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could I hazard a guess that the club is talking crap again and that the court and the taxman may have a different view of how things move forward? And I recall what a world of plenty we found admin to be, so many offers, so much positivity, happy days...... Either way, by pledging his support and no money, Chanrai has today guaranteed the future of this thread. Poor old Phil, they pull this stunt while he's getting his beauty sleep! He's gonna go keyboard crazy when he catches up....so many ways they can implode, where to start?? The number of postings here will pass their average attendance before they can get into admin!

"Moving to playing somewhere else, building another stadium is one option. "Everyone agrees the stadium is too small." Errr, what stadium Mr C? There isn't one in the deal, they don't own it anymore so that's your first problem solved! How come everyone on this thread bar a couple of deluded lunatics have been able to see this coming from afar yet Storrie and the gang are still giving medical treatment to a corpse? I'm no financial wizard but huge overheads + small income has always equalled big trouble, are they a little dim? And on a general note - some great analysis on here - we should set up a panel to rescue businesses before they see problems coming, and offer them satire and abuse to help them through.

so we have moved today from 'an agreement in place and just proof of funding required to complete...' TO three desperate meetings with anyone who will listen? Storrie's pitch - 'in the next six days you have to wave goodbye to £15M, then if the court decides we haven't broken the law, which we so obviously have, and allows us to continue trading, we can address the other £45M of debt next month. And for your £60M you get to own....wait for it....90% of the club name!'

with that Fahim resignation he definitely just boarded the last ice cream van out of Saigon - he's already preparing his defence for when it goes to court, he isn't as dumb as he made out. Kept his options open by obtaining 10% with no outlay, got to see a few games, had a few nice dinners, did a bit of a land deal with the child-maimer, and now looks like the hero who has given the club back to the fans in the face of corruption that he wouldn't support. Nicely done. Surely the fat lass is finally wandering out onto the stage, but after six months of throat clearing she ain't gonna sound too clever.....

Al Fahim grabs the last lifejacket and sprints off the deck with banknotes fluttering out of his rucksack? Too late to avoid charges methinks. As they appear to have lost their homeground are they now the only Prem team classed as part of the travelling community?

they should be looking at Burnley, Hull and Wolves as their targets. The biggest problem will be that they need all three to drop points every week and at some point two of those three will play each other, the victor of that basement battle could emerge 10-11 pts above Pompey - a massive ask, even though 36points might be enough as the Prem is so poor. It would be an astonishing feat to stay up, it would be equally amazing to avoid financial collapse. One miracle a season? Maybe, but two?....

having suffered a week of abuse and the old jokes about Pompey 'washing scum out of cups' I just asked the latest texter, who was VERY quiet yesterday, what farmer Tony Martin and the taxman have in common. Was that harsh?.... I welcome banter from sensible people but for me anyone who uses the term scummer to me qualifies as an inbred, cross-eyed, sister-bothering, deluded, mot-free, heather-selling, scrap-metal-collecting, churchroof-stripping, granny-swindling, toothless, untaxed van owning, soon to be, former football fan.

Ive only been away half a day and the clumsy simpletons have managed to lose their ground! They're lucky that the nice man has taken it off their hands, off the list of assets they were trying to sell, and tied it up nicely against his own little property portfolio. So how can some Pompey fans think this could be a good thing? It looks like a disastrous 'development' to me.

it seems that the revenue have been very clever - they have been wise to Storrie from day one and have ushered him and the business to exactly where they want them. The real fans may rue the day that their club arrogantly took on the taxman and the court at poker. Sadly for them Storrie only has Mr Bun the baker and Master Crook the son of the arms dealer in his hand.

another deadline passes but still no news on Essex Beer Ltd? Did they have any success with their campaign to alter european legislation and restructure the UK licensing laws on the same day? We need to help them, it wasn't their fault the price of hops soared, and what will become of the 600 bar staff in their two pubs?... Maybe other brewers could refinance them, it's the least they should do for a competitor who has fallen on hard times, it is everyone else's fault after all. I mainly blame the Barking Gazette. If a company as good as that gets liquidated it'll just leave a bad taste in the mouth.

