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Indeed. Yesterday Chainrai breaks his silence to join the bandwagon of people hounding the players and here is Gordon Taylor telling it like it is (at long long last) - he's saying the ball is firmly in Chainrai's court to ensure the players receive the money they are due from the parachute payments. http://www.talksport.co.uk/radio/sports-breakfast/120724/taylor-carroll-modric-and-portsmouths-fight-survival-177226 Maybe now, the likes of Allen and his merry band of finger pointers will re-direct their vitriol towards the real villain in all this....there again, perhaps that's asking too much.... I agree with Gordon Taylor: It's Chainrai that is slowly killing the club, not the players. And the Pompey fans are doing their upmost to pave the way for his return.... They really aren't very bright, are they?

Sheer brilliance. We are not worthy!

One down... @solentsport: #Pompey striker Luke Varney has completed a medical at #LUFC and is set to finalise his move north on a two-year deal

Life is someone else's dream. There's nothing any of us can do to change our behaviour. That's in the hands of Colin (the chap whose dream we're all in). I thought everyone knew this? FFS! P.s. Colin had a cheese supper last night. Make of that what you will.

@skysports_bryan: Spoken to Balu Chainrai: "Need compromise on lowering player wages.. unbearable for club. Survival lies in their hands" Even Chainrai's blaming the players now. You couldn't make this sh*t up. You seriously couldn't.

@pn_neil_allen: In just one day @SOSPompey got the UK's media to focus on #Pompey and smoked out Ben Haim and Chainrai for rare interviews. Superb effort.

@solentsport: RT @NabilHassan79: We spoke to Bob Beech from SOS #Pompey earlier, he called on the club's players to become legends and help save them: http://t.co/9J79xNuY

Not such a daft notion given Birch wanted to become our chairman a few years ago...

@TonyHusbandBBC: RT @NabilHassan79: #pompey Tal Ben Haim: "Trevor Birch must talk to us & not the press. He cannot do a deal through them, his fees are more than my wages"

@TonyHusbandBBC: RT @NabilHassan79: #pompey Tal Ben Haim: "We signed contract with good faith, we want to play football, it's very difficult but I want to help the club"

@officialpompey: RT @jedwallace62: Soooooo basically I'm singing R Kelly-Ignition infront of the whole Portsmouth team, staff and the rest of the hotel! The whole Portsmouth team? I think not young Wallace.

Meanwhile....in the "Crisis? What Crisis?" business as usual world of Michael Appleton.... http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11661/7928430/?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed

Isn't today the day that the 28 days are up for the PST to submit their counter bid?

A slight tangential interlude... @solentsport: #AFCB's new stadium sponsor Goldsands are not yet operating as a company, and are not listed at Companies House @solentsport: #AFCB's new stadium sponsors Goldsands are based at a property in Surrey, shared by a company who include petrochemicals in their portfolio Deja vu all over again down Bournemouth way...?

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4443944/Portsmouth-fans-urge-Tal-Ben-Haim-Co-to-take-club-saving-cuts.html

The same thing that was going through Pompey fans' mind when you signed him and when you were pleading for him to stay in January FFS. Clueless.

Jordan Cross ‏@pn_jordan_cross Job done by @SOSPompey in raising awareness of #Pompey plight. Phone not stopped ringing from national media asking for interviews today. Keep up the good work SOS-Pompey....us obsessional nutjobs can't wait for Chainrai to get his hands back on the club!

Vincent Pericard ‏@VDP_Pericard "if they hold out they get 0" this should be the core of ur message. Easy to understand for any simple or clever mind. #Pompey Retweeted by SOS Pompey

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@solentsport: One final point from training ground here: Dave Kitson apologised to fans for not stopping, thought it was merely a media scrum #Pompey

@solentsport: Dave Kitson now talking to SOS #Pompey members in car park, and has belatedly accepted their letter @pn_neil_allen: RT @solentsport: Trevor Birch isn't doing interviews today, but has invited two members of @SOSPompey in for a chat #pompey @solentsport: Fans from @SOSPompey are back out, D Kitson told them he hadnt been offered a compromise deal. T Birch said: "we're not crying wolf"

@solentsport: Then comes Erik Huseklepp who winds his window and accepts the letter #pompey

SOS Pompey ‏@SOSPompey Ben Haim had no interest and drove through me!

@solentsport: Ben Haim straight in, refused to stop #pompey