Transfer Window Finally Shuts for Portsmouth
The summer’s finally over (nothing to miss about it, is there?!), and things at Portsmouth are now at least clear (managerial issues aside) until January. It ended up being a frantic transfer window, with all the activity by necessity crammed into the last week. The general consensus is that given events off the pitch, the squad is now as strong [...]
Portsmouth v Fulham – Premier League 2008/09
Despite some dramatic twists regarding the takeover at the Portsmouth Radio Solent fans’ forum on Thursday night, I want to concentrate on the football at last, as the Premier League season gets underway at Fratton Park today.
Fulham obviously had a good season last time out and will probably set up much the same way this [...]
Portsmouth Squad Gradually Strengthening
Now, let’s be honest. It’s all relative. I mean we’re strengthening from where we were two weeks rather than a year ago! But at last Portsmouth Football Club seems to be moving in the right direction, albeit slowly.
Without going over old ground, the squad we boasted a year to two years ago wasn’t sustainable, as we now know. But, providing [...]
High Noon in Portsmouth All Week
I’m not even going to try and predict the outcome of the Portsmouth takeover, which has now reached epic proportions, but surely something has to give this week?! With that in mind, today’s blog outlines some of the recent and potential developments without pretending for a second to have the faintest idea how things will turn out!
First, [...]
Portsmouth Takeover Wait
As the due diligence process continues this week, the issue of player retention and/or departure, and the identity of Portsmouth’s next manager is reduced to little more than a guessing game. An article which sums this up nicely is on the Portsmouth section of The Rivals website and is attached below:
Steve Bruce to be new [...]
Portsmouth to be Bought by Arab Billionaire
What a difference a day makes! Twenty four little hours could be twenty four big hours in the history of Portsmouth Football Club.
Dr Sulaiman Al Fahim has agreed a deal to buy the club from Sacha Gaydamak, and a period of due diligence now begins. Assuming that the commercial due diligence process has already taken place (how [...]