Who took the Pomp out of Pompey?

I spent a great day with the wife and kids yesterday doing the sort of things we Brits love to do on a hot day: beach, swimming and home for a barbecue (in this case back to my in-laws).

It was a very pleasant way to spend a Sunday and was tarnished only by a question from my father-in-law, Colin, who asked: "What's happening at Pompey?"

If the chief executive of the club is clueless about the current state of things, as a mere fan I can only hypothesise.

What I do know is that rumours that the demise of Portsmouth Football Club have been greatly exaggerated . . . have been greatly exaggerated.

We're currently anywhere between financial security and the verge of administration, depending on which national newspaper you take.

What is obvious to all, however, is that Pompey's squad currently resembles the school playground after the captains have had their picks. We're left with the fat kid, the speccy kid, the one who'd rather be playing chess in the library and a token girl.

Bottom line is that it doesn't look too healthy. Maybe a new kid will move to the school just in time to act as our saviour. . .

* Am I the only one who thinks Dr Sulaiman Al Fahim looks a lot like Peter Kay? Let's hope his proposed takeover is not his latest spoof Channel 4 show . . .