Podcasts about Pompey

On this week's episode of the Peter Crouch Podcast, Pete, Sids and Chris are joined by a veteran goalkeeper who has represented Bosnia and Herzegovina, playing for clubs such as Stoke City, Chelsea, and Everton… it's Asmir Begović, and he's here for a proper trip down memory lane.(Also - we'd like to apologise for the scaffolding racket outside during the filming of this episode… this should be the last week of building works)Asmir opens up about his incredible journey from being born in Bosnia during the conflict, fleeing the country with his family and eventually settling in Canada, to making it over to England as a teenager and beginning his professional football career at Portsmouth.Asmir looks back on his time at Pompey, including some brilliant stories from competing with David James, eventually breaking into the first team. He also reveals what it was like working under Tony Pulis at Stoke, the strict rules in that dressing room, the incredible team spirit they developed and how Crouchy's arrival helped change the club.The lads also revisit Asmir's famous long-range Premier League goal, which remains one of the most memorable goals ever scored by a goalkeeper, before getting into his move to Chelsea, his relationship with José Mourinho and what it was like competing with Thibaut Courtois.There's plenty more along the way, from Asmir's experiences of football in Canada and his journey through the English leagues to stories from some of the biggest dressing rooms and managers he encountered throughout his career.Chumbawamba- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 00:00 - Intro, meeting Lamine Yamal, and the lads' weekend05:03 - Man City charges, potential punishment and the impact on football10:29 - Could Man City face a points deduction?15:30 - Asmir Begovic joins and looks back on playing with Crouchy20:02 - Asmir's childhood, moving to Canada and starting again25:39 - How Asmir's route to England began30:09 - Macclesfield, Bournemouth and breaking through at Yeovil35:13 - David James, the goalkeeper battle and Asmir's breakthrough40:08 - Tony Pulis' rules at Stoke and taking passports45:20 - Stoke's low block, stadium wind and the secret to their style50:19 - Asmir's record-breaking Premier League goal55:20 - Chelsea, Mourinho and the pressure inside the dressing room01:00:37 - Mourinho's intense methods and Asmir's move to AC Milan01:05:20 - Everton, Frank Lampard and surviving relegation battles01:10:13 - Asmir's future, coaching ambitions and life after playing01:12:40 - Asmir says goodbye and leaves the podcast01:17:35 - Predictions: Croatia vs England and the international fixtures01:19:39 - France vs Italy — the lads make their predictions01:21:04 - Crouchy reads from A Court of Thorns and Roses01:22:15 - The VERY unexpected fairy book reading01:25:40 - The lads react to the reading and wrap up- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Join our Patreon Community - https://www.patreon.com/cw/ThatPeterCrouchPodcastShoutout to @‌rodemic, now powering the audio for the pod! - https://brandstore.rode.com/crouchpodFor more Peter Crouch: Twitter - https://twitter.com/petercrouch Therapy Crouch - https://www.youtube.com/@thetherapycrouch For more Chris Stark Twitter - https://twitter.com/Chris_StarkInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/chrisstark/For more Steve Sidwell Twitter - https://twitter.com/sjsidwell Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/stevesidwell14 #PeterCrouch #ThatPeterCrouchPodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Roman Republic didn't collapse because one man grew too powerful. It collapsed because the offices themselves acquired a market price, and everyone kept showing up to work.In this episode we walk the decade between Sulla's abdication and the First Triumvirate: the years Crassus built his fortune out of proscriptions and fire brigades, Pompey extorted a consulship at 35 with no prior office, Cicero prosecuted Verres and learned that you cannot prosecute your way out of a system where the prosecutors are the next defendants, Clodius took a plebeian name in an afternoon so he could weaponize the tribunate, and Cato's incorruptibility supplied the final push that produced the Triumvirate.This is the Money-Borders-Power framework applied to the middle piece: what happens when private wealth becomes a substitute for legal authority, and the written rules stay perfectly valid while the actual decisions get made somewhere else.The Republic still met. The consuls still processed through the streets. Everyone kept showing up to work. That's the part worth understanding.

