Mandaric makes poultry gesture

Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric has sent Southampton counterpart Rupert Lowe a fresh duck for Christmas – and claims it is his first move towards ending the feud between the pair.

The gift is a reference to when Lowe went duck-shooting earlier this month on the day when Mandaric was desperate to tie up negotiations with him over the compensation package for Harry Redknapp’s return as manager to Pompey from Saints.