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BBC News
28-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
First season 'a rollercoaster' for Pompey's Blair
Harvey Blair's first season with Portsmouth has been like "a rollercoaster" according to the former Liverpool 21-year-old made the switch from Merseyside to the South Coast last summer but has found first-team appearances hard to come by before scoring his first Pompey goal in Saturday's 1-1 draw at Sheffield Wednesday."I just wanted to go out and have fun really and the goal came with it," Blair told BBC Radio Solent."Josh Murphy said to me before the game 'every time I get the ball just get in the box' so I knew that and luckily it was a nice little tap-in."Blair had to wait until October's trip to Stoke for his first start in a Portsmouth shirt and that ended in a 6-1 then he has only featured a further five times with the draw at Hillsborough his second appearance in the starting line-up."It's been a rollercoaster season for me but I just need to keep my head down, keep working hard and make sure next season I'm firing on all cylinders," he added"All the lads have been unbelievable since the day I came in, welcomed me with open arms and I couldn't ask for any more."Portsmouth safeguarded their Championship status with a win over Watford on Easter Monday and finish their campaign at home to relegation-threatened Hull City on Saturday (12:30 BST)
Yahoo
27-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Hull finale unlikely to feel flat
There was very much an end-of-term feel at a muted Hillsborough. I suspect both sides will be happy enough with a 1-1 draw. It was a big day for Harvey Blair, his first start since the 6-1 humiliation at Stoke earlier in the season. He underlined his potential with his first senior goal but remains a work in progress. Advertisement Goalkeeper Ben Killip hasn't even been on the bench since arriving in January and was a surprise starter. He had no chance with Wednesday's goal and put in a very tidy performance. All in all, a decent point on the road. Next week's finale is highly unlikely to feel flat. Pompey face relegation-threatened Hull, who are managed by former Southampton boss Ruben Selles. Ex-Pompey loanee Abu Kamara is also likely to feature.
BBC News
27-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Hull finale unlikely to feel flat
There was very much an end-of-term feel at a muted Hillsborough. I suspect both sides will be happy enough with a 1-1 was a big day for Harvey Blair, his first start since the 6-1 humiliation at Stoke earlier in the season. He underlined his potential with his first senior goal but remains a work in Ben Killip hasn't even been on the bench since arriving in January and was a surprise starter. He had no chance with Wednesday's goal and put in a very tidy in all, a decent point on the road. Next week's finale is highly unlikely to feel flat. Pompey face relegation-threatened Hull, who are managed by former Southampton boss Ruben Selles. Ex-Pompey loanee Abu Kamara is also likely to feature.
BBC News
26-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Rohl 'proud' of Wednesday position
Sheffield Wednesday manager Danny Rohl has said he is "proud" of his players' season after his side's 1-1 draw at home to Paterson's close range strike was cancelled out by Harvey Blair's effort in the first half with the point moving the Owls up to 12th in the Championship table following 45 games."All in all, I think it's been a very long season with a lot of up and downs. I think this game was mirrored a little bit to the second half of the season where we felt the better team," said Rohl, 35, to BBC Radio Sheffield."We created more between both boxes. They had one shot on target. We tried a lot but today there's more focus about what we did in the season."I think we should be proud about the moment from taking them from 24th position when I took over to bring them to 12th. I think this is so far an achievement."
