Ken Tone

Thank God! I was getting really worried about that old dear on her mobility scooter in the picture ... where would she ride if the land was sold?

Who is this Pritchard bloke? He represents Portco doesn't he? Are they serious bidders? Do they have pot to **** in ? And what is their motive? Answers on a postcard please ,to ....

Tough one isn't it? If they are sure he did it and sure he knows where the poor kid is, and it's not just that he has some sort of record so is an obvious first choice suspect , with no other proof. Seems very odd that they've released this bloke's name and picture so ealry in the process. If he turns out to be innocent, like that weird landlord bloke in the Clifton/Bristol murder case, his life will have been ruined anyway. I'm not saying the family are to blame, please note. No family should have to plan their lives around preventing a possible abduction. It's the bastard who has abducted the child that is to solely and wholly to blame .. and for whom I would break my usual principles and bring back the death penalty if guilt is beyond doubt... but I do wonder why this 5 year old child, with cerebral palsy what is more, was playing on her bike some 250 m from her house, out of sight of the family, after sunset, with no adult supervision.

I hadn't heard that rumour Mr Allen, but thanks to you publicising it, I now have!

Well actually, you have to go back a step earlier than that. Before all this started PFC had £0 in the bank, then they were given £30k to use for the benefit of their fans and had £30k in the bank. Now they will allow people who otherwise would not have gone to Fratton (ie not theirfans) to go, at no cost to the club, and will end up with £30k in the bank (plus a few bob from selling programmes and food etc) , which they can spend on things which are still not to the benefit of their fans, such as PKF's fees for 3 or 4 days. It all makes perfect sense.

I never thought I'd say this, but I'm actually gettting a bit bored with this now. Nothing is happening! What on earth are PKF doing now? Is Birch still around? When will they announce a preferred bidder, or liquidate, or whatever the next step is? I feel a bit like a child waiting to open his Christmas presents, who keeps being told 'not yet'.

Would make a shocking mess!

Blimey! All I was doing was pointing out that Adkins had chosen to bring on Reeves as sub at Everton instead of using Fox or Shaw ..... Didn't realise I was going to start a major controversy !

Well he brought him on for Clyne at Everton... and he started his career as a LB, even if he has converted to more of a midfielder lately.

Solent this morning were reporting that portpin had met with the football authorities yesterday , and that if they convinced them that they were 'fit and proper', PFC could come out of admin this week. I think at least one national paper reported this meeting yesterday too, though I've not heard of any outcome. Meanwhile, where is Birch? There is deafening silence from PKF, and rumours that Birch has been quietly removed from the scene for 'going native' and following threats of legal action from Chainrai. Some posters on the News site say he was not in his usual place in the directors box for their last game The fun could be hotting up!

It appears that Nigel prefers Reeves to both Shaw and Fox

I always thought they were practising a new formation -- never mind 4-4-2 or 4-3-3, let's try the Roman Army 'testuedo'.

Hard to tell the difference isn't it?

this ... Any city centre car park, except of course middle brook street itself ,where the market is.

And they conveniently overlook the fact that of the FL had been strict enough to stop Chainrai and the other dodgy owners taking over, they'd have gone bust years ago --- and they'd all have been bleating on about the FA and FL killing them off

What? ... You mean they're going to all get together and call Chainrai a pleb?

The issue there is, when does a child have real free will, as opposed to being unduly influenced by an adult placed in a position of trust and authority over her? -- debatable. Btw ,for others who've focussed on the age of consent on this thread, the 'position of trust' aspect applies regardless of whether she is 16 or not. A teacher who has a sexual relationship with a 17, or even 18, year old student in a school or college will certainly be sacked nowadays, and very possibly prosecuted too. The law was tightened up a few years back. Interestingly, the infamous Chris Woodhead (who has made a lucrative living out of his brief spell as chief inspector of schools) would almost certainly have been prosecuted and banned for life from teaching, had he behaved as it was claimed he did when a young teacher, under current rules and laws.

Fahim is their equivalent of Micky Fialka. He can 'consider' till the cows come home. He still hasn't got any money. (Mind you that isn't stopping the trust tbf)

Good grief ! We'd never raise that much!

Serious question --- what do you think Birch and his PKF pals are doing? Isn't it very odd that they have not yet declared a preferred bidder? And I see Neil Allen is saying they are not answering calls etc. When will something be announced?

My god! Have you got a hidden camera in my room?

Don't tell Turkish there is not much of a dress code, or he'll set one up. He's obsessed with clothes! (Personally, as I write this I have on a rather nice satin velvet smoking jacket in an understated midnight blue.)

It's not always easy to get work back in the UK after a long spell abroad. Don't underestimate the effort you'll need to make to sell yourself.

Depends on whether any of the quoted figure takes tax into account this time! PFC has a convenient habit of forgetting details like that.

That he's just a ****ing patrician, who already knows his place ?