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Good lord...I've just realised who that is.... quick, re-load memory banks...

Why is your son wearing a Pompey tracksuit....?

No idea mate, I've never tried it myself before.

So, because other parts of the economy are doing even better that means "manufacturing is in decline"? It's not "in decline" it's simply not growing as much as other sectors, surely? I suppose there are positive and negative ways of looking at everything depending on what picture one wants to paint...

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/02/22/manufacturing_figures/

Neil Allen ‏@pn_neil_allen Barker given financial green light to strengthen #Pompey as Catlin reveals funds still left in budget. http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/barker-given-financial-green-light-to-strengthen-pompey-1-5757961 …

Fair piece

Surprisingly few premier league clubs represented? And one chap from the Pompey team that got thrashed 7-0 the other night.... Funny old game...

James Blunt - Moonlanding

My thoughts too. This sort of thing is usually all over the media before the FA get around to issuing a charge

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2525712/Southampton-hoping-Mauricio-Pochettino-signs-new-deal-end-Spurs-interest.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490 Edit: apologies, just seen this has already been posted in AVB thread. Ignore and/or delete

http://www.cityam.com/article/1387330717/fourth-quarter-growth-set-be-boosted-strong-factories

http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/article/pompey-bring-in-williams-1242410.aspx

http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/lms/labour-market-statistics/december-2013/sty-employment.html

Sunderland take the lead

There an obsessive yet highly amusing thread on Southampton Football Club's premier fan forum covering the various takeovers at Portsmouth Football Club since 2009. To the nearest 10,000 how many posts does it have?

110 wasn't it? Although given Pompey's shrinking number expertise I see what you did there...

This sounds like a job for Rallyboy

Wasn't it also Ben Smith that broke the "Cortese to leave if Katrina Liebherr doesn't let him continue to run things his way" story at the end of last season? I think you're right, this does have a whiff of a "gentle reminder" to the Liebherrs about it. Maybe there was an agreement with Katrina to review things "around Christmas" and this is Cortese's way of highlighting to her how good things are at the moment...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2525276/SOUTHAMPTON-TRANSFER-WINDOW-guide-Mauricio-Pochettino-needs-new-centre-goalkeeper.html

Looks like a bit of a re-hash of this article to me: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2515877/Southampton-masterplan-win-Premier-League.html but still a good read none the less.

So, as 2013 draws to a close, is everyone ready for a new game of 'Spot the Pompey Player' calendar game? A reminder of this year's challenge.... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2258986/Portsmouth-2013-calendar-features-players-sold.html (that was the status at the beginning of the year....did any of the remaining 3 survive?!) So, onto 2014 then....

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2525212/Glenn-Hoddle-ready-step-Spurs-boss-approached.html