As explored by Scarf on these pages recently and ad nauseam on every other website in Christendom, Portsmouth Football Club isn’t perhaps the most watertight prospective new employer one can think of amid the teeth of global crisis. So, having enjoyed a period of middle eastern exoticism under Avram Grant, it’s the watery gruel of the Championship from now on for Pompey; their choice of manager amply exhibiting the consequences of downsizing.As with their fellow south coasters, Plymouth, I can’t help feeling that Portsmouth may have been better opting for an up and coming manager rather than Steve Cotterill, a…
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The Monday Profile: Kevin Prince Boateng
Sporting a name by which one is not usually referred to on one’s shirt – witness “GAMST” and “JONAS” - is not a habit of those prone to introversion, but rarely has this provided such an accurate view into the mind of the wearer than yesterday in Pretoria – the simple legend “PRINCE” providing all one could wish to know about the mindset of Kevin Boateng.Having finished the season at Portsmouth, the former Hertha Berlin man is a Championship player of sorts although one suspects that he sees his future away from Glanford Park and the New Den come August….
Actions and Consequences: A Cautionary Tale
One of the standout memories of a thoroughly depressing 2001-02 season supporting Stockport County was witnessing a masterly performance by former Croatia international Robert Prosinečki for Portsmouth during their 1-0 victory at Edgeley Park in August. His profuse smoking habit and pre-match burger meant that he never left the centre circle all game, but he nevertheless controlled proceedings for the entire 90 minutes and made County’s own talented midfielders, the intelligent David Smith and Finland international Jarkko Wiss, look like complete amateurs. I remember wondering at the time how Portsmouth, who had for the past few years been a struggling…
The Thursday Preview: Algeria Vs Slovenia
Last week, we previewed a friendly international involving a clutch of Championship-tinged stars and in the end, it was Robert Koren and Slovenia who prevailed, with a 3-1 win over New Zealand in Maribor.Hence, the Slovenes will go into their first World Cup finals match for seven years with confidence. Laying in wait are the Desert Foxes of Algeria; the match taking place this Sunday in Polokwane, the capital of Limpopo Province, a venue to put alongside Orlando, Saitama, Seogwipo and Uddevala in a roster of obscure host cities.Slovenia would appear to lie in the category of low hanging fruit…
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