Pompey stars involved in an incident near club
Club will ‘deal’ with players
POMPEY said today they will ‘deal’ with players involved in an incident outside a city centre nightclub that saw police and paramedics called.
Staff at Astoria in Guildhall Walk, Portsmouth, said just after the club’s play-off ending defeat to Accrington Stanley on Sunday they refused entry to a group of players and staff as the venue was at its reduced Covid capacity.
Astoria management said there was ‘attitude’ directed at their staff at the group not being allowed in.
Moments later a 21-yearold University of Portsmouth student, who spoke with the group, fell unconscious. He suffered a ‘suspected police said.
Circumstances of the incident are unclear but police said no assault allegation has been made.
Officers and paramedics attended the Sunday night incident – just hours after the Blues ended the season at Fratton Park with a 1-0 loss – and he was taken to Queen Alexandra Hospital.
The student, who was spoken with by police yesterday, has not made an assault complaint. No arrests have been made over the incident.
A Portsmouth FC spokesman said: ‘The club are aware of an incident that occurred on Sunday evening.
‘We have spoken to the players involved to remind them of their responsibilities and will deal with the matter internally.
‘We will not be making any further comment.’
Club bosses and new manager Danny Cowley are concussion,’ understood to be frustrated over the incident which was reported at 11.17pm.
An Astoria management spokesman said that a party of people were refused entry.
He added: ‘A group of males... were refused entry to the premises. We were at capacity.
‘They hung around the door asking for entry and obviously we couldn't allow them in.’
He added: ‘(The incident with the student) was not in the premises.
‘We refused them entry and the incident happened out in the street.’
He confirmed the nightclub is working with Hampshire Constabulary.
A police statement said: ‘Officers spoke to a number of people in the area, but an assault complaint has not been received at the current time.
‘We will be speaking to the man who was treated again to establish what happened.’