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I'll admit I have a bit of a dislike for Leicester City but I would have no problem with Milan buying them. After all, there's no guarantee that he can make them a Premiership club. He may have done it for us but it took him 5 years to do it and it could be argued that he got lucky by appointing Harry Redknapp to do that. His other managerial choices haven't exactly bore fruit have they?
It could also be argued that if it wasn't for Mandaric getting lucky in having Alexandre Gaydamak buy his stake in the club, his investment wouldn't have kept us up and we would have gone down, Harry would have left and we would have ultimately been back at square one. So even if Milan did take over the Foxes, it wouldn't neccessarily be a great thing for them on the pitch.
What he should do is make Leicester financially stable, like he did for us and all Pompey fans will be forever grateful to Milan for saving this club. Even if he does make Leicester a Premiership club then why should that bother us? Despite the events of 1993 look at what has happened to both clubs since. Who has had the better time in the long run? We are sitting pretty in the top 4 of the Premiership whilst Leicester are currently at Southampton's level.
I'm personally glad that Milan has chosen to stay in English football and has not disappeared into the wilderness of another country. It'll be easier to see how the Serb is getting along post-Pompey and although he could have chosen a club that Pompey don't dislike, I'm sure there would be no shortage of well-wishers in Portsmouth hoping he does well for himself whether it benefits a "rival club" or not.
He always had time for Pompey fans and even if he does get tied to Leicester, the man himself has said that Pompey will forever be his #1 club. Who knows? Having Milan at the helm might ease any animosity between Pompey and Leicester fans and that can only be a good thing. I can just imagine how Milan would feel if he took over at the Walkers and oversaw them defeat Southampton in seasons to come.
I'll admit I have a bit of a dislike for Leicester City but I would have no problem with Milan buying them. After all, there's no guarantee that he can make them a Premiership club. He may have done it for us but it took him 5 years to do it and it could be argued that he got lucky by appointing Harry Redknapp to do that. His other managerial choices haven't exactly bore fruit have they?
It could also be argued that if it wasn't for Mandaric getting lucky in having Alexandre Gaydamak buy his stake in the club, his investment wouldn't have kept us up and we would have gone down, Harry would have left and we would have ultimately been back at square one. So even if Milan did take over the Foxes, it wouldn't neccessarily be a great thing for them on the pitch.
What he should do is make Leicester financially stable, like he did for us and all Pompey fans will be forever grateful to Milan for saving this club. Even if he does make Leicester a Premiership club then why should that bother us? Despite the events of 1993 look at what has happened to both clubs since. Who has had the better time in the long run? We are sitting pretty in the top 4 of the Premiership whilst Leicester are currently at Southampton's level.
I'm personally glad that Milan has chosen to stay in English football and has not disappeared into the wilderness of another country. It'll be easier to see how the Serb is getting along post-Pompey and although he could have chosen a club that Pompey don't dislike, I'm sure there would be no shortage of well-wishers in Portsmouth hoping he does well for himself whether it benefits a "rival club" or not.
He always had time for Pompey fans and even if he does get tied to Leicester, the man himself has said that Pompey will forever be his #1 club. Who knows? Having Milan at the helm might ease any animosity between Pompey and Leicester fans and that can only be a good thing. I can just imagine how Milan would feel if he took over at the Walkers and oversaw them defeat Southampton in seasons to come.
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