Crouchie's Lawyer

Appy, overwhelmed by the support had to use both hands to count the amount of fans who turned out for 'Pack The Park' rather than the usual one.

Thought i would dig out a few old Corpse gems. I like this one. I am feeling pretty pig sick at the moment. I put this down to my reheated KFC I had this morning though, thinking about Pompeys plight is like a spoonful of calpol, makes me feel that much better! It gets better. Reading this back Corpse, does it not make you feel like a bit of a tit? Maybe you should only comment on things you know to be factually correct and not base your opinion as fact.

Good point. Still, (correct me if I am wrong) their 'beef' is with homosexuals and not other religions. Again (correct me if I am wrong) they do not kill people or carry guns. Not that I am condoning what they do mind, they are sick people themselves.

Football seems to be a rule to its own. Yeah, i think it is cheating. The FL should retract the registrations of said players or affectly impose a ban on these players until the embargo is lifted. It is like having a court hearing coming up for a driving offense you know will take you over the 12 point limit and lose you your licence and driving around everywhere at 150mph before the hearing 'to get places quicker'. If there is no recourse for your actions, a punishment is simply not that. Kind of like the skates taking the point deduction before the deadline date to apply them to next season. Not that I see them lasting that long but if they miraculously pull out of it and scrape relegation, the 10 point deduction would have served as no real penalty.

Scenario A. It is for the best of the club we get promoted and whilst I am sure the Skates will gloat in the fact that they helped us get there, it will kill them inside that they did us a favour. Something I will take great pleasure in pointing out to all the skates I know.

You never see extremist Christians do you? You dont see a bible carrying family with AK47's strapped around their necks at all? Why does there only seem to be extremists in other religions, all seemingly hell bent on causing pain and anguish to anyone who doesnt conform to their own beliefs? Anyone who is STUPID enough to think that they are doing right by an imaginary god by killing others who do not share their beliefs is a moron. It is at times like this that I actually wish there was some kind of afterlife (I do not know if there is one or not just for the record lol) because if there is a higher power, I am sure as hell they would disagree with acts of terrorism and things like this. Would be the just deserts of these morons to spend a life overly committed to a cause they have completed misunderstood to find out when they get to the pearly gates (or their own religion equivilant) they get booted away for being a right nasty c*** whilst they were alive.

Anyone else notice the company Ruud Gullit Fashions Ltd? This guy obviously has a very good eye for promising businesses

Lolz. So, Appleton's view on this is that he is worried about the effect it would have on his young lads, chosing to ignore the more obvious reason that it would be deemed to be cheating (fielding a weakend team - ala Wolves a few years ago). Skates never learn do they? Always looking for an edge be it legal or not... Interesting to see that Steve has pointed out to Appleton there is a youth team though. I was begining to think he simply didnt know!

I have heard similar things about Groupon. They ask for a cut of the 'sale' price from the vendors who use Groupon. This would echo the theory that vendors who use Groupon may not offer a real discount because if they are already reducing the price to attract new business, they will not want to give half of the already reduced price of their goods to a third party unless they were running a loss leader with the intention of getting repeat business. Would make sense for a Football Club or Hair Salon when using Groupon because there is a good chance of getting repeat business on both accounts but vendors who offer one off products with little chance of getting repeat business? I wonder what they get out of it?

I think there is the answer! I too thought it was the works of Deppo. Bl00dy good thread though, made me chuckle on many occasions!

Did anyone see this? http://www.groupon.co.uk/deals/london/west-ham-united-fc/3589848 Something doesnt seem right with this as they are implying it would normally cost £86 for 2 WHU tickets? They appear to be standard tickets too! That's £43 for a ticket to see them play!? Started me thinking what other deals on Groupon are a load of tosh which you can get direct or elsewhere for the same price as they advertise as a discount?! I have nothing against Groupon or West Ham (other than not wanting them to finish above us this year) but why advertise such a hefty discount? Anyone know what their standard adult ticket prices are? Wouldnt have thought they would have been anymore than £30?

With there being no immediate decision on the amount of points to be deducted and the FL saying this will be discussed at a meeting to which a date will be set... just a thought (and one more than likely completely wide of the mark) do you think this meeting may be planned a little while down the line intentionally to see how Pompey fair over the next few weeks (possibly months) on the pitch? Pompey timed their administration last time so that they were already relegated and the -10 made no difference to this, effectively making it no real penalty at all (cheating the system some may say). We tried as hard as we could to prolong going into administration in the hope we could amass enough points to avoid the drop even with the point penalty which actually ended up hindering us because we passed the cut off date for points to be deducted that season and consequently we started the new season with -10 which set us back. We could have taken the easy route and gone into admin sooner thus cementing our relegation and starting the new season a fresh but chose not to (my understanding). Could the FL be ensuring that any points deduction is made after said cut off period (anyone know when this is?) so that if they are seemingly doomed for relegation anyway without a points deduction, they would have to start the new season next year with minus points like us, making it more of a punishment? Just a thought and as I said, probably wide of the mark!

