Football enthusiasts had the chance to enter a tournament to raise money for the Mayor of Fareham’s three charities, which includes the Warsash Wasps Football Club. The Warsash Wasps staged the five-a-side competition for Cllr Trevor Cartwright’s charities, which also include the Cystic Fibrosis Trust and Toe in the Water. The competition was organised by [...]
Locks Heath 4, Queens Keep Southampton 2. Locks Heat pulled a 4-2 victory out of the bag after a poor start against Queens Keep in the Hampshire Premier League. A shocking first 10 minutes saw Locks down 0-2 through sloppy play against the Southampton team. But it took Mark Smith a mere four minutes to [...]
Police are putting the final touches to their plans for maintaining public order at this Sunday’s (December 18) football derby match between Portsmouth and Southampton. About 250 officers will be on duty in a bid to keep rival supporters apart as the teams face each other for the first time in three seasons at Fratton [...]
When football pitch rivalries between Pompey and Saints are resumed this weekend, here in the Western Wards neighbour will be turning their back on neighbour – and relationships could turn temporarily sour. It may be the season of goodwill to all – but when it comes to Pompey and Saints decades old rivalries are more [...]
Footballers are angry after vandals painted obscene graffiti on a club ground’s seating area. Vandals painted graffiti and kicked down part of a brick wall of the dugouts at Locks Heath Football Club’s ground in Warsash Road. Dougie Leask the club’s chairman said he was frustrated with the incidents, which happened on two separate occasions [...]
Young footballers were awarded for their efforts on the pitch in the Locks Heath Free Church Faith and Football youth league. The 65 players were given certificates and medals for their skilful shots and powerful playing at a special ceremony held at the church in Hunts Pond Road. Portsmouth FC legend and founder of the [...]
The company that owns Portsmouth Football Club – Convers Sports Initiatives (CSI) has gone into administration. And Pompey chairman Vladimir Antonov has resigned his post. Accountants Hacker Young, who handled Pompey’s administration in 2010, have been named to handle CSI’s insolvency. In a statement from the club Chief Executive David Lampitt said: ”It’s incredibly disappointing for [...]
Whiteley Wanderers Football Club has been awarded £600 to buy 16 new football kits for the newly formed girls’ team. The girls were invited to join the team through the school-club link project showing the excellent relationship the club shares with schools in the area, so has been awarded the funding by Fareham Borough Council. [...]
Titchfield-based BBC football pundit Steve Claridge made a storming debut for Gosport Borough scoring the only goal against Sholing on Saturday (October 22). The 45-year-old striker came out of retirement to play for Gosport and scored in the 27th minute of the South Hampshire FA Trophy match at Privett Park. The former Portsmouth star has played 1,000 professional [...]
Pompey manager Steve Cotterill has today (October 14) left his post at Fratton Park and is expected to take over as manager of Nottingham Forest. The 47-year-old manager said his farewells to the Pompey players at the club’s training ground in Eastleigh this morning before heading off to Nottingham for talks over the post left vacant [...]
