Micky

It can't be long until the FAPL step in surely. It's not as if they have been involved in a single isolated incident - the club is in meltdown, its board farcicle and the players demorilised beyond belief. I personally think that they should be relegated now. (Another radical Micky idea about to surface here). Mind you I have been thinking about this one for a while now. But I beleive that when a team such as Sunderland and Derby a couple of years ago offer no real competition whatsoever in the Premier League - then they should be relegated mid season and the team currently top of the CCC should take their place (and fixtures). What is the point of having a team that clearly is not competing in the league, it makes it much easier for the other relegation rivals as they know there are only 2 spots left to avoid. My idea would see Pompey relegated at Xmas and Newcastle or WBA promoted - it would liven the leagues up no end..! Just imagine the way Pompey are going they could actually get relegated twice in one season - how good would that be? The club is a mess, an embarrasment to the English league - how they have been allowed to play in the PREMIER League with a substandard 'Stadium', substandard Board, substandard 'Owner(s)' and substandard players is beyond me - time for the FAPL to step in, impose sanctions and effectively put them out of their misery.

Perhaps they are just being paid on a 'pay as you win' basis or 'points make pounds' basis, in which case I fear they actually owe the club more than the club owes them...!

Actually, contrary to popular belief I don't think there is such a thing as a 'digital' aerial. Yes aerials have been upgraded, but I have the same aerial on my house that has been there for the last 10 years and it recieves all the available digital channels. It's all very confusing - but perhaps you can get some information and answers here: http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/how_do_i_switch/your_aerial

Could work, as well as the original and limited editions (perhaps personally signed), mass produce and sell in the Megastore, perhaps linked to the GITR charity - food for thought perhaps..?

Ahhh but you know what they say trousers - great minds and all that....!

And just what are you doing....???

Dave relax mate, we are the Man City of this league - it is but a walk in the park, a walk in the park I tell ya...!

Exactly my thoughts - again, I think that some are on a complete wind up or that this thread is meant to be in the 'Comedy Gold' section.

Yeah - the expectation seems to be promotion next season or bust. Probably the same expectation that Leeds fans had when they arrived in League 1. What will this board be like if that does not happen - total meltdown? We have a very rich owner - apparently puts us on par with Man City. Are we assuming that our very rich owner has given our Chairman a bottomless pit of money and said use what you want? We may be running on a budget similar to other L1 sides - who knows? As with all things in life - money helps - but it guarantees nothing, look at eerrrr Manchester City. We may well have a five year plan - but what if things go slightly off track in year 2, will the fans do (as Man City fans did) and stay with the management and players - I wonder?

Can't disagree with that alex - but the 'big club' mentality is nothing buy hype. How has a big club succumbed to the likes of Brighton then? Simple answer - we are not a big club, we used to be a big club. Realisation that we no longer frequent the Premiership - therefore we do not have superior players means that in order to win games - we have to work - and work bloody hard. Yes other teams will look at our recent history and want to 'do us' - but that is for us to come to terms with and deal with. Past 'big club' history will get you no points in any games, if anything it is a burdon. The Brighton DVD thing great - but let's be honest - was there more South Coast rivalry in there, as opposed to the fact that we are a Big Club?

Next season just cannot come soon enough for me - not for the football - just to watch this forum...!

I love the term 'walk this league' - Leeds did when they got relegated. Took them a few years like - but hey - they walked it....!

Forgive me, but I think somebody might be taking the urine whilst somebody else is having their plonker pulled..!

Nope - biggest misconception that quite a few still appear unable to grasp. We are a league one side - on merit - simple. Wigan, Hull, Pompey, Blackpool, Barnesly and Plymouth are (at this moment in time) bigger draws, simply because they more successful than us. I think it is a problem, not only with fans, but also players - that some think that they can live on past glories (even if they did not contribute to those..!). All of that said - AP appears to be cracking the whip - getting the team to do the work in order to reap the rewards. Big Club - nope - not at the moment - but give it a couple of years and perhaps we can rightly claim to be in that league.

Is this a comedy thread or has it just gone right over me...?

I'm a happy clappy - don't care how many we concede so long as we score more. A win, is a win is a win....

Great to hear that life is becoming a little more bearable now - the big man deserves the very best. Damn good job yourself too Tim.

Pray share - I need a good laugh...!

Pride...?!!

Ahhhhh time for some unreserved, unashamed chest beating and trumpet blowing methinks...! But if I'm honest, all very 'snake in the grass' stuff really. Distances himself, counts himself out and within two days is sitting in Hartes' seat. Football stinks sometimes.

Didn't find one Jeff - saw a Manyoo, Chelski and Pool one (as you'd expect I guess) but didn't find a Saints one. Have to be honest though I wasn't particularly looking for one.

I have a 5800 - got it purely because it was one of the phones that I was entitled to as a free upgrade. Prior to that I was using Windows Mobile based phones, but decided on a change purley for the 'touch screen' experience. I have had no problems with the phone in it's normal configuration, comes with an 8gig card and hard protective sleeve/cover. Found it very easy to set up for email and applications both on wireless and GSM - plays BBC IPlayer effortlessly (if you're into that sort of thing). There appears to be a decent array of apps available - although I doubt that the number comes anywhere near the iPhone. But - it depends on what you want he phone to do I guess. I have have no problems with the touch screen at all (the 5800 also comes with a stylus, which slips neatly inside of the body of the phone) - but have never used an iPhone so I can't really compare I guess. The only problem that I have had is that when I downloaded some Themes, installed them and selected them for use, some appeared to cause the battery life to deminish quite quickly. Without these selected the battery life is very good. As I said - I got the phone purely because if was available as a free upgrade - I am more than happy with it, and have no real problems thus far - touch wood.

Much closer to the fact of the matter. We are amazingly gullible when it comes to such matters - and somebody will exploit it. The very fact that we have Newsagents bursting at the seams with such publications as OK Magazine tells you all you need to know about the 'mainstream' interest and intellect levels. If it makes them money - people will print absolute unadulterated shyte. Can you blame them?

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