Former Arsenal and England defender Tony Adams has been named as the new manager of Portsmouth. Adams was in temporary charge alongside Joe Jordan for Sunday's 1-1 draw with Fulham following the departure of Harry Redknapp.
And on Tuesday the 42-year-old was given the top job at Fratton Park, with Wednesday's match at Liverpool his first test as an English top-flight manager.
Peter Storrie, who has become executive chairman at Fratton Park, confirmed the appointment and revealed Adams had been given a two-year contract.
He continued: "It's been a bit of a whirlwind 48 hours.
"I know we said we'd take our time a little bit but we had a think about it, had a chat with Tony and we feel he's done a tremendous job here and thoroughly deserves this opportunity to manage the club.
"He's not only popular among the board and people working at the club, but as was shown on Sunday, it's a popular
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