rallyboy

I thought they didn't have a pot? They're doing better than I thought.

sorry - I had a funny five minutes there, probably due to jealousy. They are massive, solvent, attractive to potential transfer targets, fan-owned and debt-free - in fact the future is bluer than Sam Allardyce's postmatch team talk.

Someone down there needs to stand up and say, we are not a massive club, pub teams went further in the cup, we are in a relegation battle with Torquay and Northampton, and if we fail, our new rivals will be Eastleigh. Let's stop pretending that we are a big club, let's stop claiming to be signing big players from under other club's noses, let's just accept where we are and get on with it. So let's pay bills, avoid high wages and stabilise the club in League Two, where we currently belong. Then perhaps we can build towards a promotion, make some progress within a sound financial model, and earn back a bit of respect from other clubs - which is currently still running at zero. Will it be McInnes? Maybe Hall? Someone needs to say it.

Nice to see that they are still bolstering the mighty blue army by swooping to snatch stars away from rivals and landing big name signings through their extensive scouting network that works hand-in-glove with their fellow giants Man Utd and Chelsea. That version of events impresses the few so much more than the truth - and distracts from the unanswered financial questions, and the sly shift of power in the shareholding. hello Mr Moyes, that latest litter that you just dumped from your academy, could we have the runt please? They need a reality check. Small potless club fails to attract quality, has to sign players no one else wants. The End.

The ref made a mistake, as they sometimes do. At that point he can either tell the player to shut up and just jog away, or he can try to be clever and address the player in a derogatory manner. Clattenberg chose to escalate the situation. Saints in turn have chosen to escalate it further. Osvaldo recently made a mistake, he has been punished, I hear no complaints. Clattenberg made two mistakes in ten seconds, yet we are being asked to allow him to continue without reprimand. The Respect campaign must be a two-way street if it is to have any hope. Many of us will have played at various levels and we've seen good and bad refs. Some are inconsistent, some we disagree with but can understand why they make certain decisions. As players we make mistakes, so we don't expect perfect officials. I've found it very difficult to argue with a ref who waves you away and jogs off. But if a ref came looking for me as Clattenberg did, and addressed me in a derogatory way, I'd be quite happy to stand there and discuss it with him/her for the rest of the 90mins.

This is not about two men having a disagreement and needing to man up. It is about a ref who has made three big calls in a year that cost us points, and in other situations could have relegated a club. No he doesn't have to justify his mistakes, though some refs have rung managers and apologised after such calls. But once he has made a mistake, he shouldn't try to start an argument with a player by leading his reply with insults, however mild they might seem in the cold light of day. I don't believe he was responding to an abusive approach, if he was he has a card he could use - and that's what a good ref would have done if they considered Lallana's approach as abuse. His job is to ref the game to an acceptable level. From the quality and inconsistency of his performances of late, he needs to concentrate 100% on reffing, as he is falling short, and is certainly not good enough to showboat with clever remarks as well. If nothing else, hopefully we will have got him off our games for a while. But it's swings and roundabouts...****** By my reckoning I believe we have got away with about two decisions this year, but had calls go against us in nine games. It's time the club stood up and asked how much longer we have to put up with it so I believe the complaint is justified, and I have no worries about opposition supporters moaning, they know what he is like, they have TV. As for Lineker, he has no clue what went on as he will have been fed a MotD version of events in the style of the one-sided humiliating hammering that we took at Old Trafford. I suspect it is a justified complaint and should have been investigated, not dismissed out of hand as that doesn't help anyone, Clattenberg included. Without proper investigation, the ref has not been cleared.

Details, facts, decimal points in wrong places, blah, blah, blah - what is up with you people? Always obsessed with the little things that don't matter.

1.They are so far ahead of projected income that more budget has been offered to Barker for recruitment. 2.Yet they need emergency external funding to keep the ground legal... Those two things don't really make sense when you put them together. Why not just use the extra money to service the The Fortress of Fat rather than borrowing, and surrendering shareholding? I'm sure this new loan isn't a gentle takeover and shares-grab by the heroic presidents, under the guise of kindness and loansharkery to a struggling company with no credit history. There are a few rich pompey fans on that list who may one day have to decide firstly what is best for their cash - and then what is best for their club. First thought is - too many people with a financial interest and a say. If you were looking for a strong CEO you wouldn't appoint the Dave Clark Five.

