Attended:

 

Andrew Cullen, Rich Hughes, Tony Brown, Mark Judges & Johnny Moore (PFC)

Barry Dewing (Pompey Independent Supporters’ Association), Donald Vass (TGFC Secretary & Chichester Portsmouth Supporters’ Club), Gemma Raggett (London Supporters’ Club), Ian Marshall (Chimes Lounge), Kev Ryan (Central Branch Supporters’ Club), Martin Callahan (South West Supporters’ Club), Mike Fulcher (TGFC Chair & Social Media Groups), Mike Whittle (Pompey History Society), Nick Paul (Northern Blues), Pam Wilkins (Pompey Disabled Supporters’ Association), Peter House (Pompey Independent Supporters’ Association), Roy Gregory (Central Branch Supporters’ Club), Simon Colebrook (Portsmouth Supporters’ Trust), Steve Heaven-Gandy (Isle Of Wight Supporters’ Club), Tony Howe-Haysome (Armed Forces & Services Club) & Tracy Jane (Portsmouth Women Supporters’ Club).

 

Apologies: 

Adrian Foster (South Wales Association of Pompey Supporters), Graham Price (Pompey 808), Leon Tricker (Social Media Groups) & Steve Tovey (Legends Lounge).

1. FSA Supporter Engagement Award

MF: Portsmouth Football Club were awarded the FSA Supporter Engagement Award this week, in recognition of the strong link between the club and its fans. Forums like the Tony Goodall Fans’ Conference are a big part of that – thank you to all the different supporter groups who attend and contribute, and to the club for their openness in these meetings. Congratulations. 

2. Millwall Postponement

Q: Have you established what caused the power substation to failagainst Millwall last week? What steps are being taken to ensure there isn’t another power supply failure causing further match abandonments?

AC: Firstly, a bit of context: we have two power sources coming into Fratton Park. The first is the substation behind the North Stand, and another which comes in behind Tesco. That first substation by Specks Lane powers the Milton end, continues into the South Stand, and then into the Fratton End. It also powers the floodlights and serves other properties as well. 

The second one, by Tesco, powers the North Stand and the Fan Zone. It can also provide emergency back-up, which is what happened on the evening. 

At 7:35pm when the power went off, we went stand-by-stand trying to work out where the issue was. We traced it back to the Specks Lane substation.  The Fan Zone lights and North Stand both continued to operate correctly from the other substation. It was therefore immediately apparent that the issue was with the Specks Lane substation. 

We contacted Scottish and Southern Energy [SSE] who run the network. We had Hampshire Electrical on site, but they and the club can’t get into the substation – its’s extremely high voltage and it’s not safe for anyone other than SSE to do so. SSE arranged to send out two engineers – one coming from Havant, the other coming from Waterlooville. 

They left straight away, but the estimated time they would arrive at the ground was between 8.20-8:30pm. Traffic meant they arrived at around 8:40pm, and they were then able to restore power within 10-15 minutes. 

We know a circuit breaker tripped in the sub-station but what caused the trip is still under investigation.

For today and forthcoming matches, we have arranged to provide greater resilience to the system. We’ve brought in an additional generator to power the Fratton End, meaning less draw on the substation. We’ve also arranged to have two SSE engineers here on site today in case they do need to get into the power substation. 

Q: We appreciate that it is hard to make clear communication while facts are still being determined. It would have been helpful to have communicated more clearly with fans while they were left in the dark, however. Why was more information not shared at the time?

AC: As well as kicking out floodlights, we lost Wi-Fi, radio channels, and the entertainment PA system (not the emergency PA) and the majority of stadium CCTV cameras. That made our internal communication more difficult. We managed to get 2 of the usual 6 radio channels back on, but initially we could only communicate via telephone – that was very challenging. 

In terms of communicating with fans in the stadium, I take on board the criticism. There are four separate logged announcements between 19:49 and 20.32 prior to the final announcement at 20:39. We could only say what we knew at the time. It was a dynamic situation and we were doing our best trying to get the game on and hopeful that the SSE engineers could get here at 8.20pm to support us.

I was also conscious that we couldn’t have started beyond 8:30pm. Last trains from Fratton Station to London were scheduled at around 10:40pm and so fans could have ended up unable to get home. We therefore got the players out onto pitch at 8:15pm, because they need at least 15 minutes to warm up, but we could not start game while still on the emergency lighting.

