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Pompey. They now own their club (100%) and don't have to worry about the burdons of supporting a team in the top flight. They get to watch real grass roots football - none of this inflated ego malarkey in the premier league. What a fantastic journey.

StanJames have stopped taking bets.....

Now 8/11. Time to get on WBA at 9/4....

Now 7/4 with SkyBet

Now 6/4

That should go some way to offsetting your losses on Osvaldo....

Just gone down from 25-1 to 3-1 in the time it took me to register! Bum....

Hours? Days? Deadline day? Thank you kindly

I think the point he was making is that a club can't declare an interest in another club's player until such time that said club has agreed they can do so. It therefore follows that it shouldn't be possible for a newspaper to report this 'declaration of interest' until the clubs have come to an initial agreement. Newspapers appear to be pre-empting this agreement and reporting something that hasn't formally happened yet, ergo they are "making up" what they think is about to happen. People are simply suggesting that newspapers should report news (I.e. something that IS happening) rather than trying to create news (I.e. reporting stuff that MIGHT happen)

http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110820030618AAtWXAA

http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/article/appear-in-pompeys-team-photo-1004892.aspx

Meanwhile, in tin pot land... @standamf: Is there any update on what his happening with @EngagePompey? @bobbeech: @standamf @engagePompey Fighting fund continues to raise money & we continue to stand with him @standamf: @bobbeech @engagepompey Any idea how much has been raised so far? @bobbeech: @standamf @engagePompey Will DM @Pompeys12thMan: @alexread11 @standamf @bobbeech @engagePompey Pushing towards £2000 already!! @engagePompey: @Pompeys12thMan you guys rool? Mr Beech didn't seem too keen to state the figure in public.... #eraoftransparency

Retired

Can only mean one thing.... Banega is about to sign.... wayhay!

[video=youtube_share;KEjY2kwIY_Y]http://youtu.be/KEjY2kwIY_Y

Candice ‏@_Candice_C I am now totally a Southampton FC fan due to the beautiful Pablo Osvaldo...! (and I'm not even a football fan...)

Cheers for sharing that vince - appreciated - interesting times indeed

You can just imagine Cortese sitting there with his stopwatch in hand. Move over Fergie... Stoppage time shall now be called "Cortese Time"...

http://www.goal.com/en/news/1717/editorial/2013/08/19/4196697/a-true-footballing-fairytale-goals-world-player-of-the-week

Yep, would be a good signing. I'm just suggesting it would have the same 'excitement factor' that we've had the last 7 days. Will let you know if I feel differently once he signs...

Que?

It says something about the highs of the last few weeks (signing Lovren, Wanyama, Osvaldo + Lambert being picked for England and scoring the winning goal + winning first prem game of the season) when signing the likes of Scott Sinclair would seem like a bit of an anti-climax Good times.