Source: Daily_Mail
HATCHET MAN: Adams' family is falling apart as Pompey head for the Championship
If Portsmouth are serious about attracting new owners it might not be a bad idea to find a way of staying in the Premier League. Avram Grant is obviously not the answer, but neither is Tony Adams and the club need to be creative and decisive to get out of the hole they are in. Feeling the strain: Adams is putting on a brave faceAfter losing to Fulham last weekend, manager Adams said: 'I'll pick us up and get on with the next game and rally the troops. I don't run away.' More from Hatchet Man. HATCHET MAN: The one that got away! Shaun Wright-Phillips kicked up a stink05/02/09 HATCHET MAN: Villa boss Martin O'Neill is only happy when he has something to moan about05/02/09 HATCHET MAN: Take a Lucas around Rafa, it's all going wrong at Liverpool05/02/09 HATCHET MAN: Talk of being able to live without Champions League riches could backfire on Gunners04/02/09 HATCHET MAN: Ronaldo blew us away last season but he's all hot air this time around04/02/09 HATCHET MAN: Moyes has a cheek to moan about refs when his Toffees keep sticking the boot in04/02/09 HATCHET MAN: Do me a favour! O'Neill won't be flavour of the month for long if he keeps begging Capello to wrap his stars in cotton wool04/02/09 HATCHET MAN: Big Sam will have his work cut out to keep Santa Cruz on board03/02/09 VIEW FULL ARCHIVE It all sounded very brave but his players can see through it.Adams' too clever-by-half interviews this season have not won over many people and where it matters, on the pitch, his influence on the team has been even less convincing. Portsmouth can't even defend properly and if there is one thing former Arsenal and England centre-half Adams should be able to do, it is to get his team organised at the back. One of his defenders, Sylvain Distin revealed exactly how much effect Adams' motivational skills are having on his team. The Frenchman said: 'If we play like we are at the moment any team is going to be tough. It's not enjoyable. There's disappointment and frustration. It's going to be a very difficult end to the season.' Adams was the cheap option when Portsmouth chose him to replace Harry Redknapp this season and that is more obvious than ever now. If they stick with him for much longer relegation is the logical conclusion and then he will look very costly. Hey big spenders - so refined or profligates extraordinaire? Sportsmail's club-by-club guide to what your team's squad costsSo how was it for you? Sportsmail's guide to how your team did in the transfer windowThe transfer window by numbers: The biggest deals, the best bargains and who spent what PORTSMOUTH FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE NET