One criticism I’ve received is that we should have announced, when the players came out, that there was no guarantee the game was going to go ahead at that stage because of the emergency lighting situation. There were two possible consequences of that which we wanted to avoid – one, the players may not have then warmed up correctly in the right frame of mind if there was a doubt. Two, it may have caused anxiety or panic to some fans within the stadium if they felt that the lights could fail again and cause a rush to get out. That was a major concern for us. We were hopeful that if we could get the SSE engineers on site, before 8.30pm to correct the fault that we had a chance of starting the match. When we did call the game off, everyone exited the stadium safely and orderly, with the emergency lights still on – that was the best possible outcome given the situation. 

Q: Did your emergency response plan include total loss of power to the stadium? What have been the main learnings from reviewing the events of the evening? Could the decision to abandon the match been taken earlier?

AC: We have two forms of back up, a generator and the switch over system to the back-up supply from the substation by Tesco. We have added extra resilience in the system, which we’ve taken by adding an additional generator. We’ve also set up a WhatsApp system for key staff in the stadium in case radios go down again. We’ve found areas where we can improve the lighting on our emergency backup – some areas, such as the alleyway between the Fan Zone and Frogmore Road, were completely dark.

Could we have taken the decision earlier? We always wanted to give the game the best possible chance of going ahead. The referee was brilliant and gave us the time and space to try everything we could to get the game on. We also had great guidance from EFL and the police were fully supportive. We ultimately had to make the decision to postpone the game at 8:30pm. 

Q: Do you have an estimate of what the abandoned match has cost the club? Will your Business Interruption insurance cover it? 

AC: Significant money has been lost. Principally, that’s for the huge policing bill, probably our biggest of the season, which we’ll now need to pay for again. Although there were some food and drink takings on the night, we will need to re-employ catering staff, stewards etc for the rearranged fixture. There should be no loss of income from Sky – the rearranged game will be re-covered as it remains a midweek fixture. We are continuing to work with our insurance provider on these matters.

3. Millwall Policing 

Q: Did the club identify Millwall as a suitable midweek game before the season’s fixtures were created? If so, was the Dedicated Football Officer in agreement with this?

AC: We don’t have a say in who we play and when. The police don’t getearly sight of fixtures before we do. We get them at 7am on the morning they are released publicly at 9am. We can make some limited requests – such as playing away the week of Victorious Festival, or the first match of the season, but clubs are given no guarantees these will be met. 

Q: Were the police involved in the timing of the decision to abandon the game, and did they have sufficient time to prepare themselves for safely marshalling the crowd?

AC: There was no pressure from the police – they didn’t have any say in the eventual decision to postpone the fixture. The Stadium Safety Officer, as per the Safety Certificate, has the ultimate final say. We made a decision just after 20:30, but had conversations with police so they could prepare their own plan. We had to brief all the stewards before making the public announcement, so they knew what was happening as well. 

Q: It was announced that Millwall fans were to be kept inside the stadium while Portsmouth fans dispersed. This appeared to be only a very brief period, leading to disorder outside the stadium. Why were Millwall not held back longer?

Q: Prior to the game, the club published a map of the routes from the ground for home fans. This appeared to allow fans to progress along the full length of Carisbrooke Road. However, on the night the Police stopped fans from going past the bottom of Specks Lane and we have received complaints on how this area was policed. Is the club aware of any change to published plans, or any operational change on the night following the abandonment of the fixture?

AC: There was a plan in place, but that plan wasn’t followed in full. The police have stated they had to respond appropriately to a dynamic set of circumstances. There was a hold-back of Millwall supporters, for a short period. I know the Portsmouth Supporters’ Trust are in dialogue with the police over concerns they have raised. It’s not fair for me to commentmore – I’ll leave that for the police, but will be involved and will work with everyone to review arrangements for the new fixture date.

4. Football

Q: When previously asked about the length of time it took to gain promotion to Championship, Eric Eisner said we didn’t want to be a ‘yo yo club’, but would go up when we were ready and be in a position to compete at a higher level. We fully support our owners and understand the importance of sustainability, but feel our recruitment doesn’t reflect that ambition, with some of our signings not Championship ready, making it a very difficult start to the season. What plans are in place to strengthen in January?

