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Well, it seems to have rattled the natives' cage.... GS ‏@croydonpompey @officialpompey seriously you are joking sending this out? Harry Haskett ‏@HarryHaskettPFC @officialpompey what kit are the players wearing and what's going on with squad numbers? Iain W ‏@Moody_Iain @croydonpompey @officialpompey lol came and pay a fortune to watch who?

Southampton FC ‏@officialsaints GOAL: SAINTS U21 2-2 BRIGHTON U21 #saintsfc FFS

Southampton FC ‏@officialsaints GOAL! SAINTS U21 2-1 BRIGHTON U21 (DICKSON 25) #saintsfc

Portsmouth FC ‏@officialpompey Hospitality available for opening game against AFC Bournemouth. To dine in luxury and watch the season opener, visit http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/commercial/hospitality-packages.aspx "+ VAT" ???

Southampton FC ‏@officialsaints GOAL: SAINTS U21 1-1 BRIGHTON U21 #saintsfc

Southampton FC ‏@officialsaints #SaintsFC U21 team v Brighton: Cropper, Butterfield, Stephens, Seaborne, Dickson, Reeves, Chambers, Curtis, Hoskins, Barnard ©, Forte. Southampton FC ‏@officialsaints #SaintsFC substitutes v Brighton: Johns (GK), Young, Isgrove, Moore, Sinclair, Turnbull, Lee.

Southampton FC ‏@officialsaints GOAL! SAINTS U21 1-0 BRIGHTON U21 (BARNARD PEN 8 ) #saintsfc

Southampton FC ‏@officialsaints So that's a warm welcome back to @ChunTadanari, who is on the bench for today's U21 friendly against Brighton.

Woul dbe interesting to hear Mr Allen's view on Claridge's wise words.....they would obviously be derided had they come out of the mouth of a 'scummer'....

@SkyGraemeBailey: Gaston Ramirez's agent says Spurs bid has been rejected and Liverpool have not made an offer. Southampton also linked http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11675/7988871/Spurs-see-Ramirez-bid-snubbed

Reluctantly count me out due to lack of time available to visit the forum on a regular basis...

Indeed. A rare breed of Pompey sympathiser that actually gets it AND saw it coming.

Dear Pompey Fan, How about suing your education authority first for abjectly failing to give you the intelligence required to disbelieve such propaganda in the first place. Love from, Nutjobs

They're certainly milking this one today.... anyone would think they were desperate for some sympathy.... http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/pompey-past/appleton-certain-of-relegation-after-budget-cut-1-4158095

i.e. Same difference....?

This pretty much covers it: http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/pompey-past/young-blues-deserve-apology-as-appy-fumes-1-4158097

Matt Allen ‏@MajorRaverMatt Chainrai lies to small creditors, Chainrai lies to Appleton, he lies to #pompey fans & Football League thinks he is fit & proper to own us? Have these people got no sense of smell? The 'dubious owner' coffee has been brewing for several years now and only now to they start waking up to smell it...

Even if Portpin "agreed" a League One busting budget (before they knew the Football League conditions for taking over ownerhip of the club, don't forget), why on Earth didn't the highly intelligent Appleton or Allen question this at the time? Rather than lap up a statement from someone they know is adept at moving goalposts, why didn't they go back to him and say "£4m? Ha! Yeah right, nice try Mr Chainrai. No way do we want to start splashing out above average wages on players again. Please come back with a more realistic budget"... I don't know what's more laughable....Chainrai for suggesting a £4m budget in the first place or the likes of Allen and Appleton lapping it up without question...

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/pompey-past/mp-raises-concern-over-fees-dispute-with-administrator-1-4158666#.UCoVnXsJ3oo.twitter

@pn_neil_allen: Andersen set to be first casualty of Portpin budget U-turn. http://t.co/McvqxbBL #Pompey Why oh why aren't the local press happy that the budget has been reduced to a more realistic level? U-turn or not, surely they should be applauding such astute fiscal awareness by the prospective new owner rather than pine for overspending again? They moan and groan when the overspending bites them on the arse yet moan and groan some more when the owners actually do something about it.... sigh.... Among the lowest 5 budgets in League One? Good! That's how it should be after years of overspending and cheating your way to "success" FFS.

Meanwhile.....in the land of clutching at straws headlines.... http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/pompey-past/pompey-won-t-face-further-league-points-loss-1-4158662

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2187983/Thief-arrested-shoplifting-hiding-42in-TV-skirt.html

Are you sure sir?

http://m.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/pompey-past/michael-appleton-s-pompey-press-conference-pre-plymouth-argyle-1-4158609