OldNick

Adult about it lol, ITV is a British television station and so the only way I could easily view that game of football. I expect no bias for a country that is not part of the UK, will the commentators wet their pants if the Polish score etc etc on the basis there are a lot of their subjects here?. I understand why Sky do, as they wish to sell into the Republic.

i don't understand why the media have a love in with the Republic of Ireland. It seems to be the international version of the medias blindness to Pompey. I have never seen any pro English stuff from their side, in fact they seem to want us to lose with just as much passion as our media seem to want them to win. To me they have no greater affinity than France who are even geographically closer to where i live.

if Pompey did go into liquidation would that mean the FL would have to pay the players contracts up? The PP would not come from the Pl and so perhaps the FL cant afford them to go pop and hence is a bargaining tool for TB and why the FL are doing nothing. of course I may have got it wrong who would have to pay if they do go pop

There are certain players who fans never appreciate. A small clique find fault and can never forgive, they hide away and wait for their chance to snipe. KD came here and from day 1 had a faction against him due to the Sunderland fans telling us he was no good, they had used him as a scapegoat in their relegation season. Every goal keeper has weaknesses and makes mistakes, we have some on here wanting Green over KD ffs and he has been Mr Calamity on many occasions, then others have mentioned Bogdan on the back of watching him 1 time!! KD 2 seasons running has been voted best keeper in the league by the players who had played against him, IMO that tells me more than the judgement of the few who have an axe to grind on here. Thankfully the managers have kept faith and didn't listen to some who begged that Richard Wright be signed and KD be sold. (Wright did well when he was here but time has shown it was a purple patch) I do agree that we need a back up and if KD is not up to the PL this time round we need to make that change, but to drop him without a chance would be shameful. KD's performances are one of the main reasons we are in the PL, his saves at crucial times have been as important as RL's goals. Add his loyalty

this saga has opened my eyes to how bent and useless the law is when a company ploughs headlong into administration. it used to common to hear that a 3 piece suite company closed one day and re-opened the next and you would just brush it off thinking 'they can't keep doing it' Patently they can and do, and the people we in society look to to uphold decency bury their heads in the sand. Is it self interest /incompetence or dishonesty I'm not sure but I am still of the belief Pompey have/will got away with it. All those who are happy for them to limp on I would like to point out that, Pompey were always swimming around the depths of the lower leagues until they hit a couple of owners who by hook or crook got them to the PL and Fa cup final. By them staying alive it could happen again in your lifetimes, is it worht risking? They should be crushed forever, but decency will not prevail and the dishonest club will survive

The creditors will accept, the ones who are in CVA1 will have lost any energy to fight and would be expecting nothing and any new ones will be as stupid as the first lot. BC who is worshipped on here as being great is IMO the only reason Pompey were not liquidated 3-4 years ago. if he had not lent them mnoey then they were finished, no AA , no second FA cup final etc etc. He is the reason they will survive now and in time Pompey fans will revere him as he saved them.

Thanks Ron. If I recall correctly the WHU game came the week after we had been beaten at Everton 8-0, to then go down 3-0 in the next game!!! Tommy Jenkins goal at Upton Park was one of the best i can ever recall, my first away game an evening match going with my oldest brother and dad never to be forgotten. I think Cloughie was superb,although at the time not. Can someone please delete the Leeds game,

all that will happen, is yet again we will be frustrated with the lack of action by anyone with power. No points deductions, no penalties at all. It seems to me they can promise 40p in the pound to get a yes vote and then push it back and back with cleverly worded proviso's

Well he has no pace, if that's what you mean

Surely BC saying that he will not them get liquidated leaves TB no choice but to go to him and say 'lets go then' He is burning money trying to run the club, money that should go to the creditors. Therefore BC's offer seems to be the only one in town.

Im a bit surprised as that statue does not look a bit like Milan Mandaric

the biggest chance of Pompey ever going pop is if the receiver is likely to be likely to pick up the bill, at that moment they would pull the plug. Until that stage is reached they will survive and justice has not been served. I like the sewing machine analogy Rallyboy, although the inspectors of the FPPT would look at the factory and would still pass it,

why is the FL meeting in Portugal??? oh the gravy train, not a case of spending that money on grass roots

Hutch, you'd love to play me at poker,Lol Reading that they might not have paid the wages is an interesting development.