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Hollywood sold you a hero in chains. Forget it. That's not what broke Rome.What broke Rome was what happened after Rome won.By 73 BC, Rome had stopped running on its citizens. It was running on slaves. Around a fifth of the peninsula was enslaved. In whole districts of Lucania and Apulia, the men working the land outnumbered the men who owned it by margins that should have frightened somebody.So when 78 gladiators broke out of a school in Capua with kitchen knives and made it to Mount Vesuvius, it wasn't the kind of prison riot Rome was used to. It was the foundation cracking. In three years, Spartacus built an army the size of a consular force, defeated both sitting consuls of Rome in the same season, and nearly reached the Alps.Rome eventually crushed the revolt. Marcus Licinius Crassus took extraordinary command with 8-10 legions — four times what any citizen should have commanded — cornered Spartacus in the toe of Italy behind a 35-mile wall built across the peninsula, and killed him at the Silarius River in 71 BC. Then he crucified 6,000 captured survivors along the Appian Way from Capua to Rome. 130 miles of crosses.Rome called it a warning. It was state terror as domestic policy.And then Crassus and Pompey camped their armies outside Rome and demanded the consulship for 70 BC — dismantling the Sullan constitutional restoration in the process. The template was set: extraordinary crises justify extraordinary commands, and extraordinary commands become permanent tools.Every extraordinary command that followed — Pompey against the pirates in 67, Pompey against Mithridates in 66, Caesar against Gaul in 58 — was justified using the Spartacus precedent. When Caesar crossed the Rubicon 22 years later, he was following the pattern Crassus and Pompey had already set.Rome could win the war. It couldn't survive winning it.This is Episode 125 of The Fall of the Republic series on The Roman Pattern.Chapters:00:00 Rome could win the war01:07 Why Spartacus matters02:19 The slave economy — money as the first fault line04:15 Capua — 78 gladiators with kitchen knives05:32 Vesuvius and Glaber's rout06:47 Borders as the second fault line07:38 The army grows08:34 72 BC — both consuls defeated09:55 Power as the third fault line10:16 Crassus takes command11:31 Decimation — 50 men beaten to death13:15 The wall across Italy13:40 The Silarius River14:44 6,000 crosses on the Appian Way15:46 Pompey steals the credit16:33 70 BC — Crassus and Pompey demand the consulship17:22 The Sullan reforms dismantled17:48 The kill chain18:42 The template for every future extraordinary command19:12 Winning killed RomeSources referenced in this episode:— Plutarch, Life of Crassus (decimation, Pompey letter)— Appian, The Civil Wars, Book 1 (main narrative, 6,000 crucifixion count)— Sallust, Histories (fragments)— Livy, Periochae 95-97— Florus, Epitome of Roman History— Barry Strauss, The Spartacus War (definitive modern account)— Walter Scheidel (enslaved population estimates)— Ronald Syme, The Roman Revolution (1939)The Fall of the Republic series continues next Monday with The Men Who Bought the Republic — how Crassus and Pompey turned military victory into the machinery that made every future strongman possible.

The Blues' next Championship match against Blackburn Rovers at Fratton Park is previewed by Jake Smith, Sam Macey and Chris Haines. We also take a listen to John Mousinho's pre-match interview with David Howes and catch up with opposition supporter Ryan Hildred, who chips in with his views ahead of Saturday's meeting on the South Coast.

Caesar didn't break Rome. 50 years before Caesar ever mattered, Sulla did — and he did it while trying to save the Republic.Rome spent 400 years building constraints to stop a king. Two consuls, not one. One-year terms. Ten tribunes with veto power. No army inside the sacred boundary of the city. No office without a term limit. It worked because everyone agreed to lose — you lost an election, you waited your turn.Sulla broke every one of those constraints in five years. Legions camped inside the pomerium where no army had legally stood for four centuries. The first proscription list nailed to the forum wall — turning murder into law and confiscation into budget policy. The dictator's chair, empty for 120 years, dragged back out with no expiration date.Then he walked away. He resigned the dictatorship, served an ordinary consulship the next year, and retired to his villa in Puteoli as a private citizen. He thought the precedents wouldn't matter because he hadn't kept power.He was wrong.This is Episode 123 of The Fall of the Republic series on The Roman Pattern — the story of how Sulla set every precedent Caesar, Antony, and Augustus would use to destroy the Republic, while genuinely believing he was saving it. He is not a villain who destroyed the Republic because he hated it. He is worse. He is the repairman who used dynamite to fix the plumbing.Chapters:00:00 Caesar didn't break Rome01:30 What the Republic actually was02:47 Sulla's origin — patrician without money03:51 Jugurtha and the signet ring05:26 The Marian reforms and shifting loyalties06:12 The Social War07:55 Consul at 5008:44 The Sulpician crisis09:36 The march on Rome11:22 East to fight Mithridates11:48 Marius and Cinna purge Rome13:09 Return with five legions13:59 The Colline Gate15:07 Dictator with no time limit16:00 The proscription lists17:15 Fiscal policy through murder18:08 The constitutional reforms19:42 The young officers watching — Pompey, Crassus, Caesar20:09 Sulla walks away20:56 The settlement dismantled21:26 The Second Triumvirate copies the machinery22:47 Precedents don't dieSources referenced:— Plutarch, Life of Sulla— Appian, The Civil Wars, Book 1— Sallust, Bellum Jugurthinum— Cicero (contemporary references)— Cassius Dio, Books 30-35— Arthur Keaveney, Sulla: The Last Republican— Ronald Syme, The Roman Revolution (1939)— Mary Beard, SPQR— Erich Gruen, The Last Generation of the Roman RepublicThe Fall of the Republic series continues next Monday with Spartacus — the slave revolt that set up Rome's collapse.

