Administrator Andrew Andronikou blames Peter Storrie for Portsmouth crisis

Bystaff and agencies 535PM GMT seventeen March 2010

Punished Portsmouth points reduction probably guarantees relegation Photo AFP

Andronikou was vocalization after the Premier League reliable a nine-point reduction as a permit for Portsmouth going in to administration, movement that should pledge relegation.

Storrie, who is still behaving as an confidant for the club, called the reduction "terribly unfair" but Andronikou pronounced the former arch comparison physical education instructor contingency take a little of the shortcoming for Portsmouth"s predicament.

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Andronikou pronounced "Portsmouth is an e.g. of how not to control commercial operation in the universe of football.

"If you overspend and don"t bill thus you cannot rely on income from the owners or the renter entrance in to overpass the gap, and in that it"s no disproportion to any alternative business.

"At the impulse Mr Storrie is aiding us on an ad hoc basis. I felt in the really short tenure it would assistance us if we had him around to support us in certain aspects of the commercial operation but this is really most in the short term.

"He was a comparison military officer of the association and the association has unsuccessful so it goes but observant that yes he contingency bear a large piece of the responsibility, absolutely.

"I would additionally contend that in the last couple of months that I hold he has exercised his settlement to try to save the bar at all costs."

Andronikou reliable that Portsmouth would not interest opposite the Premier League"s ruling, and are still in talks with joining officials about ways in that the bar can be helped.

The league"s house imposed the points reduction this sunrise after HM Revenue and Customs yesterday forsaken their plea to the bar going in to administration.

The reduction probably guarantees relegation for Portsmouth, whose points sum drops to only 10 points, fourteen at the back of second-from-bottom Hull.

The Premier League pronounced in a matter "Following the High Court"s preference that Portsmouth FC"s administration department department department is current the Premier League house convened currently to request the League"s manners and policies in propinquity to a piece of bar pang an eventuality of insolvency.

"As a outcome Portsmouth FC has been deducted 9 points with evident effect.

"As piece of this routine the house met with the director to determine how we will work together for the residue of the deteriorate to safeguard that the bar is means do the commitments."

Andronikou has met Rob Lloyd, the frontman for a consortium meddlesome in a takeover, but has ruled out the organisation being since an exclusivity deal.

He combined "I don"t think we are in a on all sides to do that - they have to prove us in assorted alternative areas.

"I additionally don"t wish to daunt alternative meddlesome parties."

Andronikou pronounced the miss of clarity surrounding Lloyd"s consortium - the identities of the investors sojourn different - was a means for concern.

He pronounced "I"m perplexing to assimilate how his organisation has manifested itself, it seems to have altered form in the last dual weeks that is a good painting of problems we are going to have.

"I am not observant they are not convincing but there is a prolonged approach to go to find the suitable people to take the bar forward.

"My idea is get the bar ship-shape, minimise the loss-making, and exit the administration department department department so we don"t catch penalties in the Championship subsequent season, where it looks as though we will be."

Andronikou additionally reliable that physical education instructor Avram Grant, who is on a month-to-month contract, would stay at slightest until the finish of the deteriorate and presumably subsequent deteriorate too.

"He rang me to contend he is entirely committed to the bar and will stay at slightest until the finish of the season. We are not statute out him being here subsequent deteriorate - he seems to have a feeling for the club," pronounced Andronikou.

Storrie pronounced the Premier League"s low mark was harsh.

Storrie told ESPN Soccernet "I am not certain this should have been finished - it is terribly astray on the club, the players and their fans, and they are the trusting parties."