AN emotional Paul Hart revealed he will start looking for work again next week after ending his short-term contract at Crystal Palace by keeping them in the Championship.

NEWCASTLE celebrated their promotion back to the Barclays Premier League with a 2-1 win at home to Sheffield United last night.

Neil Warnock has been confirmed as the new manager of Coca-Cola Championship side QPR after a compensation package was agreed with Crystal Palace.

Former Portsmouth manager Paul Hart believes the club can emerge stronger from administration.

Tottenham midfielder Jamie O’Hara tops Portsmouth’s list of targets after the Premier League yesterday removed a transfer embargo on the south coast club.

Portsmouth's players finally received their wages for December amid a stinging rebuke from the Professional Footballers' Association.

The financial future of Portsmouth remains unclear despite the club denying they have been formally served with a winding-up petition.

PORTSMOUTH last night denied being formally served with a winding-up petition in a statement released by the club.

Portsmouth have denied being formally served with a winding up petition by the UK's HM Revenue & Customs, in a statement released by the club.

Premier League strugglers Portsmouth have been issued with a winding up petition by the UK's HM Revenue & Customs.

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Portsmouth FC has issued a strongly-worded statement denying rumours the club planning to go into administration.

Portsmouth’s turbulent season took another downward turn last night as the club confirmed their players had not been paid for a second time this season.

ALEX MCLEISH, the Birmingham City manager, was caught in the maelstrom of intense derby encounters on many occasions during his time at Glasgow Rangers – whether at Ibrox or Parkhead.

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Asmir Begovic is set to replace injured England goalkeeper David James for Avram Grant’s first game in charge of bottom club Portsmouth – at home to champions Manchester United at Fratton Park tomorrow.

Avram Grant will take charge of training for the first time today at Portsmouth knowing he has the backing of the supporters.

FORMER Chelsea manager Avram Grant is being backed to lift Portsmouth up the table after it was yesterday confirmed he will succeed Paul Hart at Fratton Park.

Avram Grant is to be appointed as the new manager of Portsmouth, the club have confirmed.

Sacked Portsmouth manager Paul Hart is considering an offer to remain at the club as technical director.

PORTSMOUTH could have their next manager in place for Saturday’s home clash with Manchester United after Paul Hart was dismissed by the south coast club.

Portsmouth could have their next manager in place for Saturday's Fratton Park clash with Manchester United after sacking Paul Hart.

Portsmouth have sacked manager Paul Hart following their poor start to the Premier League season.

Ipswich has denied reports that manager Roy Keane is set to lose his job at Portman Road.

STOKE may be renowned for the sort of no-nonsense tactics which puts the ball in danger of needing physio treatment, but there is also a subtler side to their talents.

Full-back Andy Wilkinson returned to Stoke’s starting line-up as manager Tony Pulis was forced into making a change in defence for the visit of bottom side Portsmouth.

Portsmouth boss Paul Hart may hand Icelandic international Hermann Hreidarsson his first appearance of the season when his side travel to Stoke on Sunday afternoon.

SAM ALLARDYCE is not one of those managers who needs an excuse to celebrate his own talents, but even the biggest critics of the self-styled ‘Big Sam’ would not begrudge him a sense of satisfaction on Saturday evening.

PAUL HART has been forced to play the role of firefighter for much of this tumultuous season, but the Portsmouth manager now finds himself dealing with more trivial concerns.

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Portsmouth’s turbulent season continued to unravel after the Premier League confirmed today that a transfer embargo has been imposed on the beleaguered club.

Portsmouth have confirmed they have been hit with a transfer embargo from the Premier League for failing to pay money owed to other clubs.

The Premier League have confirmed they have placed a transfer embargo on Portsmouth.

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Portsmouth boss Paul Hart is keen to meet with the club’s new owner Ali Al-Faraj soon, but admits he is not concerned about how the Arab businessman finances the club.

WINTER may still be weeks away but, for these two clubs, the chilly grip of a relegation squabble has already taken hold.

Hull manager Phil Brown has disciplined striker Jozy Altidore after the youngster revealed the reason for his omission from the side today on Twitter.

THERE is nothing ambiguous about Aaron Mokoena’s approach to his role as Portsmouth’s midfield enforcer and the South African was similarly forthright in the way he chose to describe Jermain Defoe’s “embarrassing” stamp that almost ruined Harry Redknapp’s return to Fratton Park.

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PORTSMOUTH chief executive Peter Storrie insists returning director of football Avram Grant is not waiting in the wings to take under-pressure manager Paul Hart’s job.

Avram Grant has been appointed as Portsmouth’s director of football, the club have confirmed.

Portsmouth manager Paul Hart has been assured he will have money to spend in the January transfer window following Ali Al-Faraj’s takeover of the club.

AFTER a summer of almost unrelenting misery, autumn appears to be yielding fresh hope at Portsmouth.

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