This is all about stalling for time until the next Sky money comes in - an appeal here, spin there, vague negotiations, due diligence, delay the case, next 48 hours, see what happens Friday..... I would be astonished as I can't see how it could be possible in a fair competition but if PL grant a transfer period - Pompey would bring in £2-3M? but continue to strengthen their squad with a few more players magically 'freed' from their existing contracts elsewhere whacking their overheads up again. The £2M will only go to the big two creditors or to pay clubs for these style of 'non-transfers' they are currently favouring, while the local builder/web provider can whistle and the taxman would be left stitched up awaiting the Sky cash. And against the debts the amount raised by transfers would be like their first seven games - pointless. If they were ever serious about trading legally or being accepted as a proper club rather than a bunch of criminals, they needed to clear the entire squad, the senior management needed to take pay cuts or to leave, give the players away, do deals to clear long contracts, and play on with a youth squad (shexy football!). That would galvanise the support, they would still go down, but there would be some pride and honesty. But to quibble over £100K on a £3M deal that also reduces your wage bill when you can't find £35 to pay a local supplier? Insane and insulting. They have abused every chance they have been granted, this will be no different, but the court will ignore the pr and deal with the historical information put before them. The only answer is for some lunatic to put a HUGE amount of money on the table, no talk, just cash. Nowt else works, tis the only way forward. And if the new South African can help himself by suggesting there is a keen buyer, he can push the court to put them in administration rather than winding up, thus giving him a bargain pick over the rotting corpse next month. Everyone has their own agenda. But we worked that out between us six months ago.

Saintbletch has it right on the cheating issue and I think Dronski sums it up well too. There are other threads on this forum where you see some moronic comments but this thread has evolved in the main into a cultured, investigative, satirical look at the obvious mismanagement and suicidal strategy of Portsmouth FC. It was funny at first, it then became hilarious with twists and turns beyond our imagination. We have a couple of favoured skates who we welcome because they contribute constructively, the arrogant gobby ones have become less frequest visitors, though they still pop up occasionally to peddle rubbish between sister-fiddling sessions. I can't be bothered to register on the other side but when I have seen comments from links there's an impression of thumbless simpletons blindly following whatever spin they are spun. This thread has been ahead of the game all the way, there have been conspiracy theories but also facts, the rest of the few would have done well to have someone read it to them so they could understand what has happened. As far as 'takeover' news goes, I come here first if I want an update from anywhere in the world, shrewd media will be tracking what goes on here. I look forward to the thread book launch and social event one day.

Missing items from Storrie's dictionary - Transfer window - a window in which normal clubs do transfers, a useful tool for those who need to sell. Criminal - someone who launders arms money, steals from transfer deals, and trades insolvent whilst simultaneously trousering cash. Debt repayment - a scheme that allows you to address debts, favoured by people who want to stay out of prison. Friend – someone who preferably doesn’t maim children with landmines and isn’t wanted for selling arms illegally to African dictatorships. Liar - someone who misleads fans, spins untruth through the media, misleads the taxman, treats the court system with disdain. Tanya - prison slang for someone who could put you behind bars if she gets offered a deal. Scary – a Russian mafia debt collector firebombing your car at 2am as a warning. Not scary – someone waving a tenner at you. Inevitable - an event that cannot be avoided however much you pretend that everything is fine. Poker – a game of chance where people with nothing in their hand try and bluff their way to make money, also a type of massage performed on industrial estates, mainly by lonely truckers. Ford - a struggling car giant, also a cushy holiday resort in West Sussex for low risk convicts, and people who had nothing in their hands, see poker. Liquidation – an unfortunate by-product of a land deal that should set you up for life. Ethics – the county where Harry buried the bodies after the West Ham blag. Check out the league pyramid and sing along to that familiar tune – 'They’re on the way to Zamaretto!'

They chose not to sell or to address debt last month, opting instead to cheat as many points and cup victories as possible with their illegally-assembled squad. It was a poor business decision, it looks to have predictably backfired. Cheats - no sympathy from me, nor from their fellow strugglers who they outbid or who have had to sell to balance books. And on the mob rumours - they have been swimming with sharks for a while, they got bitten, once again it was predictable. A pattern of poor/criminal decision-making is forming....and it continues with the call to eyeball the judge, take on extra wages, and test the patience of the taxman. It's a suicidal strategy - the club should book a flight to Zurich, or invite a local BBC reporter round and tell him they feel a bit down.

has the sleeping giant been smothered today? have we finally got it to flush? can there be another club in the British game associated with so many criminals? Send your answers on a postcard to Peter Storrie so he can alter it, in fact don't send it, wave it in his face, he likes that - no, not you Avram, don't wave that in his face.