Tasked with reviewing the events of Pompey's goalless draw with Charlton Athletic at The Valley is Jake Smith, Mark Magee and Reece Hawkins. The rest of the action from the latest round of Championship fixtures is also discussed, including news of the division's first managerial sacking and the prospect of Southampton boss Tonda Eckert not being in the dugout for next month's South Coast Derby at St Mary's.

Jake Smith, David Howes and Hayden Smith provide a preview of Pompey's next game in the Championship, a trip to Charlton Athletic. The trio also discuss the submission of John Mousinho's league squad for up until January, Tayo Singerr's loan move to AFC Totton and a disastrous training ground injury sustained by Luke Brooke-Smith.

Join us as we look back at the draw against Queens Park Rangers and ahead to the home clash with Portsmouth, hearing from Nathan Jones and Arthur OkonkwoThanks to our sponsors PSF Steel Ltd for making this show possible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hugh, Andy and Freddie are back after a big win at Fratton Park!

Portsmouth's Championship victory over Cardiff City at the weekend is picked apart by Jake Smith, Tom Malley and Josh Sweetman. As part of the assessment, the trio discuss Daniel Bielica's first clean sheet for the club, Marko Milovanović's maiden Fratton Park goal and the impressive performances of debutants Jayden Meghoma and Tyrese Shade.

This week, it's a bonus episode as the dynamic duo discuss what's coming up as the jewel of the south coast celebrates its centenary, as well as gearing up for its entry for 2029's UK City of Culture!Canvassing local entreprenuers, business owners, influencers and artists, Alex & Dan plan to capture what it's like to live in Pompey in the 2020's and what it means to the people of the island.If you're a resident, a business person or just simply an islander, we are keen to hear from you! To be part of the series, contact us on the details below or wait until the end of the episode to find out how to get in touch!#GITS

