OldNick

It's galling, they just carry on as though they have had a parking ticket. No sense of having to act, and sit back waiting to take offers on their players but also in the position to refuse. They gave their creditors 20p in the pound and then act as if they have been fondled by a stranger in public if anybody dares to try and give them a bit of their own. Reading a post higher up, i notice that Sol and Hart and a few others dont seem to be part ofr the football creditors and so wont get their full amount. i wonder if they will join the HMRC and object.That is quite a bit of money that is being written off

Capello was correct to bring Heaskey on, Crouch is not that good at holding the ball up, wheras Heskey can. As for Joe Cole, hos absence made him a better player than he really is.He came on and gifted possession time and again, then went for a pathetic shot when he should have taken the ball to the flag or at least held it up for support. I know Im in the minority not rating him, but that does not mean I'm wrong. I really hope he proves me wrong and takwes us to glory but i don't believe he will.Milner for me every time

It was reported in the papers before MM left that the debt was 100m. That was quickly quoshed by MM as he was in the process of selling to Gaydamek. Only now we can see that the way debts have been hidden that it could have been true,especially as you say you sold nigh on £100m worth of players. Do not believe that it was only since gaydamek that there has been a lot of debt hanging around.

From what the little i know of you from here BTF I expect she would be brought up correctly (not necessarily politically of course) I realise that she would not leech from the system. I would respectfully suggest to you that if things are tough now, she should perhaps look to move down, as if things are as they are now with low interest rates what happens when they start their slow climb.? It is terrible how property prices have risen so much in the last 15 or so years that we as a nation are looking down the barrel, and what will happen when they start to creep up again!!!

to have Lenny Henrys mug looking at me everyday, makes me want him to disappear. Though somebody who has opinions and will give them is always good to have on here

BTF, it is never good using your own situation to try and make a point. Im sorry your daughter had a no good husband, but Im sure if she has your brain and knowing her rights etc,Im surprised you/she has allowed this to happen. I also suggest she must have a large mortgage, especially as the rates are low at present. As for £60 a day nursery fees, is that standard money these days or is it a fancy dan one?

You are right i couldnt care about Terry the builder as he is a Pompey fan,( and will not be really out of pocket as the bill he put in includes his profit). i don't think the people from cancer charities are though As for not coming on, well you both can dress it up as you like, but the real truth is you had nothing to come on and brag about.You disappear as soon as the going gets tough. If you never post agian on here i doubt you will be missed. Take a leaf out of MackRill 's book, he can be cutting but at least he does it with humour (sometimes). he also was here during the darkest days.

The two companies were set up before there was any idea that the club would ever get into trouble, and it was'nt the reason to do so in the first place. Pompey carried on trading , building debts and telling the world they were solvent when patently they were not.Even with the spectre of winding up ,your club carried on loaning players and all that comes with it, instead of paying off schools and charities.Do not try and compare our two clubs , to try and shift your shame/bl;ame. i didnt read anymore of your post than that.You like your mates only come on when things are looking up for you.You have no credibility in my eyes. i think only Mackrill and Merovingian are the only 2 who came on during your dark times.

Good old Harry not picking his own strikers even though Capello is likely to play De Foe

Last night on sky they showed our countries debt and it was on a ticker as it carried on up, it was sobering.It is not the 175b that is widely peddled but close to a trillion. If you have credit card debts the longer it is left you pay massive repayments on the interest and that interest debt gets bigger until it is beyond you. We have to grab the nettle. i dont want to see anyone lose their job, but also I want to see more value for money. BTF mentions the big building companies worrying, well they will have to trim their prices and get the work. Tendering for big government contracts leaves big profits and the way they are set up only the big boys can tender and so to a degree it is a closed shop. If the managers started to do their jobs properly and got the staff employed to work to their best as in the private sector then we would perhaps make the public sector more dynamic and save costs ,then jobs. It has been widely reported that the public sector has more sick days than the private sector,why is that? I believe there is not a public worker who does not have a story of stupid waste of our money and in their heart of hearts know it can be improved. I was glad the lower paid in the public services got rewarded for their hard work and now the higher paid public servants will find things a bit harder, time to get in the real world IMO.

