Grant dismayed at Pompey plight
Portsmouth manager Avram Grant admits he is "very sad" and "very
angry" as the Premier League strugglers look set to go into
administration.
Pompey are expected to go into administration on Friday to
avoid a winding-up order on Monday - and the accompanying
nine-point deduction will mean certain relegation.
Grant said he had been "more or less" told the club would go
down that route, and stressed his experience at the club had been
one of constant frustration.
The Israeli was installed as the club's manager in November,
having joined as director of football the previous month.
He told Sky Sports News: "I feel very sad, very angry, but I
want to understand more (about) the situation before I tell you my
opinion."
Grant admitted the club's plight had been upsetting.
He said: "Of course, you can imagine. We did a football job
here. Every step we couldn't do our job.
"Now I'm very sad for me of course and for everybody."
Portsmouth chief executive Peter Storrie has already begun
talks with an administrator.
Portsmouth owner Balram Chainrai has conceded a buyer for the
club is unlikely to come forward - and there were no developments
on Wednesday in the talks with four different interested groups.