A transfer window ending with no new players for Cardiff City. Two defeats on the road, at QPR and Portsmouth. A Cardiff City player getting embroiled with a Pompey fan. No points. One good goal from Perry Ng. A Police investigation. Another unedifying week in the world of Cardiff City.It's a bad week to be a Cardiff City fan. Podcast may contain despair, delusion, and copium. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Sarai Ambert-Pompey opened Libélula Primary Care in Boise, Idaho. "Libélula" is Spanish for dragonfly, chosen for transformation. One year in, she joins Dr. Maryal Concepcion to talk about what changed when she left the VA for Direct Primary Care.Her path is unconventional: CompUSA and GameStop, Sony PlayStation reviewer training, oncology research at OHSU, then internal medicine residency in Boise. At the VA she joined a Primary Care Center of Excellence and helped launch the Boise Clinical Resource Hub, delivering clinic-to-clinic telehealth to rural sites across the Northwest, then trained physicians in telemedicine through the Ada County Medical Society during the pandemic.In this episode:Why time is the intervention - patients arrive never having been told their A1C goal, their blood pressure goal, or what their medications are for. Longer visits keep high ER utilizers out of the ER.Culturally responsive care in Idaho - Boise is predominantly white, but farming communities and employers like Micron bring diversity the traditional system was never built to serve. Healthcare trauma can take several visits to overcome before a patient consents to a blood draw.Telehealth done right - her top three: screen whether the visit is appropriate, build an emergency protocol and know your state's consent law, and actually perform a physical exam on video. Most clinicians skip that last one.How to vet an EHR - test customer service response time first, ask about interoperability, run a full patient walkthrough instead of the salesperson's highlight reel, get pricing broken out line by line, ask how an AI scribe stores data, and watch for 12-month contracts.Community as marketing - she launched a Walk with a Doc chapter before the clinic opened. Chamber involvement, immigration medical exams, and one paid social promo that returned its investment in a week.Leaving the system - 15 pounds lost, sleep restored, weekends back. "I tell anyone who will listen: I wish I had done it earlier."Mentioned: IN -PERSON DPC SUMMIT COMING IN OCT 2026! Illinois DPC Summit, first week of October, open to out-of-state physicians - register at caradirectcare.com/summit · Walk with a Doc · Latino Conservation Week · Idaho Hispanic Chamber of CommerceFree DPC startup checklist, the Physician Owner's Planner, and the DPC Toolkit Magazine: mydpcstory.com Leave a voice message for the show: mydpcstory.com/contact Follow @mydpcstory · Leave a 5-star review on Apple PodcastsCONGRATULATIONS Dr. Oropeza!!!! Learn more about Oropeza Family Health at https://oropezahealth.com/ Get your copy of the Physician Owner's Planner today at mydpcstory.com/library Learn more about Hint Summit at: https://go.hint.com/45zknvf Support the showGET your FREE MONTHLY BUSINESS TOOL DOWNLOADBecome A My DPC Story PATREON MEMBER! SPONSOR THE PODMy DPC Story VOICEMAIL! DPC SWAG!FACEBOOK * INSTAGRAM * LinkedIn * TWITTER * TIKTOK * YouTube

Andy, Freddie and Hugh are back to discuss two defeats in a tough week for the Blues. In this episode, the lads: *

Assisted by Mark Magee and Andrew Barnard, Jake Smith presents a review of the Blues' midweek home defeat to Derby County. Cardiff City fan Si Willis also joins the panel to help preview the upcoming Championship clash at Fratton Park. David Howes' latest interview with Pompey boss John Mousinho also features. In loving memory of Alan Knight MBE • 1961-2026

Jake Smith welcomes Frankie Hullett on to the show to mull over Pompey's 2-1 Championship defeat to Bristol City at Ashton Gate. Then, with the help of Rams supporter Lewis Everett and David Howes' pre-match interview with John Mousinho, the panel preview the Blues' midweek meeting with Derby County at Fratton Park.

Pete, Graham and Dan discuss a professional home win against Portsmouth, and what we think may happen between now & the window closing on Tuesday night. Episode proudly sponsored by South Central Barbers! Use code 'OSIB15' for 15% off your first booking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Saturday's Championship encounter involving Bristol City and Pompey at Ashton Gate is previewed by Jake Smith, Hayden Smith and Jack Buchanan. David Howes' pre-match chat with head coach John Mousinho is also included between conversation topics involving Marlon Pack's influence to the team and the looming summer transfer window deadline.

Hugh and Freddie are back as a much-improved Pompey side come away from Lincoln with all three points!

Joined alongside Dean Adams and Hayden Smith, host Jake Smith is tasked with providing a review of Portsmouth's first win of the new campaign, a 3-1 triumph over Lincoln City away from home. We also hear the post-match comments of John Mousinho and Marlon Pack from Saturday's victory at the ProAmpac Stadium on Sincil Bank before moving on to assess Pompey Women's 4-0 success over Swindon Town at Fratton Park in the FA Women's National League - Southern Premier Division.

Pompey's second match of the new Championship season, a clash with Lincoln City on the road, is previewed by Jake Smith, Eric Coleborn and Brendan Tuttiett. David Howes' pre-match chat with John Mousinho features after a catch-up with Meon Milton boss James Wilson and Imps supporter Jake Tonge.

