Antony Fanshawe, insolvency expert at Begbies Traynor, is
hoped to be able to seal the deal for fans of Pompey to take over the club. He
will use his 30yrs of experience in the insolvency industry to pull together the
strands to form a successful bid for the Pompey Supporters Trust, along with the
administrator Trevor Birch.
According to the trust, talks are continuing with 5 ‘high
net worth individuals’, all lifelong Pompey supporters. Mr Fanshawe has appealed
to fans and businesses in Portsmouth to get behind the bid.
Mr Fanshawe is said to be delighted to be involved with the
bid and is keen to help the trust see what they can do.
Antony Fanshawe qualified as a chartered accountant with
PriceWaterhouseCoopers in 1980. He set up ‘Fanshawe Lofts’ in 1990 – a corporate
finance and recovery business in the South of the country, which later merged
with Begbies Traynor in 2008.
Meanwhile, Pomey’s former owner, Balram Chainrai, is looking
to reveal CVA proposals in the next few days.
Pompey exiting administration through this method would mean
avoiding points penalties next season.
