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To be absolutely fair and objective, I think that this guy is too good for them ! I hope that their new crook owners (should they ever arrive?) sack him forthwith and bring back an idiot like Clotterill, just for our amusement you understand !!

Harajuku on a Sunday is an experience, it seems that everybody leaves their inhibitions at home and wanders around in fancy dress ! http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=harajuku+area+japan&hl=en&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=R1YJT7_fJMa18QPBxsHAAQ&ved=0CFsQsAQ&biw=1440&bih=785 I also used to like going to the Isetan department store in Shinjuku when they opened at 10am (precisely!), the manager with white gloves on, opened the doors and you were met with a long line of staff bowing to the floor in unison saying "Ohayou gozaimasu" (good morning). It sounds a bit naff but it was a real experience ! Tbf, I have not been there for years but I used to visit a few times a year on business and always enjoyed it, except for the time I stayed in a room the size of a space capsule (eerie that was!). Good luck !

It's the 7th of January ! The manager has stated that we are intent on bringing in new players of quality ! Since Cortese has been here the squad has constantly been improved ! We are top of the league and an attractive proposition for ambitious footballers ! You take a lot of convincing ?

There have been suggestions that Jack Stephens will play, I guess that if this actually happens then Butterfield will be on his bike and out of the building ??

"who dealt with Portsmouth’s previous administration in 2010" Given that this quote is taken from an article in 'Insolvency News', they certainly seem to assume that Pompey are in administration ! God knows what sort of technicality will provide an escape route from a 10 points deduction, but I'm sure we'll find out soon !

Turning the question on it's head, can anyone think of a 'less attractive' proposition than buying Pompey ?? Only Rangers (who have a possible huge tax bill to pay) spring to mind for me !

If you can be arsed to scroll back to the Swindon aftermath, you will find that AA is quoted with a 101 deadlines and predictions in interviews and eventually the whole thing took over 3 years ! I wouldn't give much (any?) credence to his dates and times as they are always covered by words like 'shoud be', 'fairly confident', etc, etc....

If he didn't pander to the deludedest, then nobody would be asking for his autograph ! To be fair, he is not just in it for the big bucks, he needs his hefty ego to be massaged as well !!!

Be nice if they had a bubble with starting points in Surrey, Devon and Kuala Lumpur !!

There is no doubt that Cortese is trying hard to appease Alpine_Saint !!

Just a thought but 'Corporate Ho' sounds a bit like a Chinese businessman ! He has been missing from here for a couple of weeks now so maybe he is busy working on a deal ?? Personally I think that he has all the qualities to take them forward and maintain the entertainment level for a considerable period

Just watched it and I don't get the fuss, it seemed alright to me, just a little different to the normal advertising background board but no big deal !!

The turn of events yesterday has caused a bit of a 'mini crisis' (I say 'mini' as we are still top of the league) ! With Lambo banned and Guly injured (?) we now have lost a 25 goal partnership and with Fonte and Chaplow out too, our tough spine is badly affected ! Now more than ever we have to stay strong, stay together and stay Saintly ! There is nothing to be gained by fans negativity whether in the stadium or on messageboards, the only way forward is to get behind the team and the management and push us on to glory ! COYS.

The big factor which is missing on internet discussions is 'body language' ! If we were all down the pub having the same chat you can be assured that it would all be much more civilised ! It is so easy to isolate and highlight one part of a sentence (I've often done it myself!) and spread an argument completely out of the overall context ! Hell, I think I could even be mates with Alpine in the right situation, (well maybe, eh ??) Happy new year to one and all

Get a grip Alpine, nobody is unaware of the fact that we are having a difficult spell, but to suggest that NC and NA are sitting on their @rses finishing the last of the mince pies is ridiculous ! These guys have guided us to the top of the league and will do everything possible to stay there (do you honestly believe that they either don't care or are just plain useless ?)! And no, I cannot prove that they are working their b@lls off but plain common sense suggests that this is the case !!

TBH I haven't seen anyone say that we do not need reinforcements ! The argument against Alpine is that he reckons that nothing is happening behind the scenes and now that we have reached the 2nd of January it's already a bleeding disaster !

Yeah, I reckon she's got big t#ts as well

You are clearly more intelligent than the rest of us on here ! (or at least you think you are!)

I agree with all of this, it's just too easy to be critical on a blustery, wet night in a match which could have gone either way ! Ps. Happy New Year, Steve !

Positive mental attitude ! Exactly what is required by the squad and the fans !!

No news on this front at all at the moment ! I suppose all the billionaires are on their crimbo hols in Barbados ? There's always the young lad with the bankrupt dad though, if all else fails !!!!

Sh!t thread !

"Appleton is adamant he has not been instructed to sell off any of his players". "And while he admits every player has his price". "If people want to buy our players then I expect them to ring me first before anyone else". ‘Hopefully, I will be the first to know about it'. ‘I’m not daft enough to turn down ridiculous amounts of money'. "As it stands, his first-team squad consists of just 20 players". "Appleton added: ‘The size of the squad is a worry". Is it only me that has a feeling of deja vu and expecting another 'please feel sorry for us' period ???

Torsaint had the same problem and only just made the kick-off !