Amazon Alexa can now sing Play Up Pompey - and she has a great joke about Southampton

PORTSMOUTH fans can now ask their smart speakers to join in with their chants of Play Up Pompey and roast their fiercest rivals thanks to a software update.
By ron Melton
Published 2nd Oct 2019, 18:01 BST
Portsmouth superfan John WestwoodPortsmouth superfan John Westwood
Portsmouth superfan John Westwood

Tech giant Amazon has announced its Alexa device now knows how to sing the Pompey Chimes – and even mock Southampton. 

The quirky commands are part of an Alexa update that includes chants and roasts for more than 40 English and Scottish football teams.

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To get Alexa to chant Play Up Pompey, fans just need to say ‘Alexa, sing me a Portsmouth song’. 

An Amazon Alexa deviceAn Amazon Alexa device
An Amazon Alexa device

Dishing out banter at Hampshire rivals Southampton's expense is just as easy. 

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Fans who ask Alexa for ‘a burn about Southampton' will get the reply: ‘Southampton have a really well-established development pathway.

‘It goes under-18, under-21, first team, Liverpool.’ 

Fratton Park. Picture: Joe PeplerFratton Park. Picture: Joe Pepler
Fratton Park. Picture: Joe Pepler

You can listen to both commands in action in a video, above. 

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The software update also allows fans to ask Alexa about their team's latest statistics, including scorelines, goals and assists.

It comes just over a week since Portsmouth met rivals Southampton in a Carabao Cup clash at Fratton Park. The Blues lost 4-0. 

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