Portsmouth were ‘like an abused child’, says new owner Michael Eisner

• Former Disney boss says Pompey story is ‘unbelievable’
• ‘They were like an abused child. They thought: Oh my god, not another guy’

Portsmouth’s owner, Michael Eisner, likened the League One club to an abused child on Wednesday as the former Walt Disney chief executive set out his plans for a feelgood tale of sporting redemption.

The 75-year-old American completed his takeover of the south coast club, who fell from the Premier League to the lowest rung of the Football league and are now climbing back up, in August.

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