Portsmouth FC Leeds 3 Portsmouth 3: Neil Allen's verdict - Exhilarating, bonkers and defying expectation. The Blues are back By Neil Allen Published 11th Aug 2024, 09:00 BST Updated 11th Aug 2024, 09:28 BST Comment Watch more of our videos on Shots! and live on Freeview channel 276 Visit Shots! now Pompey emerged from their banishment to the basement, blinking repeatedly as eyes readjusted to dazzling Championship sunlight. At times, the sentence appeared to be life imprisonment, a miserable exile condemning them to relegation scraps to remain in the Football League, defeats to non-league FA Cup opposition, goal-scoring goalkeepers, and Liam Sercombe.
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. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Notice and Terms of Service apply. Suddenly they were greeted with ‘You’re not famous any more’ by gloating Accrington, Morecambe, Fleetwood and Forest Green fans, often amid dismal Blues loss.