are excited to announce a new street art mural, which will honour several modern
#Pompey
icons as part of the club's 125th anniversary celebrations.
Who do you want to see featured? Vote here as part of our fan survey:
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I've got a load of old
#Pompey
games (mainly 2004-10) recorded from the telly on DVD which I'm planning to stream at 3pm on Saturdays with a chat room. If you're stuck inside & missing football, join me later for 2004's FA Cup 5th round replay v Liverpool. Will post link at ~2:50
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Ronan Curtis and Steve Seddon are the best left wing pairing since Clement Attlee and Nye Bevan
#Pompey
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Double checked the city’s planning application portal this morning in light of Mark Catlin’s comments and noticed the South Stand documents have gone in and haven’t seen anyone discuss the pictures yet. What do you think of the proposed new television gantry,
#Pompey
fans?
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Lowlight of the half at
#Pompey
wasn’t the penalty miss but the abuse received by Oxford’s female physio. Sexism has no place at Fratton Park and we must do better as a fanbase.
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After selling the club and returning shareholders’ money back to them, the
@PompeyTrust
were left with a surplus of cash from the sale.
I’m really proud to say that we’ll be using it to help make this community project a reality. This is the legacy of our fan ownership
#Pompey
We’re incredibly proud to be working alongside
@PompeyITC
,
@MONEYFIELDSFC
and
@PompeyWomen
to help bring a superb new community sports facility to the city.
Donate towards the new John Jenkins Stadium here and we will match your donation pound for pound up to £250,000
#Pompey
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My first ever
#Pompey
season ticket was in (nearly) this spot. Used to sit here because it was the cheapest seat available. Eyeline was pitch level, so you could barely see the near touchline, let alone one opposite! Now surely one of the best views in the ground. Huge upgrade.
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#Pompey
held behind so long at Millwall that many/all will have missed their last train home. What’s going on
@PompeyfcCop
@MPSMillwallFC
@SouthernRailUK
?
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#Pompey
loyalty points: Full PST survey results soon, but a big majority of fans agree with current system. There’s scope to tweak it & ensure it doesn’t become a closed shop that younger fans can’t access, but the principle that regular travellers get priority is well supported.
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Lots of funny stories of people leaving early last night - there were certainly a few people near me sneaking out after Exeter’s “winner” had gone in in the 89th minute. But it’s not the worst time I’ve seen someone leave a match early
#Pompey
(Thread)
The biggest thing to take from last night...
NEVER LEAVE A FOOTBALL MATCH BEFORE THE FINAL WHISTLE!
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If we're lucky enough to have something to celebrate in the next few games, and fans do go on the pitch at any point, let's all agree to leave opposition players & match officials alone to get off the field safely. Real chance we're hit with ticket restrictions if not.
#Pompey
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Huge opportunity to hear directly from the owners about the future of our football club:
@Michael_Eisner
&
@eric_eisner
have agreed to meet with
#Pompey
supporters at the Tony Goodall Fans' Conference in 2 weeks' time. Should be fascinating. Comprehensive minutes to be released.
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Pre-season training begins at
#Pompey
tomorrow. Absolutely buzzing for grainy photos of some unknown new players, each with exactly the same long-on-top-skin-fade, sending Pompey Twitter into meltdown. Let the guessing games begin!
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@carolecadwalla
Massive fan of
@IanBlackfordMP
just describing Dominic Cummings as an "unelected bureaucrat"!
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Great evening with Joe Gallen at the Chichester Supporters’ Club.
- Haunstrup to be offered a deal
- “Hopeful” on signing Walkes, who wants to join us. Would play as CDM in a 4-3-3.
- On summer transfers, “a couple in the bag”.
#Pompey
(1/2)
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No other League One club had as big a dip in attendance. This is sadly down to our ticketing procedures which have put some fans off attending. That's unacceptable, and I'll be asking how this was allowed to happen at Monday's Heritage &Advisory Board meeting with the owners(2/2)
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Personal highlight of the day - got to see
@EllaHumphrey_9
, who I taught in her last year of primary school. So proud of you and all you’ve achieved!
