'˜Typical' BT Sport forget to mention Portsmouth's FA Cup clash in '˜Welcome to your weekend' tweet

By The Newsroom
Published 10th Nov 2018, 11:07 BST
Updated 12th Nov 2018, 13:50 BST

BT Sport '˜forgot' to mention Pompey's FA Cup clash with Maidenhead in it's '˜welcome to your weekend' tweet.Â

The Fratton Park side's trip to The Magpies is set to be televised by the sports channel at 12.30pm but was not mention alongside the other games airing over the coming days. 

Gareth Evans of Portsmouth celebrates with Ronan Curtis of Portsmouth after scoring his side's first goal to make the score 0-1 during the Sky Bet League One match between Bradford City and Portsmouth at Valley Parade on November 3rd 2018 in Bradford, England. (Photo by Daniel Chesterton/phcimages.com)placeholder image
Gareth Evans of Portsmouth celebrates with Ronan Curtis of Portsmouth after scoring his side's first goal to make the score 0-1 during the Sky Bet League One match between Bradford City and Portsmouth at Valley Parade on November 3rd 2018 in Bradford, England. (Photo by Daniel Chesterton/phcimages.com)

In the tweet, BT Sport Football wrote '˜Welcome to your weekend' and then listed the matches it will be airing. 

This included - Crystal Palace vs Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool vs Fulham, Boca Juniors vs River Plate, Dortmund vs Bayern Munich, RB Leipzig vs Leverkusen and Monaco vs PSG. 

Gareth Evans of Portsmouth celebrates with Ronan Curtis of Portsmouth after scoring his side's first goal to make the score 0-1 during the Sky Bet League One match between Bradford City and Portsmouth at Valley Parade on November 3rd 2018 in Bradford, England. (Photo by Daniel Chesterton/phcimages.com)placeholder image
Gareth Evans of Portsmouth celebrates with Ronan Curtis of Portsmouth after scoring his side's first goal to make the score 0-1 during the Sky Bet League One match between Bradford City and Portsmouth at Valley Parade on November 3rd 2018 in Bradford, England. (Photo by Daniel Chesterton/phcimages.com)
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But despite having the TV rights for Pompey's 1st round clash, with the channel now sharing rights with BBC to show FA Cup matches, the South Coast side get no mention in the tweet. 

Portsmouth replied to the tweet saying: '˜Er, aren't you forgetting someone, lads? #Pompey' 

With one fan replying '˜Typical BT'. 

Let us know what you think about this '˜snub' 

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