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Sj Maskell ‏@SjMaskell One can only hope new owners will rescind this ticketing nonsense #Pompeyhttp://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/LatestNews/news/Ticket-Booking-Policy-201213-3539.aspx Isn't this typical Pompey fan mentality? Ye olde 'something for nothing' business acumen? If a football club is to be run as a sustainable and self-funding business, surely the club should cover costs appropriately. Adding a non-profit making booking fee to ticket purchases to cover the transaction acquiring costs is the most transparent way of covering such costs, isn't it? Or am I missing something obvious here?

because they want to keep it quiet that Pearson is coming back to us?

Link lifted from the Gazzaniga thread (yes, "it's the Daily Star" etc), but you usually get 1 paragraph on any rumours from them and they've put a reporter's name to this one for a change... http://www.dailystar.co.uk/football/view/263105/Southampton-line-up-stunning-8m-swoop-for-PSV-star-Jeremain-Lens/ This may have legs I reckon....

That's about 5 paragraphs longer than the Daily Star usually give to a potential Saints signing and have also put a reporter's name to the piece. Could me something in this me thinks.

http://fansonline.net/gillingham/mb/view.php?id=167052

Link?

What I really want to know is....was this announced quick enough for CB Fry....?

Give me a break....I was still busy cleaning my keyboard after seeing the Daily Express article ...

Confirmed.....On loan to Gills for the season....

How tall is this fella?

"As part of the deal to bring the former Valencia stopper to St Mary's, Tommy Forecast will join the Gills on a season-long loan once the Saints squad return to England next week."

I see what you did there....

I was thinking the same, unless we have an 'instant recall' clause inserted in the contract. Best of both worlds perhaps.

You laughing at the fact I'm with O2?

@BBCNews: Lord Coe: "You can probably go to the Games wearing Nike trainers" - @bbcr4today #London2012

Good way to end a 'debate'. But I'll let you have the last word... ;-)

If we sign a Finnish player that'll be the end for me

http://m.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/pompey-past/pompey-tour-diary-the-busy-life-of-brian-1-4076486

http://m.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/pompey-past/new-pompey-coach-has-boots-at-the-ready-1-4076488 I don't recall the Football League giving Pompey permission to sign a player-coach...In fact, didn't the FL block Pompey employing him as just a coach last week, let alone a player-coach (yes, I know these are only friendlies and the usual rules probably don't apply...as if they ever do at PFC)

http://mobile.saintsfc.co.uk/runtime/southampton/article?articleId=2854370

Be careful, it will change your life forever. I used to be normal before the advent of the internet.

The same way a similar amount sunk Southampton Football Club a few years back I guess. Straws and camels etc. (p.s. yes, I know the £3k in this case is fictional but it's not that far fetched)

It's a bit of a 'trade secret', and a tad geeky, but if you switch on notifications for a given Tweeter you receive the notification alert before the tweet appears online. (Just keep this between me and you though. I wouldn't want my posting prowess to be challenged by too many fellow nutjobs.)