RH: You’ll have heard me say before: as soon as one window closes, we move on to thinking about the next one, so we’ve been planning for January since the summer. Having said that, there has to be flex in terms of our targets and priorities. 2-3 weeks ago, we may not have been looking for a centre forward. Now, with injuries, we may do. We have to be flexible right up to when the transfer window closes. 

We’ll be as proactive as we can in January and bring in players who not only fit our long-term strategy but who can also make an immediate impact on the team. We want to come out stronger by the 3rd of February. 

There’s always hope and expectation among supporters that we sign someone immediately – in reality, that’s very difficult. We have two loan slots available, but there are two rounds of the FA Cup in January, and so Premier League teams are likely to hold their younger players back in order to play them in those games first. We need to show patience – we will be trying our best to get players in early, but it’s a challenging window. 

There are lots of conversations with Eric and the rest of the board. There’s not an explicit budget, we always take things on a case-by-casebasis, and they’ve never turned down a request in my time at the club.

We’ll keep pushing to make the team better. We’ve seen a positive change in the group in last 6 weeks, we’re pleased with how we’re going about things and want to build on those performances and pick up more points. January is a big month for the football club, both in terms of recruitment and in points available. 

Q: Mark O’Mahony and Kusini Yengi are both currently injured. Will we be looking to get a striker in January?

RH: Recruiting centre forwards when you already have an established striker is one of the biggest issues to try to solve in football. Look at Spurs when they had Harry Kane – it was so difficult for them to sign a back-up while he was there. Everyone agrees that Colby Bishop is our main #9 – it’s difficult to recruit beneath that. We’re maybe looking at a loan. 

Players and agents do their research though, and they’ll know we normally play one centre forward, and so be asking us how much game time they will realistically get. 

Centre forwards who can perform regularly in the Championship will go for huge, huge fees. We have to be strategic and have to exploit different markets to gain value. That’s not a reference to our budget, it’s just the reality of it. 

Q: We reportedly paid fees to sign Harvey Blair and Abdoulaye Kamara, but neither are getting significant game time. Don’t these type of signings need time on the pitch to develop? 

RH: Firstly, the purported fees aren’t necessarily reflective of what we actually spent. We buy players like that on long term contracts because we think they can make a difference to Portsmouth Football Club over a number of years. Of course, we want to buy young player who can come in and make immediate impact – but look at Abu Kamara going for £4-5m, that’s the kind of figure that profile of player can command. 

Abdoulaye Kamara is a French speaking native and new to the country. He’s had to get a new place to live, get a new car and so on – he’s needed time to adjust. The club is doing a good job of helping him, but it does take time to settle off the pitch. Now, he’s pushed himself back into contention with John. 

Q: To aid development of young players, are the club looking to introduce an U21/23 team? If so, when? If not, why not?

Q: Regarding the Academy, some fans understanding is that the Academy is currently classed as Cat 3 and can’t apply for Cat 2 status until the training ground facilities are improved. Is this a correct understanding of the situation, and does the Club intend to reach Cat 2 status? If so, when does the Club intend to reach Cat 2? 

RH: There’s a strong link between these two questions. Andy Cullen, Greg Miller and I are in the process of a strategic review of academy football, and the next steps for the football club. We’re looking at which clubs are doing what, and thinking about the best pathway for our youngsters. I watch a lot of U21 football, and a big chunk of them are not ready for men’s football – they’re too academy-centred. You might be aware of The National League Cup, which was introduced this year [and features teams from the National League alongside U21 teams from Premier League 2]. That’s an acknowledgement from Category 1 academies that their pathway doesn’t currently prepare players fully for men’s football. 

I was asked recently about Harvey Blair needing U21 games. If you don’t want to be playing U21 football for Liverpool, why would you come to Portsmouth to play U21 football? He’s here to be part of a professional squad competing in men’s football.

We want to nail down what the best pathway is. Brentford went away from the academy model, but they’re now pivoting back to it because they’re a Premier League team who want to compete for Europe. We want to invest resources in this area, but we want to ensure we have the best pathway to do so. 

We have an informal link to Shaun North at Havant & Waterlooville. We signed Reuben Swann on a 2-year contract, and he’s impacting a step 3 team at the top of that league – that’s impressive 4 months into his journey. He’s figuring out life, staying away from home and finding out what it’s like to be dropped from the team. That’s all good for his development. We don’t want loans where players are guaranteed to play – that’s not realistic. 

Q: It has been reported that someone is leaking our first team selection via social media, potentially giving an advantage to the opposition. Has the source been identified and stopped? 

