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Al Fahim wants to make Pompey `great'

Fri 29 May, 09:29 AM


Prospective Portsmouth owner Sulaiman Al Fahim has told fans he intends to use their help to build a "great football club".

Pompey announced on Wednesday they had accepted an offer from the Arab property magnate to buy the south coast club.

A period of due diligence will now take place but Al Fahim's takeover from current owner Alexandre Gaydamak is expected to be completed within weeks.

Al Fahim told arabianbusiness.com: "Everything I have seen makes me sure that we can build a great football club in the years to come.

"Portsmouth has incredible history, and its fans are some of the most loyal in the world of football.

"I look forward not just to working with them, but listening to their views on how they want to take the club forward. I am the investor, but this is their club and their community - and it is a privilege to be taking charge."

 

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  1. AH, AH! ROGER M. MY POOR SOON TO MEET THE GREEN EYED­ MONSTER FREIND. EVER HEARD OF THE SAYING ' DONT­ MATTER HOW MUCH YOU POLISH A TURD, YOU WILL NEVER MAKE­ IT SHINE' ?? WELL, CALL POMPEY @#$%, CALL US WOT U­ LIKE, THIS ONE WILL SHINE COCKER. P.U.P

    From eltinminer, on Sun 31 May 7:45PM

  2. people like roger m amaze me he comes on here and­ slags of this city,while i agree that there are some­ unsavoury parts of this city there are some nice places­ as well as some sh/////t holes on scateland......so­ please remember this is a football site and not one for­ petty minded people

    From cheryl.brody, on Sat 30 May 6:01PM
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    maybe if Sulaiman Al Fahim had been to skate town and­ smelled the place he would not be so keen. You may get­ arrab money but you still live in a @#$% hole.

    From roger m, on Sat 30 May 2:51PM

  4. stven smells money thats all he is interested in ,,, i­ hope we dont get him as he goes for money only ,,, he­ will get what he wants the new owner so pompey will be­ ok come on pompey

    From tasdeon, on Fri 29 May 1:59PM

  5. I've been living the dream since the first images­ of a new stadium were submitted BUT dont lose your­ heads, one step at a time.
    Erikson not good enough for­ England not good enough for Mexico not even good enough­ for Man City how the heck is he gonna be good enough­ for Pompey?
    Sulaimen by his own word will do something­ often (far to often) overlooked by others He's says­ he wants to listen to the fans and with the best fans­ in football he's sussed the best criteria for­ securing the clubs future.
    Sorry Harry you had your­ chance dont look over your shoulder for us next season­ as the chances are we'll be in front of ya ;)

    From Mike, on Fri 29 May 1:46PM

  6. Lets get this new stadium/ training ground built,­ Horsea,s perfect, we can only hold 20,000 at the­ moment. Mr Sulaiman Al Fahim PLEASE give us a stadium­ You can be Proud of ! ! ! Hopefully something that can­ hold at least 40,000 coz we can fill it. This is a club­ with passion and please don't employ Sven, bring in­ someone like Mr Grant he,s got a passion and he,s been­ here before working with Arry ( bet he,s sick now) and­ keep Crouch, Campbell, James, Johnson, and most of the­ others but lets get some good players how about Gerald,­ Cole either one or both, how about Rooney, Nah after­ wed's preformance THIS IS A CLUB WITH PRIDE AND­ PASSION ­ and to all those who jumped ship with­ "Arry nar nar narh ! ! !

    From savofsixtynine, on Fri 29 May 1:08PM

  7. "I look forward not just to working with them, but­ listening to their views on how they want to take the­ club forward. I am the investor, but this is their club­ and their community - and it is a privilege to be­ taking charge."

    said the Manchester city board­ member!

    From WILL M, on Fri 29 May 11:58AM

  8. PLAY UP POMPEY, POMPEY PLAY UP!!

    From Lord Dambo of Purbrookshire, on Fri 29 May 11:56AM
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