Hugh, Andy and Freddie are back. We've got two new guests joining us on this episode! The lads kick things off with a look back at the QPR game, before diving into the latest Pompey news: *

Water way to start the season! A trip to the south coast sees the R's set sail on HMS Pis...You know the rest!Your host Andy, Ant and Dun by a very special guest, Young Ben Gillo from the Development Squad who makes his debut and the first of many appearances.We get into - R's navigate a tricky opening Aweigh at Portsmouth- A goal that was hard to fathom as Devlin strikes a devil of a shot past Charles- Boy Injured but R's bouyed by Keeley's performance.- Hydration regeneration as the R's wake up and Pompey ship 3 goals in 15 minutes- Illy's Sharp display watched by Avast crowd including Billy Sharp- Charles has us all Back to Front as R's a tack surges through Pompey's defence, tying them up in knots. - Vale sails a ball over the defence, and Chair bears down notching from a yard out- Koki barges through and makes it two, via a deflection.- Illy's tally doubles leaving Pompey in trouble as the defence springs another leak before the break. A Mast-erful display from the Moroccan- Kamara, a midfield anchor, takes the wind our of Portsmouth sails. We like the cut of his jib - Skipper Jimmy Dunne and JCS shore up the backline- Lloyd and Smyth, the Press Gang, bringing the energy off the bench- Stephan happy at the helm, but demands more from the team- Kone, amongst the unused Subs.- Dun eats humble pie baked at a gas mark of egg on his face- QPR: Officially busy b*stards now- First opening day win in 6 season...You know what that means...SOUND THE HORN- Tylon is shipping up to Boston to join New England's Revolution, Jaylen is going to learn the Hollo-Way at Swindon. WalshWatch:WiganWoes, Dan's Dundee United Done by 4 again...- This Week in New Yorking - An EFL special- Baltimore Baltimauled by Dun- A Blighty Bolton Betting Bulletin- Ant's Kit Korner: A BEN Special- Fair winds and following seas or will the R's run aground in choppy waters? Predictions for Bolton Ahoy- Waves and waves of Lovely Stuff. Some familair faces and new friends!- Jacobs's Current Stanza Rate, review, follow, stream, download, subscribe etc etc,

Rome didn't fall to conquest. It killed itself over 100 years, one broken norm at a time.The Roman Republic held together for nearly 500 years through a system of layered checks and balances (that's the previous episode). This video is the framework for how that system came apart — from 133 BC, when Tiberius Gracchus was beaten to death by his own Senate, to 27 BC, when Augustus quietly renamed himself and became the first emperor.Ronald Syme's "The Roman Revolution" (1939) is the intellectual scaffolding for this whole Republic series. Syme's argument, in essence: the last 100 years of the Roman Republic weren't a class war or a foreign invasion — they were a slow-motion suicide. A sequence of political-military strongmen each breaking more laws than the man before them, until there was no Republic left to defend.This episode is a primer, not a deep-dive. It walks quickly through every major figure in the arc — Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus, Marius, Sulla, Pompey, Caesar, Augustus — to give you the shape of what's coming in the rest of the Republic series. Every subsequent episode will take one of these figures and go deep on how they specifically broke the layer of the system they broke.Understand these 100 years and you won't be watching history anymore. You'll be looking in a mirror.CHAPTERS:00:00 Empires Don't Die of Murder — They Die of Suicide02:47 Why We're Going Back to the Republic03:21 The Ronald Syme Framework (The Roman Revolution)05:46 133 BC: Tiberius Gracchus and the First Political Killing11:20 Gaius Marius: 7 Consulships and the Broken Rules13:09 Sulla: Dictator, Proscriptions, and the Reformed Senate17:36 Pompey the Great Rises19:24 Julius Caesar: Broke Patrician to First Triumvir22:12 The Consulship of Julius and Caesar (59 BC)23:48 The Gallic Wars and Crossing the Rubicon (49 BC)29:02 The Second Triumvirate and Actium31:05 The Word Salad That Created the PrincipateSOURCES & FURTHER READING:Ronald Syme, The Roman Revolution (1939) — the central framework the whole series is built onMary Beard, SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome — for Roman institutional context and the mos maiorum frameworkTom Holland, Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic — the accessible narrative of the fallErich Gruen, The Last Generation of the Roman Republic — the definitive modern scholarly account of the declinePlutarch, Lives — the biographical primary source for Tiberius Gracchus, Marius, Sulla, Pompey, CaesarSuetonius, The Twelve Caesars — for Caesar and Augustus specificallyCassius Dio, Roman History — for the late Republic and Augustan periodAppian, The Civil Wars — Book 1 explicitly frames the Gracchi as the beginning of the civil wars#RomanRepublic #FallOfTheRomanRepublic #JuliusCaesar #Augustus #RomanRevolution #RonaldSyme #TheRomanPattern

Jake Smith, Tom Malley and Sam Macey provide a review of Pompey's 3-1 Championship defeat to Queens Park Rangers at Fratton Park. Both John Mousinho and Abu Kamara feature, as does Portsmouth Women head coach Jay Sadler following his side's opening day loss to Fulham at Motspur Park in the FA Women's National League - Southern Premier Division.