RH: In the build up to the Oxford game, Regan Poole and Christian Saydee had slight knocks, and weren’t part of the team shape training session at the training ground [although did both eventually start]. The starting eleven was incorrectly posted online without those two, exactly how the team had set up in training that day – that alerted us to the fact that someone had seen it on the training ground. After the game, Oxford staff referenced it in conversation with us – they’d seen it bandied around online. 

We always want to be accessible as a football club to our supporters but need fans to be cautious with sensitive information. I just want to reinforce that to fans – it flagged to Oxford that we were going to change things around, and we don’t want to lose out on sporting advantages like that. Someone had seen it from the training ground. No real damage was done because it wasn’t the actual team – but it alerted us to the fact that this was happening. We’re in the process of installing new blinds at the gym, which will be operational on matchday minus one, but want to ask fans to be cautious. 

 Q: Will funds be made available for Jay Sadler to strengthen the Women’s squad in January? If the side were to be relegated, will they remain full time professionals for the 25/26 season?

AC: We have a board meeting coming up, where we’ll discuss variousscenarios on how next year could impact the budget. I don’t want to cause unnecessary speculation as to what could happen. There’s a huge challenge for clubs who are promoted from National league to the Championship and from the Championship to the WSL – there’s a massive chasm. There’s no safety net of parachute payments, as you have in the men’s game. 

5. Ticketing

Q: Following the Millwall postponement, what happens to tickets sold on ticket exchange? Are ST holders who used this service allowed to use their ST for the rearranged fixture? Likewise what happens to those who bought on ticket exchange?

MJ: We’ve now published information for ticket holders online. One question we’ve had in the ticket office is ‘why am I receiving a refund for the match ticket I purchased, as I still want to come to the new rearranged game?’ 

If we’d done that, we wouldn’t have been able to give season ticket holders who put their seats on the ticket exchangetheir seat back if they can now make the new fixture. 200 season ticket holders sold their seats in this way, and some of those will now want to come. 

We will ensure those who have received refunds receive priority for the revised game – they’ll be able to purchase before any extra seats go to the general public. Our normal priority window is 24 hours, but that didn’t feel right for this game, so we’ve extended that to a week.

That will ensure every season ticket holder gets their seat back, but that anyone who purchased an individual match ticket gets another chance to attend as well. That’s the right decision for the fanbase. 

Q: Can the club confirm when loyalty points will reset, and what this process will look like?

MJ: There is currently no date for when we’ll change the loyalty point totals. I want to make clear – we never said we’d be resetting loyalty points. Supporters won’t be going back to 0. What we’re trying to implement is a 3-year rolling window, effectively the previous two seasons plus the current one. 

We’ve wanted to do this sooner and haven’t been able to move as quickly as we’d have liked. It’s still part of the plan. In the meantime, we’re working hard to ensure ticket purchasing isn’t a closed shop and continue to look at live data when setting loyalty point windows. Of the 12 away games on sale so far this season, 9 have hit general sale. Only 11 hit general sale for the entirety of last season. 

Q: Are there any plans to sell half season tickets this year? 

MJ: For the Men’s team, no. Season tickets have sold out, so we can’t sell half season tickets. The best option for fans hoping to buy in future is to join the season ticket waiting list. 

A common misconception is that the waiting list was only for the current season – no, it’s ongoing, and we currently have over 2,000 people on it. Half season tickets for the Women’s team are currently on sale and start at £6. We have around 450 Women’s season ticket holders. We’ve had great growth in that area. 

Q: We can’t currently buy tickets for the women’s away games on the Portsmouth ticket website, and instead have to buy them direct from the home club. Are there any plans to change this?

MJ: We’ve looked into selling away tickets for Women’s games and have spoken about this with other clubs, but there’s currently no appetite among the wider game to sell tickets in that way, as happens for Men’s fixtures.

Q: Are there any plans to change the date of season ticket renewal?

MJ: Conversations around 2025/26 season tickets have not yet begun – we’ll update fans in due course. 

Q: We have had feedback from a number of season ticket holders who have arrived at the ground with the wrong season ticket card and have needed to pay a fee for a replacement match ticket. Could next season’s cards be printed with 2025/26 on them? 

MJ: When you get a new season card, I encourage you to put your old ST card away in storage. We occasionally do have supporters turn up to the ground with old ones, some even dating back from pre-2020. 

