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A few years back I nearly bought Harry Secombe's wardrobe from an antique shop

I had a bad back for most of my late 20s / early 30s. Ended up going to a local private Osteopath. They manipulated the affected area, clicked a few bones and taught me how to exercise and tighten the midrif muscles that affect the back most when lifting stuff etc. Best £100 I spent in my life.

I can confidently say WG's sweeping statement is pretty accurate. That said, procurement in some large scale private corporations is equally cumbersome and inefficient (I'm thinking banks here, but the worst ones my company deals with are part owned by the state....pure coincidence I'm sure...) :-)

Sticking with my prediction of finishing 8th

Greetings from the murky recesses of page 1453. Typical post holiday dilemma time...do I spend 4 hours reading the remaining pages or skip to the end to see who did it...?

Gotta be up at 02:30 so last post until September for yours truly. Can someone take notes in my absence? Just one side of A4 when i get back please. Thanks in advance. Salute!

This. People think its for the act of exiting ADMIN2 itself but that just happens to be the moment in time that the football league declare that CVA1 hasn't been honoured.

So, unlike us, the League seemingly haven't told Birch that the -10 is non-negotiable. Unless of course that's just some interim bravado from Birch to keep the fans 'on side'?

People that just like watching top flight football you mean? Whatever next? People that sit glued to the 100m Olympics final who haven't set foot in an athletics stadium for 25 years? ;-) I have no problem with human beings picking and choosing what form of entertainment they choose to watch and when.

@pn_neil_allen: RT @hartleehair: @pn_neil_allen this better than Christmas !!!!

@officialpompey: #Pompey response to Football League statement: http://t.co/Qff979Vk

@pn_neil_allen: McLeod tick. Walker tick. Compton tick. Howard tick. Dumbuya tick. Eastwood tick. Djilali tick. Harley tick. Williamson tick. #Pompey Creditors? Big fat cross...

Here's an obscure train of thought....if Birch/PKF stopped charging for their administration costs and instead ran Pompey as defacto owners, could they effectively run the club 'in administration' until the end of time? Hypothetically?

If they did that then the -10 (minimum with CVA) would kick in next season instead....Pompey are the masters of deferrals afterall...

'We' did, because we like to keep abreast of such details, but the rest of the footballing world tend to gloss over the facts when it comes to Pompey so they have to be reminded every now and then...

BBC Solent in breaking news 5 weeks after it was originally announced shocker....

@officialpompey: Bring your old and unwanted mobiles on Saturday! Collection boxes in the Megastore, Chimes reception and Victory bar! http://t.co/lctYjKfk

So now it's "£4m in the bank"...that's a pretty heft interest rate they've got over there....up £1m in 24 hours! I'd like to know who they bank with to get that kinda rate...

@pn_neil_allen: Another excellent article from @blueballoo2000 well worth a read for #Pompey fans. Spot on. Again. http://t.co/EHvtQaa1

I'm getting progressively worried that I've picked the wrong time to head off on a two week holiday. Would be slightly ironic to put a lifetime's worth of work into this masterpiece of a thread only to miss the moment they finally go 'pop'.... That said, what are the chances that I'll be visiting the ruined city of Pompeii on the very same day...? Now THAT would be poetic.... I would lava that...

Gerald Vernon-Jackson, Portsmouth’s council leader, said: “I fear the players will be greedy and chop off their noses to spite their faces.” Greedy? GREEDY?! What, having already given up a significant percentage of what they're already owed you now want them to give up another 75% to avoid labelling them "greedy". FFS....I know it's a well worn cliche but you truely couldn't make any of this sh*t up if you were locked in a room with J.K. f***ing Rowling for 3 years.

Give us a chance (FFS)! Packing the car for my drive down to Italy tomorrow. Some things are more important that this pesky thread y' know..... (ok, I made that last bit up...)

@pn_neil_allen: The sun is shining, the birds are singing and #Pompey set to sign 10 players before Bournemouth match. A rare good news day! More later.