Away Day Wiz Diaries #9 – Portsmouth (A)

Alan Pickard on the long and winding road that leads to Portsmouth via Southsea.

Alan Pickard

Two hundred and thirty miles each way. Two thousand folk all making the journey south. Some went by train and stayed the weekend. Some drove—some on the nine supporters coaches. And one bloke cycled it. All of them absolutely bonkers, especially him on the bike (I hear he’s writing up his exploits on The Pinch soon…).

But before we get into t…