History of the Metropolitan Police FC
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- Written by Christopher Morley
The latest Portsmouth-Southampton derby, a League Cup clash ending in something of a trouncing for the hosts, was deemed notable by local media not just for the one sided nature of the scoreline but a comparative lack of trouble on the terraces given the pall of violence that has hung over the fixture in recent years. But footage subsequently emerged of a Pompey fan aiming a punch at a police horse, Luna, in an act of wanton cruelty in the aftermath of his side's heaviest defeat by their red & white neighbours from down the road in some years....
As their near neighbours crack on with hosting the 
With England's cricketers having thrown everything into salvaging a draw from the 
Before the end of the 2018/19 football season, our Ed. managed to fit in another 'football away day' trip, where he coerces a group of friends to visit a ground that he'd not previously visited, to watch a team that none of us are emotionally invested in! The focus this time was Cheltenham Town, the date April 6th, and the opposition were the promotion-chasing Exeter City. This is how our day at Whaddon Road went.
With the first international break of the new season, the perfect time has come to look at a fallen titan- indeed, one to which I feel a sort of personal connection in that its countrymen & women helped me learn to take my first steps (I should mention that I have cerebral palsy).