rallyboy

Despite the rules suggesting otherwise, I'd be surprised if they get hit as a result of the current tax cases (if there are convictions) - BUT what of the forensic investigation into the accounts - any sign of wrongdoing yet? After all that was included as a key element to the joke CVA and AA's involvement. The financial world is still watching - and awaiting explanations of AA's amazing increasing and decreasing debt mountain, as well as the whole insolvent trading issue. That could be a likelier source of trouble.

A valid post from Ho!.... And finally I think we all agree. Yes it does look like financial irregularities - bring on the hefty points deduction and the trip to Luton Town.

they lost their no claims bonus after Cotterill pranged a catering truck. Though they did seriously worry two school teams while they were over there, even scored against one of them I believe, the boss declared they were tired after that. Which bodes well.

I say, that's a bit harsh old chap, it's just a little rewriting of history to blur the issue.....doncha know. Anyway, that title was awarded to recognise lifetime achievement - and well deserved it was too.

jealous? fair and square? Ho you little tease. And your glorious captain that historic day had to take you to court for unpaid wages. A bit like your current squad, there is no defence - we all wondered how you had done it, then the accounts became public. See you in December.

It's all gone a bit homo-erotic down the road....theyv'e been away from 'home comforts' too long... It’s a remarkable claim for a player whose sculptured frame and strapping physique comfortably sets him apart from the rest of Steve Cotterill’s squad. Yet such has been the effectiveness of his pre-season, Ashdown oozes confidence in his body.

not all pompey fans understand that they haven't dealt with the debt, some know, but don't care. Hardly any fans of other clubs realise that pompey have still not addressed their debt, and very few of those are aware of the blatant theft from cancer charities. I believe one has been paid back, but there has been mention of another still waiting. Paying back those debts along with the small creditors could be done today if the owners wanted to, the time for excuses is long gone. Lampitt should hang his head in shame, and fans should be demanding answers rather than signings. People can blur issues, dress up reasons or point fingers at the past - but it is a current disgrace being overseen by the current management and current owners. Chanrai sold them this business with debts to clear, but they haven't. Some clubs are easy to like, others implore you to dislike them. Pay up pompey.

good explanations there in the last couple of pages. If some people still cannot see the difference in the two businesses' failures then they are outside of reasonable debate. The CVA has not been defaulted on. But until it starts, it has not been serviced. Legally delaying the start of it while continuing to spend and declaring a profit (however achieved!) is technically okay. But morally it's a mighty punch in the face to local charities and Portsmouth businesses - massively damaging the club within it's own community. And anyone who attempts to defend the ongoing abuse of the local economy is beyond help. Most likely outcome? They ignore all creditors bar the Taxman and only cough up his 4p less expenses when forced to by a new court order, blaming all woes and crimes on previous owners, with a little rewrite of history.

The manager and the chief executive have a vision of how to make the club competitive in the Championship. They also have a carte blanche for transfers. When we bought the club, at the end of the season the team had only eight players with valid contracts. So, we will have at least ten new signings. Cotterill doesn't look like a bloke who has been given millions to spend on ten new signings - maybe he hasn't been told about the unlimited warchest... And on my specialist subject, the Russians won't be making millions from the World Rally Championship without major changes - and Saab won't be knocking them out a WRC car in a hurry unless the designers get paid their wages.

I'll go with Guns'n'Roses knocking on heaven's door and definitely Cash doing Hurt but Cat, I don't think so mate! - Lambchop should be gassed in a pit for doing that to the Sisters! I do like Bowie's Waterloo Sunset, Carter's Rent, The Sister's Emma originally by Hot Chocolate. And Kirsty doing Billy's New England.

just the usual spin, smoke, mirrors and column inches that rarely result in a signing and distract the dim from the ongoing crisis. As annoying for the few as it is for the rest of us by now I would imagine. Chatting to two pompey fans the other night, they reckon Brighton will do well and we will struggle, mainly based on a game they saw on the telly two years ago.... They also think our team is built around Chamberlain. I'd like to think they will be in for a shock - I expect us to top the south coast group of three. Saints 8th/10th, Brighton 12th, Pompey 14th? Sadly I don't think we will quite double their season ticket sales - according to the ticket office we have done 14,500 thus far.

the theft from the cancer charity and local businesses was outside of the fans control. Just a pity that most of the few stood alongside the bloke who was doing it and cheered when those crimes brought success. Really difficult to arrogantly celebrate victories bought by these crooks, and then attempt to distance yourself from the crimes that funded it. Good luck with that intricate move. We won the cup and beat the scummers, but we hate the man who funded it because he was a crook..... Ethics isn't a county where people drive souped up Fiestas and the girls are all hairdressers.