2014/15 - Year 6 pupil & teacher
2023/24 -
@PompeyWomen
Title Winner 🥇🏆 &
@PompeyTrust
Chair
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Great day at the studio yesterday seeing the finished claywork of the Jimmy Dickinson statue. Everyone we've shown it to so far has been blown away - it looks sensational.
We now need the help of
#Pompey
fans to get it cast in bronze ready to install:
Last summer, we began crowdfunding to create a statue of
#Pompey
legend Jimmy Dickinson at Fratton Park.
The claywork is now complete - and we're thrilled to reveal the first images today.
Now, we need your support to finish the project.
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There you have it - the worst football club calendar of all time. The 12 players featured made a grand total of 76
#Pompey
appearances in the calendar year, though half of them failed to make a single one. By the end of January, all but four had already left the club.
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Proud to be taking this on. The PST is here to:
💙Celebrate
#Pompey
's past, with projects like the statue
💙 Improve fan experience in the present, giving the club feedback on key issues
💙 Safeguard the club's future by meeting regularly with owners to discuss long-term plans
The PST are pleased to announce that
@donaldvass
has been appointed as new Chair of the organisation.
@simoncolebrook
will continue to serve on the PST board as Treasurer.
Read more here:
#Pompey
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✅ Contactless payment working, even outside the ground for programmes
✅ Ticket QR code scanning correctly from mobile
✅ No visible queues/issues at the ticket hubs
✅ Usual seat completely functioning in full working order (👀)
So far so good - fantastic to be back!
#Pompey
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Fully deserved. Obviously got the big, visible
#Pompey
calls right - still can’t get over the bravery he/Hughes/owners showed to appoint Mousinho - but AC is completely on top of his brief, right down to the tiny details. Approachable, smart, cares about fan engagement. Top man.
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Favourite discovery of the night: Tom was let go by Everton for being too short aged just *six*. Imagine being let go for that in Key Stage 1 - nobody’s tall enough to be a footballer when they’re 6!
Thanks for coming
@tomlowery97
- keep proving the doubters wrong 👊🏻
#Pompey
@tomlowery97
becomes the first player to appear in supporters meeting since December 2019 due to Covid. Thanks for getting the ball rolling again Tom.
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7 years after making this advert for a newly fan-owned
#Pompey
, striking to watch an FA Cup final reduced to this - a TV show filmed in an empty studio, with a soundtrack of artificial crowd noise. Desperately hoping supporters can safely retake their place at the game again soon
This beautifully effective
#Pompey
advert is the handiwork of
@donaldvass
and has gone viral. Take a bow, son.
http://t.co/MXXDEPtQbm
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Huge privilege to have Danny Cowley & Andy Cullen back at Chichester
#Pompey
Supporters' Club yesterday. Shortest answer of the night was in response to a question I know many fans are asking: Will we have a competitive playing budget to challenge for promotion next year?
"Yes."
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- Looking for experience in CM, pace up front and a GK to challenge McGee.
- Owners are “sensible” and “talking very long term”.
- Was it a successful season? “No - Kenny and I are here to win promotion”
#Pompey
(2/2)
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#Pompey
potentially without a Saturday home game until November if games are postponed due to international call-ups
Aug 24 - Rotherham❌(Victorious)
Sep 7 - Southend❓ (Internationals)
Sep 28 - Bolton ❓(?)
Oct 12 - Gillingham❓(Internationals)
Nov 2 - Oxford ⚽️ (Looking good!)
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Merse: A
#Pompey
icon who deserves to be honoured at the ground.
In unrelated news, look out tomorrow for the results of the
@PompeyTrust
poll to decide who should feature on a new street art mural at Fratton Park. It will be ready for you to see on Tuesday for the Derby game.
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Although the calendar was a disaster, 2013 will always be remembered positively by Pompey fans, with the
@PompeyTrust
completing the takeover of the club in April, hopefully meaning we'll never have a season quite like that one ever again. Up The Blues🔵
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Really enjoyed the chance to speak with Danny Cowley & Andy Cullen at the Chichester
#Pompey
Supporters’ Club meeting tonight. Clearly a big rebuilding job on and off the pitch, and we’re only at the start of that journey, but really think we’re in very safe hands with these two.
