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Coming soon, the freedom to fall off of faulty scaffolding, or by killed at work by bad wiring when they get rid of the Health and Saftey regs. Following that, the freedom to burn books .

There have been so many allegations of dodgy dealings on transfers in this saga, I think that it is time for the FL/FA to step in and regulate it properly. As they already hold the player registration, I think that it is a natural progression for them to hold the transfer contracts, and maybe even the player's contracts. - All transfer payments to be made to the fl and the monies then to be distributed according to the contract (x% to the club y% to the agent etc) Any payments found to be made outside this contract (offshore cash, unauthorised agents etc) will result in punishment of the clubs and individuals concerned. - When a player is sold on, the settlement of any monies owed as a result of his subsequent transfer must be included in the new contract of sale ( Muntari, Diarra ...) - If a club defaults on any payments, it would immediately come under a transfer embargo, and the player concerned would be unavailable for selection. The PFA may not like this. so perhaps the player should still get his appearance bonuses . - The transfer embargo will remain in place until the club has repaid its outstanding transfer debts in full. This clause could get replace the existing football creditors rule, as clubs would be forced to play the team that they can afford , until such a time as they are up to date with their payments again. Any thoughts ?

So, according to the news, the amount of money needed to meet the first CVA payment ( 10% of 15M) has dropped by 20% so that only £12M now needs to be raised. Does this mean that the amount of unsecured credit identified has also dropped by 20% , only two weeks after the court case. on the basis s=tat the reduction is not on the HRMC portion that AA allowed for the vote, that would make the pro CVA vote only 66% so HRMC would be able to block the CVA on these new figures. Bit of a coincidence, or bunch of shameless, amoral cheating fish fiddlers ?

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/frattonlatest/Chainrai-puts-pen-to-paper.6475150.jp?CommentPage=3&CommentPageLength=10#comments I was so sick of some f the comments one the News site , about signing O'Hara back and redeveloping the ground, that I couldn't resist posting myself ( comment 25) . For those of you that don't speak french . La Raie is a kind of flat fish known in England as a SK*TE.. CHEATS

Woods would be great, but I think he will play a big part for WBA this year. John Macken is still available on a free. Big bruiser, doesn't score much but could mix it up a bit.

Disappointed but not surprised. There is a growing industry in the UK and US that exists to exploit the gap between the letter of the law and the spirit of the law. AA and the whole of the Skates senior management structure are just more of the same. It will be interesting now, to see what Chanrai does, and how quickly he can run off with his share of the parachute money. After that, there is the small issue of meeting the terms of the CVA - - So far only £5M of the 15 required has been raised in transfers. - The attendance and ST prediction was also ambitious - Ben Haim has gone on loan to West Ham, who wanted him to take a pay cut, so I am sure the skates will be paying a share of his salary. - Nugent and Utaka are still on the books, at £30k plus a week, with image rights on top! On top of this, we may find out soon what the FL may have in store for them in terms of a transfer embargo and then there are other issues such as outstanding tax evasion charges, the unlicensed agent in the CVA, and anything else that is uncovered if the forensic accountants can finally get to work.

There is an English Pub and an Irish one in Bordeaux that show SKY games, not sure if they will have League 1 on though. If not Bordeaux is a good day out anyway.

I think that HRMC are leaving it late for two reasons. Firstly, that they have been trying to negotiate a more acceptable figure from AA for the past month. By appealing later, they can keep the CVA rolling until the appeal in October, and so stop the Skates from ****ing more money, that should be paid to the creditors, up the wall druing the transfer window. On the other hand, I do still worry that they won't appeal, that AA knows this and he is just trying to make himself look like a hero for fending them off.

Not sure if your Aunty is your uncle, more likely that your Aunty is your sister!

I used to work with Daniel Bowman's dad. He must get his talent from is mum's side of the familly! His dad did tell me to watch out for a youngster named Bale who was a few years ahead of his son.

On South Today last night, there was a breif one liner about the withdrawl from the reserve League "as they are restricted to a squad of 20 players next season" Strange that this wasn't mentioned on the Skates own website. Also, news today that Ben Haim still gets paid his £40K per week by Pompey until he finds a new club willing to meet his demands. Mr Story is a great negotiator!

On the News site, AA, the new CEO abd Storrie are ALL flying to Rome to try to sort out the Beladj and Boateng transfer. Nice bit of cost control there . Perhaps Rooney could be coming the other way, to get over his World Cup horror show. Maybe that's why he is living in a caravan in the Nike advert ?