Champions' League club comfortably beats weakened midtable team after slightly fluked opening goal allows them breathing space. The End. But as we were so outclassed in the 2nd half allow me to take one precious moment away from this game. John Terry hurt in a heap? No, even funnier than that. It was Chambers absolutely skinning Ashley Cole and leaving him for dead. Nice. No doubt MotD will cut that out as it doesn't fit their little storyline of a pro-top four Jose lovefest, but I'll remember it.

dirty jealous scummahs whipped at home by a bunch of nobodies, plucky massive and bestest pompey deserved more, and only robbed of glory by a deflection and a late wonder strike. It's really not fair and I'm quite concerned and worried about their rapid tumble down the leagues. No it's okay, as you were - I've got over it already.

everyone seems to have done okay - or is it that the people who have had a crap year don't really want to reflect on it? I'll have a 9/10 please Carol - and if you offered me an 8 for 2014 now, I'd have your arm off. All the best to everyone.

mmmm, are you basically saying that no one in League Two really buys players anymore, so an embargo is no punishment at all? I did think the quality on the FL highlights show looks horrifically poor in the bottom tier.

Has the reality of the situation dawned on Barker yet, or is he as misguided as Cotterill, UnAppy and Whittingham? His job has always been to turn this bunch of players around, perhaps with the addition of one or two signings who miraculously give up their contracts elsewhere to join him on really low and sustainable wages. He has sounded sensible thus far, but the first moan about restrictions or budgets will end that. Hopefully he gives us as much sideshow entertainment in 2014 as Guy did in 2013.

no need to spit at the chairman tonight - start up the bus, that's another glorious point towards safety!

with all due respect to one or two teams, the lack of quality in that division is astonishing, so their current league position is an amazing triumph for poor recruitment, ropey coaching and bad management. Having already lost to clubs I'd not heard of, they really will have achieved something if they manage to finish beneath some of that dross occupying midtable. We can just hope that their quality over quantity plan continues into 2014. As for St Chalet sticking his neck out and suggesting they might try to reduce the player's debt, can I also guess that a bear might relieve itself, number two style, in a wooded area?

Can someone get the bloke from Mandela's memorial service to translate?

I wouldn't go that far, it could be TCWTB for all you know. Hugs and kisses??

yo Mack, keep the faith bro - even if it is misguided and delusional.

is that really another year of my life lost on here?... All the best to everyone for Christmas - plus health and happiness for 2014.

good point from Torres there, the Conference doesn't mess about, they shoot prisoners, so there would be no room for transgressing. However I do expect them to survive, possibly spinning a last day survival into the greatest great escape since Alan Knight was wandering about with soil in his trousers. Bumping along in League Two would seriously mess up income and that is what they need beyond anything else. Someone has to fund the revival, and every year they fail to go up, the arena gets more rickety, and the enthusiasm for pretending to be fan-owned diminishes. Meanwhile I need to get to St Marys to see if we can wrestle control of 7th/8th in the country, away from a team that spent more than £100M in the summer. While the few need to prepare for the biggest match in their history against Northampton Town. Suddenly it looks like Christmas.

It might seem a bit obvious, but that my little nutjob friends, is the end of any play-off dreams. They will not be going up, and though I doubt that they will be going down, the income projections and the plan of an immediate return to Glorytown are a little bit fuc£ed. The biggest and pluckiest fan-owned dream in world sport didn't fall at the first hurdle, it came over all wheezy on the blocks* - and had to be carried away by rotund St John's staff. As the PDT plan has hit the rocks, just think what Chanrai might have achieved had he been allowed. *Avram and a prossie who suffers from breathing difficulties.

There does still seem to be a little reluctance in accepting the crimes of the past - or the reality of the present. I also suspect that a large section of their fanbase would do it all again for the glory of beating a midtable bankrupt Championship club 1-0, using players who will have to wait about eight years for their wages. Let's not pretend that plummeting from the elite to the basement isn't a punishment of sorts, but yeah you talked me into it, one more relegation should probably do it.

It's a right old slab of history - a proper trip down memory lane, in a good way. Forget the handkerchiefs with your initials on them or cartoon socks, go cultural this year.

like their fanbase, it's all relative.

The portsea myth factory is open for business! Roll up, roll up, get your dock strikes, SS tank commanders, and just in for Christmas, scummahs run on dirty cash from Colombian drug cartels, £100M in debt, the family desperately trying to launder money. :lol: portsmythmatics.