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Imagine the the poor referee who would have to take charge of a playoff final and cup final rolled into one.

It was money raised towards a "fighting fund" for him on the understanding that any left over would go to the Trust. He never needed it to cover any legal costs (it all went very quiet on that, didn't it? I guess he didn't have to sell his house after all) but he's obviously spunked it on something else and no longer has it. I wonder what percentage he's actually going to pay?

The accounts showed a debt of £2,990 that is owed to the trust from the club’s former engagement manager, Micah Hall. This cash was raised two years ago through donations via Pompey’s 12th Man scheme as Mr Hall was fighting a legal battle. The trust, which was looking after the money, gave it over to Mr Hall, who has now starting paying it back on a repayment program. Chairman Ken Malley stressed this cash was ringfenced and was not part of general funds, but they decided to include it in accounts to be totally transparent. He said: ‘It was his money. It was collected for him to use. A repayment plan has started.’

For the umpteenth time - you really couldn't make it up.

You always drive down? Back the same day?

So he's saying that if they hadn't paid the loans back, they'd have been fine? Sounds like the #pompeyway. If I robbed a bank and got away with it, I'd be rich #pompey.

I met a bunch of people from here (well, SaintsForever) quite a while back. I didn't think it was that weird, and most of them are fairly normal. In fact, I might try to organise an SRBA reunion. Pap - do you get down to many games from Liverpool?

To clarify - all the fast trains from W'loo to Feltham stop at Richmond. They don't all stop at Putney. No ****er ever wants to be on a train that uses the Hounslow loop

Boring point of order - all trains between W'loo and Feltham stop at Richmond. They don't all stop at Putney. I suspect it will come down to budget, otherwise the OP wouldn't be asking and would have decided on Richmond already.

Better train service to Feltham from Richmond than from Putney though and it's nicer and less full of ****s.

Yeah, but what they lack in numbers they make up for with bestestism.

They're getting beyond parody now :mcinness:

Sorry, I've just realised who he is - he's the club accountant.

I got as far as the guy at the start who says that there were weeks on end when he never used to go to work. I didn't recognise him but I assume he was one of their players, right?

He does like to stir it up, doesn't he?

What's this all about then? How come Factless hasn't done a double page spread on it, given it concerns their Premier League star?

Yes, but even a story about a cat stuck up a tree would have been more worthwhile than a video with all the production value of a primary school project. Edit - they could, for example, be writing a story about the missing accounts.....

Don't they have proper work to do rather than cock around producing drivel like that?

It's not a list of the top 1000 richest clubs on the world Ziggy.

Just listening to the podcast of last Saturday's 606 (the joy of long train journeys to work) and they've just described Burton Albion only picking up a point on Saturday as a shock #tinpot

Are you sure you're not just eating too many pies?

:lol:

That third televised win for us, strengthening our position in the top 4 whilst they have dropped closer to the relegation places at the bottom of the entire football league, has only served to make me even more bitter and jealous of them :-(

You reckon they're waiting for a good day to bury some bad news, hutch? Perhaps they've be released the next time they battle to a glorious draw with Mansfield and the few are too busy celebrating to notice...

Not that it's needed, but if you want a little more evidence of how tinpot they really have become and how the mindset of the few does occasionally match, there is this from the comments section on the Snooze: That's Gary Rowett, whose pedigree consists of 2 and a bit years as manager of Burton Albion. That's Burton Albion, who have been members of the Football League for all of 5 years and play in a ground that holds a smidgeon over 6,000. Pedigree indeed, and something for the few to really aspire to.