Micahrichardsatemybaby wrote:
Yeah really good story to it too
The episode with Fry's dog in Futurama makes me cry
quiter a "baaawwwww" bit that
he waited for you fry.
Sulaiman al-Fahim admitted to a hospital in Dubai with kidney infection• Fahim set for operation to remove kidney stones
• Meeting with potential investors will be cancelled
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guardian.co.uk, Friday 2 October 2009 10.03 BST
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Sulaiman al-Fahim is under pressure to provide details of his long-term financing plans at Portsmouth. Photograph: Frances Leader/Action Images
The Portsmouth owner, Sulaiman al-Fahim, has been admitted to a hospital in Dubai and is due to have an operation today to remove kidney stones.
Fahim arrived at the hospital late last night and had a series of tests which showed an acute kidney infection. He is likely to require a couple of days to recuperate and will not be able to attend a planned meeting with representatives of the Saudi al-Faraj brothers on Sunday.
That meeting was called to discuss the brothers potentially making a long-term investment in Portsmouth. They have already provided £5m to cover last month's wages, which the players and three directors did not receive on time this week, and day-to-day running costs for the club.
Fahim says his operation will have no impact on the refinancing of Portsmouth or the management of the club. His advisers are working to finalise plans to deliver £50m to the club this month. Portsmouth's finance director, Tanya Robins, is playing a key role in that while the chief executive, Peter Storrie, continues to oversee the day-to-day running of the troubled Premier League club.
Pressure has been mounting on Fahim to provide details of his long-term financing plans at Portsmouth after it emerged that the first-team squad and executive board had not been paid this week. The club's executive directors have since published a statement insisting that they can raise the funds necessary to cover the unpaid wages, but reminding Fahim that it is ultimately up to him to find a "permanent financing solution".
i'd have reached for the nappy pack if i were a pompey fan.