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The Football Hour is home to all things Pompey from 6pm on both Mondays & Fridays with Jake Smith.
Join us as we react to the latest Pompey fixture, debate the blues performance, and look ahead to the next outing for the club.
You can listen to past shows below, and as always, we'd love to hear from you so if you're Passionately Pompey just like us, get in touch!
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Keep The Faith - Monday 12th April
Monday, April 12th, 2021
Next up for the Blues is a trip to Gresty Road to take on Crewe Alexandra in matchday 40 of the 2020/21 League One season!
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High Risk, High Reward - Tuesday 6th April
Tuesday, April 6th, 2021
Jake Smith, Josh Sweetman and Mark Magee review the events of Pompey's Easter Monday win at Wigan, as well as the Women's FA Cup victory over Cheltenham.
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Easter Sunday Special - Sunday 4th April
Sunday, April 4th, 2021
Jake is joined by Ryan Honey and Matt Corrick for a one-off weekend edition of The Football Hour to preview Pompey's Easter Monday trip to Wigan Athletic.
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No Time To Fool Around - Thursday 1st April
Thursday, April 1st, 2021
Jake Smith, Tom Malley and Rhys Harding preview Pompey's Good Friday fixture at home to Rochdale.
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No Problem In The Blue Corner - Monday 29th March
Monday, March 29th, 2021
Jake is joined by Sam Carter and Jack Griffin to discuss all the major talking points from Pompey's 2-1 victory at Shrewsbury!
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CowleyVision - Friday 26th March
Friday, March 26th, 2021
Jake Smith invites Dean Adams and Freddie Webb on to the show to preview the Blues' trip to Shrewsbury Town!
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Blues Brothers On A Mission - Monday 22nd March
Monday, March 22nd, 2021
Jake calls Jon Hooper and Alex Fletcher to go over the events of Pompey's 2-1 victory over Ipswich Town at the weekend.
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Mooving Forward With The Cowleys - Friday 19th March
Friday, March 19th, 2021
Jake Smith is joined by Ryan Stillwell and Sam Stone to discuss the appointment of Danny Cowley as Pompey's next manager, as well as to preview the visit of Paul Cook's Ipswich Town to Fratton Park.
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Kenny Pays The Penalty - Monday 15th March
Monday, March 15th, 2021
Jake Smith is joined by Jeff Harris and Ben Tew to review the events of Pompey's EFL Trophy Final defeat, discuss the dismissal of manager Kenny Jackett and look forward to the Blues' midweek trip to Peterborough United!
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2020 EFL Trophy Final Preview - Friday 12th March
Friday, March 12th, 2021
Jake Smith is joined by Ryan Honey and Adam Hillier to preview Pompey's long-awaited EFL Trophy Final with Salford City.
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A Load Of Cobblers - Monday 8th March
Tuesday, March 9th, 2021
Jake speaks to Sam Carter and Ivan Prothero about Pompey's poor run of form, which continued with a 4-1 defeat at Northampton on Saturday.
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Downcast In Doncaster - Friday 5th March
Friday, March 5th, 2021
Jake Smith is joined by Henry Deacon and Blake O'Neill to preview Pompey's trip to Northampton Town.
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Less Is Moore - Monday 1st March
Monday, March 1st, 2021
Jake Smith calls Ryan Stillwell and Mark Coates to assist in previewing Pompey's midweek trip to Doncaster Rovers!
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AlWhite On The Night - Friday 26th February
Friday, February 26th, 2021
Tom Malley and Rob Calcutt call in to help Jake Smith in previewing Pompey's upcoming League One fixture at home to Gillingham.
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Consecutive Capitulations - Monday 22nd February
Monday, February 22nd, 2021
To preview the Blues' trip to Oxford United, Jake Smith is joined by Alex Fletcher and Josh Sweetman for the show, on which the trio also review Saturday’s defeat at home to Blackpool.
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Gas Eliminate Blues' Spark - Friday 19th February
Friday, February 19th, 2021
Jake Smith is back to review the events of Pompey's midweek defeat and preview the visit of Blackpool to Fratton Park, with the help of Sam Macey and Hugh Bunce.
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Time To Pounce - Monday 15th February
Tuesday, February 16th, 2021
Henry Deacon is joined by Ben Tew and Adam Hillier to preview Pompey's trip to Bristol Rovers in League One.
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Salary Cap Special - Friday 12th February
Friday, February 12th, 2021
Jake Smith is joined by Jeff Harris and Andy Mitchelmore to talk about the scrapping of the salary cap in League One and League Two. Pompey CEO Mark Catlin also features!
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A sWin In Sight - Monday 8th February
Monday, February 8th, 2021
Jake is joined by Jamie Spencer and Tom Malley to pick apart Pompey's stalemate with Plymouth Argyle and preview the visit of Swindon Town to Fratton Park.
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Victorious At The Valley - Friday 5th February
Friday, February 5th, 2021
Jake Smith and Ryan Honey react to Pompey's 3-1 victory over Charlton Athletic and deliver a preview of the Blues' upcoming League One fixture against Plymouth Argyle!
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Charlton (A) Re-Preview - Monday 1st February
Monday, February 1st, 2021
Jake Smith calls upon Alex Fletcher and Blake O'Neill to help preview Pompey's rearranged League One fixture at Charlton Athletic!
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Halfway There - Friday 29th January
Friday, January 29th, 2021
Jake welcomes Dean Adams and Danny Crown on to the Pompey talk show to preview this weekend's League One fixture between the Blues and Charlton Athletic.
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Pompey - Monday 25th January
Monday, January 25th, 2021
Jake Smith, Henry Deacon and Rob Calcutt react to Pompey's 4-0 home defeat to Hull, as well as look ahead to the midweek visit of Lincoln to Fratton Park.
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Dons Trumped - Friday 22nd January
Friday, January 22nd, 2021
Jake Smith reviews Pompey's midweek thrashing of Wimbledon with the help of Jon Hooper and Alex Macey, who also assist in previewing the Blues' next league fixture.
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Wind In The Willo - Monday 18th January
Monday, January 18th, 2021
Sam Carter and Freddie Webb call in to help Jake Smith review the events of Pompey's victory over Fleetwood, as well as to preview the midweek fixture at home to Wimbledon!
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No More Excuses - Friday 15th January
Friday, January 15th, 2021
Up next for Pompey is a trip to Fleetwood Town in League One. Jake Smith invites Jeff Harris and Paul Fletcher on to the show to preview that match!
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Out, But Not Down - Monday 11th January
Monday, January 11th, 2021
Jake Smith invites Ryan Honey and Rhys Harding on to the show to review Pompey's FA Cup defeat at Bristol City and look ahead to the EFL Trophy fixture against Peterborough United!
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New Year, Same Ambitions - Friday 8th January
Friday, January 8th, 2021
Jake Smith is joined by Ivan Prothero and Adam Hillier for the first episode of 2021!
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To Hull And Back - Monday 21st December
Monday, December 21st, 2020
Sam Stone and Jamie Spencer call in to help Jake go over the events of Pompey's 2-0 victory at Hull on Friday night!
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Stop The Count! - Thursday 17th December
Thursday, December 17th, 2020
Jake Smith is joined by Mark Coates and Tom Malley to analyse Pompey's draw with Fleetwood and look ahead to the trip to league leaders Hull!
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