Source: Telegraph
Portsmouth appoint Brian Kidd as assistant to caretaker Paul Hart
The former Manchester United assistant boss will work alongside Hart while the club search for a new manager. The 59-year-old's position will then be reassessed. [LNB]Hart said: 'Brian's a fantastic coach with a great track record. [LNB]'We've known each other for an awfully long time and I'm delighted he's coming here to assist me.' [LNB]Earlier today, Portsmouth executive chairman Peter Storrie admitted Adams was 'very, very unlucky', but defended the decision to sack him after just 16 games in charge. [LNB]Portsmouth won just two of those games and are currently 16th in the Premier League, two points off the bottom of the table and one above the relegation zone. [LNB]Their next two games are at home to Manchester City and away to Stoke, and Storrie admits those fixtures played a major part in the decision to dismiss Adams. [LNB]'It was a very difficult decision, particularly when it's such a nice guy as Tony,' Storrie said. [LNB]'I feel we have been very, very supportive of Tony but he's been a very, very unlucky manager. [LNB]'We've played well in games and not finished games off, there have been individual mistakes, but it was a point where we had to say, 'How many more games can we continue to be unlucky in?'. [LNB]'We have two vital matches coming up where we have to get points from and we felt we had to make the change now rather than later.' [LNB]Despite their position, Storrie believes Portsmouth are well equipped to get out of trouble and secure their top-flight status. [LNB]'Tony said it and I think that's right, I'd much rather have the squad we have than six or seven other people down there fighting with us,' Storrie said. [LNB]'We need to gel together, cut out the mistakes and just get going and get a couple of results. We must do everything we can to stay in the Premier League. It's a result business.'[LNB]
