During a discussion at work today, whereby i reiterated the ascertain that Pompey had 'cheated' their way to the cup final, a neutral work colleague said: "if Pompey have 'cheated' then how come they're bottom of the premier league (regardless of points deduction)? If they did 'cheat' it didn't serve them very well in the league did it?"
Which is a fair observation and got me thinking, if they 'cheated' as much as we're accusing them of then how come this didn't pay off in the league? A devil's advocate might suggest that perhaps they weren't flouting the financial laws of the game as much as they could've done. In other words, perhaps their poor league position suggests that perhaps there was a degree of financial constraint in amongst all the mismanagement?
As I say, not my view - just a reflection of a conversation I had today.