Play Up Podcast - Portsmouth Football Club Discussion

With defenders dropping like flies, are we facing the prospect of Pack at the Back once again? Was his emergency use in the heart of Pompey's defence really as shaky as we remember? Welcome once again to the Play Up Podcast, Scott is joined by Phil and Adam to make sense of the Blackburn game and assess where the Pompey squad are just 7 games in. Did Bishop mean the finish off his chest? Or was it...

Welcome to the half-century Pod with host Scott Mclachlan and guests Simon, Kim and Reece. It's a significant milestone in the life of the Play Up Podcast and we look back to the Charlton game and discuss whether a point was enough. We also form a small Milli Ali support group after the merciless abuse directed at him at the Valley. As we go into a very long International break Simon looks at the...

Well....The Cardiff game was a cracker and we don't just mean the right hander Christian Bielik deservedly received. Welcome to the latest Play Up Podcast episode with host Scott Mclachlan who is joined by Phil Sandys and Adam Hatton. Pace and Power was on display at Fratton Park on Saturday as Pompey got their first home win, we discuss (and take cheeky credit) what worked well to get us the 3 po...

With the very sad news of Alan Knights death on Tuesday the Podcast team remember The Legend's career and their personal stories of the man. All of us on the Play Up Podcast offer our condolences to Alan's family and friends and they are in our thoughts. We cover the Bristol and Derby defeats, it's fair to say that all of us are frustrated with both results and with John Mousinho. There are so man...

Welcome once again to this weeks edition of the Play Up Podcast with host Scott Mclachlan and with excellent contributions from Simon, Phil and Reece Pompey picked up 3 points on the road at the first attempt this season with a fine win against newly Promoted Lincoln City and with the help of "Young" Marlon Pack and Segecic's Hammer. Ryan Kavuma-McQueen became Pompeys youngest ever goalscorer and...

Welcome back to the Play Up Podcast with host Scott Mclachlan who is this week joined by Phil, Kim and Simon. Pompey kicked off the new season with a disappointing loss at home to QPR and we discuss it at length. Was it the uncommanding and uncommunicating defence? The massive hole in midfield left by General Histrionics? Or can we throw Colby Bishop under the bus for being a crap Captain? At leas...

Yes, this is where the season really starts, not with the Moose Cup or whatever the League Cup is called these days. Join host Scott Mclachlan who is ably assisted by no less than five collaborators in this bumper Season Launching Pod. Phil, Kim, Simon, Reece and Adam all discuss what may or may not happen this season, who will go up and down and who they really want to do the Double over. We cove...

Welcome again to the latest episode of the Play Up Podcast with host Scott Mclachlan and our European contributors, Adam and Simon. First up we get a flavour of the Darmstadt weekend and friendly, over a thousand Pompey fans made the trip and saw a decent run out between two good teams. We look forward to the first competitive game of the season, a first round League Cup game away at West Ham with...

Pop in your buds or grab some Beats and enjoy the first Pod of the 26-27 Pompey Season. Scott is joined by Phil, Adam and Simon to kick off the new season and discuss the new faces at the Roko training complex, one of whom has set hearts fluttering. We try out a new game, the Brain Darts quiz, with a completely unexpected result and we also look forward to the up-coming friendly in Germany at Darm...

Is John Mousinho about to leave Pompey for Bristol City?  Its looking likely but there is plenty to be optimistic about for next season with or without the Head Coach and his impossibly white trainers. In this final episode of the 25-26 season Scott, Phil and Reece look back on how the season panned out, what were the successes, failures and challenges with our season review. Choose your Goal of t...

Yes, look, we know there's more Tankers getting through the Straight of Hormuz than recent Play Up Podcast episodes but we have to plead Quality over Quantity...and stick to that absolute lie. Welcome to the penultimate one then for this season and we discuss three matches in Ipswich, Leicester and Stoke (we're ignoring Coventry) and the run that secure our safety. Phil's quiz this...

We're Back!  Due to holidays and scheduling issues the Play Up Podcast has been delayed but we are here for you during the season run in. Will Pompey stay up?  We review the draws against Norwich and Oxford that mean Pompey are still just above water.  Was that a Red card? Caballeros smile, Andersons shooting and much more is discussed. Phil's quiz is on the 2012-13 season, can you guess...

