Late Tackle

BEHIND THE ENEMY LINES

by
The Late Tackle Magazine Team
26 September 2012

MARK SANDERSON on how a bitter rivalry is set aside every time Portsmouth pull on their training kit

A15-MINUTE DRIVE is all that separates Portsmouth training sessions from Southampton city centre.
Wellington Sports Ground, Stoneham Lane, nearby to junction five of the M27 – the location Southampton originally planned to build their new stadium – is what Portsmouth have used as their training ground for the last 10 years.
Given both the animosity and 20 miles’ distance between the two cities it seems odd that Portsmouth haven’t found a site that is closer to...

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