Storrie Says Sorry, But Admits It Wasn't Just Him

Storrie and Albert Scardino struggled to complete the takeover which would have seen them take control of The Magpies and after failing to gain control he departed to Portsmouth last year to become Pompey's Chief Executive.

"It does pain me to see the club in the trouble it is in, it really does," Storrie told the Evening Post.

"And I am sorry for any part I played in that.

"Everything I did was done with the best of intentions. There was a plan in place to make the club successful.

"And we have taken exactly the same approach at Portsmouth - only it has paid off." He added.

Storrie and co spend over £1.5 Million on new players such as Steve Mildenhall, Darren Caskey, Ian Baraclough and Tony Hackworth which included costs of wages, signing on fees and other installments in a bid to gain promotion, but things have not turned out the way it was all hyped up to be.

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As Pompey prepare for The Premiership next season, The Magpies face a wait to see if they will even be around next season, with the May 27th deadline drawing ever closer and still no major news on a takeover has been heard of. And Storrie understands the frustration of The Magpies fans, who point the finger in his direction as to who is to blame for the clubs problems.

"I know a lot of fans still blame me for the trouble the club is in, but what I would say is that it wasn't me alone." Added Storrie

"It was a team effort to get the club promoted and it didn't work out.

"For that, the players, the management and the rest of the board have to take responsibility.

"We made a lot of big signings and we thought it would work out."