Dark Munster

Just 3 pages to go before the magical 1000 page mark, not to mention the 50,000th post. I'm 8 hours behind most of you here, so by the time I wake up I'll probably have missed all the celebrations, not to mention a page or two of padding. Hopefully the first post on page 1000, and the 50,000th one, will be more memorable than "stop padding." Maybe everyone will do the honourable thing and let Fitzhugh Fella‎ make those milestone posts? No, I didn't think so. Anyway, back to topic. When JoCa dropped out (although there are hints he may come back again - oh yes please!) I mentioned how much I looked forward to Handy Andy's second choice. Well, he didn't disappoint us. It's the phew! All TCWTB and company have to do is come up with £30 million between them, and their beloved cesspit will be saved (for a month or two, at least). Let's do some maths: each of the phew will have to come up on average with (£30 million)/(the number of the phew) = more than the cost of a much nicer caravan that they and their sisters currently live in. Conclusion: Cheats FC is f**ked.

The bucket's almost ready.

If the Cheats folding, and all their results expunged (with the Hammers etc. losing 6 points), is the difference between us going up and not, then I definitely would want them to be liquidated. On the other hand, if the Cheats folding and all their results expunged does not make a difference in us getting promoted or not .... then I definitely would want them to be liquidated. DFCSBs

Indeed. And no wonder the bastard was in such a hurry to leave us and go back to his "spiritual home." And it certainly gives a whole new complexion on his infamous thumbs up at Krap Nottarf to Mad Milan. Bastard. I'm in a bad mood after today's match, so I won't even try to emulate the mass of very clever and witty film references to Cheats FC. So I will just settle for this.

"And I don't just expect to be promoted this year, I want us to be champions." -Nicola Cortese

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Ideally they'll be liquidated and the Hammers and others lose all the points they gained against them. But if not, I'd settle for them limping along until April playing the kids/parking attendant/tea lady, and getting a 40 points deduction late enough for it to take effect in L1 the next season. I think Chinny is running out of nutters.

That is what worries me. DFCSBs

Just like Brighton were when we played them recently?

Even more than Dubai Phil?

I think he's too busy trying to create enough steam to keep the club running.

How about on the very same day? Or is that too much to ask? I must say I am quite sad at the recent developments at Krap Nottarf. Things are looking quite bleak for Cheats FC. I was really looking forward to Mr. Cala saving them. Mind you, I'm sure Handy Andy's second, third (and possibly fourth) choices won't disappoint us.

http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?14620-Pompey-Takeover-Saga

Has he signed yet?

Swift, clean and fair. Sounds good to me.

Dear Mr. JoCa, Please ignore the deluded ramblings from the golfer in Dubai. Most of us here think you ideas are brilliant. The undersea casino idea is genius, but you've topped yourself with the plan of getting rid of Cheats FC's 8 highest earners. Who could possibly argue that that would help make the club healthy again? We're behind you 100%, and we wish you every success in your endeavors to become their 6th owner in the last couple of years. And if you do, we are confident that your visions will make the achievements of the past owners pale in comparison. Love, The PTS Nutjobs

Yep, that's it in a nutshell. Sad, isn't it?

But what will you do if we sign one of them?

At least one of the few seems to have finally learnt from the old adage: fool me 5 times, shame on you, fool me 6 times shame on me. "All in all, if Mr Cala wants to get (back) into football, I think I would prefer that he picked a club 17 miles west to start with."

Indeed. Good job we'll be sliding down to 17th soon.

Rules and Cheats FC don't belong in the same sentence (unless the word "broken" is thrown in too). Talking about Chinny keeping Cheats FC alive long enough to get his grubby hands on the remaining parachute payments, using a succession of gullible morons with dirty money - I'm a bit confused: didn't Corpse say (and I paraphrase) that the parachute money is ring-fenced, and that Cheats FC is so closely monitored by the FL that it's impossible for dirty money to be used to keep the cesspit alive?

It certainly is, Torres. They were allowed to bring in players when they had their embargo last season.