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( 27 October 2008 )

English Premiership Football News

Adams holds talks over Pompey job
Assistant manager Tony Adams is in talks with success in Portsmouth Harry Redknapp, BBC Sport understands.

Portsmouth were left managerless after Redknapp's shock move to Tottenham Juande Ramos following the dismissal.

Pompey chief executive officer Peter Storrie said Sunday the club will take its time to find a manager after Redknapp left the club late on Saturday.

But BBC Radio Solent believes Adams, who was at Fratton Park since 2006, is a serious contest.

Former Wycombe Wanderers boss Adams and first team coach Joe Jordan took charge of the team for Sunday in the 1-1 draw against Fulham.

Ex-Arsenal defend Adams, Jordan, the former Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce and former Chelsea manager Avram Grant are among the contenders to take the job full time, but Storrie has refused to provide any clues.

Redknapp has already put in a good word for Adams and Jordan.

"I talked about Peter and he said:" You have Joe and Tony, and they are both great guys, "said Redknapp.


"Joe is very experienced, Tony is in place and future in the management game and works very hard. I do not think any of them would do no harm, of course."

Redknapp has rejected an approach from Newcastle in January to replace Allardyce.

And Storrie said he wanted something similar happened when Tottenham came calling.

"Nothing gave me more pleasure if Harry had rang me on Saturday night and said:" Look Peter, I thought more and I want to stay, as he did with Newcastle.

"But on this occasion, the lure of Tottenham was too much."

Storrie insists there was no financial problems at the club and that decisions continue to be driven by owner Alexandre Gaydamak.

"During the summer, we sold Sulley Muntari for a club-record fee and sold Pedro Mendes, but most used the money to put in Peter Crouch and Younes Kabul and a couple of players ready," he said.

"If we were to sell players, we re-invest and bring other players. We have a very, very good team here, a quality side and in January we just approach it then.

"Sacha Gaydamak is the owner of this club for two and a half years and continued to finance the club to develop players.

"This will be his decision in January if he wants to continue this growth and expansion."

Meanwhile, Jordan has expressed his surprise at the speed of Redknapp departure, while wishing him the best.

"It was a bit of a shock, I must confess, but Harry is a good manager and you expect that good managers will be willed by the big clubs," said Jordan.

"The speed of it surprised many people and it was a shock to me."

Jordan added: "I think it is important that they get the right man.

"They had to take a deep breath and take stock of events in the last 24 hours and then take things from there."

Portsmouth Crouch joined Liverpool in the summer but the England striker said he does not feel left behind by the departure of Redknapp.

"It was a big reason why I came to the club, but I will go and I wish him all the best," said Crouch, who scored against Fulham.

"It was a shock and I would have liked him to stay at Portsmouth.

"But Tottenham is a huge club, I did my YTS if I know how great club it is and if I can have them where they should be that would be fantastic.

"These things happen in football so I am never surprised. We will continue and continue, regardless of our good season. "
by bbcnews.