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@pn_chris_owen: There are about 20 people in court at the moment including a smattering of Blues' fans. Similar atmosphere to a matchday at Fratton Park then...

@pn_chris_owen: Good morning from the High Court in London where Pompey face a nail-biting day in front of Mr Justice Alastair Norris.

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/pompey-past/thorne_ready_to_answer_pompey_s_sos_1_3530803

yeah, noticed that yesterday. meant to mention it! Crime? Pompey? Nah, can't see the connection myself.... :-)

Emma Judd @pn_Emma_Judd So, one #FF from me today: @pn_chris_owen and @pn_clare_semke in court and @pn_neil_allen for all things pitchside.

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More woe....Now they've had their Sky statelite subscription terminated.... Sky’s not the limit as Pompey problems bite deep Pompey's threadbare squad in training yesterday Picture: Robin Jones By Neil Allen The Sky cameras couldn’t have chosen a more ironic occasion for a rare Pompey visit. Michael Appleton on Sky Sports talking candidly about the club’s latest woes. Except, the satellite channel is no longer broadcast at the training ground having been cut off earlier this week. It’s the first of many cut backs as the club staggers towards administration. Elsewhere, Liam Lawrence’s troubled right leg was outstretched as he sank deep into a chair in the video analysis room. The extent of the injury remains unclear, with Pompey unable to meet the £400 bill required for a scan. Still, at least training was able to take place at the Wellington Sports Ground earlier in the day. Although, of the 12 who took part in the full session, eight were from the club’s academy. The remaining four were Kanu, Adam Webster, Dave Kitson and Aaron Mokoena. The rest of the squad were either being shielded from potential damage or already damaged . Obviously, the numbers were not ideal, then again neither was the playing surface. The groundstaff were unable to tend to the training pitches beforehand after discovering padlocks had been changed on storage containers. Shut inside was equipment such as forks and spades, essential for ground preparation. Another consequence of being unable to pay the bills. For Appleton, the problems continue to pile high as he looks to focus on football management. He said: ‘Liam Lawrence has a calf injury. He can’t walk properly. ‘How bad is it? I would like to give an exact answer but because we can’t afford to have a scan on his calf, we don’t know the full extent of how bad the injury is. ‘Our assets are frozen and I can’t ask for him to pay for it. ‘I have seen it happen where players pay to get things done but the lad has not been paid since Christmas. ‘Yesterday morning the groundstaff tried to get into the containers at the training ground to get the equipment to get the pitch ready for us. ‘There are new locks on the containers, so basically they can’t get into their stuff. ‘They can’t get the forks out to flatten the pitch and get it ready. ‘The owners of the containers have done it because we haven’t paid them . ‘It is one silly example but it effects us because you can’t treat the pitches on a day-to-day basis. ‘We were flying to Barnsley until about two weeks ago. Now we are getting the coach up. ‘Everything you can possibly imagine or try to imagine has happened, I can guarantee has happened. That is the best way to dress it up.’

http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?14620-Pompey-Takeover-Saga&p=1276319#post1276319

BBC Radio Solent @BBCRadioSolent NEWS - Peter Storrie tells @BBCRadioSolent that he's been advising potential buyers of Portsmouth Football Club. #Pompey

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/2012/02/17/celtic-boss-neil-lennon-will-want-to-win-spl-by-more-than-10-points-says-ex-star-86908-23754333/ Ramon Vega finds it difficult to comprehend how such a huge organisation could be so badly run and insists this should never have been allowed to happen. He said: “The situation has been coming for months and potentially years. But I am still surprised. We are not talking about a small club here. We are taking about an institution with millions of fans worldwide. Something has gone badly wrong in terms of managing the financial side of things especially when you consider their annual turnover." “This isn’t the same as Portsmouth who are a small club with a small fan base and over-exposed themselves when they were in the Premiership." “I can understand a club like that going into administration but I am extremely surprised it has happened with Rangers given there are 50,000 supporters who go to Ibrox.”

Getting: "no results for @pompeytoaster"

Miner

And Bobby Davro underpants for the hattrick per chance?

Maybe, just maybe, they HAVE resigned themselves to the 'liquidate and start again' scenario BUT they know that if AA gets the gig he and Chainrai will simply play things out exactly the same way as last time which will put Pompey back yet another 2 years. So, PERHAPS, their game plan is to appoint Tilly Baker as a means to an end...? Who knows?! (edit: just seen others have come to a similar conclusion above)

Was that just his own opinion or is he bestest friends with the kit man's son?

FFS! I'm still eating my porridge!

Fair play, but if there are lots of fans who 'get it' and as such believe that Administration is simply prolonging the agony, why are a Portsmouth MP and Portsmouth Council hell bent on administration? Is the fan base divided or are they (the politicians) simply playing the wider (self) interest card? I assume pragmatic fans such as yourself have been filling up Money Penny's inbox (so to speak)?

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Rule 1...?

Ah, yes, Christmas Eve.... I hope we all wrote to Santa and asked him for a gift that keeps on giving...

Assuming they get approval to enter administration, I can't work out what will have the greatest entertainment value.... (a) AA appointed against the wishes of Money Penny, Portsmouth Council and the bestest ™ fans in the world Or (b) a different administrator appointed who then has to go into battle with AA and Chainrai It's too close to call IMO

Hang on there one cotton pickin' minute.... I thought it was Lampitt, as PFC CEO, that has called in the administrators and nominated UHY Hacker? As such, why are Money Penny and Portsmouth Council urging the courts to appoint a different administrator when, surely, they should simply ask Lampitt WTF he is doing? Either Lampitt is acting in the interests of PFC or he isn't... ?

I totally agree. Playing on a remote Scottish island is ludicrous. I bet this is a vein attempt by Cameron to appease the Scots ahead of the Separation Referendum.