Danbert

Many thanks - felt all weepy watching that

For me Chaplow's gotta go too. He just doesn't have the close control. Even in the Championship all our moves seem to break down when someone sprays the ball out to him.

Thanks for persevering - much appreciated!

God you're all sooo funny. Not everyone checks every single thread on here every 5 seconds do they...

Perhaps he just has a life.

You also make a fuss about us losing to Bristol City though. In fact every time we lose you seem to think the sky's fallen on our heads.

I don't know where you get this 100 % guarantee idea from. The football creditors rule gives players (and other football creditors) a very privileged position but there's only so much money to share around and the players aren't the only football creditors (as I remember there were several and some were owed substantial amounts). Be that as it may, and as I said in my previous post, Pompey aren't going to be asking a fee for these players - they have to get rid. If they don't get rid the club will definitely go under and the player won't be on a big fat contract anymore - so they might as well just tear up their contract and look for a new deal somewhere else - rather than hanging around waiting for the administrator to finally pull the plug.

I take your point, but if they've already deferred a substantial amount even their status as preferred creditors might not be enough. Also, if the club's going tits up over the summer anyway they won't be lose out by agreeing to leave. Clearly the club can't continue in League 1 paying Ben Haim et al. It seems to me that the players are faced with a choice between 1) negotiating a transfer whilst still in Pompey's employ and 2) seeing the club cease trading leaving them without a contract. Given that, there's surely no real reason for the high earners to stay on as, if sold, they're not going to command a fee which would impact on their earning power at their new club.

Why wouldn't they take a pay cut? What confidence can they possibly have of Pompey honoring their existing contract?

As I remember it he said publicly that he was happy where he was - which is fair enough, but not the sort of "come and get me" that helps a player engineer a move.

This

This

We're already up. West Ham won't win their last two games.

Too true

Nice one mate thanks

Wouldn't have thought so.

The Sun says we'll BE in for him: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4158639/Football-transfer-gossip-news.html

Pot, kettle...

No way, it was a clean tackle and a crucial one.

I CAN always spot your posts. I don't even have to read them.

That's right they're out to get you...

Having had a peek at the stats, they've had only one 4 match winning streak this season.

Oh for God's sake you f'ing pessimist when was the last time West Ham won four in a row? Have a peek at the form table.

A Roy Keane clone could furk off

S'true though, only saying.