Whitey Grandad

Having been there, he might never go again anyway.

I'm not bitter, no really I'm not... Season of goodwill, Frohe Weihnachten and all that stuff...

And a bit more from the Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/portsmouth/6729702/Portsmouth-players-get-paid-after-emergency-loan.html Apparently TV money went straight to Arsenal and Watford to pay off some debts but Chelsea are still owed a 'seven-figure sum' for Glenn Johnson.

There was a bit in the Times last week: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/portsmouth/article6943619.ece On the same page is an advert: 'STRUGGLING TO PAY BILLS?' www.uk-debt-help.org One simply has to laugh.

I feel so too. He is part of the past, not the future.

Isn't there also some talk of an outstanding tax bill? £2m was it?

Please feel free to pick on me, everybody else does . I shall go to the game no matter what, but there are may levels of support and, like it or not, the club is a commercial operation which need to maximise its revenue whilst minimising its costs and getting it right is a delicate balance. My main complaint is not that I cannot buy my seat, but that nowhere on the OS does is state that the Kingsland is closed, hence the reason for the title of this thread as a notification for others in my situation.Indeed, trying to find ticket information for this match is an exercise for the truly devoted, which is poor commercial practice. As a secondary issue, I was surprised that they are only expecting 16,000 for a Saturday game in the post-Christmas doldrum but I was told 'it's only Rotherham' (!). So what? We all go to watch Saints

I started a thread so that others in my situation would not waste time trying to buy a ticket for their own seat. The reason is obvious but the choice of closing the Kingsland is not. Why close the most popular and populous stand in the ground, the one with the highest concentration of long-term season-ticket holders? Has it ever been done before in the history of first-team football at St. Mary's?

It's a lovely thought and can only further the spirit of harmony and goodwill around the club. Does anyone know if it has been done before elsewhere?

39460 but that probably doesn't allow for segregation.

He's available now having come to an agreement with Notts County. He can sign for anybody but can't play until the transfer window opens. He's expensive and over the hill. If he were any good then clubs would be queueing up to sign him. So, Newcastle it is then.

Thanks, that was my intention. Does anybody know Mr. Luker's direct email address? (That's if they'll trust me with it).

You're right, we dont belong in this division. All the other clubs should just roll over until we get promoted. I've just had a thought - you don't think they're doing that already, do you?

I laughed so much that... oops there goes another pair.

Ah yes, I see what you mean now! You see how easily confusion can arise.

I didn't say I wouldn't go if I could not sit in my usual seat, just that I made a special journey today so that I could have a reasonable chance of buying it only to find that the whole of the Kingsland was closed with no mention of this on the OS, and I wasn't the only one. There's no point getting a ticket today in case circumstances change so I might just as well wait until nearer the game, or even turn up on the day. For those people who are thinking of buying a season ticket this is one more reason not to. Some of you have obviously studied customer relations at the (insert pet hate here) British Gas school of commerce.

I was there in my usual seat :confused:

It's being so cheerful as keeps 'im going.

I'm enjoying it far, far more than any season in recent memory, but I would like a few more clean sheets. :roll:

I was sort of discussing this yesterday with a few of my relatives who are Tottenham junkies. They were complaining about the cost of getting to see a game and how they don't go as much as they used to. How much do we want the Premiership and would it be worth the entrance money?

Heart says yes we could, head says mmm, interesting.

Interestingly our home and away records this season are almost identical: W D L F A Pts Home: 4 4 2 17 12 16 Away: 4 4 2 18 13 16

Did I miss that game?

That's what I was told...

It's certainly better looking up than down.