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Harry's not to blame

THBN - Tottenham Hotspur Blog News 14 October @ 10:18 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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I recently had a chat with Hank, a mate of mine that's a Portsmouth season-ticket holder. He's come along to The Lane a few times and you could say that he know's his football pretty well. The only downer is that he and a lot more Pompey fans blame Harry for their current plight. Now, call me stupid, but how is Harry to blame?

Arabs Play Hot-Potato with Pompey: Club Sold Again

Never Captain Nicky Butt 07 October @ 08:32 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Pompey picked up some Saudi Oil money today as Saudi tycoon Ali al-Faraj bought 90% of the financially stricken club from Sulaiman al-Fahim.
Al-Fahim, of Abu Dhabi, bought the club just 44 days ago - but he's out and the 40-year-old al-Faraj is in.
So, what does this mean? Well - for starters, not much on the pitch: Pompey may have a large arsenal of cash to use in the January transfer window - but they'll have to stick with their hodgepodge of new signings and on-loan stars (O'Hara 4.

Breaking News: Portsmouth Face Winding Up Order

EPL Talk 30 December @ 01:11 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Is there a worse chairman in the history of the Premiership than Sulaiman Al-Fahim? I'm struggling to think of anyone who has misled, misinformed and treated the supporters of a club so clearly as Al-Fahim has in his 8 month relationship with Portsmouth. Today the HM Revenue & Customs have issues a winding up order against Portsmouth F.

Time for Avram to do the talking

Footy Factor 27 November @ 01:49 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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It's never a good sign for a manager when Avram Grant steps in as Director of Football just ask Jose Mourinho. On Thursday, Portsmouth announced the inevitable by installing Grant in the hot seat in place of outgoing manager Paul Hart. With the South Coast club currently dead last in the Premiership, this time the former Maccabi-Haifa manager might just have bitten off more than he can stomach.