Portsmouth fans divided as D-day looms over Michael Eisner takeover

03 May 2017 03:14
The supporters who own Pompey get the chance on Thursday to interrogate the former Disney executive who wants to buy the club and will then vote on whether to accept his £5.7m offer which would sideline themDelighted supporters of Portsmouth have barely had time to sit down or savour promotion from League Two before facing a new character-shaping decision over the future of the club.Portsmouth, whose financial collapse into administration while in the Premier League seven years ago embodied English football’s reckless wage spending and the risks of relying on far-flung investors, have been rescued, stabilised and begun to rise again because of the ownership and hard work of their supporters. Related: Portsmouth in takeover talks with billionaire former Walt Disney chairman Related: Portsmouth’s Christian Burgess: ‘For two years at university I lived off scraps’ Continue readingreadfullarticle

Source: TheGuardian