TODAY'S POMPEY VIDEO
This was the culmination of The Great Escape, the match against Wigan had been won and it was time for the Pompey players and staff to celebrate in front of the travelling faithful. Everyone had been through so much and the impossible had happened with a game to spare. You can see from these images what it meant to all involved both on and off the pitch.
Look out for Arjan De Zeeuw, Toddy with his shout of "Hey! Get in there boys!", the players singing "Play Up Pompey!" as they emerge from the tunnel and the roar of the Pompey fans as they greet their heroes.
It was a long old trip up to Wigan and back but boy what a great day!
PORTSMOUTH'S GREAT ESCAPE SUMMARY
SOURCE: INDEPENDENT
11 MARCH Portsmouth 2 Manchester City 1
Mendes 59 (1-0), R Dunne 82 (1-1), Mendes 90 (2-1).
18TH MARCH West Ham 2 Portsmouth 4
L LuaLua 18 (0-1), S Davis 24 (0-2), P Mendes 41 (0-3), T Sheringham 68 (1-3), S Todorov 76 (1-4), Y Benayoun 90 (2-4).
1ST APRIL Fulham 1 Portsmouth 3
G O'Neil 1 (0-1), S Malbranque 9 (1-1), L LuaLua 23 (1-2), G O'Neil 61 (1-3).
8TH APRIL Portsmouth 2 Blackburn 2
C Bellamy 31 (0-1), L LuaLua 40 (1-1), S Todorov 77 (2-1), (2-1), C Bellamy 67 (2-2).
12TH APRIL Portsmouth 1 Arsenal 1
T Henry 35 (0-1), L LuaLua 65 (1-1).
15TH APRIL Portsmouth 1 Boro 0
G O'Neil 53.
17TH APRIL Charlton 2 Portsmouth 1
A D'Alessandro 39 (0-1), B Hughes 75 (1-1), D Bent 82 (2-1).
22TH APRIL Portsmouth 2 Sunderland 1
S Todorov 72 (1-0), T Miller 69 (1-1), M Taylor (pen) 87 (2-1).
29TH APRIL Wigan 1 Portsmouth 2
H Camara 33 (1-0), B Mwaruwari 62 (1-1), M Taylor (pen) 70 (2-1).
Date: 29/04/2006
Competition: Premier League
Portsmouth team versus Wigan Athletic: Dean Kiely Brian Priske, Linvoy Primus, Dejan Stefanovic, Matt Taylor, Gary O'Neil, Sean Davis (replaced by Noe Pamarot at HT), Pedro Mendes (replaced by Richard Hughes on 68 minutes), Andres D'Alessandro, Benjani Mwaruwari, Sveteslav Todorov (replaced by Wayne Routledge on 89 minutes). Substitutes not used: Jamie Ashdown (gk) and Azhar Karadas.
Attendance: 21,126
FT: Wigan Athletic 1-2 Portsmouth
Pompey goalscorers: Benjani Mwaruwari (63) and Matt Taylor (71, pen)
Video originally posted on YouTube by: aquim on 11 May 2006
Video duration: 4 minutes
LAST YEAR'S HAT
Click on the following link to see last year's hat ==> 22nd December 2010
WHAT IS THE BIG KNIT?
PompeyChicken's hats have come from bottles of Innocent Smoothies as part of The Big Knit, it's all in aid of the charity Age UK.
To find out more you can click on the following link ==> The Big Knit
ALTERNATIVE VIDEO LINK
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