We don’t ordinarily charge supporters who require a replacement match ticket in place of their season ticket for a particular match if requested ahead of the match day, but we do charge a fee on a match day. 

We previously had big queues in the ticket office on matchdays because fans were routinely asking us to print paper copies of their season ticket that they had left at home. Since introducing a small fee, we’ve seen a huge drop off with printing of season card tickets because of this, freeing up staff to support our fans in other ways on match days. 

Season cards are designed to be multi-seasonal. For several years, ours haven’t been – we trialled the use of a credit card, then had lots of seat moves due to the reprofiling of the North and South Stands which needed a new print run, and also had a special design for our 125thanniversary year. Moving forward, your season card will be multi-seasonal. Please do not discard it at the end of the season. 

We’re always in conversation around digitalising season tickets – but you risk alienating older fans if we move fully to this system. We’re always on the look out for hybrid models where you can do both, but we’ve yet to see a reliable one. Several clubs were due to start using digital season tickets this year but opted to delay. It may be wise to let other clubs trial this first and iron out issues before adopting it. 

Q: Why do away tickets go ‘off sale’ ahead of the fixture? 

MJ: If the home club use e-tickets, we can sell and fulfil them until very late on, including the day of the game should tickets still be available. If we’ve been sent physical paper tickets by the home team, and supporters make a late decision to attend a game and try to buy a ticket close to the fixture, sometimes online sales will have stopped because we can’t guarantee the supporter will receive their ticket ahead of the fixture. 

However, in person sales will continue for as long as possible before we are required to stop sales and provide the final reconciliation to the home Club. If we know our duplicate/replacement list is above a certain number, we have to send a member of staff to their ticket office to help hand out the tickets.

Q: Why is the South Stand not opening for the FA Youth Cup match against Leeds? 

MJ: As with some Men’s cup games and Women’s fixtures at Fratton Park, we always use the North Stand in the first instance and then open up other stands as demand dictates it. We’re able to provide better food/drink options there, and it’s the most accessible stand from the car park. 

It also provides stronger images when the game is streamed/recorded, because we film from the South Stand opposite. 

6. Stadium, Travel & Local Infrastructure 

Q: At previous TGFC Meeting, we discussed the ever-increasing transport difficulties after midweek games. Can we ask PFC to continue to point out these difficulties and stress the need for a better service both to our local MP’s and Rail Networks?

AC: The Safety Advisory Group, as well as the Zone X group, are in regular dialogue with South Western Railways. They’ve tried to make changes this year with how people come on to the platform. We’re always speaking with MPs on this topic – Stephen Morgan MP continues to chair the Fratton Delivery Group meetings. I’ve also raised this issue of long distance scheduled midweek matches at the Championship’s Environmental Group meetings. 

Q: With the growth of the fanzone, the queue to access Frogmore Road each game from the fanzone is growing. Are the club still looking to widen this access point?

 AC: The alleyway is part of our longer-term strategy to create a plaza on Frogmore Road.

Q: Could the Club provide an update on the footbridge feasibility study, and could the Club confirm if the cost of the study is still an equal split costs exercise between PFC, Network Rail and PCC? 

AC: We held a Delivery Board meeting in the last fortnight, and we will be meeting with Stephen Morgan MP again shortly to update him on where we are. The project is still on schedule to deliver its final report next autumn. The quantum of costs is confidential but have been shared between different groups. Portsmouth Football Club are not solely funding the feasibility study.

Q: In discussions between the Club and Council regarding the Local Plan and the need for an off-road pedestrian and cycle route (aka bridge), was the route from Fratton Station along WalmerRoad, to the existing footbridge at the intersection of Clive Road and Clarkes Road, ever considered? Isn’t this an existing off-road route that removes the need for a new footbridge?

AC: That alternative route along with others will be part of the feasibility study. I’m mindful of the impact on local residents, local businesses and the local council. The route referred to does currently exist, but people don’t tend to want to use it in any sizeable numbers. It would require a big behavioural shift from supporters to instead use that route 

Q: Given the footbridge is likely to be some years away, how will the Club work with other stakeholders in the meantime to help fans get safely to and from the ground? For example, could all parties come together to provide stewarding along Goldsmith Avenue and at Fratton Station?  

AC: If we were to request extra stewarding there, that would be down to the club, meaning extra costs which we would need to make back. 

