The Football Hour - Express FM

Pompey’s upcoming trip to Burnley in the Championship is previewed by Jake Smith, Alex Fletcher and Dean Adams.

The panel provide insight into the latest on the injury front as well as reaction to the news of extended contracts signed by John Mousinho and sporting director Richard Hughes. Opposition supporter Joe Redmond from TurfCast also checks in.

A double-header of 3-0 defeats on home soil for Pompey’s men and women over the weekend is discussed by Jake Smith, Tom Chappell and Andy Mitchelmore.

The post-match thoughts of John Mousinho from Sunday’s loss to West Bromwich Albion at Fratton Park are also heard and the winners of Express FM’s ‘Played Up Pompey 4’ competition are revealed!

Jake Smith, Tom Malley and Pepe Lacey look ahead to the visit of West Bromwich Albion to Fratton Park.

Saturday’s Barclays Women’s Championship clash between Pompey and Durham is also previewed on the show, which features exclusive pre-match interviews with head coaches Jay Sadler and John Mousinho too.

Portsmouth News chief sports writer Neil Allen comes on the show to talk about the release of his new book, ‘Played Up Pompey 4’.

Jake Smith also catches up with Kirsty Roxanne to discuss Pompey Women’s 3-0 defeat to Charlton Athletic on the opening day of the new Barclays Women’s Championship season before speaking with Mark Magee about the Blues’ 25-man league squad, which is now locked in until January.

Special guests from the Portsmouth Women setup join Jake Smith to look ahead to the start of the 2024/25 Barclays Women’s Championship and the Blues’ season opener at Charlton Athletic.

Pompey head coach Jay Sadler features alongside assistant Kim Stenning and captain Hannah Haughton to also share their memories of the 2023/24 title-winning campaign and provide an insight into what’s been going on behind the scenes during the summer break in preparation for the new campaign.

Jake Smith calls upon Matt Drabble and Andy Mitchelmore to help assess the events of Pompey’s 3-1 defeat to Sunderland at the weekend.

Head coach John Mousinho’s post-match interview with Andy Moon features on the show, on which the panel also discuss the biggest transfer deals the Championship had to offer on deadline day.

Portsmouth’s transfer deadline day activity is discussed by Jake Smith, Mark Coates and Andrew Barnard, who also go through deals involving other Championship sides.

The league visit of Sunderland to Fratton Park is also previewed by the trio with opposition fan Ant Waterson from the ‘Roker Report’ chipping in too. Exclusive interviews with Freddie Potts and John Mousinho also feature.

Jake Smith sits down with Sam Macey and Jamie Spencer to discuss the mysterious absence of Conor Shaughnessy and assess Pompey’s 2-2 draw at Middlesbrough.

The panel also feed off interviews with John Mousinho and Harvey Blair before talking about the latest players to be linked with a move to Portsmouth.

It’s festival weekend in Portsmouth and the Blues will be hoping to be victorious for the first time this season when they take on Middlesbrough away from home in a game that is previewed by Jake Smith, Matt Corrick and Brendan Tuttiett.

Only time will tell whether or not Pompey will be hitting the right notes at the Riverside Stadium, where new signing Abdoulaye Kamara could make his debut with Marlon Pack expected to miss out through injury.

Bundesliga writer and Borussia Dortmund fanatic Ben McFadyean provides insight on the club’s new midfielder during an episode which also features an exclusive pre-match interview with John Mousinho and the thoughts of Chris Cassidy, host of The Boropolis Podcast.

A full review of Portsmouth’s goalless draw with Luton Town at Fratton Park is delivered by Jake Smith, Kevin Stokes and Ryan Honey.

The panel also listen to the post-match thoughts of John Mousinho before going over the latest news involving the Pompey Women and discussing the confirmed draw for this season’s League Cup Group Stage.