lovedeanblue
28-02-2014, 06:57 AM
Four years ago the Turf Moor air was full of defiance.
Pompey had just become the first Premier League club to go into administration and any lingering hopes of top-flight survival had been extinguished by the nine-point deduction which was to arrive with that news.
But the Blues were in fighting mood and a 2-1 victory at Burnley was the pre-cursor for one of the iconic moments in the clubs recent history.
Avram Grant, the peoples champion, saluted the travelling army before disappearing into the away end beneath a sea of Pompey fans.
It cemented a hero status which had started to gather pace when the Israeli took to the pitch at half-time against Sunderland 18 days earlier.
Grant was cheered by the Fratton Park crowd as he confronted referee Kevin Friend over his display and ended up on a FA improper conduct charge.
By the time hed delivered his Churchillian speech in the final home game of the season against Wolves, his place in royal blue folklore had been assured.
That win a
Pompey had just become the first Premier League club to go into administration and any lingering hopes of top-flight survival had been extinguished by the nine-point deduction which was to arrive with that news.
But the Blues were in fighting mood and a 2-1 victory at Burnley was the pre-cursor for one of the iconic moments in the clubs recent history.
Avram Grant, the peoples champion, saluted the travelling army before disappearing into the away end beneath a sea of Pompey fans.
It cemented a hero status which had started to gather pace when the Israeli took to the pitch at half-time against Sunderland 18 days earlier.
Grant was cheered by the Fratton Park crowd as he confronted referee Kevin Friend over his display and ended up on a FA improper conduct charge.
By the time hed delivered his Churchillian speech in the final home game of the season against Wolves, his place in royal blue folklore had been assured.
That win a