Portsmouth FC Blog

Portsmouth could potentially feature a bench tonight of just three substitutes, due to injuries and the African Nations Cup taking its toll on Avram Grant’s squad.
Striker David Nugent has returned from a three-month loan spell at Burnley, but will be unable to feature in tonight’s fixture. It is thought he is close to sealing a [...]

Portsmouth’s troublesome transfer embargo has finally been lifted to the relief of Executive Director Mark Jacob, who’s been ‘expecting’ this decision since early December.
The decision came from the Premier League after Pompey reached an agreement with Italian side Udinese, to reschedule the payment of £3.6m still owed from the departure of Sulley Muntari.
The Premier League [...]

Much had been made of the Portsmouth v Sunderland fixture, yet the football was secondary in terms of what the fans were looking forward to.
A protest, previously planned for the postponed Birmingham fixture, took place in Frogmore Road an hour before kick-off, with more than 800 fans attending at one point.
Banners, placards, boards, you name [...]

Al-Saadi Gaddafi is set to launch a fresh takeover bid for crisis-club Portsmouth, as the club struggle to find the finance to pay their players.
Reports have speculated for much of the day that Gaddafi, the third-eldest son of Colonel Gaddafi, is ready to save the club from the threat of liquidation.
The 36-year-old currently runs the [...]

It just had to happen, didn’t it?
After successfully beating Sunderland at the weekend, booking their place in the fifth round of the FA Cup, Pompey have been drawn away to Southampton.
With the season already full of dramatic episodes, the club can add one more fiery event to the list.
Leading up to the draw, fans speculated [...]

How can a Premier League club find themselves in this situation? The club is at death’s door, facing possible liquidation in the next few weeks and the worse thing is; fans can’t do too much to stop it.
Finances at the club are at a disastrous level to put kindly. Interestingly enough, the financial director, Tanya [...]

Portsmouth defender James Hurst has been banned from training at the club after an undesirable message appeared on his Facebook ‘wall feed’.
Coach Ian Woan was made aware of the comment and immediately took action.
Writing on his Facebook ‘wall’, the day of which Portsmouth played Arsenal at home, he said: ‘I hope we lose today.’
He has [...]

For the second week in a row Portsmouth face another postponed game, this time however, it is due to the failure of their own pitch.
According to reports this morning, the match has officially been called off due to a waterlogged pitch.
This is despite the help of 500 volunteers on Wednesday to clear ice and snow [...]

An open letter to Portsmouth owner Ali Al Faraj is set to be delivered to the doors of Fratton Park today, with fans revolting against the current regime.
The letter was organised and signed by 12 Portsmouth fan representatives, including Colin Farmery and John ‘PFC’ Westwood.
Despite reports suggesting otherwise, a planned march from Milton Park to [...]

Tuesday evening was an example of why I love football, and more specifically, why I love Portsmouth FC.
Despite playing a dire first half of football, having two players come off injured, a goal down, Pompey beat Coventry City 2-1 in the cruelest of fashions.
Much was speculated of Avram Grant’s squad when David James, Younes Kaboul, [...]