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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scotland/10481280/Scotland-The-case-for-the-Union-is-still-strong-so-why-not-make-it.html

@pn_neil_allen: Attended the EDF Awards and The News' coverage of high court case and #whereskanu didn't win any award. Thanks to all involved. Legends.

One assumes the sports section wasn't the clincher... EDF Energy Comms ‏@edfenergycomms #EDFAwards Website of the Year goes to The News, Portsmouth @portsmouthnews

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/pompey-boss-hunt-goes-on-despite-barker-s-crawley-exit-1-5713027 So Barker leaves a club because of a dispute over budget cuts and gets linked to a club with whose finances are constrained by the Football League.... nope, can't see that ever ending in tears, can you...? Bileys Mullet ‏@BileysMullet @pn_neil_allen How long do Pompey have the embargo on paying fees for players ? Neil Allen ‏@pn_neil_allen @BileysMullet I presume until legacy debts are paid off - to football creditors at least. Bileys Mullet ‏@BileysMullet @pn_neil_allen four years !! ? Neil Allen ‏@pn_neil_allen @BileysMullet@gdhawkes Last player compromise was summer 2016, but club looking to settle payments Christmas 2015 last time I heard. Bileys Mullet ‏@BileysMullet @pn_neil_allen @gdhawkes seems odd when parachute payments all in well before then. "I presume"? I thought these journos knew all the facts....? Gary Knox ‏@GaryKnox @pn_neil_allen So you don't actually know anything. More supposition and rumour. Neil Allen ‏@pn_neil_allen @GaryKnox No ‘supposition or rumour’ in there. Thems the facts.

I'm just trying to think of a lower league side who have been having some unexpected results this season. Nah, can't think of any....

Looks that way. Itchen stand only on sale Edit: although they wouldn't advertise away ticket details on the OS would they?

Sorry, pasted above

@SouthamptonFC: Tickets for #SaintsFC's #FAYouthCup tie against #Pompey will go on sale tomorrow priced at £5 for adults and £2 for concessions. @SouthamptonFC: #SaintsFC's #FAYouthCup tie against @officialpompey will take place at St Mary's on Tuesday 10th December with a 7pm kick-off time.

All very convenient...

I could've sworn Mr Allen stated in his last webchat that the 30% figure didn't include the parachute payments...

Hmmm, anyone smell a rat...? @pn_neil_allen: Richie Barker sacked by Crawley. The plot thickens, folks. Still very, very strongly linked with #Pompey.

What are the other things pap?

Indeed. I'm surprised the media haven't pulled him up on this contradiction yet. As you say, he was banging on about Scotland owning a "9%" share of the Bank of England based on dividing up assets on a per capita basis. Yet, when it comes to the oil he wants to divide it up on a geographical basis. The last time I looked the Bank of England was 100% in England... Cake and eat it Mr Salmond...?

The Associated Press ‏@AP BREAKING: Authorities say 3 people killed in collapse at stadium hosting World Cup opener in Brazil

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Nabil Hassan ‏@NabilHassan79 #pompey chief exec hopes to "blown away" by managerial cv's/Catlin on Awford &Barker, Barker on Whittingham&Pompey: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25118980 … Trousers ‏@Lord_Trousers @NabilHassan79 "...the board breaking their budget to meet his requests..." #facepalm Stuart Crow ‏@Lord_Palmerston @Lord_Trousers @NabilHassan79 Not strictly true to say budgets were broken. They were rewritten in view of better than expected income.

You've taught me well sir

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/jobs/10474023/Zero-hours-contracts-unfairly-demonised-research-finds.html

@pn_neil_allen: RT @real_wilky: it would appear saving the club was the easy bit...who knew. #pompey Yoohoo! We're over here....

That's Mourinho's team talk sorted then....

Just caught up with the final score. Excuse me one moment.... Ah, that's better

Hope so. Also wanting to go to this one