Hart calls for unity at Pompey

22 October 2009 16:02
Portsmouth boss Paul Hart has called on the club to continue weathering the storm after chief executive Peter Storrie was charged with cheating the public revenue. The impending charge relates to the transfer of midfielder Faye from Auxerre to Portsmouth for £1.5million in August 2003. It is alleged that Faye was paid a £250,000 signing on fee on which tax was not paid. Storrie has pledged to "defend the allegations in the strongest possible terms". It is the latest in a series of problems to hit Portsmouth this season and Hart admits the situation could still get worse before it gets better, but hopes everyone will stick together and keep fighting. He said: "The football club is going through a difficult period. That's there for everybody to see. I just believe that we can get through this together as a club. We might not have seen the tip of it yet. It might be harder but we just have to stick together, put our heads above the parapet and wear our tin helmets. "I've been in football a long time. I've not seen it and done it all and I'm not trying to be clever, but nothing surprises me."

Source: Eurosport