Pompey Takeover Saga

As initially revealed by The News on January 24, Roko’s Copnor Road base is to serve as the new club training ground.

 

Lawyers are presently thrashing out the final details but McInnes is excited over the emergence of Pompey’s own training home.

 

He added: ‘The training ground is crucial and so close to being announced.

 

‘This will be a marker for the new regime in terms of making an investment, not just a pie in the sky investment but a proper investment in a long-term home for the future players of this famous old football club.

 

‘It’s a facility that enables us to attract players. Even at this level the professional ones actually want to come and see your facilities and training ground before making a decision.

And this is our training facility with it's 3 full size, somewhat flea-bitten, football pitches and 9 astro-turf 6 a-side pitches. And, in keeping with our massive support, we have a massive changing room with modern warm down facilities and rest areas.

And of course we will have exclusive use of these facilities 5 days a week. No worries about our massive support coming here to get a chance to rub shoulders with their heroes/villains (delete as appropriate). And yes your Roko subs will be taken out of your weekly wage packet....

Neil Allen ‏@pn_neil_allen

Financial boost for #Pompey, who are clearing legacy debts months ahead of schedule. Brought down from July 2016. http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/pompey-in-debt-boost-1-5975880 …

Bit of a mismatch between the headline and the content of that article

Next year of they are still struggling will be more telling. This year was always going to be a bit of a honeymoon period.

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And it all sounds a bit of a sales-pitch to get the toothless fin-folk to start to divvy up on season tickets

And it all sounds a bit of a sales-pitch to get the toothless fin-folk to start to divvy up on season tickets

How dare you. In the very words of the chairman himself, he believes that it is imminent that something is probably in the region of happening. Hopefully.

And I note that he has given notice to their brand new manager at the start of the article that he's going to be replaced in the summer.

'External funding' = [even more] dilution of the PDT stake.

The HNW must be pinching themselves at just easy this has been..

'External funding' = [even more] dilution of the PDT stake.

 

The HNW must be pinching themselves at just easy this has been..

I'm not so sure. I think it's the Tesco money.

I'm not so sure. I think it's the Tesco money.

No the additional 400k from the HNW (That diluted the shareholding) was for ground improvements and the disabled bay - I am sure the Tesco's money will be added to make up to the 1 million, but that's a lot of work to be done for a million quid..... I'm sure any shortfall will be covered by the parachute payments

...but the bestest news of all comes from the CEO. They're ahead of buget on some, but not all, of their income targets, which means that they are going to bring forward the date when they pay off their debts from 2016 to ......... 2016.

#nonleagueportsmouth has a nice ring to it

Conference minnows Portsmouth, sounds better.

http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/article/merson-guest-speaker-at-gala-dinner-1463858.aspx

The club is also offering a special ‘sponsorship’ deal for £1,500 which will add in:- complimentary beer, house wine and soft drinks

- a player at your table

- recognition in the commemorative programme

- exclusive signed photo opportunity with the manager

- half-page advert in the Plymouth programme

- signed, framed first team shirt

Bargain!

Conference minnows Portsmouth, sounds better.

Nothing beats #lowlyportsmouth

Apart from most teams in League 1.

League 2 even, haven't paid that much attention to those no-hopers that I hadn't realised how far they have fallen.

And haven't finished dropping yet.

Nothing beats #lowlyportsmouth

 

Apart from most teams in League 1.

And League 2......

I guess if you are three places off the foot of the league you need complimentary beer. The harsh truth would hurt.

I guess if you are three places off the foot of the league you need complimentary beer. The harsh truth would hurt.

Don't think many of them are too fussy about which substances they're anaesthetising themselves with tbh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdu6MLcuHwc

Only 4 years ago. Time flies when you're having fun.

I do hope they lose again at the weekend. I was really enjoying it when they were perilously close to the bottom two. Couple of dodgy results over the next couple of weeks and we could be back in business yet (which is more than you can say for P****y.