Mike Read getting a brickie to build a garage around Smiley Miley's car at Castle Field during the show - my how he didn't laugh! Steve Wright down there too. Simon Mayo with Travis was the last one I recall. Then I got a bit old and music went wrong.

our little three way competition didn't capture the imagination of the fans, similar to the Linvoy Primus game, so I see little difference. The test is games that matter, and the acid test is midweek away games. The figures show quite clearly who has the strongest fanbase in Hampshire. We may not be the bestest, but there are far more in red and white these days. The blue few dwindled as soon as the debts stacked up - when the going got tough, many left.

I'll be in there on monday and wednesday capturing the week for posterity. Saw the breakthrough in the digging, the walk through, and the emergency day in there, it really is quite a high tech tunnel with every safety measure you can imagine. And a VERY loud tannoy, though they can hack into your car radio and broadcast emergency instructions on that - which impressed me. The new road had better be an improvement, I'll miss the Hindhead lights, they were so much fun.

I will be the bloke leaving Brighton at home about ten mins from time so I can get to London for Carter USM at Brixton. And abandoning the family Christmas away to be back for Boxing Day. I think that makes me a bad person....

Advanced Maths the Storrie way. A pompey fan on The News site demonstrates the complex figure-juggling required to run a viable transfer policy and keep on top of budgets - Varney on the left, Lawerence on the right, and Norris making Runs from midfield. Sounds to me like a fairly good quartet

went to an event in Gosport this morning and the subject got onto football. It was asked of 50 people, mainly schoolkids, 'any saints fans here?'. Two or three of us made noise. Then we had the predictable rallying call 'Any pompey fans here?'..... Silence! Which scientifically proves beyond all doubt, Gosport has gone all red and white! Or perhaps just a worrying glimpse for the few into the future for a traditionally blue town. And on that theme, there are too many Chelsea, Arsenal and Man Utd shirts about everywhere.

don't worry about us Mack, we're a little sleepy giant that is just pleased to be back from Lg1. If we can stay up and maybe get a couple of draws against our superior neighbours, our modest and second bestest fanbase might consider that a good season. I just hope our limited squad can avoid relegation to reduce all those crippling debts that are mounting up... Yes, after six years in the wilderness we are just happy to be taking part. Your club has had all the fun and still looks far stronger, it will certainly be a while before we can claim bragging rights on the south coast again. Approx 18 days. Tick them off Mack, your time is nearly over.

yes Mack, what with all of our mounting debts and ownership problems we might have to play in skins this season. After all we could only afford one stripe last year.

certainly did, he straightened his leg and followed through. The sort of occasion when dim commentators say 'he got the ball' or 'it was an accidental clash'. Maybe he was trying to improve Varney's looks - or his ability to take penalties? Either way it must have been nice to see far less empty seats in the old stadium, pity the new owners and the visit of Chelsea wasn't sufficient to sell out. Champagne moment? Must have been when £36K a week outcast and traitor Tal Ben Haim popped up to score the winner.

having done due diligence the Russians knew this was outstanding, so they either bought the problem from Chanrai with the rest of the debt or agreed that it was his. If it wasn't part of the sale surely they would have said asap? As Lampitt is still spending club legal and accountancy fees on avoiding a £115K debt it is clearly a club problem and not a former owner problem. As the Russians are so rich why don't they just pay this debt and stop wasting professional fees in an effort to wriggle out of obligations? Had they paid this small amount on day one they would have bought incredible PR and local support. To say the situation is unclear after this length of time is ridiculous. AA spent a fortune on researching this and he had it all down very clearly in black and white ages ago. There is nothing to dispute. On a similar note, lucky the child-maimer was dim enough to personally commit to Gosport that he would return the £300K rather than doing it through the club. They dodged a bullet there.

I think the club made it fairly clear about renewing - 'priority' is the key word, and who would hope their seat remained unsold through a general sale? Putting smugness aside for a mo, if people choose not to as a result of a price increase or a quid to park, that is their choice and I have no problem with that. But if their decision is a knee jerk protest, it might just be a decision that annoys them approx 23 times in the next nine months. As I renewed I recalled that I certainly had my moneysworth last season, and with Wembley the year before, I've had value for money of late. Gone are the days of coming away from the theatre of gloom wondering where your £28 just went - hopefully... So I'm on the bus.

funny that, I did compare Chanrai to Tony a few hundred pages back! A company owed him money so he took control of it to clear the debt, chucking the previous guys out on the street - that was how Chanrai the loan shark just called himself the new 'owner'. Though he could never decide whether he was a creditor or the owner, depending on the situation, and now as a gold card creditor he is top of the list to be repaid, while the Russians as owners can't take anything yet. Legally. And these new guys wouldn't look out of place on a New Jersey wharf at 3am emptying a lorry into their Spykers.

I still don't understand why Man Utd weren't docked points, their debt is much bigger.