No. A deal is a deal, and Pompey need to pay him back, no matter how tough their situation is.
Pompey should be allowed to purchase players without getting Chelsea's approval.
Portsmouth has many debts to other teams for past transfers (Arsenal, Rennes, Chelsea) and according to Premiere League rules, the debts must be paid before Pompey can purchase new players. Unless the owed teams give up, or postpone the debt. Which is what Pompey is trying to do, and has already secured Aresnal's and Rennes' agreements. Now it needs Chelsea.
Pompey must make a case to the FA in order to receive their cash rewards for advancing in the competition, but there are no plans to kick them out of the tournament. According to rule 5(f), if a club "becomes subject to an insolvency event", the FA "will then decide whether to allow that club to continue to compete", with administration listed among the insolvency events.
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Portsmouth have unsurpsringly been relegated to the Championship today as a result of today's Premier League results. Avram Grant's men never really had a chance of staying up after they were deducted nine points for going into administration. Can Pompey bounce straight back up from the Championship next season? Vote now!
no, they did not apply for a UEFA club licence ahead of the March deadline
Portsmouth's administrator Andrew Andronikou said: "Since Sunday we have been scoping out what we can do and trawling through legalities. I believe that we will satisfy all the criteria. We should be in a CVA (company voluntary arrangement) by the deadline, all debts will have been sorted out and arrangements made with the football creditors. We should tick all the boxes. In terms of sport ethics, I think the club has had its medicine, has been taught its lesson and should be allowed to go forward and preventing them from playing in the Europa League would be wrong."
It has been announced today that Portsmouth will not be allowed to play in next season's Europa League despite qualifying for the competition as a result of making it to the final of the FA Cup. The reason they are not allowed to play in Europe next season is because the club missed a deadline to apply for a UEFA clu licence. Is this fair? Vote now!
Avram Grant has resigned as Portsmouth manager, signing off with an open letter to the club's fans thanking them for their role in a "wonderful and uplifting experience."
