Matthew Le God

BBC Solent Sport ‏@solentsport 7m #Saintsfc Emmanuel Mayuka will return to the UK tomorrow, having travelled to Zambia following the death of his father

Why?

My point wasn't just about his nationality.

So you think in the next 2 games... - Wigan will win away at Arsneal and win home to Villa AND - Norwich will pick up 2 points or more from West Brom and Man City AND - Newcastle will pick up 2 points or more from QPR and Arsenal AND - Sunderland will beat Saints AND - Saints lose at home to Stoke ................ It would take ALL those things to happen for Saints to go down on 39 points. Not just a few of them, ALL of them. It is very, very, very unlikely as many people have been telling you for the past few weeks. You just stick your fingers in your ears and continue with the same nonsense. They weren't valid at all! For what you said to occur a huge number of events would have to go against Saints. Of course some games would, but it was always extremely unlikely enough things would go against Saints for them to go down. 39 points will be enough to stay up, just as people told you weeks ago.

http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/FLExplainedDetail/0,,10794~2748246,00.html

Yes, you are right, but then Bournemouth were in admin at the time, Pompey aren't anymore.

They are also restricted to spending only 55% of turnover on their wage bill in League Two.

"Your side" should in theory be the side that from your garden you see the fence posts.

It'll mean we have 3 Premier League quality fullbacks to rotate rather than 2 plus Fox/Richardson (who are Championship level). Clyne and Gamez can compete for right back and if Shaw for example was injured, Clyne could play left back and Gamez right back. That is better than having to use Fox. *awaits biting remark and Mr Men put down*

Pompey CEO Mark Catlin has confirmed that as part of the Football League's conditions of membership the club aren't allowed to spend on transfer fees until the PFA debt and other football debt is paid back. Which might not be until July 2017. The Football League have also ruled 50 per cent of any future player sales must be used to reduce debts. http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/catlin-forget-pompey-paying-out-transfer-fees-1-5072403 Strangely all this makes me want to manage Pompey on FM14, as I like these kinds of challenges.

Says the Roger Hargreaves enthusiast that stalks me on these forums...

Who? Mr Wrong. Nicely edited.

1st, 2nd, 3rd place gets you straight into the group stages of the Champions League. 4th place doesn't, so Arsenal still would have an incentive.

Why?

Sounds painful!

I didn't say the club were right, merely pointing out the flaw in hypochondriac only listening to one side of the story and passing judgement.

So you heard one side of the story and decided that was enough to pass judgement?

Glasgow_Saint and I are bestest friends...

Utter nonsense Micah. There is nothing stopping them paying 100% of all the debt they wiped out back if they really wanted to. It would mean the club would have to be run on a shoestring for many, many decades to come but it could be done.

Yep, 2 league goals - one for Tottenham vs Arsenal and one for Sunderland vs Aston Villa.

So you are saying he deserves all of the credit? It is a combination of Cortese, Reed, the scouting department, the medical department, the academy, Adkins, Pochettino, the old and current coaching staff and the players that have kept us up. Not just Nigel Adkins.

2 league goals in his entire career suggests otherwise.

Well he was 40/1 for it for weeks before today's announcement...

Some of the credit, not all.