Portsmouth Football Club owner Michael Eisner wants to throw a massive party to mark Pompey’s 125th birthday

POMPEY’S billionaire owner Michael Eisner has hinted at throwing a huge birthday bash to mark the beloved club’s birthday.
By Tom Cotterill
Published 5th Apr 2019, 23:07 BST
Updated 5th Apr 2019, 23:12 BST
Pompey fans at Wembley. Picture: Habibur RahmanPompey fans at Wembley. Picture: Habibur Rahman
Pompey fans at Wembley. Picture: Habibur Rahman

Mr Eisner, who took over the Portsmouth Football Club in 2017, said he wanted to throw a massive celebration to mark the Blues’ 125th anniversary in four years time.

It comes as Pompey today marked 121 years since it was founded on April 5, 1898.

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And the former Walt Disney chief executive said he wanted to sprinkle some Disney magic on proceedings.

In a message to his 31,400 followers, the Californian said: ‘We should have a big party for the 125th. That’s the Disney way. We celebrate.’

His comment comes less than a week after Pompey secured its first piece of silverware under Mr Eisner’s tenureship.

More than 40,000 of the Fratton Faithful travelled to Wembley to watch the Blues secure a thrilling victory during a tense penalty shootout against Sunderland.

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It was a match that had the second-largest attendance of any game across Europe, with a record-breaking 85,021 people packed into Wembley to witness the clash - with only Barcelona vs Espanyol having more fans watching their fixture.

Michael Eisner said he wants to throw a massive party to celebrate Pompey's 125th in four years time (Photo by Pete Norton/Getty Images)Michael Eisner said he wants to throw a massive party to celebrate Pompey's 125th in four years time (Photo by Pete Norton/Getty Images)
Michael Eisner said he wants to throw a massive party to celebrate Pompey's 125th in four years time (Photo by Pete Norton/Getty Images)

Mr Eisner’s proposal tonight has already gone down well with fans over social media, who are fully behind the idea.

One person on Twitter replied: ‘We attended the 25th anniversary of Disneyland Paris - if you can make the Pompey one as good as that, it would be amazing.’

Some were calling for a free bar on the pitch at Fratton Park with others urged Mr Eisner to ‘start planning now’.

While Gerry Johns simply said: ‘Absolutely we should.’

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