Archive for the 'Portsmouth' Category

April 12th, 2010

Portsmouth players willing to give up FA Cup final bonuses

'We don't care about bonuses,' says Ricardo Rocha The Portsmouth administrator, Andrew Andronikou, revealed last week that "five or six players" at the club had clauses that, if activated, would either entitle them to have their deals renewed for next season or necessitate cash payments ranging from £50,000 to £100,000. There are similar ...
April 12th, 2010

Portsmouth To Launch Europa League Plea

It was an incredible turn of events over the weekend as Portsmouth were officially relegated from the Barclay's Premiership on Saturday and then beating Tottenham in the FA Cup Semifinal at Wembley on Sunday to book their spot in the Final against Chelsea on May 15th and what should have been a spot in next years Europa League. But with all the ...
March 27th, 2010

Portsmouth administrator wants Avram Grant to stay on as manager

Avram Grant has been asked by the Portsmouth administrator, Andrew Andronikou, to stay on as the manager next season Andronikou has told Grant his presence would help to attract new buyers. Andronikou told Observer Sport: "Hopefully, Avram will commit to the club to continue as manager. He has done a wonderful job this season, and if he does stay ...
March 27th, 2010

Tottenham Hotspur v. Portsmouth Highlights – Premiership

Peter Crouch and Niko Kranjcar both score against their old team as Tottenham remains ahead in the race for fourth place as with a 2-0 result over Portsmouth at White Hart Lane.
March 24th, 2010

Portsmouth v Chelsea – Premier League Highlights

Chelsea are within a point of Manchester United after they thrashed Portsmouth. David James is not going to want to see this replay too many times... (more...)
March 24th, 2010

Portsmouth wins green light to sell players before the end of the season; may replace squad with free transfers

The Premier League have given cash-strapped Portsmouth the green light to sell players. Andrew Andronikou, the club's administrator, had a meeting with the Premier League yesterday who effectively gave Portsmouth permission to open a transfer window to help raise funds. A Premier League statement today read: "The Premier League board meeting ...
March 22nd, 2010

Portsmouth FC fined £1m, team may have a potential buyer

The penalty of about £1m relates to a number of issues, including the late payment of wages and transfer fees. The money will be taken from the south-coast club's share of TV revenue. Pompey, who have debts of about £65m, were deducted nine points last week after becoming the first Premier League club to enter administration. (more...)
March 20th, 2010

Portsmouth v. Hull City Highlights – Premiership

Portsmouth comes up with a last-gasp comeback against Hull denying Iain Dowie a victory in his first match as boss.