Fan ownership draws closer to reality at Pompey

The long saga at Portsmouth Football Club has today taken a turn in favour of fan ownership. Eager to end years of financial troubles, the Pompey Supporters' Trust is now named as the preferred bidder. Earlier today administrator Trevor Birch made the announcement which could create an historic victory for supporters.

Although according to the only other party involved in this bidding process - the game is far from over. A spokesperson for Portpin, the company belonging to former owner Balram Chainrai, responded to say they are still in the running.

And so this long-running battle to own the League One club may not be over yet - but it certainly looks like we've entered extra time.