Portsmouth have had their share of problems in the past and last season was particularly disappointing. We had some tough times last term after Gaydamak sold our best players and we could have easily gone down. Sulaiman Al-Fahim came to the rescue after agreeing to buy the club and it seems that Arab money is the only thing that can help us at the moment. Is this takeover a good or a bad thing? Well, that’s up for debate.

The first thing the new owner did was to give his support to Paul Hart, who will continue as manager. This can be seen as a belief in the experienced Hart, but it can also be a sign of club’s ambition. It seems that Al-Fahim is not prepared to invest as much money as City owners did, although in case you have forgotten, Al-Fahim was part of the group that bought the Citizens and he was only out aside after making bold statements on who the club should sign. It is evident he sees Portsmouth as the new toy as he has already stated that he wanted to sign two talented players from United Arab Emirates. Isn’t this Hart’s job, or maybe he decided to stick to Hart because the boss won’t make too much fuss about who should the club sign?

Is selling our best player Crouchy the sign of Al-Fahim’s ambition? We have sign Steve Finann, who is way past his best, while Amr Zaki and Croatian striker Kalinic are thought to be on the verge of joining the club. Something have to be done quickly or we will be one of the main candidates for the drop. I am trying to look things in a positive light but this is a bit difficult from this perspective. Online bookmakers are giving odds of up to 4.50 on Portsmouth to go down and maybe this is the right time to take them. I am simply not too convinced about the new owner and I really hope to be proved wrong.