Source: SKY_Sports
Pompey wait on Grant
// 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();} Avram Grant's return to Portsmouth has been delayed while he waits to be granted a work permit.[LNB] It was expected the former Chelsea boss would start his new role as director of football at Fratton Park on Monday.[LNB]Grant is to work alongside Paul Hart as the duo bid to drag Portsmouth away from the Premier League drop zone.[LNB]However, Israeli Grant has been blocked from starting his new job by the Home Office until his permit application has been considered.[LNB]Pompey chief executive Peter Storrie envisages no long-term problems but accepts it is frustrating.[LNB]He said: "Avram has not got his work permit yet and there is nothing we can do to speed it up. [LNB]"He has applied in the normal way and all we can do is wait and see what happens. It is annoying but these things take time."[LNB]
