FA Cup-winning manager Harry Redknapp has admitted he is looking to sign Reading’s England international left-back.
Nicky Shorey, who won his first England cap against Brazil last year, is high on Pompey’s shopping list and, following Reading’s relegation to the Championship, could be close to a cut-price move to Fratton Park.
The move would be good for […]

The Times reports that everyone’s favourite plucky Welsh battlers Cardiff City could be off to Europe after all. As it stands, if Cardiff beat Portsmouth in the FA Cup final they would be robbed of the (dubious) joys of the UEFA Cup because they are technically a Welsh team, and only qualify for Europe through […]

The Guardian reports that Chelsea boss Avram Grant will have to win either the Premier League or the Champions League to avoid the sack. Apparently Roman Abramovich was “incensed” after viewing Chelsea slip up to lowly Barnsley in the FA Cup, and yesterday Grant had a crisis meeting with his squad, in an attempt to […]

Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp has praise his players in high terms for winning 1-0 against Manchester United in the last 8 of the FA Cup at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Redknapp says:
It’s fantastic. To come here today it was the worst draw of the lot.
It was a great performance. We worked, we had a plan and […]

Minnows Barnsley continue their giants killing habit. They got the better of Premiership giants Chelsea 1-0 in the last 8 of the FA Cup on Saturday at Oakwell.
Barnsley had earlier beaten Liverpool and now they have added Chelsea to their credit. Chelsea manager Avram Grant though doesn’t hesitate to admit that Barnsley deserved to win […]

Manchester United lost to Portsmouth in the quarter-finals of the FA at Old Trafford on Saturday and not for the first time has United manager Sir Alex Ferguson come out and blasted the referees for this shock FA Cup result.
Man United had a clear-cut penalty appeal denied when Cristiano Ronaldo was brought down by Sylvain […]

Manchester United and Portsmouth size each other up in the FA Cup quarter-final this weekend and although most observers would suggest that the Red Devils will win the tie, there is one man who is confident that Pompey can rip the form and Man United with it.
Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp says:
We have got to be […]

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is urging his team to shrug off the weekend’s FA Cup disappointment and look towards midweek’s UEFA Champions League, last 16, first leg tie against reigning European champions AC Milan. The Gunners were depleted for the 4-0 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday and Wenger says that his […]

If Nani felt that his showboating against Arsenal during Manchester United’s 4-0 win on Saturday would earn him more than Arsenal defender William Gallas’ leg, then he was right. But he must have certainly thought that he would be lauded by everyone; instead he is actually being criticized for it, even by his own manager.
Ironic, […]

The Daily Mail reports that after beating Liverpool 2-1 at Anfield, Barnsley’s match winning star Brian Howard said:
“Benitez didn’t play his strongest side against us. He was thinking about Inter Milan on Tuesday and it backfired.
“They are out of the FA Cup now and well behind in the Premier League, so they’ve […]