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CLUB NEWS
Adams: ‘I don’t want top job.’
Tony Adams has stated that he is not ready to be Pompey manager, after mentor Harry Redknapp left the club last week to join North Londoners, Tottenham Hotspur. Adams hopes to continue on as assistant manager at Fratton Park but has played down any suggestions of taking the top job at the club.

‘Any talk of me taking the managers job at Portsmouth is just pure speculation’ Adams said ‘I’m happy with the assistants role and will be hoping to hold on to that when the new manager is announced. Peter Storrie and I have discussed the managers position and he knows where I stand. For me to stand here and say I’m ready to take over as manager, would be an insult to the long list of great manager’s Portsmouth has had over the years and that is something I will not do.’

Adams has also belittled the rumours suggesting he will join Harry Redknapp at Tottenham, saying doing so would go against the club where his heart lies, that being Arsenal. Adams played out his whole career at the North London Club and is rumoured to be on a long list of potential future managers, when Arsene Wenger finally parts ways with the club. For the time being it would seem Adams future at Portsmouth is secure with Chairman Peter Storrie adamant the former defender will remain on the coaching staff as assistant manager, no matter who the top job goes to.

Portsmouth will now have the arduous task of finding a suitable manager before the start of the Premier League season in 6 weeks. For the interim Tony Adams will have control of the squad in its warm up to the season ahead, including a pre-season a tour of Holland, where the team will come up against fierce competition in AZ Alkmaar, Feyenoord, PSV Eindhoven and Ajax.

JULY PREVIEW

Matches
Tuesday 8th July 2008
AZ Alkmaar VS Portsmouth FC
Away

Tuesday 15th July 2008
Feyenoord VS Portsmouth FC
Away

Tuesday 22nd July 2008
PSV Eindhoven VS Portsmouth FC
Away

Tuesday 29th July 2008
Ajax VS Portsmouth FC
Away