positivepete

I never watch soap operas on the telly but I am totally addicted to this thread. Hurry up and finish, I want my life back!

Thanks, interesting to see how these stats shape up over the season. And to think that there were some on her who thought Morgan was lazy

Correct

Colin Farmery, spokesman for the Pompey Supporters’ Trust, confirmed ‘tentative’ conversations were held between the parties and a seven-figure sum was put forward by Portpin for the trust to rent the ground. The News understands the figure is around £1m per year. They are sharp those guys at the news working out that a seven figure sum is around £1m! No flies on them.

http://www.premierleague.com/content/dam/premierleague/site-content/News/publications/squad-lists/Squad-Lists-September-2012.pdf Pl squad lists, all complete except Stoke who are waiting for a ruling on Owen? We had two spaces left. This list resolves the regular discussions on who is home grown (Morgan) and under 21 (Clyne)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/david-conn-inside-sport-blog/2012/sep/04/portsmouth-fans-club-collapse To return to the topic for a moment. This by David Conn today? Mostly correct, one of the few to point out how much the creditors have lost, though appears to omit how much the Trust want to cut the players settlements.

My forum user experience is much better now I have three regulars on ignore..... But back on topic, Del Piero would be awesome, and his attitude and example would be great for the youngsters coming through

Great game, gutted we lost. Rather watch that than the sterile football under Strachan. Reminds me of the Nichol era, great to watch, we will be fine, enjoy the ride, the game is about goals after all.

Too many Saturday and Sunday pub league footballers and Tyro league managers in the crowd by the sound of it! (with due apologies to those few Tyro managers that do actually encourage their teams to pass the ball rather than hoof it)

I was mentioned at the weekend that the squad list had to be in Tuesday, and that free agents could be added until then. I think it was mentioned in the context of a certain Mr M Owen. Maybe true, not sure, we shall see.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/aug/31/squad-sheets-southampton-manchester-united Only Arsenal and Chelsea have a better record at home than Saints in PL clashes against Man Utd according the Grauniad

Not an outrageous suggestion, I am no fan of Fergie as a person, there is much to dislike about his public persona, but his record in football is outstanding by any measure.

Me too, but the good thing is that it will never happen under Cortese. As mentioned on many threads this week, there is widespread ignorance from rival fans and journalists as to how we operate, the sort of values we have, and the direction we are going. There is a clear plan for this club, and we are ahead of the curve.

I did not know that story about Jonathan Pearce. Always felt he was the most knowledgable commentator. The only one who cares and knows about football below the top division.

Good summary, it breaks virtually all the usability rules for web sites. The designer has clearly never read or understood the classic website guide "Don't make me think!"

The references to the style of business in the articles above echos some of the reported issues with Blackpool and Bologna. I know I would rather trust in the Swiss style than the other two parties! The football world better get used to Cortese, he is a serious player. Thanks for posting those pages.

Thanks GWC. That article explains why he was missing from the recent World Cup qualifier me and a few of the Brisbane Saints crowd went to see.

Yes, I am surprised it was as low as 57%

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/aug/31/michel-platini-financial-fair-play Our friends down the road mentioned by Plantini in his financial fair play speech yesterday....

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/interactive/2012/aug/31/premier-league-transfers-2012-deadline-day The source for the guardian was http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/premier-league/startseite/wettbewerb_GB1.html

Craig Gordon has still not signed for anyone.....

Good luck Billy, always a warm welcome for you back here. Thanks for the goals!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/interactive/2012/aug/31/premier-league-transfers-2012-deadline-day £31 million so far

And at the end of two weeks? ............. No chance of the football league letting them off the points deduction unless they settle CVA1

http://www.pignwhistle.com.au/content/pnw-standard.asp?name=Riverside_LiveSport_EnglishFootball Anyone going to the pig and whistle Sunday night / Monday morning?