AOF Premier League all-time XI
With the 2020/21 Premier League season due to get underway this weekend, we asked our team of writers to vote for their all-time Premier League XI. To make things simple we opted for a traditional…
Articles by Ben Jaycock
Farewell to a Premier League legend – David Silva
Manchester City’s 3-1 knockout defeat to Lyon in the Champions League on Saturday night was club legend David Silva’s final game for the club. After signing from Valencia back in June 2010, Silva went on…
Why are Tottenham such a hated team?
“There’s something about Tottenham that has a way of getting under your skin.” If you ask Chelsea, West Ham or Arsenal fans which team they hate the most, nine times out of ten they’ll say…
The EFL Cup should be scrapped
Spain have just the Copa del Rey, Italy have just the Coppa Italia and Germany have just the DFB-Pokal, so why is it that English football place the burden of two domestic cup competitions upon…
Time to go Kenny
Kenny Jackett’s Portsmouth side threw away a 3-1 lead at home to end up drawing 3-3 with nine-man Coventry, the Fratton faithful responded at full time with a chorus of boos directed at the Pompey…
Is Dele Alli becoming the next Mesut Ozil?
Mesut Ozil has endured a disappointing and inconsistent time with Arsenal, which has led to him being ridiculed by arch-rivals Tottenham fans but are they being hypocritical, as one of their own star player’s shares…
Three games that lost promotion for Pompey
After 26 games in League One, Portsmouth had lost just three games all season and were sitting pretty at the top of the table, five points clear of second place and six clear of third….
20 Greatest Portsmouth players: 14 to 12
14. Lassana Diarra Many fans claim that Diarra is the most talented player they ever saw put on a Pompey jersey. His resilience in midfield and crisp passing meant he had the ability to…
20 Greatest Portsmouth players: 17-15
Numerous great players have put on the famous royal blue Pompey shirt, which is what makes this list deciding who the greatest 20 are extremely difficult and controversial. 17. Noel Blake Blake had a successful…
The pressure is on manager Jackett
Kenny Jackett’s side was on 57 points and top of the league by five points on New Years Day, however, Pompey are now fourth, six points behind first place and have taken just 11 points…