OldNick

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

' A THUG who attacked a teenager at a Winchester bar has been given a 12-month suspended sentence. Winchester Crown Court Thug escapes jail after attack in Winchester ##########, punched Southampton student ######## as he was leaving Bar 3One in The Square in the early hours of Good Friday last year. A jury convicted ###### of carrying out the attack, which left his 18-year-old victim with a fractured nose and eye socket. He also had to have a metal plate inserted into his face. Judge #r, CBE, described the attack as a 'malicious assault'. He said: “You will know that courts are very worried about the number of outbreaks of violence late at night. “So I have a duty to send a message out that people who behave violently on the streets of Winchester need to be taught a lesson. “The sentence is suspended so that you have the opportunity to show me that you can live for the next two-years without committing any other offences.” #, claimed he acted in self-defence. # was ordered to do 150 hours unpaid work and pay his victim £1,200 in compensation. His 12-month sentence was suspended for two years. ' I copy an example why I believe the sentences were harsh, now it could be said that the judge was too soft of course.

that's the point, if it happened elsewhere they would get a suspended sentence or community service. I dont condone the violence, but those fans were behind fences . if they had beaten up a fan, then I would be very happy with this sentence but it was posturing. I think a fan on here siad that the police were out to make examples of these people. Funny how W******d, who ****ed on the seats and was banned, was not convicted of indecent exposure and his banning order got lost.

yep, those hub caps are a grand a time. Every scratch and dent that had been on the cars would all of a sudden appear as criminal damage on the day. You know how it goes when people think they can make a claim. I dont condone it, but passions rise and even sensible people can lose it. How long did those fans get for beating the yeovil fan outside the ground?

How about accepting that the club just dont wish to have an installment plan this season, they may also not want to provide a creche, should we be up in arms about that? The club can decide as they wish and it is not all about trying to upset the fan base. I suspect NC is very happy that his scheme re the new shirt without the sponsors name is likely to bring in another fantastic profit, he knows how to wring it out of us, but why the surprise?

Harsh. Making examples is ok ,but for hurling hub caps!!! shame the lady judge was lenient when Pompey went to the High court after taking 138m of other peoples money

MOG, the JPT was last season and so the charter should have been current then. The £3 booking fee pre ticket was not fan friedly. Personally Im getting on with it, the club needs money to pay for better players and so we all have to contribute a bit

You are right, I mentioned the fans charter some time ago. The whole JPT thing was a rip off, charging a booking fee per ticket was the worst IMO.....of course our own fans were doing the same Silverspoon lol

May I add that the coach operators knew that the coaches would be in short supply and lift their rates. I do agree though that the club may have got a profit. They are a business and so why not?

it is isnt a case of I'll give 10 reasons so you give 10 reasons why not. As a s/t holder I pay for 23 games, of which due to various committments I can't make perhaps 5-6. The club realise that really Iam paying more per game than if I bought weekly as I may only attend 16/17/18. Also I will go if we are not winning every game. If they dont sell me a s/t they know I may not go if we are not winning. So therefore these business minded people realsie that the S?T holders are important and I believe will not jeopodise that. Again I agree the renewals not sent out is an odd one, but I dont see the conspiracy here.

There is one thing that tells me that the club are not trying to get S/ts stopped. If they wanted to get rid, I doubt they'd have given such a discount if you buy before a certain time. I do agree that the renewal forms should have been sent by post, but the club may send a reminder, with say 10 days to go to people who have not renewed.That would save costs but target the fans who were not renewing. I may be proved wrong but I dont think the club wish to upset the S/t fan base.

it didnt effect them until last night.

no we should play Rooney up front in a lone role , like he does for Man u with wingers and midfielders breaking into the box

DD, I only blame the people I dont rate. 'it's all your fault'.....only kidding

I think Beckenbauer's comments about kick and rush really hit the spot and the players tried to play an alien game. As for not qualkifying for Euro 2008 , luckily we got rid of all those players.........ohh

it is football fan disease, even Capello is now getting flak