If you go on form for last season : - James - good game against us, but hardly ever fit. Johnson - disapointing Cole - OK Terry - Terrible after Bridge-Gate Carrigher - Legs have gone, Liverpools Benali Lennon - Great start to the season, but not yet recovered form since injury Gerrard - Terrible season, some of his perfromances would embarrass a park player Lampard - Good 2nd half to season, but can't play with gerrard Barry - Steady season but not fit Heskey - Lucky to get on the bench at Villa Rooney - Great season , but not fit since April Based on that, I am not sure why anyone expected us to do well. The problem is, I can't think of many better alternatives, other than Crouch and J Cole, who should be fresh after only playing about 10 games this year. Jaglelka, Noble, Parker and Adam Johnson perhaps , but that's about it. The future does not look bright. Maybe Ricky Lambert will get the nod for the Euros's ?

I do think that the club has missed a trick here, with the explanation of why they are not offering a payment plan this year. After all of the banking problems the banks would obviously hike up the cost of a payement plan, as it represents a higher risk. I do not mean to offend anyone by that comment, but fundamentally people who save up in a season for next season's ticket represent a far lower risk than people who borrow each year to buy a ticket. Once the club realised that such credit could not be offered at reasonable terms, due to the costs imposed by the banks, they should have notified supporters straight away, so that they could have tried to make alternative arrangements. I fully understand what the club is doing, but the timing and detail of the explaination leave a lot to be desired.

On the other hand Nickh, why would someone who has made his name as the Elliot Ness of the FA go and work for the Al Capone of football ? I can only hope that he sees it as a way to put his ideas into practice. If so, his main aim will be to get the dirty linen out there for all to see.

In the Observer/Guardian atricle it talks of giving an extra £5 Million to the creditors if the Skates get back into the Premiership during the CVA. Given that promotion is currently worth £90 million, that is really taking this p@@s. They could easily pay the creditors in full, and still make a profit. I know that it is very unlikely that they will get back up, but given their luck, you never know.

If I was Brett Omerod, I would be happy with a few run outs next season, if Blackpool decide to beef up their squad, safe in the knowledge that I had scored the most valuable goal in football history. Brett Ormerod, the £90 Mllion man !

Bad news for Salisbury, as a Salisbury boy myself, but maybe the league could learn from this. How about, ALL debts have to be paid to an agreed schedule, to get your golden share back. All to be adminstered by the League ( for an admin fee) and each season you fall behind with you payments you get a penalty or a relegation. That would focus the minds of directors a bit more. I can't help thinking that the Skates should have a budget set by the league each year, and that the vast percentage of any unexpected income, for a cup run or player sale should go to the creditors, on top of the CVA.

Daily Express say that there is ahitch with Grants move to the Hammers, as the Skates are insisting that he takes Ben Haim wit him ( £40,000 grand a week wages). Also says that Grant isa confident that he can take James with him, though strangely for the Express there is no mention of Lady Di.

The fraud squad are looking at Portmouth and other clubs. I won't say any more in case I comprise the person who this information came from. Not a rumour, a fact.

My worry with RLGM is that Pullis has fallen out with Kitson and Beattie, so Stoke will need a new target man. Also, some of the promoted teams might take a punt on him for the Prem, after ther problems that he caused the Skates. Other than that, Burnley are probably the only Chamionship club that could afford him.

Fairytale final , more like Robin Hood. although the Skates steal from everyone, not just the taxman. My Aunt is over, and is supporting the Skates, cause she likes David James, it is very hard not to tell her to F off.

On South Today this morning, only 150 ubber fans queing for the 1000 tickets available today. Also, I must say that I like the way that the BBC South studio has been decorated now, with a nice red and white stripped glass background. Must make the blood boil in portsdown.

Agreeing to the CVA proposal is the alternative to liquidation,which would result in the loss of the Parachute payments, without which the creditors would only get a cut of the sale of all remaining assets at FP. Approving the CVA is another thing altogether. Also, as the additional charge by HRMC has been made after they went into admin, is it outside the CVA, like Sol Cambell and so has to be payed up once they come out of admin ?

I think that Lee from Palace could be a good shout. Great target man who always seems to be in and out of the team whatever club he is at. Might be interested in dropping down a league, as part of the Palace firesale.