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If I recall it was £2000, but only about 300 gambled on the club going to the wall taking their money with them. The season ticket price in the last season in the Prem was over £650 quid, so needless to say those 300 have cleaned up and will continue to do so. I actually haven't spoken to the guy I know since they folded the company, but we'd of heard some moans from those 300 if their golden ticket had been taken away from them.

forgive me for simplifying things. Perhaps you can tell me exactly what we did do for them in the end? I wholeheartedly agree it was their fault and they were ******s about it, but I just got the feeling that we could have left the block in question free in case they did need it rather than selling tickets early when thousands of other seats were available elsewhere. It matters not, the perception is that we didn't help them. Unless there are directors still there now that really felt we had helped I'd of thought that perception will linger long in the memory and little wonder they aren't busting a gut to help us.

we didn't help them to get more FA cup tickets so its hardly surprising they aren't bending over backwards for us.

in other words its meaningless. The real stat is how many skates on average do the, on average, 400 mile round trip?

mate of mine owns a lifetime ticket and almost never goes so knock one off that huge figure.

very wrong. That list just tells you that on average there are 18k fans at the away games that Pompey have had. ie they are the second biggest draw. It doesn't mean they took lots of away fans to games it just tells you lots of home fans turned up hoping to see their side thrash the tax dodgers.

can't see funds going out of my account so I echo the call for a ticket above.

The whole outfield side celebrating with the goalscorer in recent games is a very good sign of unity. Long may it continue.

http://www.thefootballforum.net/index.php?/topic/189817-away-support-20102011/page__st__1580 Pompey certainly aren't 2nd best in the Championship by the way. Forest and Leicester have much much larger averages, as do Derby, probably Norwich and Cov too. Mind you Pompey do have one of the longest combined away travel mileages, quite a bit longer than ours I might add.

anyone had their account debited yet?

Leeds average 3500 away from home this season.

I think the disaster at Huddersfield was critical to this great run. In that game his `pass absolutely everything out short form the back no matter what' requirement was found to be a flawed plan with Huddersfield pressing high up the field and us not being quite god enough to pass through them. From then on he adapted that style, going long when we needed to, whilst trying to pass out from the back when we could. That slight adjustment has meant we mix it up (long and short) and that varied attacking style finds the weaknesses in all opponents, eventually. I thought his signing was a good one before he joined and I'm glad to see it work it is working out. Hopefully he can see us over the finishing line.

Pretty scruffy game with a poor pitch causing a few problems. We were excellent defensively, but our midfield had a poor day. Up front Ricky was superb again and really is back to his best. We are on a roll. I just can't see anyone beating us and that includes Brighton. As last year, the Saints took the roof off and quite right that Adkins applauds our support. Davis 10 faultless. Came for everything and got it. I actually felt calm as you like every time he came. How many keepers do you feel that way about? Butterfield 8 another solid display and not beaten. Got cramp at end, which showed how hot it was and hard he tried. I've not been his biggest fan, I like pace at full back, but he did a very good job again. Fonte 10 faultless. There have been a few games when he didn't play to his high standard, but not many. He's now raising that standard. Jaidi 10 rock. We win scruffy games because he wins almost all long balls. You need a big man and we have the biggest. Harding 8 very solid Chaplow 5 game bypassed him a lot, battled at times, but I felt he needed to offer much more to Butterfield. Doesn't look comfortable at RM Hammond 6 battled but passing poor at times Guly 6 some nice touches but never got hold of the game and the second ball was never ours Dickson 8 Tremendous first half and first goal was all his work, tired at little but gave everything Ricky 9 brilliant touch and vision, offered himself and truely wanted it all the time Barnard 8 worked very hard just want to highlight Ryan Dickson's performances in the last two games. He has been exceptional and for those questioning him and his signing I think he might have shown exactly why we brought him here.

not sure it was unreserved seating.

you're not wrong about the left backs. Shame Dickson didn't get more games otherwise he might have been that man. When it comes to the voting I would imagine they have to pick a left back otherwise we'd end up with a team of 5 strikers and 6 attacking midfielders.

Dawson is a CB. Pretty sure they pick 4-4-2.

where are you getting that figure from? £14.5m just for the directors. That is not a figure that I recall. From my memory Lowe's wage was less than £400k and every tom, **** and harry moaned about it continuously. Now we find out Cortese is doing the job for three times that and not a peep.

you've made my day. By the way he is a much better footballer than people give him credit for. OK, yes usually once per match he will play a dreadful ball, one that gets a full chorus of groans, but his touch is good and more often than not he play it simple and doesn't play people into trouble. Shame the legs are gone, but even in the championship you need a ball winner and I haven't seen a better one in the air.

My guess it will be: Davis Calderon Fonte Greer Harding Pilkington Boyd Jones Bennett Murray CMS

as I recall he (lallana) was crap away at Huddersfield - hence their fans not including him.

Mine is sold.

spot on and after with the club almost going to the wall not so long ago I personally think its a fans duty to keep a bloody close eye on the finances and ask questions where ever possible. If there are good answers so be it.

Everything pale into insignificance compared to wages. I would be interested to know how much the ticket tax brings in over the year though. Ignoring away fans that I don't think have to pay the tax, there are roughly 5000 non season ticket sales every home game. Let's say of them 3000 pay the tax, that's £9000 a home game = £207,000 a year. 1500 away fans on average, so lets say 1000 or so pay, that's £3000 per game. £69,000 a year. I don't know the sponsorship fee but if I said it was £277,000 a year would that be a million miles off?

perhaps they just forgot, or thought it would appease the ticket tax complaints.

So its not a debt, its a gift that must appear as a loan on the accounts? Any idea why the two seperate sources of the large loans?