After their disappointing 2-1 loss to Blackburn, Kenny Jackett looked dejected as he stressed how unlucky his team were on the night. “We put a lot of pressure on Blackburn. We played at a good tempo, showed a very good attitude and had a high number of chances. We showed a fantastic heart and spirit…
Pompey heart break as they concede another late goal at Fratton Park
Portsmouth were unlucky once again in their 2-1 defeat to Blackburn as Newcastle Loanee Adam Armstrong scored a double to condemn the blues to their 14th loss of the season. In an exciting first half with shots for both sides, Blackburn netted first 21 minutes in through a string of defensive errors. Portsmouth looked determined…
Jackett urges players to respect Blackburn but play their own game at Fratton Park
Portsmouth will be hoping they can build on their win at MK Dons and push on as they face Blackburn Rovers at Fratton Park. The Pompey boss is hopeful but cautious going into this game. He claimed “They are strong, we all know that. But once we analyse them, look at their strengths and weaknesses,…
Barista of the Year Contestant Talks all Things Coffee
Every year Costa Coffee run a competition designed to decide who is the top Barista in the country. This competition can get extremely competitive with a lot of different levels and stages to it including a personality test. Josh Tweedale, a Barista from Portsmouth has spoken of his excitement at the prospect of becoming…
Delivering Christmas Gifts isn’t always plain sailing
Featured Image – Caption: Timothy Edgley As Christmas comes around again, the main shopping season in the UK gets into full flow. Local delivery driver, Deborah Edgley of Durrants Road, aged 57, has been a driver most of her life and has experienced the highs and lows at this festive time of year. Not only…
Game of thrones Series 1 Episode 1 – Winter is Coming
Featured Image – Caption: gameofthrones.wikia.com (Fandom) If you are looking for a good way to kill hours of free time and develop a lack of sleep, look no further. As a first-time viewer of HBO’s hit show, you may be confused by the opening episode. The amount of information you have to consume at first…
Front of house – Ups and Downs
Well first you have the guests. Some of the things you get called, for just doing your job are hilarious on reflection. When you realise how annoyed that guest must have been in order to call you those things, suddenly the job becomes worthwhile. If you’re a person who seriously gets that angry over someone…
The decline of the newspaper industry Q&A
We interviewed Martyn Edgley, 59, who worked in the news printing business for 29 years and asked him what his views were on the decline of the newspaper industry. When did the newspaper industry first start to depreciate? The first onset of newspaper decline started with the introduction of television which became a source…
Rowling confronts Morgan in Twitter Spat
JK Rowling who has over 10 million followers enjoyed mocking journalist Piers Morgan for his recent altercation with Jim Jefferies on Real Time with Bill Maher. The original tweet shows Rowling enjoying the confrontation that was happening on the show and claiming that the abuse Morgan was receiving was ‘satisfying’. This was enough to ruffle the feathers…
England Crickets 5 Darkest Moments
World Cup Final The date was the 3rd of April 2016. England had surpassed expectations and reached the final of the world T20. The West Indies were losing wickets. This could have been the year England proved themselves as the best cricketing nation on earth. Then came the final over. With 19 runs needed off the…
Perks of Being Single on Valentine’s Day
For some people valentines day is an amazing day full of love, presents, champagne and fine dining. For the others, not so much. Being single isn’t such a bad thing though… Firstly, no one wants to spend money. Personally I enjoy having a lot of money, and I’d rather not waste it all on one…
Manchester United – The season so far
It’s safe to say that united haven’t really met expectations since Jose’s arrival. Many expected them to be challenging for the league when in reality, they’re finding it difficult to secure a champions league place. So what’s gone wrong? In the transfer window bringing in big names like Ibrahimovic, Pogba, Mkhitaryan showed Jose’s intentions to…
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