I think if you saw them you may change your mind. A bit bling in my opinion but it is for footballers

I think it is time to change my user name. Im never sure if people get confused and mix Mr G and myself up and think it is the same poster. I will see if it is easy to change my user name, if so it is time for change

They are being censored by the North Koreans. Kim doesn't know don't know whether to show pictures from their game with Portugal or the home sides devastating display against the away team, both were obviously one sided but the Forum game would show a little resistance

Trousers, the thing is we all know if that did happe n the police would either take no action or the perpetrator would get a 25quid fine and 5 hours community service. Do not tell me he would get 12 months inside. That is why I believe it was harsh

I wouldnt be surprised if Cole or Terry are not in the starting line up. Capello may wonder if he looks weak if he now plays Cole. Another thing I noticed in Terry's interview, when he said about leaders he said himself Lampard Gerrard but omitted Rooney. Perhaps they dont get on

may i also add If Phil brings you a bottle of wine and it says Lebanese on the label, dont give it away. Keep it for yourself as it is wonderful. i made them istake of opening it with friends and soon realised I shouldn't have. It was too good to waste on mates.

but the club would know that there is a lot of games that are not appetising and so fans may not turn up for those games and so counter productive

34 arrests at the summer solstice last night, some for disorder, 1 for carrying an offensive weapon and the rest mainly drug offences!!!!!!!

There is nothing wrong with overspending to a degree, but 138m and counting!!!!! That is what offends me, it was pointed out time and again that you could not afford the players you had and all the mad plans Ho's contacts were telling him/us that were ongoing.You have been fortunate to enjoy the fruits of of robbery. Im sure most football fans in the country barring the top 4 would do the same, especially as you only have been penalised -9 and that didn't make a difference as you went down by 15 points. Im sure had it been your sister club Wigan i would not be so interested but I would have been just as displeased knowing they had gained at the expense of others to have those good times. Every club you beat in the last 3 years or so, has been down to you fielding a team that you shouldnt have. If it was so easy to field a team of internationals on 50-100k a week then Blackburn Wigan Burnkley Wolves etc would do so. I know I'm not going to see proper penalties imposed on your club and so your fanbase will always have the memories and experiences at no cost.

i think at the time there was surprise that the Pompey fans were allowed out when they were. Considering past histroy it may have been best they were kept in, much like other occasions in the past. The police have a difficult job, but we had intelligence on here telling us that the police were going to make an example of the fans. Is that justice? Im not sure, i put up an example of a case where a person was seriously assaulted and got only a 2 year suspended sentence. To me the balance is not correct. Yes they were idiots, with passions running high and the away fans allowed out at the same time things happened. No doubt Freeborn would not have been damaged had the away fans been left in the ground. Im sure they would have been happy to celebrate the result for an hour in the ground while all fans were cleared away.

It is not a case of defending them but surprise at the harsh sentencing. Yes somebody's eye could have been taken out. i also feel that Freeborn do not deserve to have their cars damaged

There is borrowing and able to afford and there is borrowing well above your means without ever having the ability to pay back. To carry on even after you know you cant, is reprehensible. Your club at best will have revenue streams based on 20k crowds wheras we have revenue streams on 32500. Have you been ill or abroad as you disappeared for months on end, you and Ho must be twins.

Ive a feeling there will be 22 empty seats on the flight back. If they have any sense they will ask for diplomatic immunity

Portsmouth City Football club is a totally different entity to Portsmouth football club, although both a similar as both left small businesses out of pocket and went into administration. Therefore the latter won the FA cup most recently (of course fielding a team that was brought together with funds that were never paid/outstanding) Fills you with pride im sure. I agree regarding the FA cup win in 76 is a long time ago and the majority will not even have been born let alone attended the game. Of course the 1939 event will have perhaps a handful who are still alive who attended that.

I saw a lot of Pompey fans who able to walk safely to their vehicles without having to hide their colours. That is how it should be, if this harsh sentence makes it be more likely to happen then I will accept that the law is correct. I await until the zimmer frame mob come down this season. They are gearing up to send down fans who dont normally turn up, if the rumours are true ( i know we have heard it all before, and the police will be ready). I hope the police are filming these people and make an example of those who are traveling intentionally looking for trouble