 Tuesday, 16th Jul 2013 18:28 by Tayler Willson Pompey's new away kit launch will kick off the second Pompey Fans' Day, organised by the Tony Goodall Fans' Conference, on Saturday July 20.
Things will get underway at 11.00am in the car park behind the Fratton End when Pompey Chairman Iain McInnes and Portsmouth North MP Penny Mordaunt formlly open the event, which will hosted by Express FM Pompey commentator Dan Windle. Sondico, the club's kit manufacturer will unveil the new away kit at 11.15am, which will be modelled by some of the club's first team squad. It is hoped the kit will be on sale to fans during the day. Organiser Tom Dearie said: 'The fans Conference are proud to be hosting this event for the second time. It’s a perfect example of the community coming together and using football as a means to help others within our local community and beyond. The football club understand what this day is all about and have fully supported us from day one. ‘I'd like to thank allthose who have come forward and supported us – Portsmouth Community Football Club, Jobsite, Covers, Pompey Supporters Trust, The Betting Room, Strong Island, Team Locals, The Southsea show, Central Branch Supporters club, The Shepherds Crook, and Speedyhire in Fareham. It is appreciated by everyone involved in organising what we hope will be a great day’ 'Special thanks go to Steve Tovey, Carl Paddon, Johnny Moore and Steve Hudson for the hours of hard work they have all put in to pull this all together. It’s been a great team effort and hopefully encapsulated the community ethos we are trying to build and promote as we move forward together.' A full list of activities going on the day are: - Fans Day opening by Ian MacInnes and Penny Mourdant. Compere will be from Dan Windle. - Away Kit launch – On stage, with Players and music - Dunk Tank - Grab a grand machine and Bat Attack game – Jobsite will run the Grab a Grand machine for us - Bouncy Castle - Bungee racing - Football rodeo and Sumo table football - Beer tent with cask ales and Irving brewery ‘fans’ beer - Five music acts, three bands and two accoustic acts - ‘Love Southsea’ 6-8 market type stalls - Belle Isle burritos & Southsea Kitchen BBQ or Hog roast (TBC) - Pompey in the Community – Crossbar challenge/penalty kicks/fastest shot challenge - Beneficial Foundation – Stall & Hit the target game (Goal with holes to try and shoot through to earn points) - Brilens stall selling tshirts etc - Local artist designed posters – Should have 4-5 designs on sale. They will be selling limited edition framed prints of these posters in conjunction. - Facepainting - Replica FA cup at the Trust bus - Magician The views of Tayler Willson are his own and don't necessarily reflect the editorial view of pompey-fans.com. Click here to sign up for an account and reserve your username! You can then post on the Forum and add your comments to articles The Pompey Supporters' Trust is still seeking pledges from Pompey fans to back their bid. Information can be found here Photo: Action Images Please report offensive, libellous or inappropriate posts by using the links provided.
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