OldNick

[quote=rallyboy;930364 Was that 1-0 win over a midtable and bankrupt championship club still worth the £100M it must have cost? Was the illegal acquisition of players for the 4-1 win at St Marys worth sending the club back towards liquidation? 'we beat the scummers!' - yes, and it might yet cost you the whole club. Brighton and Southampton are flourishing, it might be time to admit that the cup wasn't worth it. There are certainly some big gamblers down that way - and like 99% of gamblers, they fail. Having seen Saints on the brink of closure I wouldn't gamble the whole club for anything.the 250000 on southsea common dont give a f### about now, they had their day out and would say it was worth it, the fans like Mero and Mack who have been there all along are the ones who might be more subjective. It is difficult, the club i would like seen to be ground into the dirt, fans like those 2 just are football fans who love their club and were just unfortunate to be born in Pompey. They dont deserve the c### .

yeah and when they do Cotterill will come on and complain that they were short on numbers and so will the FA make sure their next opponents only start with 8 players, they want an even playing field afterall

He is a loan isn't he, so surely stoke is his parent club???

can you catch it twice, thats the risk you have to take

of course it could be a clever business move. All of a sudden a player who could walk for nothing in the summer will have to be prized away for big bucks if anyone wants him. The club win both ways, we get a good player who can settle and if we get a fantastic offer there is a good payday.

the national papers were stating that Pompey were in more than 50m in debt when MM was there. of course PS came out and said it was not true....so of course they weren't Lol

Yes i knew that they still have their contracts but until when? To get a comparable wage on an extended contract they will need to leave. of course if they still have a year or so to run on the old one they can take their time. Lol

Frankly I can't stand him or his music. Singing about socialist ideals seems to be a moneyspinner

I thought he had a big fall out with Crosby and so I doubt he has a future here.

DS is ok, and if a team the division above him rates him then we can't be doing too badly having him.

Pompey withdrawing the contract offer means that the 2 players are forced to leave in this window. bad news as that takes a massive amount off their wagebill and they can strengthen with the said money saved.

I think many stillc would support both. I think the Cherries are the ones who think about rivalry

You are correct , a good first 11

I think we need to bowl at the stumps when we have players like Johnson and Hilfenhaus in, we tried to bowl great balls at them when we only needed to have the 'you miss we hit' mentality. I can't recall us trying yorkers. i went to bed after watching us plodding away at those 2 and you could sense they would make a decent stand....as for Gower's arrogance saying that johnson would score nothing. They got 80 more runs than they deserved 1st innings. Still a great day today (I didnt stay up this time) and hopefully we can go on and grind them into the dirt Still a superb bowling attack of course.

Perfect World with Paul Kaye. I only saw bits of the 2nd series and was hoping to catch it on a release but it flopped and so they didn't release the dvd.

they will be praying for a replay against brighton and then get us in the next round at SMS. Please not again, so they get a big payday and still sad to say would beat us. They still have a good squad however small it is.

thanks but I was under the impression it was the Aussies booing him

I think we have a few good prospects down the line a bit. At least 1 youngster is apparently training with the first team

typical we couldn't even beat the Yanks at football

I wondered why your nickname is Gloryhole

I don't see Chaplow as an attacking midfielder, he is a gritty ball winner who does get into the box. To strengthen the midfield with a player like Harley would be good IMO, Harley stood out in the game I saw him play and I wonder if we may be missing a decent player if he goes to Brighton.

easy MS or DH would make way

I understand GM but thanks for giving us that snippet

IMO he was a playmaker, something that we haven't got at present with MS or DH. A cultured player who had energy and drive.

Superb. which category did you put yourself in when you were away?