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The stock Pompey fan answer to that one is: "ah, but Richard Branson has dissolved and liquidated more companies than that" Altogether now...

I thought he came across well today. His leadership skills are definitely improving.

http://pompeypages.com/2012/10/02/pst-statement-10-points-for-consideration-and-all-to-play-for/

In this week's episode of "You Couldn't Make It Up"......Pompey are officially more important than England.... http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/pompey-past/appleton-explains-webster-england-snub-1-4322137

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/pompey-past/buzsaky-tipped-to-tear-up-league-one-1-4322088 Yes....maybe, just maybe, that's because they live within their means and don't cheat to stay "competitive".... It reall does beggar belief that they are gloating about getting a player that other League One teams couldn't hope to attract with their budgets... No, actually, I'll take that back....it's completely and utterly believable

http://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/football/portsmouth/fb_news.php

For the PTS record.....Just spotted that Pompey's parent company entered the liquidation phase last month.... http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/60262/notices/1664971/all=%22convers+sports%22;sort=newest

This looks decent...although a bit pricey... http://mobile.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/desktop-pc/3364950/chillblast-fusion-vacuum-mini-review/

In fact....with the dedicated PC solution, would it be better to wire that up to a TV sized monitor rather than an actual TV? If I get a PC with two Freeview HD tuners then do I actually need a traditional TV? Or maybe TVs are cheaper than equivalent sized monitors? But is there a difference in picture quality either way? Too much choice and too many questions!!

If I was to go for the TV + PC option, is there any decent PVR software out there do I can record TV broadcasts direct to the PC rather than having to buy another piece of external kit to do this?

Hmmm....hadn't contemplated the dedicated PC solution - part of the thinking behind a smart TV was to free up the family laptop - we sometimes hook that up to the existing TV to create the same effect....I prefer it as a solution...just need to convince the lady of the house that 'more equipment' = good rather than bad! (Ladies tend to like everything in one neat little package....which is why we've been married for 23 years I guess...) :-)

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It is possible to pledge £1000 to the trust but never actually go through with it.... ;-) Remind me, what is that percentage figure they need to make their bid viable? Oops...back on topic... Having done a bit more research into what's available, one thing that has surprised me somewhat is that there are very few, if any, TVs with a twin tuner built in. Most of the Smart TVs are "PVR Ready" in that you can plug in an external hard drive and record direct from the integral TV programme guide...but...because they only have one Freeview tuner it won't be possible to record one programme whilst watching another (unless they happen to be on a different 'MUX'??? If I've got that right?) I see why they probably don't incorporate all the functionality of an external PVR into a TV - to avoid the 'all eggs on one basket' scenario - but if they want to call these things "smart" TVs then to rule out something like an integral PVR in principle seems to be a bit of an own goal - it can't be that much of a big deal to slap in a second tuner can it? Or (cynic alert) maybe it's a simple case of manufacturers wanting people to buy more stuff off them?

@daswarehaus: a must-read from @blueballoo2000 for #pompey fans. in fact, all fans. we're not cheating, we're being robbed... http://t.co/ZaSK3TgN "All of the above is complex and for all I know is entirely legal and above board. The forthcoming Baker Tilly report should answer at least part of that question." Assume he's referring to the much anticipated forensic accounts investigation?

@officialpompey: New #Pompey signing Akos Buzsaky insists he has joined a big club: http://t.co/HxuodB83

To be fair to Pompey ( ) they did say it was subject to Football League approval....ah....doh...that'll be the rubber stamp then... Looking at the likes of Twitter etc I would venture that 95% of their fan base are lapping up this transfer...will they ever learn? Will they ****

Yep, he gets it....now all he needs to do is apply that same logic historically whereby he'll arrive at the point of denouncing their FA Cup "win". Or perhaps being retrospectively astute doesn't count in Pompeyland...

Totally agree. Happy to have been of service on this thread....

Bring back Kelvin Davis!

Yeah, these kind of mistakes never happened at the FSS before privatisation... http://www.metro.co.uk/news/49589-damilolas-parents-condemn-errors ...and that was in the days before the nasty Tory cuts...

Micah Hall ‏@blueballoo2000 Blog publishing shortly which demonstrates we should not owe Portpin a penny. Stay tuned.... Good luck with that one.....

Saints U21 team: Boruc, Young, Mugabi, Turnbull, Shaw, Robinson, Moore, Reeves, Sinclair, Hoskins, De Ridder. Substitutes: Johns (GK), McCarthy, Seidi, Rowe, Curtis. Stoke U21 team: Bachmann, Glasgow, Campbell, Clarkson, Keane, O'Reilly, Hall, Rigg, Obiake, Richardson, Musungu. Substitutes: Rossi, Eve, Richards, Alabi, Coulson.

Matty Garland ‏@MattyGarland How the hell can pompey afford buzsaky and barnsley can't? Dodgy dealings going off again #SameOldSameOld (Doncaster Rovers fan) Blake Peterson ‏@blake2108 I'm still more ****ed off at Pompey getting Buzsaky than us bringing in a guy who I predict will add very little to the side. How Pompey?! (Birmingham City fan) J.A. Davies ‏@jakedaviez Buzsaky turns down Bristol City over wages and then joins Portsmouth... (Bristol City fan) NW9Ranger ‏@NW9Ranger Don't understand Buzsaky to Pompey at all still good enough to start for a lot of championship teams imo. (QPR fan) Andrew Alexander ‏@Edgwarehoops So Akos Buzsaky turned down a 1 year contract to play in the premiership for QPR, for a 1 month contract to play in league 1 at Pompey (QPR fan) Tom Simmonds ‏@TSimmo86 How the fudge have Pimpey signed Buzsaky? #meanttobeskint (Leicester fan)

Oops.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19780609 (forward wind to 21 mins 45 seconds)

@solentsport: #pompey have signed former QPR midfielder Akos Buzsaky on one month deal subject to clearance @TonyHusbandBBC: @colinfarmery #pompey Great signing by Michael Appleton in bringing Akos Buszacky to Fratton Park if only for a month. Top creative talent. Phew...and there was me getting worried that they weren't competitive enough already...