Guided Missile

I challenge anyone to read this post, from one of our favourite, over 50, over there, ex-pats and not feel that our loss is also their loss. "What do I do?" As little as possible mate...live by the ocean, drive a big, new fu¢k of Merc and have a hot young b!tch (as numerous posters can confirm). Raise Guide Dogs for The Blind and coach 'soccer'... Does "douche bag" get through the swear filter?

The section that the judge will have to concentrate his mind on, whichever way he goes, is, I believe: 55(2) Except as otherwise provided by the following provisions of this section, the tax charged- (a) by the amendment or assessment, or (b) where the appeal is against a conclusion stated by a closure notice, as a result of that conclusion,shall be due and payable as if there had been no appeal. I think this pretty much distils it down to the main point. Comments welcomed!

A little history lesson for the clueless bunch down the road in this article. I quote: In 1988, Hammam applied for, and was granted, outline planning permission by the London Borough of Merton to move Wimbledon from their Plough Lane ground to a new stadium in the Wandle Valley. But Hammam did not proceed with a planning agreement which required him to make improvements to the area, and the plan died. Plough Lane was subject to a restriction imposed by the council that it should always be used for sport or recreation. In 1990, Hammam bought out this covenant, leaving Plough Lane free for development, reportedly for between £300,000 and £800,000. The following year the club moved to share Selhurst Park with Crystal Palace and have been stuck there, homeless, ever since. Hammam himself, rather than the club, owned Plough Lane, via his holding company, Rudgwick Limited, which charged Wimbledon rent. Rudgwick, which is registered at the London offices of Kennedys solicitors, is wholly owned by Sam Hammam; he and his brother Nijad are the sole directors. In 1998, he sold Plough Lane to Safeway for a price reported to be £8m – the Rudgwick accounts for that year show a £5m profit on the sale of a property. I think we can see what blueprint Gaydamak used in his difficult task of making money out of a football club like Pompey.

Ticket Office has not made any friends yet

If anyone runs an undemocratic organisation, it's NI via the Saints Trust or whatever platform he and his chums hook on to. Lest we forget, the last time these loud mouths got involved in the running of the club, this happened: Crouch and Trant don’t beat about the bush in meeting with the fans 10:42am Friday 16th June 2006 By Echo Reporter » IT was supposed to be the night when key members of Michael Wilde's proposed new board delivered their mission statement to fans. Potential chief executive Jim Hone, operations manager Lee Hoos and chairman Ken Dulieu were aiming to tell supporters just why they should be trusted with the running of their club if Rupert Lowe loses the EGM. But in the absence of their manifesto the publication of which has been delayed due to legal technicalities the evening turned into a showcase for Patrick Trant and Leon Crouch's passion for Saints to come through. Trant was a last-minute addition to the top table for the first half of the meeting at the Northam Social Club. But, after Portugal-based former policeman and financial investigator Delieu and ex-Fulham pair Hone and Hoos had all introduced themselves, it was local businessman Trant head of Trant Construction who got the assembled fans cheering and applauding. CENTRE OF ATTENTION: From left Lee Hoos, Jim Hone, Ken Dulieu and Patrick Trant speak to Saints fans at the Northam Social Club last night. Picture: Nick Day. When NI demonstrates he's capable of running a pi ss up in a brewery, I'll listen to him about how the club should sell ST's. In the meantime, forgive me if I ignore him when he whines like a b! tch...

A newsflash for the budding Marxist shop stewards out there. Companies are not democracies and they are only accountable to the lawmakers and their shareholders. You want a vote, buy some shares. Buy a season ticket and you have to abide by the T & C's...

So.....I roll up outside St. Marys and start selling crap merchandise, to Saints fans who are drawn to the stadium, owned by Liebherr, to watch a team owned by Liebherr, from a stall with a Saints crest on it. The fans complain to the club about the crap merchandise I sold them and after I pack the stall away and try to take my seat in the stadium, a representative of the owner politely tells me that I am no longer allowed in. I can't say that it would be an unreasonable turn of events...

AA reporting someone over excessive fees....:lol::lol:

What I think not many people know is that Andrew Andronikou is a hero in Sweden for what he has done for Pompey, as this movie shows.

The IRA conducted an armed campaign, primarily in Northern Ireland but also in England, over the course of which is believed to have been responsible for the deaths of approximately 1,800 people. The dead included around 1,100 members of the British security forces, and about 630 civilians. Martin McGuinness, on trial in Ireland, 1973 “I am a member of Oglaigh na Eireann (IRA) and very, very proud of it” Martin McGuinness on May 8, 2007 in Stormont, as he took the oath of office as Deputy First Minister, swearing to uphold the rule of law and order. “As for Ian Paisley, I want to wish you all the best as we step forward towards the greatest yet most exciting challenge of our lives”. If you are looking for true justice, you will have to look hard, in a democracy...

We have working experiences of distressed situations with football and already have relationships with mainline administators. Our value add is that these activities can be carried out in complete confidence until engagement commences, and at the same time we can offer the services of a team of consultants which includes ex premiership managers and directors who can act as a transition team during any operation to ensure stability while new management structures and processes are implemented ensuring that your purchase hits the ground running. Can anyone help with a translation of the above passage from Jackson's website? What a crock....

