Last updated: 11th November 2008
Metgod: In his Spurs days
John Metgod's going to be a fantastic ally. He's the right person for this football club.
Tony Adams
Quotes of the week
Johnny Metgod has been appointed as Portsmouth's new first-team coach.
The former Real Madrid, Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Hotspur defender has had coaching roles at both Feyenoord and Excelsior.
New Pompey manager Tony Adams has been looking to the fill the vacant position since Joe Jordan left the club last week to join former manager Harry Redknapp at Tottenham Hotspur.
Metgod, who worked with Adams at De Kuip, said on Feyenoord's official website: "After all these years I leave here with pain in my heart but this is a challenge I cannot let pass by.
"Tony Adams is a key figure in British football but his thinking is influenced by Dutch football.
"We had excellent contact when he was at Feyenoord and that has remained."
He added: "Tony called me on Friday morning to ask if I wanted to become first-team coach at Portsmouth.
"The chance to work with him and return to the highest level in England is appealing to me.
"As a player, I had four beautiful years there and I am looking forward to working in full stadiums every week and with the best players."
Metgod, 50, will begin his new role on Thursday as Paul Groves switches from reserve-team boss to become the club's new assistant first-team coach.
Adams said: "John's going to be a fantastic ally. He's the right person for this football club.
"He's very calm and low-key. He's going to support me and hopefully help the players.
"He'll suggest players, he'll work with the players. He jumped at the chance to come here.
"I'm delighted with my staff. We have good people in the right holes. If I need more staff I'll add to it. If I don't feel I need to, I won't."
| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Saturday 10th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 12:45 | Aston Villa vs West Brom |
| 15:00 | Arsenal vs Bolton |
| 15:00 | Everton vs Hull |
| 15:00 | Fulham vs Blackburn |
| 15:00 | Middlesbrough vs Sunderland |
| 15:00 | Newcastle vs West Ham |
| 15:00 | Portsmouth vs Man City |
| 17:30 | Stoke vs Liverpool |
| Sunday 11th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 13:30 | Wigan vs Tottenham |
| 16:00 | Man Utd vs Chelsea |
| Wednesday 14th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 20:00 | Man Utd vs Wigan |
| Saturday 17th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Blackburn vs Newcastle |
| 15:00 | Bolton vs Man Utd |
| 15:00 | Chelsea vs Stoke |
| 15:00 | Man City vs Wigan |
| 15:00 | Sunderland vs Aston Villa |
| 15:00 | West Brom vs Middlesbrough |
| 17:30 | Hull vs Arsenal |
| Sunday 18th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 13:30 | West Ham vs Fulham |
| 16:00 | Tottenham vs Portsmouth |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 30th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Hull 0 - 1 Aston Villa | |
| Monday 29th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Man Utd 1 - 0 Middlesbrough | |
| Sunday 28th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Blackburn 2 - 2 Man City | |
| Fulham 2 - 2 Chelsea | |
| West Ham 2 - 1 Stoke | |
| Everton 3 - 0 Sunderland | |
| Arsenal 1 - 0 Portsmouth | |
| West Brom 2 - 0 Tottenham | |
| Bolton 0 - 1 Wigan | |
| Newcastle 1 - 5 Liverpool | |
| Friday 26th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Aston Villa 2 - 2 Arsenal | |
| Liverpool 3 - 0 Bolton | |
| Wigan 2 - 1 Newcastle | |
| Middlesbrough 0 - 1 Everton | |
| Man City 5 - 1 Hull | |
| Sunderland 0 - 0 Blackburn | |
| Portsmouth 1 - 4 West Ham | |
| Tottenham 0 - 0 Fulham | |
| Chelsea 2 - 0 West Brom | |
| Stoke 0 - 1 Man Utd | |
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