Crouch Set to Leave Portsmouth
After a few enforced days off, I am back, but what the hell is going on?! Just as the protracted takeover of Portsmouth FC by Dr Sulaiman Al Fahim seems to be nearing completion, many of the players are either clamouring for the exit door or being pushed towards it.
It looks inevitable that Peter Crouch will [...]
Portsmouth Takeover – Due Diligence (almost!) Completed
It ’s been (and still is!) a bit like pulling teeth, but it looks like Dr Al Fahim’s (he deserves to be a Doctor if this goes through) due diligence on Portsmouth Football Club is all but complete. Just thought I’d post a few words today on how I see the situation at the moment.
Unbelievably, [...]
Arsenal Chief Executive Calls for Salary Cap
While Dr Al Fahim haggles with Sacha Gaydamak over the price (nothing to worry about; you view a house then you haggle over the price, don’t you?), Portsmouth remain in limbo with the clock ticking down towards pre season. The collapse of the deal at this stage doesn’t bear thinking about! So while we bite [...]
Portsmouth – Champions of England 1948/49
With D Day (or ‘Dr Al Fahim Day’) looming this week (or maybe next week), I can’t help day-dreaming about what Portsmouth Football Club might look like in five years’ time.
If I allow this dreaming to take the form of hope rather than expectation, then I can see a long term project allowing the club to be [...]
Darius Vassell in Ankara
Well, as I’ve said many times before, we’re still waiting for Dr Al Fahim to complete the Portsmouth takeover. Players have left, and some fans are getting worried that we haven’t yet brought in any replacements. Despite Aaron Mokoena’s claims and the fact that he is listed as having joined Pompey in Sky Sports News’ [...]
Portsmouth FC Need to Take Care of Their Fans in the Future
Today, Dr Sulaiman Al Fahim has been hitting out at the national press coverage regarding the Portsmouth takeover. His spokesman is quoted in the local newspaper, for the first time directly referring to the ‘misleading’ stories and reiterating that the takeover remains on track.
That is all I have to say on that subject for now, as I am [...]
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 [...]
England 1 Argentina 2 – 1986 World Cup
As the Portsmouth takeover shows no sign of being concluded (the latest stunning development is that Dr Al Fahim is in receipt of the Premier League’s documents regarding the ‘fit and proper persons’ test), I thought I’d continue the World Cup theme I started a couple of weeks ago with the England v Poland game at [...]
Portsmouth New Kit 2009/2010
Popping up on the internet from time to time recently amid the constant Portsmouth takeover speculation, has been the issue of the club’s new kit for next season.
Of course, the all blue home kit, created to commemorate our ‘110th anniversary’ (!), can’t be worn next season as we will need another to mark our 111th [...]