March 24th, 2010 by Adam Davies

2009-2010 has been rather a shocking season for Portsmouth Football Club, but fans fearing for the very existence of the club will have their worries alleviated somewhat with the news that the Premier League have reversed their initial decision to forbid Portsmouth selling players outside the transfer window. The club are as good as relegated now, for their 9 point deduction for going into administration has left them with just 13 points, and 14 adrift of safety.

A Premier League statement read:

1. Players may be sold to other Premier League clubs but may not play first-team football for the new club before the end of the season.
2. Players may be sold to a Football League or foreign club, subject to FIFA’s approval.
3. Portsmouth FC may enter into an agreement with another Premier League, Football League or foreign club that a player will be transferred to that other club in the summer.

Given that they will be looking to sell their prime assets before the season is out in order to stay afloat, Portsmouth may have to play a selection of youth team and reserve players in their remaining fixtures. With a remaining Premier League fixture list comprised of games against Chelsea, Tottenham, Blackburn, Wigan, Aston Villa, Bolton, Wolves and Everton, Pompey could yet have a large say in many of the battles across the table. Of course, this largely depends on what players they are able to field, but if the squad continues to show the heart that they have shown this season so far, Portsmouth Football Club should not be discounted from any games.

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