Interesting to read a few of the posts this morning and there seems to be a tilt that many now are coming to terms that Pompey have indeed got away with it. The FL/FA and authorities seem to be all in the old boys club and just say to Pompey 'never mind old chap, you are a bit of a scallywag but carry on' How about a poll, Have/will Pompey got away with it

its just agents getting interest going. Notice it says other PL clubs in the mix. If a player takes time to sign and has difficulty making his mind up on us, they usually fail. Aka Skatchel and Kevin Phillips.

if clubs had to pay up front instead of 3-5 year installments the transfer fees and wages would drop. If money had been paid upfront Pompey would not have been in position to splash out for the top players when they did etc etc (that would be the case for most others as well) That in turn would cut the demand and so players would not be getting such ridiculous wages for kicking a leather bag of air, sometimes in the right direction. Pompeys buying policy and paying stupid wages for dross helped lift the players demands.

I hope your confidence in this proves to be correct. I have seen little from the FL that insprires my confidence.

there is no way the FL will give them a points penalty in the position they are in. It would almost certainly mean the club goes pop, although Bc would be in a difficult position if he wants his money back. TB will be telling the league that BC will not take over if there is a points penalty and we know how toothless they are now Malwhinney has gone. I can't see how they are going to wriggle out of the high contracts , and that is the big thing that AA or TB have been unable to do amongst all the other sidestepping.

I notice on here that Charlie Brooks (Rebekka 's other half)is a Pompey fan. They are Camerons neighbours, perhaps that is why Cameron mentioned or rivalry in the House.

Iam wasting my last post of the day on this,you dont rate Kelvin and you put that clown!!!! This was the keeper who allowed a Tim Howard kick beat him, he had more clangers this season than a 1970's childrens show.Lol. Derry,We dont see eye to eye on keepers it seems. I am saddened that a player who has shown such loyalty to the club, who it could be said the performance at Leeds where his lone brilliance (apart from RL's goal) gave us the 3 points that ultimately was the difference. I would agree that you could point out many times when things happened that became the difference to our season, but to ruthlessly drop KD when he was superb most of the season! I am all for getting a better keeper but he would have to earn his chance not walk straight in, as i believe the squads morale and ethics could well be harmed.

No I dont, but this is not a book but true story. If it was a book it would be under crime and unsolved mysteries. I agree it would be a gripping book, being guided along and the readers being duped into believing that the big baddie was going to meet his demise. Each time against all the experts opinions the big baddie gets away with it, the finest brains and detectives trawl over the evidence and each time it gets to court or the day of reckoning the baddie wriggles free. Ok at first, the baddie was on a super yacht with silver and glamorous guests and now is in a rowing boat with holes in it, with only a few of the hangers on picking over the left over sandwiches but he is still afloat and you never know when a luxury super yacht may come and pick him up again as the have some dodgy money that needs laundering.

i was top of that league but there are only so many times you can tell people Pompey will get away with it. It seems to me many on here can't accept that they bloody have. i dont care how they are supposedly suffering, but they are still alive and that is not justice

i was released 6 months ago when i forgot to renew my membership. iam now allowed guest appearances 3 times a day, I think the squad is stronger without me. My experience may be needed now we are PL of course as the old heads are needed when the youngsters run out of steam

I agree totally, i dont understand the 'it is more fun them being alive' camp, it was a statement that was made by many when they were bankrupt in the PL, but still managed to creep to a cup final, they still fielded a strong side in the FL and still have the media licking out of their hands, whilst they yet again stole from the Charities. For me the 'the more fun....' camp are just deluding themselves as whilst the patient is alive and kicking there always is a chance of a full recovery. BC and AA have run rings around everyone and they know the No1 thing they have up their sleeve is that the football authorities will never wish to be seen to finish off a football club, especially one that has a decent history. The moment they get the golden share they know they have another season to survive. BC stated he would not let the club go into admin and so they were not ever likely to be liquidated. L1 is not so daunting next season as the major clubs will have been promoted, Bournemouth showed with a team of unknowns how well you can do and so i fully expect that a team of hungry new players could do well next season. Pompey will and have got away with it, for every relegation they have had the cup finals, memories and days in the sun the only true way of balancing that would be extinction.