MidEast investors launch $20m bid for Portsmouth

Posted by: syd Monday, 17 September 2012 1:40 PM[UAE] - India

Please access the website of IIMSAM; and all the truthful claims will be out..including whereabouts of Remigio Maradona

Posted by: meltwaterfalls Tuesday, 11 September 2012 11:50 AM[UAE] - UK

hmmm... a Middle Eastern consortium that wishes to remain anonymous, reported on by a friend of Sulaiman Al Fahim, comes in at a time when Portpin's bid is not guaranteed to win? Can't see anything wrong with this bid.

I think I will leave you to draw your conclusions, but I guess this wouldn't be to out of place at Viviers on the Camber Docks.

PUP

Posted by: Northampton_was_better_than_Wembley Monday, 10 September 2012 11:13 AM[UAE] - UK

Ok, so they want to be anonymous but any chance of confirmation that Al Fahim is not involved (again)?

Posted by: Martin Saturday, 15 September 2012 3:43 PM[UAE] - England

Al Fahim has confirmed on Twitter and elsewhere that he IS at the centre of this bid.
Hasn't he done enough damage already?

Posted by: Dr Bill Thompson Tuesday, 11 September 2012 12:17 PM[UAE] - USA at the moment

Like the ID - you are right!

Posted by: PompeyBlue Monday, 10 September 2012 11:12 AM[UAE] - England

It worries me that they wish to remain under the radar until a deal is done. They could well be another Chanrai stooge. As good as it sounds it COULD be, with mentions of 'rebuilding' and 'getting the club back where it should be', Id take 5 years of sensibly living within our means under the PST over this. Unless the first thing this consortium plans on doing is investing in the infrastructure I for one, am not interested. Im more excited by the prospect of being a community run club, than I am at the prospect of being a (Potentially) well off Arabian owned club

Posted by: malcolm noble Tuesday, 11 September 2012 11:52 AM[UAE] - uk

We all know that only a community solution will truly have the long term health of the club as its objective. Nowhere are the supporters saying that they want quick fix solutions or massively spending owners (who will be gone in a season or two). I don't see how anyone (FA included) could be wanting a more sensible approach. Yet, it seems that once again we are going to be taught the lesson that the fans come last. Remember, only the fans and the club cleaners are in it for the long term ... everyone else - managers, players, owners, trainers - move on to greener pastures, but the people who run the game refuse to recognise that flaw. My own view .... yes winning the FA cup was worth all the subsequent pain (I never expected to see that) but now let's have some sensible business management.

Posted by: harry Monday, 10 September 2012 11:12 AM[UAE] - united kingdom

good one pete!