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Corporate Recovery Specialist Trevor Birch joins PKF 25 August 2011: PKF, the leading firm of accountants and business advisers, has appointed Trevor Birch to head up its London Corporate Recovery and Insolvency team. An insolvency and restructuring specialist, Trevor began his career at Arthur Young in Liverpool in 1983 and was promoted to partner in the firm, by then known as Ernst & Young, in 1993. He subsequently led the firm’s Northern corporate recovery practice. Trevor left Ernst & Young in 2002 to become chief executive of Chelsea Football Club, where he brokered Roman Abramovich’s £140 million takeover of the club. After leaving Chelsea, Trevor, a former professional footballer, undertook other quasi-restructuring roles in the football industry, serving as chief executive of Leeds United, Everton, Derby County and, most recently, Sheffield United. http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/trevor-birch/3a/131/8b8

Sarah Gomme @sarahgommeITVInteresting that FA allow Antonov to buy Pompey -as a fit & proper person - & club could now lose up to 20 points as 'punishment.' Thoughts?

It's all gone very quiet....

Emma Judd @pn_Emma_Judd Hang on all of you, just writing a story for the web. Football League not picking up phone

Yeah, but think of all that image rights tax she would now owe....

Matt Slater @mattslaterbbc Great timing, Football League statement: “FL would like to clarify that at all times following its takeover of Portsmouth FC, CSI -& in particular Mr Antonov - complied with requirements of Owners’ & Directors’ Test as set out in FL regs"

This is funnier.... http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/9538302.Pompey_in_administration_again/?ref=fb

Doesn't add up, does it?

Lindsey Lou @X_LindseyLou_X All #pompey fans check out my tweet to the FA! We are possibly facing a 20 point deduction for there FAILED TEST !!! Aim your anger at them! :facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm:

I dunno....you ask them :-)

Mark: judge has not yet said who administrator will be. Mark: expect him to make decision in next 30 minutes or so

@pn_neil_allen: #Pompey enter administration. Warned by court they could now face a 20 point deduction.

pn_chris_owen: Pompey go into administration

pn_chris_owen: HMRC says Pompey might be docked up to 20 points for going into administration twice

Aye...no luck here either :-(

Comment From Penny is David Cameron going to represent us in court today? He said he would do everything he can?

[TABLE] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD]pn_chris_owen: Catherine Gitaud, for HMRC, is now on her feet. She is querying whether there was some 'financial mismanagement' at the club which caused [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]

pn_chris_owen: Ms Stonefrost said: 'The club currently employs over 530 people. Of course, with administration there may be some redundancies.'

pn_chris_owen: Was 'patently optimistic'. He adds: 'it seems the club will trade at a loss'. No one from the club's management is I'm court pn_chris_owen: David Lampitt has just arrived

pn_chris_owen: She confirms no players or staff have been paid. Judge comments that Mr Andronikou's claim that the club could break even in administration [via Twitter]

@pn_chris_owen: And the gas board is about to send in the bailiffs.

Holborn I think?

@pn_chris_owen: The hearing has started and is expected to last 90 mins.

I see you're having a bit of a barney with Mr Slater of the BBC....

Ha ha - just added the same to my post before reading your replies....great minds and all that :-)