Avram blasts Pompey 'liars' insisting: I'm only here for the players and fans

Avram Grant has branded the Portsmouth board liars and insisted he is only staying at Fratton Park because of the fans and the players. Grant has led the cash-strapped club, who face a nine-point deduction and relegation after falling into administration, to the semi-finals of the FA Cup. But the Israeli admitted he should have left the south coast in January. Cup cracker: Grant celebrates beating Birmingham in the FA Cup quarter-finals'You don't need a big imagination to see we would have at least 10 more points if the club had kept even 50 per cent of its promises to me,' he told The Sun. 'When I came, I said there were two or three things we needed to do. But then other things happened and we didn't do what we'd agreed. 'I said we needed to sign three of four more players in January but it turned out the club wanted to sell four players. Wembley here we come: Frederic Piquionne dumped Birmingham on Saturday'Maybe it was a joke I didn't understand. But I came here to be a football manager and I haven't been able to do my job. 'It would have been very easy for me to leave in January. I only stayed because of the fans and the players. 'Football is not just about points. It's about passion and emotions. Sometimes you take decisions from the heart. My heart told me to stay.'   Looks like end of Storrie as Pompey administrator looks set to cut jobsIt'll be emotional! Prospect of Pompey Cup semi moves Spurs star Kranjcar THE 2009/10 managerial merry-go-round: Axed Hereford boss John Trewick becomes 32nd exit of the seasonGrant relishes Redknapp showdown. but O'Hara says he hopes Spurs lose!PORTSMOUTH FC

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