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I don't think so. Sky havn't take it and BBC already showed the away game. I wouldn't be surprised if a dodgy foreign feed was available though.

Fri: Wrap up work, Drive to Kings' Worthy. Go for a jog, then Pub. Sat: Nurse Hangover, Into Sarf-'am-tun, Game, Back to Winch, Pub + Curry. Sun: Back to Cov. Get stuck into Mass Effect 3.

I believe that Middlesbrough effectively did this in the late 80's. The rules may well be different now though. Indeed they did, in 1986. The club went into liquidation, Steve Gibson managed to get a consortium together at the last minute and they purchased the lot and carried on.

Good ol' Rupert. Lowe: "We are appointing a Rugby coach to improve our sports science capability..." Fans: "You're nuts......." Lowe: #now fuming# "No! MY idea is EXCELLENT, I have so much faith and belief in MY idea that I will make him FIRST TEAM COACH! How dare you question ME!!" There's got to be a good comedic character in there somewhere, something along the lines of Fawlty Towers but with more red wine and ducks shoots.

Doubt it, they are barely aware of life outside of Portsea let alone capable of sustaining a thread on it.

Surely that could be cause for the crisis......

There's a highly rated and emotionally stable Belgian we could try. Sounds like a film start.... oh, what's his name......

It would serve two purposes. 1) Stop the locals from revolting. (That's the act of revolting, not being revolting. ) 2) It becomes a council cash cow. Milk the local populace for their gate receipts. It would ultimately limit the money going into the football club but would ensure they have a firm foundation to build from. Personally I'm all for it. Especailly as it's on the proviso that they start afresh.

He lost sight of what was important. Therefore I will stick with my earlier, 'crackpot,' assessment. If you do not look after your foundations don't be surprised if the walls crumble.

Haha. That actually puts liquidation in another positive light for them. Struggle on constrained by the crooks or start afresh low down leasing the stadium from the council. In terms of their growth it could hamper their overall potential. Leasing a ground can take a very high amount out of an operational budget (ask Coventry.....) and will restrict the funds that could be spent on other areas, such as the first team. If they really have a desire to be operationally solvent in the future it may restrict them as a club to something the size of Preston North End or Barnsley. If not slightly lower.

I havn't posted a single word over there outside of that one thread (hostile, friendly, conversational or otherwise) gave my word to the site administrator that I wouldn't and as such I have absolutely no intention of doing so. Unlike you I actually mean what I say.

It's all well and good being a visionary, but without general acceptance and understanding you are just a crackpot!

It really is a disease that runs through them. If I remember the conversation correctly Steve (alcohol permitting......) he mailed through two pieces of card and insisted that there was a fiver between them? But naturally there must have been something amiss through the postal system, yet the envelope was untampered. Curious.

On the contrary, we do care. You are the enemy.

A touch of class, calm and rarely noticed...... because he doesn't make any major errors. He is our midfield rock and I still feel to this day that him and Chaplow allow for our best midfield 'balance,' determination calm and stability foiled by a box to box player with crusading energy and desire.

Penalty. Only just 'in' the area.

Ah ha!!!! Wonderful. 3-1. They have been more mobile, skillful and determined. Utterly deserved.

Oh my, it was arguably offside. How many extra minutes should we put this game down for.....

And absolutely deserved! Bilbao are looking genuinely good.

In form Sunderland (on and off.)

Away to Sheffield Wednesday? I can't remember. I do however remember the game was utterly flat with the exception of our penalty.

Missed Man Utd's goal but the equaliser was superbly done.

If his wage demands were in check...... why not?

Unfortunately it's the Xbox 360 version. Nice offer though.

I suppose the argument would be that it would give them time to restructure the club knowing what will be coming. Cut the cloth as required, trim everything knowing that the worst has already happened and try to find a buyer/new owner that can then take them on at the lower level. Allow for the slash and burn and allow rebuilding from the bottom up. Also, the severity of the punishment should provide a greater incentive to not get into trouble in the first place.