Danbert

Early customers find Boots closed

Congratulations to Jordan Cross on this piece. He's achieved something quite remarkable and, I genuinely believe, has actually written something that's even worse than what Neil Allen churns out. I defy anybody to find something more less structured, generally confusing, sick-making in tone and just plain dull. As far as I can make out, and it is difficult, it's an article about another article he wrote three years ago.

That is utterly pathetic.

Apparently Jed Wallace is worth £1,000,000. http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/sport/football/news/its-prideand-banter-vows-portsmouth-8060502?

To be fair, it's a very nice fence designed by a genuine architect.

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/awford-mulls-over-fresh-fratton-deals-1-6394702 "Potentially permanent progress could develop, although Awford is aware juggling of the budget is required with all those out of contract. He added: ‘There is only so much budget. ‘So using Ricky Holmes as an example with using stupid figures, if we gave him £10,000 a week more then it starts now and I have to find money for that in this year’s budget. ‘If we can do things within budget then we will do, but that might increase my budget which may then stop me getting in a loan player." Whoever it is trusting these people with money, please stop. They clearly have no idea. And, can someone shoot Neil Allen, "potentially permanent progress could develop," sheesh....

No questions, but, if you're going, please try and wind up the fat architect.

Less of this racist crap please.

Good grief... http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/article/happy-birthday-to-chris-johnson-2048628.aspx#fb7csl3KotQBjIGL.99

"A locally based registered architect, Mike was elected to the PST Board in September 2011 with a manifesto based on engaging fans input..." Nice engagement there Mike, very stylish. I have to agree though, you are dealing with a bunch of muppets. Anyone who thinks you need a proper architect to design a fence and a car park needs their head examined. I mean, we're not talking underwater casinos here.

It must be great having all these amateurs run your club free of charge. I'm so jealous, I can't restrain myself. And to think that experts like this will now be helping to roll the fan ownership model out to the rest of the country. If only it were us :-(

What, was their heroic result last week in vain? Are their genius new tactics not the miracle cure we all thought they were? Burger me...

Did he or she say you said it mattered?

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/oct/21/luke-shaw-manchester-united Apparently, it's harder to play good football when you play for Man U.

http://www.chichester.co.uk/sport/pompey-latest/kelly-praises-pompey-training-ground-debut-1-6362818 "A Pompey team yesterday played on a training ground they own, located within their city." Shurely shome mishtake

Almost :-) It's a highly decorative tin pot

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/youngsters-sample-new-pompey-training-ground-1-6359205 ‘The Academy lads are stepping in as guinea pigs, if you like, checking the pitches are fine and the showers work and hopefully it will be the next step to us having a home. ‘Looking at it now, the pitches are up to standard, the catering facilities are finished, the changing rooms are done, the groundsman’s equipment store is on its way to being completed and they are working hard to finish the fencing. ‘Work is still going on with the buildings, so it could be a month or so before everything is finished. ‘In the meantime, this is a chance for us to see everything functioning, trying out the facilities to discover whether they are working from that side.´

In the wake of the Kevin Pietersen saga, Andy Awford gives us as his considered opinion that dressing room harmony is vital. As a player, Awford experienced the nebulous "dressing room unrest" but declines to name names. As a manager, he feels it best to let the players deal with any disputes themselves and only to step in when they cannot do so. Fortunately, he can completely honestly say "that there is nothing wrong at the moment. I can honestly say there is no problem to deal with." So, after their 4th league draw on the trot, a sequence in which they've managed just two goals, with growing unrest on the terraces and with their only quality (if somewhat decrepit) striker and former coach permanently ostracized from the squad (but still pulling down a healthy salary), Awford is confident, indeed certain, that there is no squad unrest, no problem, in fact, at all. Indeed, there is soooo not a problem that Factless Junior has written an entire article about the complete absence of any sort of problem in the pompey dressing room. I for one am reassured that The News' gallant defenders of the truth are there to dig out stories like this and tell us what's really going on behind the scenes.

Barefaced lies

I'd rather have a player in my squad who throws a hissy fit when he's not picked than one who doesn't - you want players who care about being in the first team rather than ones who are happy to get paid to do nothing. Boruc is a good keeper and I can see a decent club offering him a spot in their first team. Good luck to him.

http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/article/fanfunders-mansfield-report-2014510.aspx? They really should get someone to proof these things...

I was looking forward to a third successive goaless draw in the league, but now Mansfield have scored...

South coast Tescos gets mothballed, sadly it's in Margate: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/oct/09/tesco-ditches-plans-build-superstore-margate-seafront

When's a dive not a dive? When it's a tented elephant ballooning from the 10 meter board and displacing enough water to fill refloat the Victory? Well, yes, there's that, but if you're a fish fiddling cheat it's also throwing yourself to the ground in the penalty area when brushed by a passing sleeve. 'With the penalty decision, Ricky played for it and that is what players do – we teach our 14, 15, 16 year-old kids to do that.' ‘That is not diving – and he hasn’t dived – but you wait for contact and if there is contact over you go. That is the game.' ‘Ricky has done it brilliantly, great play from him for that part of it, but in my opinion the referee has got that wrong.' http://www.chichester.co.uk/sport/pompey-latest/awford-blasts-refereeing-mistakes-1-6344405

Best birthday present ever