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Forecast. No contest.

Which happened to coincide with them deciding not to make the details of their new bid public...(when they were more than happy to be transparent with their initial bid) #makeofthatwhatyouwill

@pn_neil_allen: At the risk of sounding like the biased, unbalanced and unprofessional journalist I have been called - Magnificent work #Pompey Trust!!!

Yep - that's my team too now that Richardson's been declared unfit

Pardon my curiosity kind sir but have you been on the Sunny Delight?

@pn_neil_allen: Get the feeling it is going to be rather special at Fratton on Saturday. I thought the atmosphere at Fatpipe Park was special every game Neil?

@bigadamsport: Good to see @NabilHassan79 keeps pouring out excellent #pompey stories - he's on fire,unlike @pn_neil_allen who's just hot under the collar!

@bigadamsport: @pn_neil_allen Jeez Neil, you need to let it go and move on - I'm not sure you're doing yourself any favours here by highlighting your angst

@pn_Rory_McKeown: Portpin still want to own #Pompey (full story here) - http://t.co/rYfKdmwR

@pn_neil_allen: RT @bigadamsport: @pn_neil_allen Getting hold of a story first before it's released/delivered to others is a 'scoop' - humility is a good trait

@pn_Rory_McKeown: Portpin: 'Whilst we note PKF's decision, we recognise that preferred bidder status has no basis in law' #Pompey - http://t.co/X66eML9P

@pn_Rory_McKeown: Portpin: 'We have been given no reason to believe that there are any remaining obstacles to our bid' #Pompey

@pn_Rory_McKeown: Portpin say they 'continue to work with' FL to ensure it is 'ready to complete acquisition' of #Pompey - more on http://t.co/X66eML9P soon

Comedy gold... @pn_neil_allen: I know I'm grumpy but those praising Nabil Hassan's #Pompey 'scoop'. For 'scoop' read 'was quickest to react to press release.' @solentsport @solentsport: @pn_neil_allen careful Neil @solentsport: RT @NabilHassan79: @pn_neil_allen @solentsport Hi Neil, my story came out before the press release! @pn_neil_allen: @NabilHassan79 @solentsport My apologies, but your story contains the same quotes contained in the press release!!!

Stand by... @solentsport: RT @NabilHassan79: Portpin have just issued a statement to @BBCSport - Will update story and post link asap...#pompey

Will they though? The council loan was dependent on there being no other bid on the table. There is another bid - Portpin's - it's just that they're not Birch's preferred bidder (unless Chainrai has officially failed the Director's test?)

It wouldn't surprise me if PKF forego a percentage of their fees in some kinda solidarity publicity stunt...with Birch ending up on the board...

The question is....will Pompey's preferred bidder out do Saints' preferred bidder in the administration comedy stakes...?

What will your weekly player wage cap be once the Trust takes over ?

Steve Grant ‏@SteveGrant1983 @SjMaskell What's the timescale for converting pledges to actual money? Also, presumably still need to negotiate with a ****ed-off Chainrai Sj Maskell ‏@SjMaskell @SteveGrant1983 3 - 4 months Purchase & FC rule payments not dependant on pledges which will cover running costs. Tin Hat on for BC incoming

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19983822 "Pompey, who are £61m in debt, have been in administration since February." The BBC in airbrushing out the debt from the previous admin shocker....(yes, I know that strictly speaking has been written off but I'd rather they quoted the full figure they've diddled people out of over the last few years rather than the latest diluted figure)

SunSport Now ‏@SunSportNow Southampton's Gaston Ramirez out for six weeks with a thigh injury.#saintsfc Is this another 6 weeks from now or 6 weeks in total? If the latter then we already knew that.