Bobbyboy

Can we or any other clubs sell players outside the transfer window? (I'm assuming not since that's why "special permission" has been granted): http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/8585099.stm So, the message here is: if you horrendously mismanaged, act illegally, trade while insolvent, get into a HUGE financial mess, then you're allowed to have a special transfer window all to yourself. Reward the worst, most incompetent, cheating team. That's fair. How can they allow this and not open the window in the same way for *every* club in the PL?

So the rule is that you can get away with not paying taxes if HMRC consider the legal case to chase you down to be expensive and long-running. Nice precedent!

I heard that they didn't have a bank. Not sure if that's the same thing.

It's kind of the opposite of Danny Baker's thing of standing up while winning 2-0 and saying "NOTHING can go wrong now!!!" Stick at it Nick. You'll bring them down yet.

all your base are belong to us. you are on the way to destruction. you have no chance to survive make your time.

btw, when's payday? are they all getting paid this month?

It's a darn fine way to clean up dirty money if you ask me. Hypothetically, of course.

Implication there is that he's spoken to an administrator who is willing to take it on. AND that they can voluntarily go into admin (or he can somehow place them in admin). I guess we'll find out the facts soon.

Has Marc Jackson expressed an interest in them yet?

Talks ongoing, says Harry Harris. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=745769&sec=europe&cc=5901 Also says future to be decided in "next 48 hours". Oooooo

That's just padding.

Just heard their transfer embargo lifted (BBC sport website headline, no link yet). Bummer.

Shame. Having seem him play a few times, I think he's a really decent player. ah well. Pards Knows Best!

Don't SAY things like that.

"95th minute of injury time" said SSN...

here's what we SHOULD be doing: going after the best players currently in this division. It means (1) we have the best players in this division and (2) our rivals DON'T. It's a pretty standard model for buying your way out of a league... Hm, am I too cynical?

It's Mystic Meg, isn't it? I always knew she was a man.

Can you sign Rudi Skacel for us please?

JUST ONE QUICK THING LEFT TO DO..... Can some please phone the Blue Square Prem and tell them we will NOT be requiring a place this year as we've now been bought by a Swiss billionaire? I think it's important someone tells them

Good question. Liebherr is new owner, but I don't hear any reports of him as chairman (yet, at least). Who will run the show? Any hints from any ITKers?

Well, it's difficult to sail all the way from Switzerland as the boat doesn't go so quick over land. Maybe that's the delay.

Where are they getting the money to buy a nice pen? I guess Lallana will be sold to pay for it.

And if *they* don't complete by Thursday, they'll pull out leaving room for the Pinnacle/Jackson/Lowe consortium. Oh...

I think we should get 10 points taken off because that's the spirit of the law. On the other hand, whatever Pinnacle's failings it is surely still WRONG of the football league to insist on "no appeals if you want your licence". That bit still sticks in the throat, blackmail really isn't right. Nobody is coming out of this at all well.