Porstmouth Season 2009 / 2010

[johntheclaret]

Pompey's season could be over before it's even begun. rumours are about, that the rich arab might be keeping his oil $$$ in his pocket and Pompey are preparing to off load more players.

Here is the latest story, thanks to Skysports

Pompey clarify takeover status

Club say further sales could happen but Al Fahim reassures fans

Portsmouth have admitted that further players could be sold should Sulaiman Al Fahim's takeover fall through. An uncertain summer on the South Coast has played its part in the exits of key duo Glen Johnson and Peter Crouch.

Al Fahim remains locked in talks with current owner Alexandre Gaydamak and reports have even suggested the former could pull out of a potential deal. But the Arabian businessman released a statement on Tuesday rejecting those claims, shortly after the club reacted to a report that cast doubt over the club's future.

One for the drop imo. Even if Ali Fahim does take over, you would think that it's too late for any real transfer moves until the January window, which by that time might just be too late.

[johntheclaret]

Further speculation

Thanks to the Daily Mail

Fire sale continues at troubled Portsmouth as chief executive Peter Storrie admits concerns over Sulaiman Al Fahim takeover

Portsmouth executive chairman Peter Storrie revealed the club must 'sell to keep going' with delays continuing over Sulaiman Al Fahim's proposed takeover.
The switch in ownership to Al Fahim from Alexandre Gaydamak looked all set to proceed after the former passed the Premier League's 'fit and proper person' test.
However, the deal is not yet certain to be completed and Storrie warned supporters that with no money coming in from either Al Fahim or Gaydamak, there could be further departures from Fratton Park to add to the big-money exits of Peter Crouch and Glen Johnson despite manager Paul Hart having only 18 senior players to work with.

[johntheclaret]

STORRIE HINTS AT VIDUKA DEAL

Portsmouth chief executive Peter Storrie admits the club would be keen to sign Mark Viduka, but is wary about a deal for Amr Zaki.

Following the sale of Peter Crouch to Tottenham, and the expected departure of David Nugent, Pompey are in the market for a new striker. Frederic Piquionne has arrived on loan from Lyon, while Pompey boss Paul Hart has been linked with moves for Viduka and Zaki.

Viduka is currently a free agent after leaving Newcastle United and Storrie admits a deal could be done if the Australian proves his fitness.

[johntheclaret]

This is from the Daily Mirror

Portsmouth striker David Nugent is being kicked out of the club at a knockdown price.

Nugent was involved in a training ground fight with another Pompey player. It just goes from bad to worse

[johntheclaret]

Sorry, apparently it was in a hotel

thanks to The Mirror

Portsmouth are ready to sell striker David Nugent to Stoke after his hotel brawl with team-mate Marc Wilson on the club's pre-season trip to Portugal.

[Bully]

Sorry, apparently it was in a hotel

thanks to The Mirror

Portsmouth are ready to sell striker David Nugent to Stoke after his hotel brawl with team-mate Marc Wilson on the club's pre-season trip to Portugal.

must be taking tips from newcastle players, brawling and fighting with team mates remember Lee Bowyer and was it Allan Smith one year during a game a St James Park they had a few words?

[johntheclaret]

Sorry, apparently it was in a hotel

thanks to The Mirror

Portsmouth are ready to sell striker David Nugent to Stoke after his hotel brawl with team-mate Marc Wilson on the club's pre-season trip to Portugal.

must be taking tips from newcastle players, brawling and fighting with team mates remember Lee Bowyer and was it Allan Smith one year during a game a St James Park they had a few words?

Bowyer vs Dyer

[Bully]

looks like things arent starting well with pompey seen there loss to fulham at home was it?

[whufc]

Sorry, apparently it was in a hotel

thanks to The Mirror

Portsmouth are ready to sell striker David Nugent to Stoke after his hotel brawl with team-mate Marc Wilson on the club's pre-season trip to Portugal.

must be taking tips from newcastle players, brawling and fighting with team mates remember Lee Bowyer and was it Allan Smith one year during a game a St James Park they had a few words?

Bowyer vs Dyer

Then they both ended up at West Ham

[devilsadvocate]

looks like things arent starting well with pompey seen there loss to fulham at home was it?

I honestly wouldn't be surprised if Pompey are relegated this season, finishing dead last.

[johntheclaret]

looks like things arent starting well with pompey seen there loss to fulham at home was it?

I honestly wouldn't be surprised if Pompey are relegated this season, finishing dead last.