7. Club shop / retail

Q: How accurate is the Pompey Store webpage with available stock? Some supporters have experienced issues of buying online, then receiving a message days later that the items are not in stock.

MJ: We understand how frustrating it must be to purchase something and then find out it’s unavailable. During peak moments – Christmas, Black Friday etc – keeping stock up to date can be challenging, but we’ve relayed the problems to Just Sport and asked them to improve this. 

Q: Are there intentions to have affordable clothing merchandise available from the Pompey store?

MJ: We try to cover all ranges in product price, from ‘pocket money’ items up to higher value. There has been a massive increase in shipping, transport and labour costs recently, ultimately leading to higher prices. We do have discounts at various times, which brings prices down. We’ll continue to seek customer feedback on items fans would like to see. 

Q: Have you had an early indication into the success of the Gunwharf Quays ‘pop-up’ shop? Is there any prospect of it staying there permanently?

AC: It’s too early to say, but initial data suggests it’s going well, and not detracting from sales at Fratton Park. The pop-up store has been leased from 1 November to 31 January. Just Sport are taking on a lot of the liability as part of the new deal we’ve negotiated. I’m very encouraged by the early sales, but we need to monitor the sales dynamics and customer traffic after Christmas.

8. Broadcasting / Pompey+

Q: More video content is being placed on the Pompey+ app rather than YouTube. Will the club also put it on other platforms such as YouTube for non-paying subscribers? 

MJ: We’re producing lots more exclusive video content for Pompey+ in order to give fans a more in-depth experience. Although some premium content is reserved for subscribers, lots of the content is available free – you just need an account which is easy to set up on our website.

We will still populate and use our YouTube channel in various ways, but we can’t lose sight of the fact we’ve lost significant revenue from domestic streaming no longer being available on iFollow and want to create a new revenue stream with Pompey+. This week, we’ve introduced a different price point for premium subscriptions without match audiopasses – that’s now available for £4.99 a month.

AC: We’re still in the early stages. We’ve added pre-match press conferences, Women’s games, and more. We’ll be doing more research – surveys, focus groups, etc. – to understand from supporters how we can keep on improving content. 

Q: Do the club have any input into when televised fixtures are? Moving the Sunderland game to the Sunday at the end of the Christmas break, for example, will be inconvenient for many fans. 

AC: We don’t get any input. Each club will be shown a minimum of tentimes on Sky each season under the new TV deal. I’m just relieved Sunderland is a 3pm kick-off rather than 7:45pm! The Wycombe Wanderers FA Cup game is being broadcast internationally, which is why that’s been moved to the Friday evening. 

9. Other

Q: Are PFC continuing to liaise with our local MP’s regarding support for an Independent Football Regulator? 

AC: Along with senior representatives from the EFL I met with Lisa Nandy MP at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport just shortly before the publication of the Bill and – that’s one way we’re engaging. I continue to brief Stephen Morgan MP on the Independent Football Regulator, and I know Amanda Martin MP is well-informed as a board member of the Pompey Supporters’ Trust. Caroline Dinenage,who is Chair of the Commons DCMS Select Committee and MP for Gosport, will also have an influential role to play. 

Q: If Pompey fans came together to crowdfund banners and ‘tifo’displays, would the club be supportive?

MJ: Ultimately, the club will always be supportive on these issues, as we know they can help to build the atmosphere. We would support it as long as they comply with our safety criteria and it doesn’t cover advertising and sponsorship rights – that’s important for the club’s revenue – and don’t obstruct or detract from other fans experiences. We would ask to be made aware of it and taken on the journey, so we can take these things into consideration. 

Q: In regard to events such as supporters’ club meetings and Pompey History Society events, can microphones be provided? 

JM: If microphones are requested, we’ll provide them. 

MJ: I’ve spoken to my team who run the events – microphones are always offered. Sometimes, the room doesn’t require one. If an event will rely on AV, we always recommend you have an external AV technician on site. Many events won’t need one. 

10. AOB

MW: ‘The Making of Modern Pompey and the Men Who Made It’ is a newly released book, available for £15, with all proceeds going towards Pompey History Society’s Gerry Spraggs fund, which we intend to use to purchase Peter Harris’s 1949 & 1950 First Division medals. Pompey History Society raised over £1,000 for the fund in last week’s matchday bucket collection – thank you to everyone who donated. 

 

– Minutes by Donald Vass