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Feb.27, 2010

Any suggestion that illegality rather than incompetence has led Portsmouth to the brink of oblivion will be brought to light, according to the man charged with making sense of the financial chaos at Fratton Park.

As expected, Portsmouth became the first club in the history of the Premier League to enter administration yesterday. But if they thought that surviving despite debts of £70 million was their only problem, Andrew Andronikou, the lead administrator, highlighted an additional dimension to their difficulties when he promised to report any evidence of wrongdoing that he finds to the appropriate authorities.

“We have the responsibility of investigating the company’s recent financial history,” he said. “We are all governed by money-laundering provisions and if I find something untoward, I have to report it. Unfortunately, ‘money-laundering’ is a description attached to all sorts whenever there are money irregularities. It hasn’t happened on its own. I am confident of getting answers in due course.”

Andronikou’s remarks will confirm the beliefs of conspiracy theorists among the supporters who have made “Where’s the money gone?” their mantra in recent weeks. But he also subscribes to the cock-up theory of history.

“It was inevitable a Premier League club has got into this position, and we won’t be the last,” he said. “If you have made a commitment to a payroll of £4-5 million a month, then you have got to make damned sure that your revenue streams are significantly higher than £60-70 million a year.”

Earlier, Andronikou said that he would ask the Premier League to revisit the possibility of allowing Portsmouth to sell players outside the transfer window. “There will be no fire sale,” he said. “But we will have to sell one or two players and we will be talking to the Premier League about a possible concession. I am hoping the transfer window will be open for us.”

A similar plea from Portsmouth to the League and Fifa, football’s world governing body, fell on deaf ears last week, but Andronikou will try again at a Premier League meeting on Thursday, suggesting “a sale and loan back” system.

He also suggested that the League may consider not imposing the nine-point penalty that Portsmouth will incur for going into administration.

“I think it’s early days to be talking about deducting the nine points,” Andronikou said. “It is the rule at the moment, but we are the first Premier League club to have gone into administration, so let’s just test the rule.”

Although the League is likely to stand firm, there is a growing feeling within its hierarchy that if Portsmouth were to indicate that they were about to go bust, it might have to contemplate making a drastic exception to its rules.

An advance of the £5 million due to the club from the League’s television revenue would make only a dent in the debt and Andronikou may ask for a portion of the £16 million parachute money that Portsmouth would receive in the event of their relegation.

In a statement, the League said: “The board will meet the administrator at the earliest opportunity to receive their views on the financial status of Portsmouth and set out the conditions for the club to fulfil its commitments for the remainder of the season.”

With Portsmouth apparently at the mercy of the League and Fifa, Andronikou promised fans that he would be cutting the Fratton Park cloth accordingly. “Every aspect of the club’s overheads will be reviewed,” he said. “Our aim is to maximise all revenues and to eradicate all unnecessary costs. I promise you we will save your club and take you forward.”

Peter Storrie, the longstanding chief executive, has said he will resign, citing the abuse aimed at him and his family. “I feel sorry for the genuine fans but not those who have made life hell for me and my wife,” he said. “I can’t go through this any more. They feel they have to blame someone and, effectively, I’m the only one left.”