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Good point My brummie ST mate said he was worth £6m, and he wasn't kidding, and he isn't a total tool. Something tells me that the undisclosed fee was saving the blushes of Cardiff. Any half decent offer and they'll bite our fingers off. They are in big trouble.

loved that Orient 2-2 game. Best atmosphere at an away games in many many years. However, nothing compares to the buzz of the playoff game at Derby. Unbelievable experience.

‘Trevor has been in constant contact with the Football League and letting them know what is likely to happen at the club. He knows there will not be any further points deduction for Pompey, so that’s some good news.’ http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/pompey-past/pompey-to-avoid-points-deduction-by-football-league-1-3892697 becomes ‘It is not set in stone there will now not be a points deduction...it is at the Football League’s discretion...there is no guarantee. http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/pompey-past/birch-fears-pompey-points-deduction-1-3988134

I thought if they were liquidated Birch sells Fratton Park (and any other assets) to the highest bidder with Chinny top of the queue to be paid what is made. Is that not correct?

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the training in the Dell car park, did that happen a lot and around what year did they stop?

I'm actually sure he was as bad as we thought. Total load of rubbish, no pace, no threat, no idea. Think John Barnes at his absolute worst for England. £1.75m was a tidy sum for us, not to mention his wages. McCant was the perfect knickname. Thank god we didn't have to suffer him for years.

Jordon Mutch joining Cardiff apparently. Thought he'd be a good signing for us so Cardiff has done well there. Quality player. The fact we haven't gone for him either shows we are aimign higher or happy with what we have in the middle. Maybe Cardiff can finally do it next season. Might have a few bob on them if they can sign a striker. Perhaps we'll grab one of the other Bluenoses I suggested. Butland, Davies or Redmond?

short of some form of oldco into newco thing where their contracts are no longer valid, but the newco somehow retains its golden share, I don't see what can be done. They ain't walking, so someone is going to have to pay them at some point.

No, but we can work it out. Unsecured creditors: CSI PLC - Non Interest £10.5m Trade creditors £2m Transfer & Agents Fees - English Clubs £1.1m Transfer & Agents Fees - Overseas Clubs £1m Players bonuses 09/10 £1.75m Unpaid Salaries 11/12 £1.6m HMRC VAT £0.74m HMRC PAYE & NI £1.6 Net Salaries Control £0.5m CVA creditors OldCo £16.5m Accruals & Other creditors £1.6m Deferred income £1.25m Total £40m I'm not sure if the footballer creditors get a vote, I suspect they do, but if not then the revised total would be £33.6m. You have of course got Portapin's charge over the ground, a secured creditor therefore totalling £17.6m. If someone can confirm whether the football creditors get a vote (and also Portapin) then you can work out the percentage vote each party has - assuming Baker Tilly block vote for the OldCo debt.

can't see them getting relegated anyway. They won the league and were flying at the end of the season. Carry that form across and they'll win games.

shame because he is utter pony. Must have had a huge relegation wage reduction clause in his contract for them afford him.

Likewise, he is far too causal. Not good enough at right back or centre half. Not sure how he makes the Croatian national side.

is Upson that bad? Not seen much of him over the last two seasons, but give it a few months of our two current CBs trying to keep tabs on the likes of Rooney and Aguero and maybe he'll not look quite so bad. We could do with a bit of pace at fullback to help them out mind.

You can watch as much football as you like, doesn't mean you read the game well. Not a chance Cork has a better touch than Morgan. I rate both, but in Morgan we have a guy that will have no problems in the Prem at all. You could see from pretty much his first touch in his first game that we had a player on our hands. Cork is decent too, but he needs a little more room to work in.

the latter part is funniest thing I've read in ages

Morgan will make the transition to the Prem seemlessly. He'll enable us to compete. We need to find a few more with his ability.

don't be too sure. They have a £50k a week man on their books draining them. They are in massive trouble financially. I imagine the club know this and we haven't been backwards in the past to `help' sides in need out by taking their talent off their hands so the likes of Davies, Redmond, Foster, Butland and Mutch will be on our radar.

Redmond is a very good prospect and if we don't grab him now he might go beyond our reach. However, he's got a lot to learn and at times was poor away from home. Towards the latter part of the season he did find his feet playing in a more flexible role behind the striker. He is a winger though and we need competition to Lallana and he might fit the bill there. The £5m priced tag is a bit scary. I don't see a player as good as Chamberlain. I've being saying it for yoks that Mutch and Davies should be on our list with Redmond perhaps not far behind. Brum are skint, but I just wonder how long before they get desperate.

As much as talksport annoys me I'm glad there is a football (ahem) sports radio channel. There is so much room for improvement there. Give it five years and it might even be worth listening to for longer than 30 minutes, once a week.

when you say paid in full, I presume you mean he made the creditors an offer which was agreed and then that was paid in full in one lump sum. The amount Markus paid, £13m or thereabouts, did not equal the total debt going into admin.

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not the red and white quarters though they look terrible. Navy shorts would look good IMO. That might be a nice (and dare I say it controversial) move back to our past.

who doesn't look much mile the fella on the right...