Under Fire
What a difference a couple of days make. Whilst in the midst of the worst start to a season in England’s top division since 1930, news filtered out of Fratton Park that the players and staff of Portsmouth Football Club had not been paid. Rogue owner Sulaiman al-Fahim, complete with replica shirt with his own name on it (still better than Mike Ashley’s ‘Smith 17′ effort) comes out with mixed messages regarding the funds available for reinforcements in January. Then manager Paul Hart enlightens us all with this beauty:
”You put one fire out and another starts up in the corner. That’s how it has been in my tenure as manager. But you can spit your dummy out and throw your toys out of the pram, or take it as another fire, put it out and get going again”
However, a corner has been turned in the South-East of England in recent days, both on and off the pitch. View full article »