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#SPaG
questions for
#SATsWeek
: Can you spot the modal verb in the following sentence?
"You should resign,
@NickyMorgan01
"
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It was great to be back at Fratton Park yesterday but it was sadly enjoyed by too few
#Pompey
fans. You may hear this explained away as Covid hesitancy, or because people are on holiday, but these factors affect all clubs equally & most had a higher attendance than normal 👇(1/2)
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Eisner's presentation extremely slick. Meandering, incoherent questions from
#Pompey
crowd show why he doesn't want a fan on the board!
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Credit to
#Pompey
, who have consulted with a group of affected ST holders ahead of forthcoming redevelopment works in the North Lower. Never going to be pleasant having to move seat but club have learnt from the summer - fans will get improved communication & processes this time.
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Can we take a moment to appreciate the back four
#Pompey
had in League Two during 2016/17? Enda Stevens and Matt Clarke are both now Premier League players, while Christian Burgess and Gareth Evans will both be in the Championship hunt again this year. Great side.
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Very fortunate to have been at
#PrimaFaciePlay
today - can’t remember watching a better acting performance than
#JodieComer
. An exceptional talent in an exceptional production.
🎭
@estreetprods
✍️
@SuzieMillerWrtr
🎼
@SELFESTEEM___
🏟
@HPinterTheatre
^ thank you! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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It's been nearly two years in the making, but the Jimmy Dickinson statue will be unveiled TOMORROW at midday. We'd love to see you there,
#Pompey
fans.
Do some last minute revision on the man himself 👇
We're crowdfunding a statue of Jimmy Dickinson at Fratton Park.
Lots of younger
#Pompey
supporters will understandably be less familiar with him, but that's exactly why it's so important to help pass his legacy down to future generations of fans.
So who was Jimmy Dickinson? 🧵
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Kenny Jackett watching Chaplin score a first half
#Pompey
hattrick and realising he doesn't need to go out and buy a striker for League One
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Heroic
#Pompey
win. Mousinho and the coaching team will be delighted with our pressing - we defended from the front and never gave Bolton the chance to play their game out from the back. Game plan executed to perfection.
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Really enjoyed interviewing
@piggy_35
tonight - great guest. When did the
#Pompey
squad find out about John Mousinho?
“The same time as all of you - when we saw the Tweet from
@pn_neil_allen
!”
May be an awkward first meeting - “he used to pinch me when I played against him!”
#Pompey
’s Joe Pigott excellent guest
@ChiPompey2019
Really wants to play - and stay at the club. Frustrated at lack of game time but still a very positive personality - “first and foremost I’m a team player”.
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This project could not have happened without you, the Pompey fans. To everyone who helped make this possible – thank you. You believed in us. You supported us. You trusted us. And now we have a world-class statue to honour one of our finest ever players.
💙
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I'm bias as it's me who writes them, but I always think the minutes of these meetings are well worth a read for
#Pompey
fans. Loads of insight into current issues affecting supporters. Credit to the club for fronting up to difficult questions and providing such transparency.
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Wondered earlier why DC randomly tweeted a picture of himself with a fan - turns out the fan’s phone had died so he took the picture himself and posted it publicly for him to find. Good man, and not to blame for this season’s failings. Hope he’s in the dugout in August
#Pompey
Just agreed a 3 year contract to join
#pompey
. In all seriousness though, thanks so much to
@dancowley1
and
@Cowleyn8
for stopping after the game. Phone died when I was trying to get a photo with him 😂 Hope to see them given a long term contract ASAP!
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Wasn’t feeling all that Christmassy, but now I’ve seen the tinsel on the Wetherspoons toilets I’m counting down the days 🎄🎄🎄
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This was good fun to host - thanks to everyone who came along.
John Mousinho & Rich Hughes both gave the same answer when asked who the best player in L1 outside of
#Pompey
is - any guesses?