Get payment up front and lock your car doors. HTH

Could we not offer to take all their players and pay a combined £1000 per week (we can all chip in together right lads?) thus ensuring they HAVE to play their youth team and get whipped every week 5-0. That would be great entertainment value plus it reduces their wage bill (a bit)

My F5 button is wearing thin

Now, now. To tar the Monkeys, Hippo's, Elephants, Snakes and Llama's with the same brush as a skate is a bit harsh on the animals don't you think? Most animals have some basic intelligence...

That's skates for you. Deluded and in their own reality. I bet none of them were against CSI taking over last time were they? As it has been shown by a few here it didnt take a private investigator to dig deep to find there was sufficient dirt on Antonov to suggest it was going to be a bad move but they pulled their knickers down quicker than a cheap wh0re to secure their short term future. The FPPT / FA / FL do have some questions to answer though. The FPPT seems to be a joke, it has proven to be flawed on so many occasions.

Come on Hypo FFS, how would they have won the FA Cup adding to their illustrious history if they took such a common sense approach to running a business though?! What an absurd thing to suggest they should have lived within their means - this is Portsmiff don't you know?! Kind of reminds me of the old 'sub prime' mortgage clients I used to deal with who were far more concerned with paying their Sky bills, driving nice shiny new cars, wearing all the top designer clobber and going on lavish holidays rather than paying the mortgage to keep the roof over their heads. It all eventually catches up with them in the end and leaves them on their @rse unless they accept the fact they are broker than H from step's anal virginity and start living within their means (or get lucky and come into a lot more money). Seeing as there was more chance of me getting my wicked way with Megan Fox than a sugar daddy riding in on his white horse and effectively throwing his money away and investing in PFC to get them out of the doo doo then they had to face facts and budget accordingly. They didnt and now they are paying!

Damn this thread. I am working from home today meant to be making calls but this is enthralling and I cannot stop reading! I compare this to how my Mrs must feel when a really good episode of one of her tosh soaps is on TV and she is dead to the world in concentration to the TV!

Glad to see that it has been widely recorded now to the open public what scum AA really is. Not just our opinion but seemingly the opinion of those in the same profession. He is effectively calling AA a cowboy with that comment, which he is! I feel for the true fans of Pompey and want nothing more than them to be the annoying little sibling of ours we had all those years so dont really want them wound up but everything they have done over the last few years just points to cheating in every way shape and form. Even the administrator appointed to look out for the creditors (AA) are bent FFS!

It's beggars belief if some fool takes that 'BS' bribe of £500k for AA to be appointed administrator. It goes to show what a mockery these Poopey owners think of the UK business market. To me and more than likely everyone else, it looks like a bribe. Knowing full well AA is a puppet of his and without AA at the helm sorting him out he wont get what he wants from the Admin. Crooks, the lot of them. Throw the fecking book at them and let them rot, this way it will send out a clear message to any dodgy investors looking to make a quick buck by pillaging a football team because it is seemingly an easy target with the FL's fit and propper persons test being a joke.

He is an avid Pompey fan, he would know who DL is. Nope, only what I have seen on a Facebook status from an avid Pompey fan friend of mine Not sure, he may have something to do with Gobsh!te yeah. I work with a lot of people who used to use EBT's (before they were outlawed in April 2011) and although they flew very close to the wind with what may be classed as tax avoidance my understanding is that they were (just about) legitimate due to loopholes in tax laws. These loopholes were closed April 2011 and subsequently they were outlawed (although now exist in a new format utilising a new loophole in a slightly different way). Other than a couple of smaller EBT schemes a few years ago I havent known of any claw backs from HMRC so do not think they would be pulled up on this one.

A skate friend of mine was at the game last night and enjoyed the pleasure of sitting with Lampitt after the game for a drink. His status on Facebook afterwards read: "I had a drink with David Lampitt tonight... PFC is gone everybody... RIP PFC" The post was commented on by others asking him what DL said and he replied: "He said it's over. His own words. No press, the truth" ... "No money, no one wants us" Someone then said "surely it's only going into administration and not being wrapped up completely??" to which the response was: "No, we are dead and buried. His own words in front of my work mate. He said it was a fight we cannot win. I told him I am a lifelong fan. He just said we will fight to the end" another comment from him read "One of his (DL's) comments stuck in my head, he said that "I dont see a way out of this one". He even asked if Jobsite could buy Pompey. He gave every air of a beaten man" Just thought I would share this.

Air Improve based in Winchester http://www.airimprove.ltd.uk can help with the heat pump. It's my Dad's firm, I used to work for them. I don't know a great deal about the technical side of the GSHP's (as I wasnt involved in that side of the business) but I understand a bit about them and know they are able to supply and fit them for you if required. I think they would be able to provide you with a quote to fit one if you are interested - take a look at their website and enquire if you want to know more. They would also be able to assist with the maintentance side of things I am sure. Hope that helps!

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