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I probably wouldn't be so against them if I thought we were getting value for money but since that logo was unveiled, at a cost of £400,000, it became obvious to me this thing would cost way more than it should. I work in the design industry so know how much these marketing companies rip people off, I also know people involved in big public projects who tell me about the blank cheque culture when dealing with tax payers money. The thing that annoys me the most is how they always announce how it's gone over budget as if no one is to blame (Wembley stadium, dome, now Olympics). No one is held accountable or fired. You have politicians on the gravy train with their pet consultants and agencies on the take, everywhere money is being creamed off and ultimately it's all at our expense. I will enjoy the Olympics when they are here because I like sport but with the current financial state I would rather the money spent on other vital services or industries.

I refuse to believe that HRMC will sign a CVA for 20p in the pound. It gives the green light to every club in the country to blow off their tax bill.

We will have to agree to disagree. I think its easy to get caught up in the hype when all the "legacy" and "inspiration" crap is banded about by politicians on the gravy train but fact is, a week after it's finished it will be a distant memory, we will regret getting into that much debt for the sake of two weeks of sport.

The way you've put the 125 in the ball works much better than the red blob one.

Do you really think there is demand for a £80mill National Velodrome after the 2 weeks are up? What is the average attendance at a cycling competition? It will end up like half of the facilities in Athens, derelict, unwanted and costing more to maintain than they are worth. I enjoy watching the olympics but just think the money could be better used elsewhere.

Yeah, the £80mill velodrome will come in well handy. Can't think of anything better to spend our cash on whilst we are laying off nurses and police to try and bring down he national debt.

I wouldn't worry about saving holiday, they only last two weeks. Then we are just left with a massive debt and useless stadia that will probably never be properly used again.

I suppose they cost another 400K? The whole Olympics is a big waste of money, and being British it will be a spectacular failure.

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It's a bit arrogant to be striking in this situation, especially considering the effect of the Volcano. If you work for a company that is losing hundreds of millions a year you should just put up with whatever changes the management make and be thankful you even have a job, especially if all you are is a waitress on a plane.

I wouldn't be surprised if Lallana goes and Surman comes back. Surman would be superb in League 1.

How the hell can they offer HRMC and local business and charities 20p in the pound one minute then try and keep hold of an England international keeper the next?!? Cheating skate ****s. I'm sure the chairmen of every other Championship side - who can't afford an England international goal keeper - will be well chuffed reading about pompey's plans.

The value of players is not a reason why they cannot be liquidated then is it. they could sell their entire squad then liquidate a day later, then they could blow off their football debt and avoid paying future liabilities like players wages on the players they cannot sell.

I don't get that, surely the administrator can sell any assets he wants before going into liquidation, didn't our administrator sell Surman?

If they had chose Southampton as a venue I would care, but they didn't so I couldn't care if Russia hosted it. Will save us wasting money on pointless white elephant stadiums in Plymouth, Milton Keynes and Bristol, ****ing dumb idea.

CVA is looking the most likely option but it's so complex I can see it dragging out and them getting a points deduction similar to Leeds who also had a CVA agreed. I would be amazed if the other clubs let them get away with it, it's in all the other Championship club's interests to have them docked points, people like Ken Bates will be desperate to see fair punishment handed out.

I'm surprised at the size of he cull but I see it as a positive, players like James and Lancashire would have done a job but it looks like were aiming higher than that, we will be looking to sign players who can do a job in the Championship. Should be an interesting summer.

Surprised at Lloyd James going, think that might prove to be a mistake.

You've got that right, our rabbit chewed the **** out of my BT broadband, ended talking to some IT muppet in India, needless to say "rabbit chewed router" didn't exist on his flow chart and I ended up caught in a perpetual loop on their phone system so just cancelled the lot.

I refuse to speak to indian call centres out of principle.

Because gossip and speculation by the Echo is so wrong, but speculating on gossip on here is cool.

This whole thing is a storm in a tea cup, the Echo have the right to report what they want, le Tiss and Big Mac have every right to comment on speculation and Cortese can say what he likes - it just doesn't really matter. One thing though, if Cortese is serious about getting us to the prem then he had better get used to press specualtion, at the moment he hasn't experiences 1% of what Lowe had to go through and he never banned the Echo once.

It should be up to the newspaper to decide what it thinks is fact, not the football club.

No one is disputing that Cortese is doing a good job, or that his statement is good and very welcome. There is nothing wrong with taking issue over his pop at some Saints legends though.

The Echo will print Saints stories regardless of what Cortese does, if the club cut off communications then the Echo will just print more rumour and speculation. A good relationship is helpfull for both parties. I would rather have a local paper that was free to print what it wants than have one that's just a mouth piece for the club.