Portsmouth footballers and fans trash an O’Neills pub and are thrown out after stripping naked, standing on tables and throwing drinks in a beer-soaked late-night promotion party celebration
Portsmouth players and fans vandalized an O’Neills pub as they celebrated promotion to the Championship with a beer-soaked late night party.
A dramatic late comeback 3-2 win over Barnsley at Fratton Park sealed the League One title for Pompey as they returned to the second tier for the first time in twelve years.
After a massive pitch invasion marked the victory, the team joined the cheering fans and drank the city dry.
Videos circulating on social media showed Marlon Pack addressing fans but being rudely interrupted by defender Joe Rafferty who was mooning the crowd.
Another clip showed the crew singing along to Oasis’ Wonderwall, while Will Norris was pictured behind the bar at O’Neills Southsea asking for more beer.
Portsmouth’s wild promotion celebrations took a brutal turn when Joe Rafferty pranked the fans as captain Marlon Pack tried to give a speech to cheering fans in the pub
But videos showed Pompey players and fans leaving the O’Neills pub littered with bottles and cans strewn across the floor
The pub was packed with Pompey players and fans as they celebrated the winning promotion
The Pompey players joined the fans in singing along to Oasis’ Wonderwall after securing promotion to the Championship as League One winners
Portsmouth’s players celebrate jubilantly with fans after being promoted from League One
But another clip showed the messy aftermath of the party, with the bar littered with broken bottles and cans after the fire alarm was sounded to clear the place.
A huge crowd of fans were seen outside the pub chanting ‘blue army, blue army’ as they tried to continue the after-hours festivities.
âO’Neills has fallen,â the caption on the video read, while another tweet read: âThink the club is going to get a bill for O’Neill’s btw. Gaff was absolutely destroyed last night.â
O’Neills staff declined to comment when contacted by MailOnline.
Rafferty shared Instagram clips showing hundreds of fans walking through the streets, climbing onto signs and bus shelters as they sang a ‘f*** ’em all’ song about West Ham and Millwall.
Defender Tom McIntyre shared an Instagram video of fans in the pub chanting ‘bounce around if you’re the best in the league.’
Thousands of jubilant Pompey supporters rushed onto the pitch at full-time after Conor Shaughnessy scored the crucial winner in the 89th minute.
Portsmouth fell behind twice in the match after Devante Cole’s early opener and John McAtee’s strike just before the hour mark, but managed a late surge to win promotion, with top scorer Colby Bishop equalizing from the penalty spot in the 83rd minute before Shaughnessy’s dramatic match. winning goal.
Promotion to the Championship ends Portsmouth’s 12-year spell outside the second tier of English football. The south coast club dropped back to League Two in 2013 due to crippling financial problems.
Thousands of supporters stormed Fratton Park at full time to celebrate the promotion win
Pompey were crowned champions after beating Barnsley 3-2 on Tuesday evening
Conor Shaughnessy scored the crucial goal from a corner before celebrating with the fans
Their League One promotion ends Portsmouth’s 12-year spell out of the Championship
Portsmouth owner Eric Eisner, who bought the club from the Pompey Supporters Trust in 2017, posted on social media on Tuesday: ‘Perfectly fitting way to win the league!! 2 late goals from the team that never gave up all season.
‘Everyone deserves this, from the fans, to the staff, to the players. Let it all sink in for a moment. I have a feeling Portsmouth will be on fire tonight. See you for the final. CHAMPIONS!’
Cole’s strike threatened to spoil Portsmouth’s promotion side in the early stages but Kusini Yengi leveled in the ninth minute, much to the relief of the Fratton faithful.
The match developed into a nail-biting affair as both teams battled for a crucial go-ahead goal, which came via Barnsley striker McAtee in the 59th minute.
Under pressure from the home support, John Mousinho’s side fought hard for a turnaround in the closing stages before Bishop scored from the penalty spot to score his 21st league goal of the season, with Shaughnessy grabbing the winner from a corner.
Portsmouth were relegated from the Championship in 2012 after receiving a 10-point deduction for the second time in two years for going into administration.