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“I am 90 per cent certain [about the deal] but I do have some reservations, mainly about the player contracts. It is my desire to close the deal as soon as possible.
“Portsmouth have eight players who earn £1.1 million a month between them. That is in a league with an average budget of £8 million a year,” he said. “Without these eight players the club is healthy, in fact it would be profitable.
After five owners in less than 30 months, Portsmouth’s fans will reserve judgment.

On Tuesday night Ashley Brown, the chairman of the Pompey Supporters Trust, said: “After everything that has happened to Portsmouth I would trust that the administrator and the Football League are able to do their due diligence so that we get a trustworthy owner at Fratton Park. That owner should have a clear and successful business background so that we understand how and where they made their money.”

“I will not come in and spend money just to prove I have it. I say to the fans, trust me, I will spend what we earn.”