Dark Munster

At least they didn't wait until after the date when the point deduction would carry over to the next season. No Chairman would be that stupid/vindictive. Oh.

Wouldn't surprise me if Arsenal will also pay his wages. Arsenal are set to lose the 6 points they got against them (and +6 g.d.) if the skates are wound up, so Wenger and Arsenal will probably do everything they can to keep the skates alive until the end of the season. :cool:

Q. Why would anyone want to spend £60m buying the skates, with no infrastructure, massive debts, a decrepit ground, land mortgaged to shady creditors, and bottom of the PL? A. Because the FAPPT is a joke and, unlike the other 19 PL clubs, they are willing to sell to any sordid, morally corrupt crooks who have enough blood money (gun running, dictatorships, ...).

+1 http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?p=578454#post578454 Maybe yes, maybe no.

:smt098 I like the way you think. Can we charge 5p per ticket?

Why? We're owned by a multi-billionaire. Best possible draw: the skates (and we win). Worst possible draw: the skates (and we lose).

On 10 February, Pompey's battle-weary legal team will probably be suiting up for the biggest clash in the club's 112-year history: Portsmouth v HMRC in a sudden-death VAT play-off. :D:D My prediction for the final score: Portsmouth 0 HMRC 7,500,000

I think you're being a bit unkind to cheap dirty whores, comparing them to P****y.

Good question.

:smt042 Let's say he gets out after 10 years (when he's in his seventies), takes Saints to the PL, and sells for a tidy profit of say £50 million. So he would make about £5 million per year on average: that means buying Saints earned him about 0.2% per year extra on top of his £2.5 billion. He really needs that extra money!

"We will act rapidly, but also plan for the long term, because I am here for the long term." - ML

Sorry, I have no doubt that you're wrong. ML is a multi-billionaire. He's in his sixties. He doesn't need to make money any more, he wants to enjoy it. If he wanted to make money he wouldn't invest in an English football club. What's that saying: if you want to make a small fortune in football, you have to start with a big one. I think he simply wants the enjoyment of owning and creating a successful football team, without debts, by spending a tiny % of his enormous wealth (which just seems a lot to us paupers ).

At 5.00 a right back Yes indeed. But let's hope their match is not called off. It would be a shame for it to be rearranged for after their African Nations Cup players get back (assuming that their club still exists then )

... not to mention being more talented.

But your lot will still probably be above us 3 years from now, right? :wink: Yes, you were absolutely right. But I think you'll be absolutely wrong with your prediction that P***** will still be above us 3 years from now.

But does UAE really care about foreign creditors, or a bankruptcy that happens overseas (i.e. in the UK)? If they really do, I guess the ice cream doctor will retire somewhere else.

So, do you still think you'll be above us 3 years from now? http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/forum/showpost.php?p=408850&postcount=110 Originally Posted by Dark Munster Perhaps it's best to rephrase the question as I did to pfc123 (I've added stadium): Suppose someone were to give you the offer for P*mp*y and Saints to switch positions 3 years from now (owner, league position, facilities and debts). (Your decision of course must be made now, not 3 years from now.) Would you take the offer? http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/forum/sho...&postcount=260

No-one can argue that he didn't want administration (losing his shares and his job). But once it was clearly inevitable, his timing can only be explained as an act of spite: he could easily have had it occur 4 days earlier and prevented the 10 point loss carryover to the next season.

No, I think Lowe delayed the administration as an act of spite to give Saints fans, and the new owner, a gift of -10 points for the next season.

Same thought crossed my mind some time ago. Imagine Saints finishing 7th, and making the playoffs (and winning!) because of P*****'s demise. Sadly, I think would be easier (and more likely) that they would simply have one less relegated team in CCC, L1 and L2. But P*****'s demise would still be a source of great merriment.

My bad.