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Played Up Pompey Four contains fresh interviews with 22 players whose immense contributions have left an indelible mark on a truly special football club. The fourth book in the popular series, this hardback explores the Blues careers of those whose outstanding performances established them as household names and folk heroes among the Fratton faithful. These are their stories; unfettered, unrestricted and uninhibited and lifting the lid on dressing room life, providing supporters with fascinating insights - and often blunt truth.
 
About the author
Neil Allen is the chief sports writer at the Portsmouth News and has covered Pompey since 2000. A four-time winner of the regional sports journalist of the year award, this is Neil's fifth book after previous titles Played Up Pompey, Played Up Pompey Too, Played Up Pompey Three and Pompey: The Island City With A Football Club For A Heart.