Hawks 2-2 Pompey

The lovely Westleigh Park was the setting for Pompey's first pre-season of another new era. As this was a pre-season game the result does not matter, it's fitness that matters, we could win 6 nil and it would not mean at thing, so for people to criticise Pompey for a 2-2 draw is wrong, we did lose to the Hawks a few seasons back in pre-season some people have a short memory.

Waiting Outside For The Players

It was raining hard as I arrived at the car park, once it dropped of I took the short! walk to Havant train station to pick Mum up. On our return to Westleigh Park we waited outside to see what players would arrive, with Distin, Nicko,Primus and Nugent getting out of there cars to sign autographs and have pictures taken with the kids and fans it looked like a strong team was about to assemble for tonight's action.

Once in the ground I noticed a new stand at the far end, I have watched this ground slowly grow year on year and I believe League football is the aim in the next five years.

Team Warming Up

The match was the typical pre-season some first team players some youth and a few trial players. We had two teams for each half the fist team was Begovic, Wilson, Kaboul, Distin, Bhasera, Basinas, Mullins, Hughes, Kranjcar, Ritchie, Nugent and the second was Ashdown, Ward, Audel, Primus, Hurst, Bopp, Diop, M'Bami, Cowan-Hall, Pancrate, Subotic. and the second team was the better of the two, we took a two goal lead by a trialist called Boop and we looked good for the win until the Hawks woke up and got two goals back but all in all I enjoyed the game it was good to see the boys back well some of them anyway. It was a bit strange to see the new kit without a sponsor on it, but I quite liked it.

Teams In Play

So that was the start of the Mew Era at Pompey lets see how this one goes.

PS if you go to Westleigh Park don't eat the cheesy chips!

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