Portsmouth FC Blog

Portsmouth are hopeful of reaching an agreement with the High Court today as they look to avoid being wound-up.
In what has been described as the ‘most defining week’ in the club’s history, Portsmouth could potentially go out of existence tomorrow afternoon.
Tonight’s home league fixture against Sunderland could be their last ever game, yet bizarrely, a [...]

Pompey hope to add to their defensive options today with the signing of Ricardo Rocha.
The centre-half, mostly recognised for his time at Tottenham, has been released by Belgian side Standard Liege, allowing him to sign for Portsmouth on a free transfer.
During his career, Rocha received a positive review from arguably one of the greatest footballers [...]

Press Release:
POMPEY DELEGATION TO MEET PREMIER LEAGUE BOARD THIS WEEK
Following our press release dated Monday 1st February, detailing SOS Pompey plans to protest outside the Headquarters of the Premier League in response to their poor handling of the current issues surrounding our football club, we have been invited to send a delegation to meet with [...]

Goalkeeper Asmir Begovic has joined league rivals Stoke City in a cut-price £3.5m move.
Begovic, whom recently made his international debut for Bosnia, is regarded as one of the brightest goalkeeping talents in the Premier League.
The club were forced to sell the 22-year-old due to the club’s dreadful financial situation. Either Begovic or fellow ‘keeper David [...]

Stoke have reportedly switched their attentions to Bosnian goalkeeper Asmir Begovic, fellow teammate of  Stoke’s former target, David James.
James, who’s struggled much with injury this season, is rumoured to have suffered yet another injury this week, a calf strain which will see him out of action for the next two weeks.
His wage demands have also [...]

News coming out of Fratton Park over the past couple of days has mainly been negative, worrying and frightful. Portsmouth Football Club is facing extinction, yet the most concerning issue is that no one other than Pompey fans seem to care.
It’s almost sickening to watch the Premier League and the FA standby while the current [...]

Portsmouth have confirmed the loan signing of striker Quincy Owusu-Abeyie.
Abeyie, a forward at Spartak Moscow, signed a six-month loan deal with the South Coast side yesterday. However, Pompey have stated that the deal is not yet concluded.
The 23-year-old Dutchman is well known in England for his youth days at Premier League side Arsenal. Since signing for Spartak [...]

Portsmouth had to rely on substitute striker Danny Webber to rescue a 1-1 draw with relegation rivals West Ham.
The home side may have earned a hard-fought point, yet at the same time, it will feel like two points lost. Last night was a perfect opportunity for the Blues to close the gap between them and [...]

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 [...]