Matthew Le God

As I said a minute ago when he signed for Saints a number of paper said he turned down a bid from Middlesbrough. http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/boro-fc/boro-fc-news/2009/08/11/southampton-snap-up-boro-target-rickie-lambert-84229-24370493/

Some papers if to be believed said he turned down Middlesbrough to come to Saints.

Beckford is 26 years old.

He is also on a 3 year deal. He knew when he signed that the chances of promotion this season wouldn't be great and only a possibility. The club can quite easily afford to turn down all but a huge offer.

Nope

Most Championship clubs are in trouble and couldn't afford his transfer fee and/or wages.

Sheep to sail?

Why would he spend money on a team that... 1) Is likely to be relegated within 13 games. 2) Outside of the transfer window so no chance to change thing. 3) Has huge debts of £60m+. 4) Has a small fanbase averaging a mere 18k in the top flight. 5) No training ground 6) A small and old stadium that also doesn't own the land around it. There are plenty of Championship clubs with a lot more potential, infrastructure, larger fanbases and fewer problems than Pompey. Sheff Utd Sheff Weds Derby Leicester Coventry Newcastle West Brom Cardiff Nottingham Forrest Ipswich Norwich Leeds Bristol City Charlton MK Dons Middlesbrough Are all clubs that a rich buyer should buy over Pompey. Anyone that does buy Pompey can't be taken seriously as doing it to improve the club because the very fact that they choose Pompey over the many others they could have had shows a lack of business foresight.

Wales

Lemon

John "Mr Portsmouth" W******d

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8514426.stm No big teams without a manager. So must be a club offering a director of football role. Not many clubs have the money to attract Eriksson. So who could this club be?

Hollyoaks

Wax

Yes, Saints are definitely out. However the PL and FA have some questions to answer if they were allowed to continue to operate and sign new players to play in cup games if proven by Vectis to be insolvent and have been for a while.

Still possible for Saints to get 88 points this season. Only about 76 needed for the playoffs. Have faith.

Because you haven't paid £5 to be a full member of this forum.

Antonio is becoming very effective actually. You also only have 5 subs listed.

No not drama, colouring in.

I'm happy oh so happy, happy as happy can be!

It is a very different situation to that, so surely you feel different about being an underdog in a cup game compared to potentially getting relegated?

The police might count that as a missile.

No, it is still 7 days. It has never changed and remains 7 days to get the report to the court. It is just the hearing that is on March 1st.

February's wages will have come and gone by then. Interesting to see if they are paid or not.

February's wages will have come and gone by then.