The Portsmouth Post
Match23 Dec 2028
Still nobody has beaten Portsmouth
The unbeaten run reaches 15. Some of them were wins and some were escapes, but a side that refuses to lose is a side other dressing rooms talk about.
Player ratings25 Dec 2028
Ibane Bowat pops up at the right end — 7.25
7.25, 1 on the scoresheet, and the specific comedy of a back-four player celebrating like somebody who does this every week. He does not, and that is exactly why the ground reacted the way it did.
Player ratings25 Dec 2028
Luke Brooke-Smith beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 22. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Match19 Dec 2028
Abu Kamara the difference as Portsmouth beat Sheffield Wednesday
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Abu Kamara. 3‑1 against Sheffield Wednesday, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
The dugout25 Dec 2028
Ibane Bowat gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market25 Dec 2028
Portsmouth promote Charles Collins from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Charles Collins has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market25 Dec 2028
Oliver Miller steps up from the Portsmouth academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Oliver Miller has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market25 Dec 2028
Portsmouth promote Robert Murray from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Robert Murray has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market25 Dec 2028
Jason Palmer steps up from the Portsmouth academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jason Palmer has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Match Reading snatch it back from Portsmouth
- Squad A falling-out at Portsmouth
- Player ratings Nobody on the pitch touched Marezi