Welcome to the Play Up Podcast, have Pompey stepped into an Alternative Universe where we only win away?  We review the last 3 games at MIllwall, Wrexham and Hull. Another game with no goal for Bishop, what do we do about our struggling forward line?  Scott Mclachlan, Phil Sandys, Reece Percival and Jamie Kasper discuss it in depth - find out what our conclusions are. This weeks Quiz is titled - P...

Who remembers Rory Allen? Did he ever return from watching the Ashes in Australia? Welcome to the latest Play Up Podcast with host Scott Mclachlan ably assisted by Reece Percival and Simon Cuddeford. We discuss and bemoan Pompey's luck with injuries and fine performances not paying off.  Will Charlton be forever now known as the "Devlin Game"? It does have similarities to Pedro Mend...

Coming down after a absolutely terrific Classicoast? Put the latest Play Up Podcast in your ears and relive some of the highs and lows of last Sunday. After two Pompey vs Scum games there was nothing between the two teams this season with neither side claiming bragging rights but we all know who has the unrivalled atmosphere and its in PO4. Join Scott, Phil Jamie and Tim as we review the win at We...

Happy New Year! Its another bumper episode to kick off 2026 and the usual gang of Scott, Reece, Jamie and Phil are once again joined by Tom Chappell from #FourNilWrittenAllOver It. Have you ever interrupted a piss to see a replay?  Find out who did in our review of the bonkers Charlton game. Arsenal came to town and we gave them a game, for a while at least, the guys discuss our fun FA Cup run of...

Happy Christmas! The PUP team are in a festive mood and we showcase a tune that may just get the Eisners to stop playing Scrooge and start splashing the cash.  Will it work? Give a listen to Feed Mousinho (Do The Eisners Know It's Christmas?).  It's a future Xmas No 1! The team cover the last 2 and a bit games, paying their respects to the loss of Headphones Norm and celebrating the win...

SPECIAL EPISODE - Are Pompey In Crisis? The Play Up Podcast team look into the various aspects of the club and discuss just what is going wrong - or right at Pompey. We start with a look at Millwall and Sheff Utd and the contrasting performances which delighted and frustrated fans. In the Pompey In Crisis section we discuss the lack of service to Bishop, puzzling formation choices, the continuing...

It's our Hallows Eve episode- will it Trick or Treat you? It's fair to say that Pompey's recent performances have not been Thrillers and fans are being haunted by a lack of Ghouls so can John Mousinho cast a Spell on his Team and get them producing Fireworks once again?  All will be revealed in this Halloween episode of the Play Up Podcast. We see what went right and what went wrong...

Its a Big One! Scott is assisted as usual by Phil and Reece and Tom Chappell from Youtube channel Fournilwrittenalloverit joins us as a guest this week for a bumper edition as we cover all the games since the last pod - Ipswich, Watford and Middlesboro. We attempt probably the most fiendish and difficult quiz Phil has devised so far based on International Players who have played for Pompey, see if...

Welcome to this weeks Pod. First of all do not worry that we have switched to discussing Politics and the rise of Fascism that is threatening Western Democracies, we are actually focusing on the Right Wing of Pompey's attack. We cover the game against the Scummers and the appalling display against Sheff Weds and ponder just how it went so well against the auld enemy and what went wrong a week...

Its the calm before the storm as Pompey Fans worldwide are looking forward to one of Britains hottest rival clashes.  Pompey go into the oldest and biggest South Coast Derby above their rivals for the first time in over 14 years. The Play Up Podcast gang review the last two games against West Brom and Preston which have cemented Pompeys place in the Championship top 10 after 4 games. With the tran...

 The Championship season is off and running and Pompey have left fans pondering more questions than answers. Luckily a lot of the questions are discussed in this weeks episode and perhaps we provide one or two answers. We discuss players who have arrived, Swift, Segacic and others and we also discuss and lament players who have left.  Plus those still sitting in the doorway when it comes to the li...

Excitement is building as the 25-26 EFL Championship Season draws ever nearer for Portsmouth FC and the Fans. Host Scott Mclachlan is joined by Phil, Jamie, Tim and Reece to discuss a range of topics in preparation for the kick off in August. Transfers in and out are discussed, with everyone giving thier critical assessment of the current squad and what may be needed to improve it. Phil provides a...

Please raise your glasses and toast Pompey! Join Scott, Reece, Jamie, Tim and Phil in celebrating Pompey's 1st season back in the Championship. In the final episode this season we have a tricky quiz to start before the Full Season Review with the gang. We highlight 4 pivotal and important games, give our thoughts on the season and we pick our favourite players, goals and moments of the 24-25...