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I do hope they lose again at the weekend. I was really enjoying it when they were perilously close to the bottom two. Couple of dodgy results over the next couple of weeks and we could be back in business yet (which is more than you can say for P****y.

 

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If Awful can manage to lose the next two, I'm going to launch that viral 'Bring Back Barker' campaign

@pn_neil_allen: Andy Awford calls for a Fratton wall of noise to make life 'unbearable' for visiting Hartlepool tomorrow. #Pompey http://t.co/YvwSozhvpm

Won't the smell be off putting enough...?

I keep hearing on here they cant afford the players etc but they do not seem near financial problems from where Im sitting. perhaps they do have a good financial plan, i know, I know but!!

@pn_neil_allen: Andy Awford calls for a Fratton wall of noise to make life 'unbearable' for visiting Hartlepool tomorrow. #Pompey http://t.co/YvwSozhvpm

 

Won't the smell be off putting enough...?

There is something wrong here, haven't they always made life 'unbearable' for the visiting team? Perhaps they need a change of tactics, a plan B for the fans.

@pn_neil_allen: Andy Awford calls for a Fratton wall of noise to make life 'unbearable' for visiting Hartlepool tomorrow. #Pompey http://t.co/YvwSozhvpm

 

Won't the smell be off putting enough...?

It is always unbearable for visiting fans going to that shed. The droning of their fans with ner, ner, ner, ner, ner and TCWAB and the idiots who try to play musical instruments I expect drive many away fans to despair.

I am sure the meeting they had last year to try to create new songs was a great success and all the song sheets have been distributed in their ten's to create this 'new wall of noise'.

They truly are desperate.

It is always unbearable for visiting fans going to that shed. The droning of their fans with ner, ner, ner, ner, ner and TCWAB and the idiots who try to play musical instruments I expect drive many away fans to despair.

 

I am sure the meeting they had last year to try to create new songs was a great success and all the song sheets have been distributed in their ten's to create this 'new wall of noise'.

 

They truly are desperate.

They can read them?

Just meandering through this thread it struck me that there are 10 Reasons Why Skates FC are the Footballing Equivalent of Greece

1. They don’t pay taxes;

2. The have created a lot of myths;

3. For a long time they were run by corrupt leaders;

4. They have no notable achievements (legal) in living memory;

5. An ancient ruin is their main asset;

6. Fish figure highly in their culture;

7. The authorities have been kind to them;

8. There music is crap;

9. They confuse passion with xenophobia;

10. They talk funny.

Surely there's a Greece / grease / fat in the pipes pun in there somewhere.

On the subject of Greece/grease I was also thinking that kebabs are a staple of both their diets

Just meandering through this thread it struck me that there are 10 Reasons Why Skates FC are the Footballing Equivalent of Greece

1. They don’t pay taxes;

2. The have created a lot of myths;

3. For a long time they were run by corrupt leaders;

4. They have no notable achievements (legal) in living memory;

5. An ancient ruin is their main asset;

6. Fish figure highly in their culture;

7. The authorities have been kind to them;

8. There music is crap;

9. They confuse passion with xenophobia;

10. They talk funny.

Sorry, but those two put together did make me chuckle!

Just meandering through this thread it struck me that there are 10 Reasons Why Skates FC are the Footballing Equivalent of Greece

1. They don’t pay taxes;

2. The have created a lot of myths;

3. For a long time they were run by corrupt leaders;

4. They have no notable achievements (legal) in living memory;

5. An ancient ruin is their main asset;

6. Fish figure highly in their culture;

7. The authorities have been kind to them;

8. There music is crap;

9. They confuse passion with xenophobia;

10. They talk funny.

11 And we are special:smug:.....sea

11 And we are special:smug:.....sea

It is always unbearable for visiting fans going to that shed. The droning of their fans with ner, ner, ner, ner, ner and TCWAB and the idiots who try to play musical instruments I expect drive many away fans to despair.

