The Portsmouth saga continues
You could be forgiven to forgetting about Portsmouth. You could also be forgiven for assuming the club would never exit administration. After consecutive relegations (and a third on the cards) things aren’t quite looking as good as they once were at Fratton Park – But the saga is nearly over.
In recent days a London Financier publicy declared his interest in taking over the South coast club and making them ‘debt free’ – Sounds good yes?
Wrong. Today The Football League have objected to any new bidders entering the Portsmouth saga, as they feel it would disrupt the proceedings with the current ‘preferred bidders’ the PST (Portsmouth Supporters Trust).
The Portsmouth Supporters Trust have been in talks with previous owner, Balram Chanari for months now regarding the ownership of Fratton Park. Once this is finalised a deal can be done seeing Portsmouth becoming one of the few fan run clubs in the country. But this is easier said than done.
However, introducing a new competitor (no matter how rich) could be damaging at this stage. The Football League prohibit any club from starting consecutive seasons in administration, which essentially gives Portsmouth 5-6 months to come to a conclusion. In view of this, I can understand The Football Leagues decision and can understand how big a risk it would be.
Who knows what will happen to Portsmouth Football Club? But as a Portsmouth fan myself all I am asking for is sustainability and longevity and a club to support.
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