Pompey fan, Architect, Football Ground Nerd. Huge fan of Nik Kershaw, Danny Baker, Alan Partridge, Frank Skinner & Wilson my Beagle.
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Just another reminder that I’ll be doing a fully illustrated talk on the history of Fratton Park for the #Pompey History Society next Thursday from 7pm. £3 to PHS members, £6 to non-members.
Venue: Legends Lounge.
Bar will be open.
Put The Traitors on record.
Details in link.
🔜 Pompey History Society Members' AGM 2026 followed by…
🗣️@MASaunders75 will talk on the history of Fratton Park and @danm80 on football pitches
🗓️ Thurs 8th Oct from 6pm
🏟️ Legends Lounge, Fratton Park
🎟️ Book tickets: tickettailor.com/events/pomp…
#Pompey #PompeyHistory
How apt. This popped up on my Facebook memories today, from 9 years ago.
Me lamenting #Pompey’s £1.2m fan funded training ground being handed over to Eisner for gratis.
A training ground Eric Eisner claimed in the BBC interview we didn’t have when they took over. 🙄
From Palace’s own website.
Also, the stand being replaced is the admin heart of the club which adds complexities that Pompey wouldn’t have given the South Stand has all the admin facilities.
…like Fratton that defined its club. A down to earth cauldron in amongst terraced streets.
Can we build a time machine back to the 2010s and just make them build a bigger Chicken Run? It’s all they ever needed to do.
Got to feel for West Ham fans suffering that place. 14/14
Just go on Google maps and type ‘Southampton’. It gives you the city boundary and the area of West End (where the cricket ground is located) is outside Southampton city boundary.
One thing I learned on my recent holiday to Sorrento, Italy is Tornante means hairpin bend/ switchback in Italian. Make of that what you will #Pompey.
Apparently the home owner is a big Corrie fan. They also have Alan Bradley wallpaper in their outside shitter.
Where there’s a will there’s a way. These were the plans being drawn up under fan ownership. Costed at £10m. Would’ve resolved all the issues of that end and served the club for 50+ years.
