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http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/pompey-past/pompey-supporters-trust-ready-to-do-deals-with-high-earning-players-1-4090299 *cough* because a certain "potential owner" would like to keep the parachute payments for themselves *cough*

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/pompey-past/no-green-light-for-pompey-1-4089837

Verbal and others raised this very point a while back. What was the point of the football authorities fighting for the retention of the football creditors rules in a court of law, and win the case, only for the likes of Portsmouth to come along and "emotionally blackmail" the very people the Football Creditors rule is designed to protect. There's no point having a law that, when it comes to the crunch, can be side-stepped by players being pressurised into accepting compromises. IMHO of course

@pn_neil_allen: A few recent #Pompey player claims debunked? http://t.co/51I3lYBD "Agent Pini Zahavi is no longer representing him in negotiations, although it is believed former Blues administrator Andrew Andronikou is advising instead."

To be fair, he often quotes other people's 'nonsense', not just his own...

"The alternative for Portsmouth’s players is to be first in the queue of creditors, waiting for up to two years before they are paid out in the aftermath. There is still time for them to make noble and honourable sacrifices, but Portsmouth’s Gang of Eight are not to blame if they see it through to the bitter end." At last...an article that says the players won't necessarily get nothing and that they're not to blame either. I always had faith in that rag...

@officialpompey: Update from administrators: http://t.co/9Rn9ZjV0 #pompey

http://reallylikefootball.com/2012/07/25/prem-rejects-refuse-to-abandon-pompeys-sinking-ship/

@pn_neil_allen: RT @bobbeech: FAO David Lampitt et el while we've spoken about players demands we haven't forgotten YOUR football creditors submission either

I don't think it's humanly possible for our collective faces to get any bluer on that one. The might of the UK media have deemed it unnecessary to ask the Premier League and the PFA one simple question: "Can you 100% guarantee that the Portsmouth players will NOT receive any payments from redirected parachute payments (or PFA funds) in the event of Pompey being liquidated?"

^ Lady Thatcher

http://www.pompeytrust.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=417:pst-statement-we-are-ready-to-save-pfc&catid=34:demo-category

http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?t=38625

Given the media fawning over them this morning I'm more convinced than ever that they won't be 'allowed' to go pop. But, as we've always said, the alternatives have far more comedy value in the long run so, on balance, I think I'm now preferring the "they got away with it" (sic) option.

It's food for thought

I can't work out from that if we actually have clearance to play Davis or not. With the payment to newco still in limbo it doesn't seem as clear cut as Saints were portraying a few days ago.

After all that's happened it woukdn't surprise me in the slightest. A shrewd manoeuvre by QPR it has to be said but it just shows how morally bankrupt football is these days.

Why are they just targeting O2 customers?

http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/LatestNews/news/Brighton-5-Pompey-1-3549.aspx

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11674/7931088/Pompey-facing-liquidation

@pompeytrust: Statement released at 7am tomorrow morning setting out the PST position on preventing liquidation.

Actually, on reflection, perhaps Hassan is right in his interpretation of what Taylor said....? Gordon Taylor was talking about an agreement with the PL to pay the players out of the PPs IF Chainrai took over the club AND he agreed to that arrangement. As Chainrai HASN'T agreed to this arrangement then it could render the agreement Taylor had with the PL worthless...? Now I'm confused...(again)..

@NabilHassan79: @MatthewLeGod I agree it's confusing but if the club goes bust, players get nothing. I'm pretty sure Taylor acknowledged that this afternoon Ping him the link to the TalkSport interview... Taylor: "We got cooperation from the Premier League for future parachute monies to at least guarantee those payments that they were prepared to wait years to get back but the potential new owner of the club doesn't want that to happen and so it's a real stand-off at the moment"

@NabilHassan79: Breaking BBC Sport story on #pompey's 10 August deadline, including interview with Trevor Birch on latest situation: http://t.co/OIIWBqUu

You know that. I know that. But the great the unwashed are drip fed information suggesting otherwise and use it as a metaphorical stick to hit the players with.