Portsmouth and Southampton Takeovers – Press Coverage
Short post today. A few words on the press coverage relating to the prospective takeovers of both Portsmouth and Southampton Football Clubs.
This is not short because it is a less interesting or less noteworthy subject than usual. It is not even short because I have less to say about it. On the contrary, I could go on for hours. It [...]
Portsmouth Takeover to be Complete by July 11th
Now, I realise there are no guarantees, but let’s just read that one more time…..PORTSMOUTH TAKEOVER TO BE COMPLETE BY JULY 11TH. Doesn’t that sound great?!
Unfortunately, it seems to have come too late to stop Glen Johnson leaving us for Liverpool, but if we believe what we have been told, his transfer is nothing to [...]
Oxford United v Portsmouth – 3rd November 1992
I am refusing to be drawn into The Sun’s ‘Pompeygate’ debate! Well, they’re trying to create a debate (and much worse) around the Portsmouth takeover, but the substance of their stories so far lends itself more to the name ‘Drivelgate’. So let’s just ignore them until the deal’s done.
A couple of weeks ago, I featured [...]
Portsmouth Press Speculation Becomes Outright Mud Slinging
Well, we’ve seen a couple of ‘interesting’ articles about the proposed Portsmouth takeover over the weekend!
After reading and digesting, there doesn’t seem to be much to digest! The central revelation in Saturday’s article in The Sun by Shaun Custis, seems to be that a few people involved in running the Premier League and a couple [...]