28-03-2024, 09:06 AM
(27-03-2024, 11:03 PM)D'Alessandro dreaming Wrote:(27-03-2024, 07:58 PM)slayer Wrote: Those silly cunts go around in circles. We didn't need to sell bla bla bla. Yes we fucking did. We didn't have £35m, they did. Thank fuck
There was a certain romance to being fan owned and I am very proud of the PST for steadying the ship and putting us in a position where Pompey were attractive to grown up, sensible investors again.
The reality is though that with all the will in the world, the money was not there to sustain a competitive league one side AND improve the infrastructure at the same time without major investment. The club had fallen years or even decades behind off the field.
Yep it was great owning a share in Pompey and very satisfying that we were able to steady the ship.
The harsh reality was that we didn’t have enough money and FP would probably have half the ground closed by the safety people by now. Not to mention having no money to invest in players.
The fan ownership model only works if you have a lot of rich fans willing to invest. Sadly we didn’t so we had to sell.
I don’t think we could have picked better custodians than the Eisners.
Onwards and upwards. PUP