Portsmouth were due to start the 2012–13 season on −10 points after being told by the Football League that they were allowed into League One with strict financial controls, which administrator Trevor Birch described as "unjustified", although this penalty has yet to be applied. Soon after the Football League's decision, Trevor Birch said Balram Chainrai's bid proposal was being withdrawn due to other imposed financial conditions. The Pompey Supporters Trust said its bid to buy Portsmouth was "ongoing" and had welcomed news that land surrounding Fratton Park could be up for sale.