(Sadly we won’t be moving for the player in January - they believe he’d go for £10m)
🎙️John’s on the mic!
@PompeyTrust
Q&A with
#Pompey
’s John Mousinho, Richard Hughes and Andy Cullen at Fratton Park.
Well chaired
@donaldvass
!
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Huge thanks to
@dancowley1
,
@Cowleyn8
,
@eric_eisner
&
#Pompey
board for joining us for a very insightful Tony Goodall Fans' Conference this evening.
Full minutes via
@PompeyNewsNow
soon, including news from Eric that the club WON'T take on debt when further investment is needed
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6. The last time Paul Cook was at Fratton Park, this happened.
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Deserved recognition for Mousinho and Pack, but also pleased to see
#Pompey
in the top 3 for the ‘EFL Fan Engagement Award’. We’ve got really impressive access and transparency to club staff and owners - always willing to listen and engage with supporters, and act as a result.
🏆 John Mousinho has been nominated for the
@SkyBetLeagueOne
Manager of the Season award
🔵 And captain Marlon Pack is up for the Player of the Season prize
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Moving house and boxing up old
#Pompey
programmes.
Name the player and what made his career slightly unusual…
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@LucyMPowell
Second Tory PM in a row who has gambled the country's future for personal, short term political gain. Shameful, and history will not be kind
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1. His patient, posession-based passing style was the most attractive football I've seen played here in my lifetime.
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Buzzing to be there for this - Ella is one of my former pupils!
#Pompey
still on course for a double promotion…
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Hundreds of fans said they'd be prepared to chip in for this, but I'm pleased to say it's not going to cost supporters a penny thanks to the generosity of
@totalavcom
, who are sponsoring the display. Legends - and big
#Pompey
fans themselves!
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The test of any CEO is to leave the club in a better position than it was in when you arrived. Mark Catlin has overseen a period where
#Pompey
transformed from the go-to example of football mismanagement into a sustainable, forward-thinking club, re-connected with its community.
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I spoke to Andy Cullen about the results of the
@PompeyTrust
fan survey🎥
🔵Can
#Pompey
be financially sustainable & successful in the Championship?
🔵What are the North Stand Redevelopment plans?
🔵Why does the academy appear to be underperforming?
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Danny Cowley is a class act. Working your way up from the 9th tier of English football to the 2nd is the stuff of
@FootballManager
dreams and it wouldn’t be a surprise to see him one day make it all the way to the summit. I wish him every success on the next step of his journey.
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@DamianHinds
So if £105m covers the 0.75%, presumably schools will need to find nearly £300m from existing funding to cover the other 2% rise? What shall we cut now - Books? SEN provision? Heating?
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Plenty of disappointing
#Pompey
players today but worst performance was the one turned in by our fans. Exeter fans were, by contrast, superb
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Every
#Pompey
fan deserves to feel welcome, safe and included at Fratton Park. We’re proud to be supporting the
@HerGameToo
campaign, particularly in a week where some have tried to diminish the role of women in the sport.
Now off to the
@PompeyWomen
game this afternoon!
The PST are delighted to become a partner of
@HerGameToo
.
#Pompey
’s Her Game Too Ambassador
@vickylamb_
will now attend the Tony Goodall Fans’ Conference, ensuring female voices are better represented in supporter engagement with the club.
Read more:
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Singing “Will we ever win again?” and meaning it during a 23 game winless run in 2013 while the club was perilously close to going bust.
10 years on,
#Pompey
are on a 26 game unbeaten streak at the top of the league.
What’s been the lowest point you’ve had while supporting your football club?
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Thank you to the 2,500
#Pompey
fans who took part in this - your answers will feed into the meetings we have with the club and owners so we can better represent you.
Here's a quick breakdown of the results... 🧵
The PST are pleased to announce the results of our
#Pompey
supporter survey
Read the full report here:
The players chosen to feature on a street art mural will be revealed separately, with the work due to be unveiled ahead of the Derby game on 2nd April
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Filling up nicely already, and the grass is almost completely dry under foot - much better than feared. Good afternoon ahead!
#Pompey
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