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Indeed. The very point the more obsessed amongst us on here have been making for months, nay years....

I suspect you are right sir. This statement from "Portpin" has got AA's fingerprints all over it IMO... Administrator Wars...coming to a cinema near you soon....

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/football/football_league/9873853.Buyer_pulls_out_of_Pompey_deal/

So, Appy takes the credit for either (a) being the one to pull the liquidation trigger or (b) being the one who gave Pompey fans a well run club by the Trust for years to come (stop s n i g g e r i n g at the back!) So, which is it to be then? Appy the villain or Appy the hero? Lots of fun ahead watching the fickle Pompey fan-o-meter swinging to and fro...

Good questions. How much more will PKF / Birch be owed if these hoops still have to be jumped through I wonder?

@skysports_bryan: Chainrai: "Our efforts to save club from extinction have hit wall of rejection and lacking cooperation from administrator.." #portsmouth

@skysports_bryan: Chainrai gives reasons for pulling out: "lack of support" from fans, admin fees, "£12m on.. player compromises & fees." #portsmouth

@skysports_bryan: Chainrai blames FL for 10pt deduction and "last straw.. manager told press.. he is sure of another relegation." What now? #portsmouth

@skysports_bryan: Chainrai: "Portsmouth suddenly received additional huge claims from former players/management such as Hughes, Brown, Kanu and Lampitt."

@GregHalford15: What the hell is Chanrai doing???????? Him and birch are taking the p**s. birch has never had the clubs best interests in mind! ??

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1) Where were you on the 7th August 2012 at 5:44 PM - the exact time that Dune went into exile? At Nicola Cortese's 44th birthday party. 2) Have you ever downloaded pictures of Helena Bonham Carter as the character she played in Planet of the Apes? No, but I do have an idea for a monkey-chicken venture. Bit hush hush at the mo so can't reveal details just yet. 3) Are you Dune? Alas no, but I am partial to a Welsh Rarebit on a Tuesday evening.

The BBC's guide to the premier league just published on their website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18857152

@solentsport: Michael Appleton Reaction on @audioboo http://t.co/Uf7CMxLn via @Audioboo

Who's this Mark chap? Lots of Tweets slagging him off and bigging up Allen on Express FM

@TomCoull: Listening to Oxford v Bournemouth, 0-0 gone to Extra Time. Doesn't bode well for sticking 6 past Pompey on Saturday! Save some energy lads!

The intellect was all about the title though bearsy me ol' furry mucker. You know...snatch as in 'take' and snatch as in 'snatch'. You gotta admit there's humour to be had in a quality over quantity philosophy? But, you make a fair point, and I respect your status as mod of the Muppet Show, so I will try harders in futures. Please forgive me. :-(

Precisely :-)

@solentsport: #Pompey team v Plymouth: Eastwood; Webster, Westwood, Grant, Butler; Wallace, Magri, Colson, Higgins; Harris, Thompson @solentsport: #Pompey subs this evening: Whatmough, Tarbuck, Maloney

Yep, I wasn't 'slating' Claridge for what he said per se, rather how he came across as all surprised that administrators are leeches. As you say, that ought to be common and unsurprising knowledge from the offset. It's the typical "moan about it after the event" approach from our friends down the road. IMHO of course.

Damn. I had him down for the veal escalope

@officialsaints: Here's our match report on this afternoon's 3-3 draw between #SaintsFC Under 21s and their Brighton counterparts: http://t.co/myazYEWS

@bigadamsport: Appleton's babes have just arrived safely at Home Park #pompey How did they get there? By tricycle or something?