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Source? Perhaps Dann has more potential than he showed, or wanted to show at Blackburn? P.S. Saint Charlie, I laughed...

You'd have thought so, wouldn't you, but I've been constantly amazed how such concepts as cash flow and solvent trading have completely passed them by in the past..

Good point! We've been so concerned about getting better that perhaps we're forgetting it's a squad game and some players will want to play.

Sounds like fun! Think I'll do Dune and Turkish first coz they remind me too much of some of the primary school kids I teach: always trying to push the boundaries because it makes them feel older. To be honest GS I'm not to sure about you, but if you promise to be good...:-) Bearsy I'll probably leave: he just needs a pat on the back and a 'there, there'... :-)

Abssolutely, I think you reflect a general feeling amongs fans, at least those on the forums. Plus you identified the role of Barclays... I don't get the same level of intelligent analysis from what I have seen amongst Portsmouth fans. I'm back in the UK in a week and will be visiting the village where my house is, and talking with a few friends who are fans so I'll reserve judgement until then..

Yes. Off the bench as a forward and a few full games as keeper...;-)

Oh flamin' 'eck, I've just come here after apperitivo and a meal and find I've got two more pages to read; look like a few more laughs too. Laters...

and what a haircut....

Just had a look and the Italian government prevents me betting (even using Expat-shield). I'm going to have to wait a week until I'm in the UK.. 9-1 for top ten looks a possibility too..

I'm old enough to remember that, and even though I've never been a gambler I thought at the time those were ridiculous odds for a two horse race. I was a very poor and cautious student though... But 18-1 on a two horse race? A sending off, or an atrocious bit of bad luck for City and it's entirely possible, let alone us playing out of our skins. Are any of the companies who offer an introductory bet for regestering offering reasonable odds??

They are indeed!

:-) :-) :-) Cavendish stage, Wiggins tour and Froome 2nd. Not bad at all.

That's the one. 35+ years is a long time!

Well, at least we can be confident that the sports science people seem to know what they're doing and know how to deal with all the individuals in the team. Not sure about your point on free kicks though, I'd say it pretty well is all technique and confidence and not the body. My passing is still pretty good, but at my age it's just that people get to the ball earlier and free kicks are just a chance for a breather...

I'm sure NC is quite happy with the idea of investment, especially when there is a minimum return guaranteed over such a short term, with the prospect of extra if we do well. He's already shown that with the investment in the infrastructure where returns are _not_ so straightforward. So as DP says, 20 out of 60 isn't much, and although it's difficult to account for wages we haven't spent that much yet as Davis and Gazzanigga were relatively cheap -and the latter almost certainly with staged payments as he's a long term prospect. Clyne didn't break the bank as he was nearly out of contract with Rodrigues being the only one to take a big bite out of the 20 [?] million. We've certainly got a couple of reasonably expensive signings left, even at the lower end of our forecast budget (and I don't mean Liverpool expensive...).

The advantage of a history degree from Soton (even 35+ years ago) means I know who he was.. There's actually a very good specialised archive of the period at the library. Very good at demonising people was our Julius...

I find suppressed chortles and quiet snig gers much more effective and annoying.

Or perhaps they tested his wee at half-time...

According to ETG's website, here are our line-ups:

wasn't in the western Alps.:-(

Whey Hey!!!

One of the commenters on The News:

Amen to that! Even the instruments I play are cheap!

Wrong again!;-) It's 'interment'. A very appropriate word for Pompey at the moment.