Josiah Osgood — Multi-Part, Part One: Professor Josiah Osgood, author of Uncommon Wrath: How Caesar and Cato's Deadly Rivalry Destroyed the Roman Republic, begins in 64 BCE, when Cato and Caesar briefly cooperated in the murder courts to penalize those rewarded during Sulla's brutal purges. Their rivalry ignited permanently during the Catiline conspiracy in 63 BCE. While Caesar proposed life imprisonment for the conspirators, Cato's debut Senate speech demanded their execution and successfully implicated Caesar in the plot. This established their core conflict: Cato's Stoic rectitude and fear of strongmen against Caesar's pursuit of dignitas and popular reform. The period also saw the rise of the triumvirate, an alliance between Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus, which Cato tirelessly opposed as a threat to republican freedom. (1)

Josiah Osgood — Multi-Part, Part Two: Professor Josiah Osgood continues with 58 BCE, when the rivals took separate paths; Cato went to Cyprus to model honest administration while Caesar sought military glory in Gaul. The death of Julia, Caesar's daughter and Pompey's wife, eventually severed the alliance between the two generals, allowing Cato to convince the Senate to appoint Pompey as sole consul to restore order. When Caesar crossed the Rubicon in 49 BCE, sparking civil war, Cato reluctantly followed Pompey's retreat. Following Pompey's defeat at Pharsalus, Cato fled to Utica, where he chose suicide over Caesar's clemency, stabbing himself and tearing open his own wounds to mar Caesar's victory. His death transformed him into a saint of the Republic, inspiring generations of poets and dissidents under the later Roman Empire. (2)

This week, Freddie Webb and Joth Taylor cover the return of Abu Kamara alongside Pompey's over transfer news. The guys review the 3-1 defeat to West Ham, or what they could see from the away end anyway, and preview the match against QPR. Football analyst Guillermo Muñoz comes on the show to talk about the signing of Rocco Shein and how much impact he'll have on the Blues in the Championship. This episode was recorded on August 14, 2026. Guillermo Muñoz: https://x.com/NoruegArg

A full look ahead to the opening weekend of the 2026/27 Championship season with Jake Smith, Josh Clements and Paul Finney. Saturday's fixture involving Portsmouth and Queens Park Rangers serves as the panel's primary focus, with topics such as reported overseas interest in Harvey Blair and the arrivals of some Premier League loans this week also discussed.

Hey! Andy's back! He's joined by Ant and Dun and they have the most QPR of QPR cup exits to discuss, and predict the Pompey away game- Millwall. A tough draw ends with a tough draw- A first half of zero consequence- A livelier second half with two early season goals- Mbengue fails to clear but...- Charles fails to Kling on- Own goal to the rescue again, new set piece coach earns his corn- Saito tripped in the box, no? - Not long to wait for penalties though- Dun's prophesy comes true. QPR do not slot from the spot- Chair, Saito, Vale and Poku all see their efforts saved by Behemoth Jensen.- 2-0 is the most dangerous scorelines in penalty shoot-outs- QPR can concentrate on the league, before the league has even started- The positives, and the negatives (Pierce Charles may appear in both)- Highly rated but oft-injured left back Dennis Cirkin signs on a free- Tylon Smith, part of our youth revolution, off on loan to New England Revolution?- Where do we finish this season? A hat-trick of 15th's?- This week in Stockholming with a bit of New Yorking.- PSA, Don't eat the lettuce or the Guac- Ant's Kit Korner- Predictions for Pompey- Lovely Stuff - Sweden, Ultraworld Pod and Pets. (With love to the ones we lost, all the time we spent with them is the loveliest stuff)- The return of Jacob's Stanza's Rate, review, comment, stream, follow, download etc, etcSee you at the Factory on Saturday at 10am for the big kick off season opening party!

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With the help of father-son duo Kevin and Freddie Stokes, host Jake Smith sits down to discuss Pompey's Carabao Cup First Round defeat to West Ham United and the permanent return of Abu Kamara. Andy Chandler also comes into the studio accompanied by Connors Toy Library CEO Abby Jones and Portsmouth Voluntary Lifeguards Hon Secretary Cy Daruvalla to reveal the total raised by this year's ‘Walk The Island' team in aid of both charities.

