The media may not be able to get anything worth reading from the Portsmouth football players (although, given the squad was put together quicker than Paul Hart devourers his dinner, most of them probably can't actually say anything in English), their new owners seem to be more than capable of adding a few sparks to the fire. Via a translation, obviously.
Last week, Portsmouth’s new owner, Ali al-Faraj told the Saudi newspaper, Asharq Al-Awsat, that he had no interest in sport and has bought the club purely to make money. I'm not sure if he's seen them play this season, but either way, I think to have such ideas of grandeur he should probably be sectioned under the Mental Health Act.
I would think that al-Faraj's objectives have gone down as well in Portsmouth as those fucking chimes have at every other football club in the past ten years.
Given the majority of Portsmouth's performances this year, it would be a cheap shot to say that most of their players seem to have little interest in football either.
However, given the back-to-back 4-0 victories they have managed to record, a number of their band of no-names may have managed to boost their value enough to enable the owner to take a profit home in time for New Year.
I hope we see such signs of honesty, naivety and pure skulduggery from the rest of the sporting world when talking to the media. Just don't hold your breath.
