EXPLOSIVE WINGER LANDS
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
The latest Pompey news updates every day from the Pompey Sound Newsdesk.
The BBC are saying. Portsmouth have signed Irish winger Malenic Alley on loan for the rest of the season from League One side Luton Town. The 25-year-old joined the Hatters from Exeter City in a deal reported to be worth £1.5 million last January. Since then he has made 38 appearances, scoring five times and assisting on three occasions. This season, Ali has played 22 times across all competitions, scoring once and registering three assists.
The BBC's Andrew Moon says this.
On the face of it, signing a player on loan who can't currently get into a Ligue 1 matchday squad might be underwhelming. The reality in January is, unless you have big money to splash, which Pompey don't, you are looking to sign players who are out of favour.
What recent signing did Portsmouth make and why is it significant?
Last January, Rob Atkinson and Isaac Hayden arrived without having made a single appearance that season, and both made very positive impacts. Ali has already shown last season he can make a difference in the Championship, having battled up through non-league football. Pompey urgently need wingers given their injury situation. This could well be the only signing for Pompey before the trip to Sheffield Wednesday. A busy second half of the window is now required.
Portsmouth head coach John Massinio told BBC Radio.
He's a player that we've admired for a while. He came into the Championship last season off the back of a really impressive couple of seasons at Exeter, and I think he was one of the bright sparks in the back end of a tough season for Luton. It's also a position we've been looking to fill, so we're delighted to have him in. I think it's a really positive early signing for us.
Yeah, we had to get a winger in quick, didn't we? We all know that. And we're relieved that he's come in in time to be available for selection, either as a starter or off the bench against Sheffield Wednesday, because that is a game that we really should get something from. Three points is almost minimum, but certainly we don't want to get beat. We've got games in hand on most of the teams around us and we want to make use of them when we get an opportunity to. It won't be over the weekend because the other clubs will be playing as well. But if we could get three points against Sheffield Wednesday and this lad puts in a kind of a performance that footballers often put in, particularly explosive footballers, which is how he is described.
And I've had a look at it on YouTube myself and he's got a tremendous goal celebration. Let's hope we see plenty of it. So that's the man.
How has Malenic Alley performed since joining Portsmouth?
And just as a backhand, wise words once again, as always from Andrew Moon. What an asset he is to the clubs. Well, he's not part of the club's media, but to Pompey's public image. And I just want to echo something that the excellent Neil Allen said in the news a couple of days ago, that we are on our knees. We are on our knees, but we're sort of going to start staggering to our feet, hopefully, beginning with this signing.
Milenic was one of those available to us on loan. We have a fair few wingers in the building just not a huge amount fit at the minute so I think the loan option in the short term will work well for us. We do want more wingers though. It depends there's definitely a need for them. He's an explosive winger right footed but plays on the left and comes on the inside quite a bit while Merthaf when he plays on the right he can go on the outside. An old school right footed right winger which you don't see too many of these days. He has a really good eye for goal as well, I think that's the reason Luton took him because of the goals he scored and the excitement he created at Exeter, and he did the same at the back end of last season.
Milenic is a player we have admired for a while, he was one of the bright sparks in the back end of tough season for Luton, scored a few goals, played quite a lot of games in the Championship, and is a player who has come into the league and done very well. It's a position we have been looking to fill, so we're delighted to have him in.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:02–0:54
2
What recent signing did Portsmouth make and why is it significant?
0:54–2:37
3
How has Malenic Alley performed since joining Portsmouth?
2:37–6:37
4
What challenges does Portsmouth face with their current squad?
6:37–8:33
5
What are the expectations for Malenic Alley in upcoming matches?
8:33–9:31