Ecno wrote:DML wrote:Basically zero point following Portsmouth at the moment. The disconnect with the fans is so huge.
Why did the trust sell to Eisner (and is this the reason for the disconnect?)?
Its a complicated situation because the fans agreed the sale overwhelmingly.
Basically Kenny Jackett (the manager) gas had three full seasons to get the team up, and has failed to do so, with the team not only not turning up in games, but bizarre tactical choices being made just for the playoffs. The season ends, and everyone and his cat expects the manager to go. He doesn't.
Fans ask why and the club claims Covid has made things too unstable, saying it will cost 400k to sack him with one year left. So we are stuck with a manager playing quite wieful football having already had three years of it. If the fans had been able to be in stadiums, they would have a huge protest on their hands, but because there usnt they are claiming its a 'small minority' of fans. They seem absolutely desperate to hold on to the manager and no one really understands why, because they HAVE paid fees for players.
Portsmouth being in the playoffa in League 1 is a bit if a no brainer, so achieving that isnt achieving much at all, but they seem to see it as some big achievement. Irs all very underwhelming, and stadium news is much the same.
On the flipside, if we had been fan owned we'd be really struggling now as we wouldnt have had the funds to fix the dilapadated stadium in Covid times and importantbrepairs have been made by the Eisners. I'd like to see just a *tiny* bit more adventure and investment because we could get into the Championship. Our team is so, so crap at the moment and we're still eighth!