The Blues' upcoming Carabao Cup First Round tie against West Ham United at the London Stadium is previewed by Jake Smith, David Howes and Mark Magee. Hammers content creator ‘RyanTlksFooty' also joins the panel to help look ahead to the match and there's an interview with Pompey head coach John Mousinho for the first time this season!

Hugh and Freddie are back to preview the upcoming Carabao Cup match against West Ham, where 9,000 supporters will be travelling to the London Stadium. The pair also discuss the recent outgoings, Pompey's transfer policy and where they're looking next, and the injury problems which are already mounting/ Russ from the West Ham Network comes on the show to chat about everything going on in East London. This episode was recorded on August 4, 2026.

Portsmouth's final pre-season outing, an away fixture against SV Darmstadt 98 out in Germany, is assessed by Jake Smith, Andrew Barnard and Hayden Smith. Danny Thompson also provides a report of the match before the panel then move on listen to the first interviews of 3 new Blues players: Rocco Shein, Daniel Bielica and Marko ‘Marezi' Milovanović.

Jake Smith is joined alongside Joe Wood and Frankie Hullett to discuss the latest Pompey news. Luke Brooke-Smith's midweek arrival is a talking point, as is Jordan Williams' loan move to Blackpool and the impact the signing of Daniel Bielica will have on the Blues' 3 other contracted goalkeepers.

Today, we trace Julius Caesar's dramatic invasions into Britain - two bold expeditions that tested Rome's reach at the very edge of the known world. Ships were battered by storms, soldiers struggled with unfamiliar tides, and British warriors offered fierce resistance. Caesar never secured a lasting conquest of the island - so what drove him to try? Military necessity, retribution or a calculated move in his rivalry with figures like Pompey?Joining us is historian and author Simon Elliott to unpack the politics, ambition and spectacle behind these campaigns, and to explore how these risky ventures helped shape the larger-than-life reputation that still defines Caesar today.Produced by James Hickmann and edited by Dougal Patmore.We need your help! Let us know what you want from Dan Snow's History Hit by filling in our anonymous survey here: https://forms.gle/PvgayWLkWGjYT4St6Dan Snow's History Hit is now available on YouTube! Check it out at: https://www.youtube.com/@DSHHPodcastSign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe.We'd love to hear your feedback - you can take part in our podcast survey here: https://insights.historyhit.com/history-hit-podcast-always-on.You can also email the podcast directly at ds.hh@historyhit.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hugh and Freddie return to break down all of Pompey's summer business, giving their first impressions on every new signing and what they could bring to the squad ahead of the Championship campaign.

Gaius and Germanicus: Gaius recounts the tragic tale of the elephants in 55 BCE, who were lured from North Africawith promises of safety only to be slaughtered in Pompey's arena. The elephants' pathetic pleas moved the Romanaudience to tears, and Gaius notes that Pompey was later "cursed," meeting his end by decapitation in Egypt. Germanicus explains that while gladiatorial combat was a sacred Roman martial ethos used to relive military glory, the empire eventually shifted toward a Greek-Christian vision. This new era, centered in the East, rejected the "primitive tribal vision" of the arena in favor of piety and universal equality. Under Christianity, slavery began to die out in the Eastern Empire. The hosts conclude by preparing to meet a delegation of retired gladiators—men who survived the arena to become free citizens. (3)

Prepare yourself for the new football season with the inaugural episode of Express FM's long-running Pompey talk show, hosted by Jake Smith with Tom Malley and Sam Macey for company. The Blues' opening pre-season friendly results are discussed alongside information regarding the 5 new signings made so far and credible rumours of a sensational return to PO4 for Abu Kamara!

