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Storrie leaves troubled Pompey

13 Mar 2010 - 11:29:22

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Portsmouth chief executive Peter Storrie has left his job at Fratton Park although he will be retained in a consultancy role.

Storrie accepted a 40 per cent pay cut earlier in the week when 85 of the club's staff were made redundant.

However, a statement from the club's administrator Andrew Andronikou confirmed Storrie had left "in the best interests of the club".

Meanwhile, Storrie has denied claims made in The Sun that he breached regulations over a payment to an agent. The newspaper had alleged that Storrie paid a fee to agent Willie McKay when Frederic Piquionne moved to Fratton Park on loan last summer.

He said of the allegations: "It was due to him, it was outstanding and I wanted the lawyers to be aware of that. The money had to go through the FA but the lawyers' account wasn't recognised by the FA. It needed to be recognised by the FA.

"Barclays stopped our bank account - we didn't have a bank account anywhere so they had to get it ratified by the FA otherwise the deal would not have been accepted. It's that straightforward. I've done nothing wrong - just a matter of procedure.

"There's never been a payment. Willie McKay was never paid. The lawyers never, ever paid him. Ask Willie McKay. Absolutely not. He was never, ever paid."