 

I am sure the meeting they had last year to try to create new songs was a great success and all the song sheets have been distributed in their ten's to create this 'new wall of noise'.

 

They truly are desperate.

What was The Skate News reporter doing in Southampton yesterday?

Reporter Rory McKeown saw contractors who were evacuated from the building call loved ones on their phones to tell them they were safe and well.

From : http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/11124187.BREAKING__Explosion_and_fire_in_student_block/

I see we let Hartlepool use Staplewood today. Doing our bit.

I see we let Hartlepool use Staplewood today. Doing our bit.

I like their style

Like a lot

let them hone the skills on your billiard ball pitches

then they have to play on our cowpat:D

Nothing beats #lowlyportsmouth

 

Apart from most teams in League 1.

I quite like

#sinkingfasterthantheirpier

They can read them?

They're in Makaton...

Anybody else got mixed feelings about the weekend fixtures. Saints win and we hand Liverpool the title and the skates a million quid…..

Anybody else got mixed feelings about the weekend fixtures. Saints win and we hand Liverpool the title and the skates a million quid…..

Not content with merely helping their opponents directly (most recently Hartlepool), its been suggested we also throw the game in order to reduce Liverpool's advantage. I'd say the master strategists in the Saints boardroom have the matter well in hand: after all they've done a cracking job already in briefing Agent Connolly to cause them maximum grief

Anybody else got mixed feelings about the weekend fixtures. Saints win and we hand Liverpool the title and the skates a million quid…..

The second part's not going to happen..........

let them hone the skills on your billiard ball pitches

then they have to play on our cowpat:D

Ah, you hope they'll sustain a few injuries on those pitches made of billiard balls? They sound dangerous to me.

Anybody else got mixed feelings about the weekend fixtures. Saints win and we hand Liverpool the title and the skates a million quid…..

Not really. For one, I don't think they'll get a penny and two, as fun as this thread and my hatred of Pompey is - it can't change the fact that my team winning is always a good thing! If we beat city tomorrow I won't have a mixed feeling in my body. Maybe a mixed drink.

I must say I'm really loving this idea of letting Pompey's opponents use our facilities. Not only can we directly help in their demise, but there might be a player we unearth from one of these teams too.

I must say I'm really loving this idea of letting Pompey's opponents use our facilities. Not only can we directly help in their demise, but there might be a player we unearth from one of these teams too.

And it will make everyone like us....

#thenewgreenbaypackers

Which will hurt that lot down the road even more

Just meandering through this thread it struck me that there are 10 Reasons Why Skates FC are the Footballing Equivalent of Greece

1. They don’t pay taxes;

2. The have created a lot of myths;

3. For a long time they were run by corrupt leaders;

4. They have no notable achievements (legal) in living memory;

5. An ancient ruin is their main asset;

6. Fish figure highly in their culture;

7. The authorities have been kind to them;

8. There music is crap;

9. They confuse passion with xenophobia;

10. They talk funny.

There is more than one Charity that might add:

'NEVER TRUST A GREEK BEARING GIFTS'

Just meandering through this thread it struck me that there are 10 Reasons Why Skates FC are the Footballing Equivalent of Greece

1. They don’t pay taxes;

2. The have created a lot of myths;

3. For a long time they were run by corrupt leaders;

4. They have no notable achievements (legal) in living memory;

5. An ancient ruin is their main asset;

6. Fish figure highly in their culture;

7. The authorities have been kind to them;

8. There music is crap;

9. They confuse passion with xenophobia;

10. They talk funny.

There is more than one Charity that might add:

 

'NEVER TRUST A GREEK BEARING GIFTS'

Quality

let them hone the skills on your billiard ball pitches

then they have to play on our cowpat:D

Apparently we have different practice pitches to simulate the size/type/length of grass of our rivals. It's the first time they've had to plough one though...