Pompey coach Paul Groves admits the club¿s financial plight makes it difficult to plan for next season.
Plot for Premier League return shrouded in uncertainty
Portsmouth first team coach Paul Groves admits the club's financial plight makes it difficult for his side to plan ahead for next season.
Pompey are already condemned to life in the Championship and are preparing for a mass clear out of their star names as administrators try to balance the books.
A "shopping list" of saleable assets has reportedly been circulated to other clubs, meaning Groves and his fellow coaching staff face uncertainty as to who will be at Fratton Park next season.
Manager Avram Grant remains undecided as to whether he will remain at the helm of the South Coast outfit and Groves says the prospect of rebuilding the squad could prove troublesome as they attempt to make a swift return to the Premier League.
He said: "The club will get offers for good quality players who have done well this season.
Very difficult
"But because of the finances of the club, that will dictate what will happen. It's something we don't have any control of and it's something we will have to accept."
"From a planning point of view, it becomes very difficult," he added in the
Portsmouth News. "We don't know the size of the squad in trying to plan pre-season games or the amount of games or when.
"That's something that we will have to deal with and will take care of itself. We've got enough on at the moment. It's just working one week at a time. After that, we will see where we are."
The suffering Pompey fans do have an FA Cup final to look forward to following their final Premier League outing at Everton.
Beating Chelsea in the Wembley showpiece would cushion the blow of demotion to the second tier and their chances are improved by the easing of a once endemic injury crisis.
Jamie O'Hara, Hassan Yebda and Hayden Mullins are all hopeful of making a timely return, while Tal Ben Haim (groin) and Nadir Belhadj (hamstring) continue their rehabilitation.
One-off situation
Midfielder Richard Hughes could also be in contention despite suffering a hamstring injury in the win over Wolves on Saturday.
The returning players will not necessarily be at full tilt given their respective lay-offs, however Groves believes his patched up stars can use the occasion to overcome any lingering problems.
He added: "Time does start to run out for those who are injured in terms of getting some fitness and training into them, but players can come back for a one-off situation - we saw that in the semi-final.
"We went into that match with a few players who had only done three or four days of training and it paid off on that occasion.
"It would be a gamble, but that is something the manager has to work out. There is a lot to take into consideration."
