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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4209622/Secret-Scout-Southampton-new-star-Alfie-Jones.html

Any chance someone could start a match build-up thread so we can discuss this weekend's game?

On reflection, I don't think the half marathon taking place would prevent a 14:30 kick off. The half marathon is due to start at 9:30 am and the DW Stadium is at the 4 mile mark (Route Map: http://www.runwiganfestivals.co.uk/docs/Half%20Route%20B&W.pdf) . The race starts and finishes in the town centre, so should all be done and dusted by lunchtime. Sunday at 14:30 would be perfect for me. Bring it on!

I'm inclined to disagree. Leicester beating Chelsea at home wouldn't be as newsworthy as another premier league team being knocked out by a third division team. Yes, there's probably more probability of Leicester beating Chelsea than Wigan beating us, but TV companies tend to prefer the potential of a giant killing in cup games, ergo I'd be surprised if our game wasn't the BBC's first pick. (After all, it's not the BBC's job to chase ratings and thus simply pick one of the 'big 6'... ahem...)

I'd want to see Sims given a start but one assumes the manager would deem that 'too risky' at this stage of the season... --------------------- McCarthy ---------------------- -- Cedric --- Stephens ---- Hoedt ---- Bertrand -- ---------- Hojbjerg ------------ Lemina ------------ -- JWP --------------- Sims -------------- Tadic -- ----------------------- Guido ------------------------ Bench: Forster, McQueen, Yoshida/Bednarek, Romeu, Boufal, Hesketh/Redmond, Long/Obafemi/Gabbi

My money's on the Friday, with Wigan's midweek game being moved back to the Tuesday. Just a hunch My preference would be for the Sunday but can't see that happening if, as someone mentioned above, there's a running event centred around the stadium on the same day.

Cup win and support Pompey for a season or prem survival and scurvy?

Cup win (I hope FF was sitting down when he read this.... The shock of me casting an opinion might be too overwhelming...)

I'm not seeing (m)any saying that. Most people are simply stating the obvious that Wigan is a less difficult proposition than Man City.

Wigan have a mid-week game before the cup weekend.

About time their good fortune ran out then...

Our game is likely to be first choice now...

Full time. Get in!!!

This is going to be the longest 10 minutes in the history of mankind

Goooooaaaaaalllll!!!!!

Ye Gods.... dontcha know life is more black and white than that? Choose one or the other man, FFS!!!!!

Sometimes, maybe.

Having seen the replay a few times I'm now in two minds. Foot is off the ground and not totally in control IMO. 50/50

Red card every day of the week for me.

Bugger

Never any doubt Sims needs to get a run in the team. Adds a bit of a spark in the final third.

Great finish from Tadic

This

Haven't seen/heard nothing since this Sky Sports article from 2015: http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11674/9783211/portsmouth-creditors-facing-wait-for-cash Portsmouth creditors facing wait for cash By Bryan Swanson, Chief News Reporter Last Updated: 31/03/15 2:15pm Portsmouth creditors may have to wait until 2017 to discover if they will receive any further money, seven years after the club first entered administration. Portsmouth became the first Premier League club to be put into administration, with initial debts of nearly £120 million, in February 2010. A year later, Portsmouth City Football Club Ltd was wound up and placed into compulsory liquidation at the High Court as the company exited its administration. Baker Tilly, an independent firm of chartered accountants and business advisers, has been investigating the liquidated company for four years, and revealed they may require two more years to establish whether creditors will receive any further funds. "Work to realise assets for the benefit of creditors is ongoing but our best estimate is that the matter is not likely to be concluded for the next 1-2 years." said Baker Tilly, in a statement to Sky Sports News HQ. In February 2012, Championship Portsmouth entered administration for the second time in three seasons, and were relegated to League One three months later, before further relegation at the end of the following season. Portsmouth are in 14th place in League Two. The club, now trading under Portsmouth Community Football Club, announced on Monday that it had an operating profit of £118,000 in its first full year of trading. Accounts for the year ending June 2014 showed a turnover of £6.6 million, with gate receipts of £3.4 million. The club say there was an overall loss of £171,000 for the year, after including net interest charges of loans taken out to purchase the club in April 2013. Baker Tilly's ongoing investigation is unrelated to the current company and fan-ownership of the club. "As liquidators, we have a duty to ascertain any misconduct carried out by those in control of the company which has caused loss or prejudice to the general body of creditors." said Geoff Carton-Kelly, formerly joint-liquidator, in February 2011. "In some cases, if appropriate, the liquidator may be able to bring legal proceedings against third parties as well as directors or shadow directors for either wrongful trading or fraudulent trading, misfeasance or breach of duty with a view to recovering funds for creditors. In addition, the liquidators have powers to reverse certain historical transactions for the benefit of creditors too." Baker Tilly rebranded to RSM UK in October 2015. Might be time to drop them a tweet to see how they're getting on....? https://twitter.com/RSMUK Not that it'll have any impact on the current football club based at Fratton Park, given its a completely different entity to the one Baker Tilly were/are investigating....