Source: SKY_Sports
Finnan - Pompey showed spirit
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Steve Finnan admits the Portsmouth players 'got on with the job' against Wolves after not being paid their wages for September.[LNB] The troubled Premier League club's financial issues resulted in the playing staff and senior board members failing to receive their wages on time as owner Sulaiman Al Fahim sought fresh investment.[LNB]Al Fahim now appears poised to sell a majority stake in Pompey to a consortium being led by Ali Al-Faraj, who was part of a group which tried to buy the club in the summer.[LNB]The off-field problems did not prevent Portsmouth from claiming a first league win of the season on Saturday as Hassan Yebda's goal secured a 1-0 success at Wolves.[LNB]Finnan made his debut for Pompey in the game after recovering from injury and acknowledged the players had contrasting views on not being paid.[LNB]Spirit"I've just heard they (the wages) are coming in on Monday," said the experienced full-back.[LNB]"It is not nice, but the lads have got on with it and against Wolves showed their spirit just to get on with their jobs.[LNB]"It is one of those things that doesn't happen too much to clubs. It is has not happened to me before.[LNB]"Everyone has got their views on it. Some were disappointed. Some were thinking it will be coming eventually.[LNB]"We are only human. Everyone has got their different opinion and everyone wants their money coming in." [LNB]
