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Joe Michalczuk ‏@joemichalczuk Whispers Portco have purchased the land around FP...now that would be a twist

http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/LatestNews/news/Straining-At-The-Leash-3802.aspx

Yep, I read that somewhere last week

http://m.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/cup-of-nations-heartache-for-dumbuya-1-4369337 And there was me thinking the players were only on a monthly 'contract'. Pompeyland talking as if the players are there for the long term. Same old Pompey "business as usual" mentality... I would have thought clubs will be queuing up to take the international stars off Pompey's hands in January. It's not as if Pompey can offer them a better deal financially...doh...

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Agent Kanu spotted in Nigeria... http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2886/africa/2012/10/15/3452233/former-arsenal-and-portsmouth-striker-kanu-thrilled-with The 36-year-old told Goal.com: "It is an honour to witness this match."

Nigel said about 6 weeks ago that he would be back in 2 weeks. Make of that what you will...

Good news....that means he's 'fit and proper' to take over again after all....bring it on!

As holepuncture suggests above, how could they sack Lampitt (if indeed that's what happened) if they weren't "in control" of the club? The fact that they needed Lampitt to sign off the paperwork suggests to me that was just a legal formality (if they were acting as 'shadow' owners of the company)

It is alleged that they ordered Lampitt to sell players but he seemingly refused. As you say, what was stopping them going over his head if they were "in control". It sounds like they were TRYING to exercise control over the club but, because they were acting as 'shadow directors' rather than ACTUAL directors they weren't signatories on the board. It all comes down to whether the football league interprets their alleged behaviour as acting as de facto owners. However, It does now seem unreasonable to hold Portpin responsible for the inaction of a CEO but stranger things have happened...

I've probably posted this before but the one thing that narks me somewhat is that I, as a citizen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, get no say on whether my country should be broken up or not. Why should one part of Britain get a say and not the others?

I'm not sure but I think Chainrai would still be falling foul of the Directors' test if he was in some kind of control of the club, regardless of how hard he may, or may not, have been trying to prevent administration. Well, that's the Trust's interpretation of the situation anyway. In other words, I don't think the football league rules differentiate between "tried to save club but still failed" and "couldn't be arsed to save club and failed"

Hall also highlights the amended handwritten valuation of Fratton Park (those with good memories will remember that this document was posted on this thread at the time)

Interesting stuff as always from Mr Hall....a cut and paste of the key section of that article:

If you think I'm gonna be the first person ever to post a picture of Bill Murray on here you've got another thing coming

@BBCBreaking: #Philippines government and Muslim rebels #MILF sign peace plan to set up autonomous region in south http://t.co/ULYb0T4Z

Did he break the Pompey free fall record...?

@MailOnline: Global warming stopped 16 years ago, reveals Met Office report quietly released... and here is the chart to prove it http://t.co/19qfAoo2

This is the bit I'm not quite understanding at the moment...I thought that PKF had already selected Portpin as their preferred bidder and it was that recommendation that the Football League were supposed to be discussing yesterday...?

@pn_neil_allen: Hancock calls on Football League to look into @blueballoo2000 Portpin dossier. Seems like they already have. http://t.co/EOsOey4A #Pompey Mr Hall, from Gosport, said: ‘‘It took me six to seven months to try and work out what was going on and taken me the rest of the time to talk to sources and gain information from around the world. ‘There’s a lot of people who have put the picture together over the years.’ It's been our pleasure to have been of assistance Mr Hall Hmmm... "The News has been aware of the claims made in Mr Hall’s blog for some time but is unable to publish them on legal advice." And, another Pompey fan confirms they've had their head in the sand the last 3 years, this time a local MP... Mr Hancock said: "‘I am shocked and surprised by what I read (in the Hall blog)"

@mattslaterbbc: I hear something wonderful is brewing at #Pompey. Well done, keep going. Big moment for trust movement, inspirational stuff http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19934524 @NabilHassan79: Just an add to the #pompey story, administrators dealing with the sale of land around Fratton Park tell me a deal may be announced next week

Now would be the time to scrutinise the exact wording of the council's conditions of providing the loan. Could they possibly squirm out of it (if indeed they felt inclined to do so) by virtue of the fact that there ARE other bids on the table, it's just that the league are steering PKF to not choose Portpin. As such, the council's criteria of the Trust being the only bid on the table doesn't technically hold true. Maybe.

Damn....I'd geared myself up for another couple of fun filled years with Chainrai at the helm. Looks like I'll have to be content with the comedy value offered by the Trust ownership instead...