Portsmouth, England (My Sportsbook) - Portsmouth have named former Chelsea manager Avram Grant as their new director of football. Grant had a spell at Fratton Park as technical director in 2006 during Harry Redknapp's time as manager before taking over at Chelsea when Jose Mourinho left the club in September 2007. He guided the Blues to the Champions League final in May 2008 but his services were dispensed with after the shootout defeat to Manchester United. The Israeli joins a club that lost their opening seven Premier League games of the season before beating Wolves, 1-0 at Molineux on Saturday. Saudi tycoon Ali Al-Faraj assumed control of the club earlier this week, replacing Sulaiman Al Fahim, whose own takeover was only finalized in August. Meanwhile, chief executive Peter Storrie insists Paul Hart will remain as manager despite the recent turmoil that has enveloped the south coast club. Storrie said: "Paul's going nowhere. He's done a tremendous job throughout and been an absolute brick. "Now people are starting to see what a shrewd manager he really is. Tactically he's getting it right and is nurturing the team." (Courtesy of sportbox.tv) |
