Tag: Michael

Portsmouth FC: Michael Eisner warns Championship is facing financial ‘catastrophe’
18 March 2026 Off

Portsmouth FC: Michael Eisner warns Championship is facing financial ‘catastrophe’

By Total Football News

Portsmouth chairman Michael Eisner has warned of a looming financial catastrophe in the Championship after Pompey became the latest second-tier club to post losses.

While the £4.36m loss for the 2024-25 financial year is relatively modest compared to rivals Hull City, who reported a £41.7m loss in December, and Coventry City, who last month posted a £21.6m loss, it follows the same uncomfortable trend.

Eisner, 84, the former

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Portsmouth: Chairman Michael Eisner’s three sons become club shareholders
11 March 2026 Off

Portsmouth: Chairman Michael Eisner’s three sons become club shareholders

By Total Football News

The three sons of Portsmouth chairman Michael Eisner have become minority shareholders in the club.

Breck, Eric and Anders Eisner now each own 24.5% of the shares in Portsmouth FC LLC, which owns both the men’s and women’s teams, totalling 73.5% between them.

Michael Eisner, who previously owned 100% of the Championship club, now holds the remaining 26.5%, but retains full voting rights and is the only holder of a

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Blackburn Rovers opinion: ‘Michael O’Neill doesn’t have magic wand’
1 March 2026 Off

Blackburn Rovers opinion: ‘Michael O’Neill doesn’t have magic wand’

By Total Football News

If the last two matches are anything to go by, it just shows that Michael O’Neill does not possess a magic wand to, in the blink of an eye, solve Blackburn Rovers’ serious issues this season.

He will have learned an awful lot so far in his four games. The euphoria of back-to-back wins followed by back-to-back defeats. Granted, six points out of 12 is clearly better than if he

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Portsmouth owner Michael Eisner on hopes for the future
19 February 2026 Off

Portsmouth owner Michael Eisner on hopes for the future

By Total Football News

Michael Eisner doesn’t do many interviews on Portsmouth, so when he does speak it feels significant.

Pompey’s chairman sat down with American journalist Graham Bensinger for an in depth chat about a wide range of topics which was released earlier this week (he also did an “MTV Cribs” style tour around his house for those of a nosey persuasion). Eisner’s childhood, Donald Trump and Disney were all on

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Michael O’Neill: How will he juggle Northern Ireland and Blackburn Rovers?
14 February 2026 Off

Michael O’Neill: How will he juggle Northern Ireland and Blackburn Rovers?

By Total Football News

O’Neill has been brought in at Blackburn to save the club from dropping into League One for the first time since 2018.

However, success with his club could cause issues on the international stage.

O’Neill has consistently spoken about having Northern Ireland’s players playing at the highest level, but a significant number of players will be going up against O’Neill’s Rovers to avoid the drop.

At Sheffield Wednesday, who seem

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Blackburn Rovers fans react to the appointment of Michael O’Neill
13 February 2026 Off

Blackburn Rovers fans react to the appointment of Michael O’Neill

By Total Football News

Michael O’Neill is the new Blackburn Rovers head coach after being appointed on a short-term deal until the end of the season.

The 56-year-old will continue to lead Northern Ireland for their World Cup play-off tie against Italy next month while also trying to steer Blackburn away from the Championship relegation zone.

Is this the right appointment and will O’Neill’s dual role work?

We asked Rovers fans for their views

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Michael O’Neill: Northern Ireland manager to join Blackburn Rovers
13 February 2026 Off

Michael O’Neill: Northern Ireland manager to join Blackburn Rovers

By Total Football News

Northern Ireland manager Michael O’Neill is set to take over at Championship club Blackburn Rovers, initially in a joint role until the end of the season.

Northern Ireland face Italy in a World Cup play-off semi-final in March and then either Wales or Bosnia-Herzegovina in a final or friendly, depending on the result in Bergamo.

O’Neill is expected to be involved for both matches and, if Northern Ireland qualify against

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Michael Frey: Queens Park Rangers striker joins Grasshoppers
28 January 2026 Off

Michael Frey: Queens Park Rangers striker joins Grasshoppers

By Total Football News

Swiss striker Michael Frey has joined Grasshoppers for an undisclosed fee after two years with Queens Park Rangers.

The 31-year-old scored 10 goals in 53 appearances for the Rs but has fallen out of favour under Julien Stephan, playing 13 times under the Frenchman.

Frey has not scored this season and has found himself fall down the pecking order after the summer arrivals of Richard Kone and Rumarn Burrell.

“I

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Portsmouth: Owner Michael Eisner says EFL pyramid ‘financial disaster’
26 November 2025 Off

Portsmouth: Owner Michael Eisner says EFL pyramid ‘financial disaster’

By Total Football News

Eisner said Pompey, who are 19th this season after 16 games, would be active in the January transfer window but vowed to continue “the path” of buying young players with a view to enhancing the team before being sold on to help offset losses.

On the topic of backing head coach John Mousinho with big-money buys, Eisner referenced the cautionary tale of the expensive signing of Major League Baseball (MLB)

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Idrissa Gueye and Michael Keane: Memorable team-mate bust-ups after Everton red card
25 November 2025 Off

Idrissa Gueye and Michael Keane: Memorable team-mate bust-ups after Everton red card

By Total Football News

In February 2024, Sheffield United team-mates Jack Robinson and Vinicius Souza had to be separated as tempers flared during their 1-0 defeat at Wolves.

The bizarre spat between the Blades duo led to the video assistant referee checking for a possible red card, but no action was taken.

Manager Chris Wilder said his players did not “overstep the mark” and dismissed the incident as something that happens “at every club

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