It must be time for a final rousing speech from Storrie anytime now - new owner completing as we speak, fresh investment, stability, the way forward, freedom, the children are our future, passion, fight, democracy, the hand of history on his shoulder, nasty press, horrible taxman etc. If this is dragged out until the 1st, the court will have a better idea of the future funding required than a new owner would, so when a new consortium comes in they will be asked how much they have put on the table and the answer will be simple. If figure A doesn't match figure B......

good news is you only have one false dawn left, the deadline for the court is 4pm tomorrow.

fans are fickle. The Southsea Common hordes soon disbanded, the full houses are gone, a hardcore will remain in a doomsday scenario but there won't be a huge number. We had many fans wandering out when the 3rd or 4th goal went in at the weekend, presumably they were the additional 5,000 who hadn't been for a while but will no doubt be posing for the cameras outside Wembley with their picnic hampers and songsheets, in their Wright-Phillips shirts, telling South Today that 'Richard' Lambert is their favourite. Are we going to manage to take 44K to that but end up with a gate of 20K for the next home game? You have to accept that not everyone will want to put themselves out and if the club went pop a few people will use that reason to call it a day, their club will have died and any replacement won't be the same. You can't rely on those fringe supporters, they won't bother going to Havant to watch Athletico Pompey v Kettering on a rainy Tuesday. But we are getting ahead of ourselves, there is no grim reaper at the door, Pompey is a Prem club heading towards another fa cup win and the future is bright. For another 28 hours.

I think the cruise ship Insolvent Trading sailed a while back! Capt Storrie was at the helm then and I can't see him worrying about normal business practice and stepping down to prevent further charges. He is bullet-proof after all, you can only harm him by waving photocopied bank notes at him - an incident that may well inspire his next business.... Wouldn't it be a shame if all of their results were declared void sometime soon - one less goal for Rickie.

I take this report with a pinch of salt because I know that Storrie promoted a slightly different version of events immediately afterwards. It was initially suggested that he was unfairly abused by fans from possibly two of Hampshire's teams. After a day to reflect he has chosen to promote this new edited version of events. Tie that in with the News coverage of the nasty home fans attacking the angelic away fans and you have the blue-tinted version of the day. Don't believe the hype.

well if what he says is true the new owners will be a fortnight too late, they need to agree terms now as Wednesday is the day for facts, 1st March is just the day to announce who they arrest first. Keep up Storrie, it's your fantasy, you need to rewrite that bit of script a bit sharpish.

the media is just grasping that they have gained an advantage on the pitch by their criminal activity off it, and continue to do so with the ongoing recruitment. It's cheating and it's blatant, but that arrogance has walked them right into a trap where HMRC are waiting - they have less than three days to bank a massive donation, and to shred a lot of evidence. As Confusious say - Man who sticks two fingers up at the court and the taxman can look forward to groundsharing with Havant and Waterlooville sometime soon. Thanks for calling, it was so lovely to see you, hope you enjoyed your win, no I don't want my drive done, we don't need the wheel trims back thanks, and yes, you'll get a big welcome at Totton if the league accepts you. byeeee!

Has Avram Grant been hanging around with Storrie too long? One minute he's the shy retiring coach, next minute he's giving it large on the pitch like he's just won the title. Nice to see him embracing the media spotlight, though the old prossie-brotherer seemed less keen when he was shuffling around Horton Heath with his c*ck hanging out. I hope Fahim's £60/70M has cleared in the bank - it needs to be in there within the next 48hours to make the report, can't be a problem to a man of his wealth. I guess we'll be living in the shadows for another generation. NOT! Yesterday was their day, but the future is so very red and white.

I think Merov you may have suffered there because we have heard too many times from the likes of Storrie about how he told the court to do this and made the taxman do that, he also instructs the league on occasions - it's become a habit down that way to claim you are in control when the facts suggest otherwise - no big deal. Anyway, can I sell you some Citroen wheel trims? Low mileage, couple of hoof prints - or should that be yoof prints? I've had MUCH worse days at football, result on paper looks far worse than it was, maybe it was tougher on those who watched on tv and didn't get to outsing the few - off to Wembley, summer round the corner, life is still good.

put down hot drinks and move away from heavy machinery...... The News reports this morning that the clown prince himself 'Dr' Al Fahim is back and leading the chase to buy the club. He has plans to pay off debt in a year (meaning he still has nothing) and he claims to have agreed a £18M payoff to the child-maimer. Well it can't be as funny as his first comedy tour but maybe he has new material?