Challenging the Crooked Establishment in Sicily. Guest Author: Josiah Osgood. The Roman Republic's political landscape was heavily influenced by money, a reality exemplified by the case of Verres. Verres was the governor of Sicily, the vital "breadbasket" of Rome, where he systematically plundered art and embezzled funds. Although Cicero usually preferred defense work to earn favors, he made a strategic decision to prosecute Verres on behalf of the Sicilians. This choice was influenced by a shifting political tide and the support of powerful figures like Pompey, who wanted a symbolic cleanup of government corruption. Verres was a well-connected billionaire and a former follower of the dictator Sulla, making the prosecution a high-risk endeavor for Cicero. Cicero positioned himself as a crusading outsider fighting against a "crooked establishment" to protect the interests of the Roman people. By taking on this case, Cicero aimed to prove that he could challenge the most entrenched members of the Senate. This trial solidified his image as a hero of the law who was willing to confront the wealthy and powerful when he had the necessary political backing. 2CARTHAGE

Civil War, the Ides of March, and the Spiritual Godfather. Guest Author: Josiah Osgood. Cicero eventually returned to Rome, but the republic was sliding toward civil war between Caesar and Pompey. Although Cicero tried to remain neutral, he eventually joined Pompey's side but was pardoned by Caesar after the latter's victory. Cicero was present in the Senate on the day Julius Caesar was assassinated. While he was not part of the conspiracy, he celebrated the act and was famously hailed by Brutus as a spiritual "godfather" of the plot. The aftermath was chaotic, as the assassins' hope for celebration was met with a swift popular reaction against them. This shift was largely due to Mark Antony, who gave a dramatic funeral eulogy and displayed Caesar's blood-spattered toga to the crowd. Cicero recognized that Antony's genius utilized the same rhetorical techniques he had mastered: demonstrating feelings rather than just talking about them. This moment locked Cicero into a final, deadly contest with Antony over the future of the republic. He began writing and delivering the Philippics, a series of speeches designed to destroy Antony's political standing. 71450 VIRGIL

(5) Josiah Osgood explains that by 58 BCE, Caesar's allies sent Cato to Cyprus to liquidate its treasury, a mission Catoperformed with obsessive rectitude. Simultaneously, Caesar departed for Gaul, building a formidable military reputation and a deep bond with his soldiers through strategic risk-taking. The alliance between Caesar and Pompey was cemented by Pompey's marriage to Caesar's daughter, Julia. However, Julia's death in childbirth severed this vital link. Catoexploited this loss, romancing Pompey toward the senatorial side as anarchy and riots plagued Rome, signaling the beginning of the Triumvirate's collapse.

(6) Josiah Osgood recounts Caesar's campaigns in Britain and the subsequent Great Gallic Revolt led by the charismatic Vercingetorix. While Caesar fought for survival and glory, Cato exploited his struggles in Rome to portray him as a power-hungry threat. Following the murder of Clodius and rising urban anarchy, Cato made a pragmatic compromise by supporting Pompey as "sole consul" to restore order. This maneuver effectively turned Pompey into a junior dictator and Cato's ally. With Crassus killed in battle in the East, the Triumvirate was destroyed, leaving Caesarisolated and the Republic on the brink.

(7) Josiah Osgood describes the Civil War's onset as Caesar crossed the Rubicon, prompting Pompey and Cato to evacuate Italy for the East. Caesar utilized a strategy of clemency and maintained iron discipline, even executing mutineers in the Ninth Legion. After Pompey was defeated at Pharsalus and murdered in Egypt, Cato led the Republican remnant to Utica. Following Caesar's final victory in Africa, Cato refused to beg for mercy, choosing a graphic suicide to deny Caesar a political triumph. His death transformed him into a martyr, marring Caesar's victory and the future imperial regime.CLAUDIS BEGS FOR HIS LIFE

(4) Josiah Osgood describes how Cato's obstructionism forced Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus into an unexpected alliance to advance their interests. Crassus, a wealthy and "shady" financier, funded Caesar's lavish games as an aedile to secure political favor. The narrative explores the cursus honorum, the Roman political ladder involving quaestors, aediles, and praetors, leading to the consulship. Tensions rose over the tribunate's veto power and the divide between Cato's Optimates and Caesar's Populares. While the Senate clung to traditional noble power, Caesar's alliance championed land redistribution and grain reforms to destabilize their control.

(3) Josiah Osgood introduces Pompey the Great, whose return from the East sparked tension as Cato blocked his arrangements while Caesar initially supported him. The Bona Dea scandal further inflamed the rivalry; Clodius crashed a female-only rite at Caesar's home. Cato pushed for a trial to embarrass Caesar, who famously divorced his wife Pompeia, claiming she must be "above suspicion." Amidst this, family ties intersected: Caesar's mistress was Cato's half-sister, Servilia. These personal and political clashes, including jury bribery and shifting alliances, underscored a system where families manipulated connections across generations.

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