So it Begins...

With Portsmouth in deep turmoil on and off the pitch, no players to call their own; I thought it might be a fantastic challenge and an extremely interesting club to choose.

I absolutely love a challenge and currently I cannot think of a bigger one than trying to save Pompey and bring them back to the Premier League. They have no money, no players of any significant quality and very little sign of improving.

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This will be a Network game with my best friend; who will be managing Arsenal.
Dave (the mate of mine whom I will be partaking on this save with) is a Swansea Supporter, so their will be no bias from him in his management of Arsenal.

Me.. I am a Chelsea fan with a huge love for Portsmouth as my Brother supports them.
Long story short: I spent my entire childhood in Malawi (Africa) and had never followed any premiership football at all, let alone even know the teams who played in it.
When I returned to England at the age of 12; my Dad (a Chelsea fan) took me to Stamford Bridge to watch his beloved Blues in action against West Ham, from that moment I was hooked and have since followed Chelsea through thick and thin.
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Joining the Club
When joining Portsmouth obviously there was a lot to analyse throughout the entire club.

Firstly the players... With only 3 players on contracts longer than Three-Months; Straight off the bat I know I have a lot of work ahead of me.
Surprisingly, however; They do appear to have a few promising youngsters, which is a good sign for the future, if nothing else.

At first glance the weakest section of Portsmouth is currently their Goalkeeping situation.
Simon Eastwood is not a very strong Goalkeeper, even for a League 1 side. The likeliness of him staying at the club for a prolonged period of time is highly unlikely.
I will be looking into the possibilities of Loaning a Goalkeeper on a Season Long loan from a Premiership side in due course.


Transfer Embargo
Obviously Portsmouth are currently sitting in a Transfer Embargo (Unable to make any Signing or Loans).
The club is currently in Takeover Talks which I am hoping will bring not only Financial Stability to the club but also maybe a little bit of extra funds available for the Transfer & Wage Budgets.


Season Expectations
Obviously, currently I think anything other than Avoid Relegation is an unrealistic currently, with how I am currently unable to Sign or even Loan any players.
If I at least gain Portsmouth Financial Security and Avoid Relegation I will see that as a victory for my first season and then aim at hitting the playoffs in my second season.
My largest personal expectation for this season is getting Portsmouth the Financial Security they so drastically need.
This will be mainly achieved through lowering the players wages through contract renewals, which will be inevitable, considering that their are only 3 players which have contracts currently longer than 3 months!


Well this sums up my summary of the club. Next on the Agenda... Pre-Season!

See you soon!