Got to agree DA. they looked terrible yesterday despite the takeover finally going through and picking up 7 signings in the last week. I would question the quality of the signings though, no doubt having been made in a hurry before the window closed. they have lost too many key players and had to settle fro what is left after everyone else has already made and dealt thier targets.

[devilsadvocate]

looks like things arent starting well with pompey seen there loss to fulham at home was it?

I honestly wouldn't be surprised if Pompey are relegated this season, finishing dead last.

Got to agree DA. they looked terrible yesterday despite the takeover finally going through and picking up 7 signings in the last week. I would question the quality of the signings though, no doubt having been made in a hurry before the window closed. they have lost too many key players and had to settle fro what is left after everyone else has already made and dealt thier targets.

They paid 4m for Kevin Prince Boateng. He was terrible for Spurs and I would bet 10x that transfer fee that he'll fare no better for Pompey. I still can;t believe they paid 4m for him. Suckers!

[johntheclaret]

Not suckers, just desperate to get some names before deadline.

[Bully]

yes will say it again i think pompey will be struggling to win a game this season things dont look good at all already

[johntheclaret]

With the new finance in place, they will be in the market come the January window. whether it will come to late is another question

[Bully]

another week another loss for pompey

[devilsadvocate]

With the new finance in place, they will be in the market come the January window. whether it will come to late is another question

I agree. The rate they're going, they'll be dead last and probably by a fair margin. That will really restrict their abilities to attract quality players to pull them through.

IMO - going down.

[johntheclaret]

More confirmation at the mess that Pompey are in.

Portsmouth need £16.5m: Storrie casts doubt over Al Fahim as Pompey players wait to be paid

Sulaiman Al Fahim's troubled tenure as owner of Portsmouth could be all but over in less than a fortnight if he fails to find £16.5million that includes a staggering £3m payment to two leading agents.
Peter Storrie, the club's chief executive, has said the club will be in danger of going bust if Al Fahim - who was admitted to hospital yesterday with kidney stones - does not come up with a third of the £50m he promised to invest by October 15.

Storrie has already had to rescue Al Fahim this week by organising a £5m loan to pay the players after it emerged that their wages had not landed in their bank accounts on the last day of September. Last night the players were waiting, although club officials insisted they were 'in the process of being paid'.
But the future of Al Fahim at Fratton Park remains very much in doubt as Storrie, confirming Sportsmail's story, said he had to turn to the backer of his rival consortium, Ali al-Faraj, to loan him the money for the wages fiasco.
Storrie, who said that £3m was still owed to agents Pini Zahavi and Jonathan Barnett for the transfers of Glen Johnson to Liverpool and Peter Crouch to Tottenham, did not sound confident yesterday that Al Fahim would find the money.

When a club starts to miss / delay player wages, there really is no where to go. It makes you wonder how the hell a club can get itself into such a desperate situation. Storrie is talking about the club going bust is Al Fahim doesn't come up with the dosh by the middle of this month. The consequences will leave Pompey a certainty for the drop. Abmisinstration will result in a points deduction (minimum 10 point, possibly more) and considering they are 0 and 7 this season so far, you erally can't see them getting out it.

So will relegation necessarily be a bad thing. It's fairly certain that they will survive as club and someone will step in to save them from oblivion, so with a feresh start in the CCC and the £24m guarnateed parachute payments, maybe it would be for the better in the long run?

It wouldn't do our cause of staying in the EPL any harm either

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Portsmouth TV cash used to pay off debts as Premier League holds back £7m

The Premier League are to divert Portsmouth's £7million share of the latest television revenue payments to several other clubs owned money by the south coast outfit after they failed to cover debts.
The Premier League's board have spent the past two days considering what action to take after reviewing Portsmouth's current position as the club desperately sought fresh financing.
But they have failed to convince the league they have the money to cover around £10m in debt to clubs both in the Premier League and overseas

Maybe they can tap up Arry for a loan

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Portsmouth are now certainties to be relegated after losing nine points for entering administration...

The Premier League has confirmed that Portsmouth have been deducted nine points after entering administration.

It leaves them 17 points off safety with nine games to play and all but confirms their relegation from the Premier League.

The penalty is in place for any top-flight clubs entering administration and, although administrator Andrew Andronikou contested the decision, no exception was made after the league held a meeting on Wednesday morning.

The Premier League said in a statement: "Following the High Court's decision that Portsmouth FC's administration is valid, the Premier League board convened today to apply the League's rules and policies in relation to a member club suffering an event of insolvency.

"As a result, Portsmouth FC has been deducted nine points with immediate effect. As part of this process, the board met with the administrator to agree how we will work together for the remainder of the season to ensure that the club is able fulfil its commitments."