AC Milan will define glorious Pompey era
Can it get any better than this?
I think not.
Pompey will play AC Milan at Fratton Park in the biggest game in the club’s history.
No-one can quite believe it - the Rossoneri at Pompey.
It’s the best outcome possible from the never-ending UEFA Cup draw and it will define this current glorious era at Fratton Park.
Ronaldinho, Kaka, Maldini, Nesta, Pato etc will descend on Portsea Island.
And, quite frankly, It’s a dream come true.
Here’s what’s in store:
Oct 23: Braga (away)
Nov 27: AC Milan (home)
Dec 4: Wolfsburg (away)
Dec 17: Heerenveen (home)
Who would have thought when Pompey beat Bradford to stay in the Championship in 1998 that 10 years later the Blues would be playing the San Siro giants?
Who would have thought when the team beat Barnsley to (once again) stay in the Championship in 2001 that seven years later we’d been preparing to take on the seven-times European champions?
Who would have thought that when we were heading for Premier League relegation just three years ago The Great Escape would lead to Pompey mixing it with one of the biggest clubs in world football?
Well, not me.
Any Pompey fan who said they did are lying.
On the south coast, we are currently basking in the warm afterglow of the greatest cup draw they will ever have witnessed.
There is a knot of excitement in my stomach at what lies in store.
If there is a tinge of (churlish) disappointment, it’s that Pompey will not run out at the San Siro.
But, having said that, watching Ronaldinho and Kaka’s playing at Fratton Park will be a treat.
A vociferous Pompey reaction awaits them.
A home tie also gives us the best chance of a result.
Dream on I hear you say.
Well, we did that a year ago and look’s what happened since.
I think not.
Pompey will play AC Milan at Fratton Park in the biggest game in the club’s history.
No-one can quite believe it - the Rossoneri at Pompey.
It’s the best outcome possible from the never-ending UEFA Cup draw and it will define this current glorious era at Fratton Park.
Ronaldinho, Kaka, Maldini, Nesta, Pato etc will descend on Portsea Island.
And, quite frankly, It’s a dream come true.
Here’s what’s in store:
Oct 23: Braga (away)
Nov 27: AC Milan (home)
Dec 4: Wolfsburg (away)
Dec 17: Heerenveen (home)
Who would have thought when Pompey beat Bradford to stay in the Championship in 1998 that 10 years later the Blues would be playing the San Siro giants?
Who would have thought when the team beat Barnsley to (once again) stay in the Championship in 2001 that seven years later we’d been preparing to take on the seven-times European champions?
Who would have thought that when we were heading for Premier League relegation just three years ago The Great Escape would lead to Pompey mixing it with one of the biggest clubs in world football?
Well, not me.
Any Pompey fan who said they did are lying.
On the south coast, we are currently basking in the warm afterglow of the greatest cup draw they will ever have witnessed.
There is a knot of excitement in my stomach at what lies in store.
If there is a tinge of (churlish) disappointment, it’s that Pompey will not run out at the San Siro.
But, having said that, watching Ronaldinho and Kaka’s playing at Fratton Park will be a treat.
A vociferous Pompey reaction awaits them.
A home tie also gives us the best chance of a result.
Dream on I hear you say.
Well, we did that a year ago and look’s what happened since.
Labels: AC Milan, Fratton Park, Kaka, Maldini, Nesta, Pato, Pompey, Ronaldinho, San Siro
2 Comments:
I have to agree. Pompey facing Milan at Fratton Park is going to be a special night. It just shows how far this team and club have come.
Questo Burton sta comunicando i rifiuti. He' s un certo genere di puntura.
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