Speaking to Meridian Tonight, Marc Jackson was asked what his background is and who was behind his consortium. He told the programme... 'I was trained by Xerox, many many many years ago. I'm a business strategist, many people say I'm a photocopying salesman, which I always find quite amusing.' 'I actually have been in the past,been heavily involved in the fitting out of Southampton football club stadium. Obviously I have an IT background, sales background, but also I have had involvement at Southampton Academy and scouting for many, many years.' 'To give you an instance I was involved in the scouting of Adam Lallana from Bournemouth sadly, to Southampton.' 'I have many, many contacts in football, I have many contacts abroad as well, in American MLS football as well as in Dubai.' 'So it's a mixture of many many things, all put together with a vision for a football club and we are going to drop the blueprint into here, but all will be revealed.' When asked if it was his money he was investing in AFC Bournemouth, Jackson smiled and said... 'It is a consortium' When pushed on who is in the consortium, he added... 'That is, something that really and honestly will never be answered properly and completely, but the truth of the matter is, there will be answers to that to an extent in tomorrow's (Thursday) press conference.' Read more: http://www.bournemouth.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=105852#ixzz0t7HLp4KI

It just occured to me that the Administrator is spending money on a PR agency to sell his CVA to the creditors, via a trade publication. WTF is that all about? They have a creditors list, just email them the response as a pdf, as they are the only people who have to believe the crock of sh !t.

"We are particularly surprised that the Administrators, despite their statutory duties, can find no link between the losses incurred and the management of the club. We feel it would be unwise for any responsible insolvency practitioner to make such a public declaration of support for the former management before a full investigation has taken place.."

Who is right? Griffins or UHY Hacker Young... There's only one way to find out.... Fight, fight...

I see from this article that Andrew Andronikou still thinks he's still playing Championship Manager. What a pr !ck...

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I think Gaydamak should be worried. There is an interesting paragraph in Griffins modified CVA that addresses this very issue: The case law is clear that a person cannot set their unsecured claim off against a claim the company might have against them. As far as I can tell there is no law as to whether the company could instead use the set off principle to reject a claim in an insolvency. Only the Administrators are in a position to know whether there is any claim at all and if so how much this could be. In my opinion, what will happen if Griffins are appointed as administrators, is that they will seek to setoff the £54M in losses that Gaydamak was responsible for, whilst trading insolvently, against the £32M he is claiming. It will be up to Gaydamak to: Prove, in a UK court, that his debt is valid. Prove, in a UK court, that Pompey weren't trading whilst insolvent, while he controlled the club. I think HMRC will definitely be having a pop at Chanrai and the legitimacy of his debt, but not until they have taken control via Griffins, of the administration/liquidation procedure and dealt with Gaydamak, first of all. Divide and conquer...

They need to, after our sh 1t squad tonked them 5:0. You remember that one, alps. You had f*** all to post ...

How would alpine know what positions we are deficient in? He doesn't go to games. You might as well ask a blind man to judge a beauty contest.

This whole thread exists because, in general, Saints fans have the ability to post interesting and thought provoking contributions to a debate that we happen to find entertaining. The debate is carried out on a website that is a thousand times better that anything that exists for Pompey fans. This thread is not really about the clubs or their fans. It is more about the fact that Southampton fans that post on this site, do not have chips on their shoulders about a neighbour, none of us really give a sh !t about, can tolerate alternative opinions from the likes of you, because none of us suffer from the insecurity your fans do, which is present, from not knowing the identity of your fathers. We allow you to post whatever you want, without the need to ban you "because you are a skate", due to the fact that it all contributes to the lively nature of this board and, when this thread finally comes to an end, it will be found to be the most balanced and accurate summary of what went on, at the cess pit you call a club. Long may HMRC read it and learn...

I applaud the policy taken by the club. Our owner didn't borrow anything to buy SFC, doesn't intend to borrow, in order to buy players or invest in the new training ground and obviously expects the fans to follow his excellent example. The added bonus is that there will be no poor people attending games...

Where did you get the impression that everyone was paid in full???? I downloaded the final Report of the joint administrators, dated 22nd February, 2010, prior to the liquidation of Southampton Leisure Holding a couple months ago. This reports that "the joint administrators completed the sale of the main assets of the Company, including its shareholding in Southampton Football Club Limited...Marchwood Training ground...Jackson's farm development land." It goes on to state "All of these assets were subject to security and details of the sale are subject to confidentiality. The joint administrators confirm that the value of the assets sold was significantly less than the amounts outstanding to the secured creditors and accordingly, no monies are available from the sale of these assets for the benefit of unsecured creditors. As part of the transaction, the secured creditors agreed full and final settlements...." Let's not start any ridiculous urban myths, shall we....?

I just remembered that BA had merged with British Caledonian a year before I took the flight and had taken on their routes. For those aviation anoraks out there that are interested, their old route map is here and shows how low the industry has gone, since sh 1t airlines like Easyjet and Ryanair have brought flying to the British underclass...