Weston Saint

This last week I have been close to telling a few posters exactly what I thought of them (swear filter might have been a problem though) so today I put all 5 on ignore. Tonight on one thread containing 21 posts at the time I key this 10 were from those on my ignore list. Bless Ignore

T20 Finals for the 3rd season in a row, second in the County Championship 2 and top of CB40 group at present. Not a bad season so far.

You would have to question his judgement under your analogy, would you not?

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11674/7928934/ Tal Ben Haim says he is prepared to help Portsmouth survive after administrator Trevor Birch said the player's wages were moving the club to the brink of extinction. The 30-year-old former Manchester City and Chelsea defender has one year remaining on his contract, but his salary, and that of a number of other high-earners, could see Pompey go into liquidation before the start of the coming season. Birch has imposed a salary cap, and an offer to buy the club by former owner Balu Chainrai is on condition that high earners like Ben Haim are off the wage bill. The Israel international spoke to Sky Sports News after Birch told the Independent that the player and his agent Pini Zahavi were "not helping" the situation at Fratton Park. Ben Haim said: "I've lost a lot of money, but it's not about the figures. It's over £2.5m net but I'm prepared to lose more, I'm prepared to help the club and lose more money. Fees "On the other hand, the administrator's fee is not less than what I earn. Nobody talks about that, so I prefer to lose more but he has to cut his fees as well. "I can say when it went to administration we sat with the administrator, and in five to 10 minutes we had a deal. "We agreed everything, Trevor spoke with us but then he disappeared for two months, so it's not our fault. "He forgot that you have to negotiate with the players and not with the press. The press are not going to sign a compromise, they have to sit with us and tell us the figures exactly." Greg Halford on Twitter this afternoon. I think the majority of Pompey fans know I'm willing to do anything I can to help the club and keep it living but for people who are asking me to tear up my contract need to know I am willing to do that but it leaves the club in a worse situation. The best thing for me to do for the club is is try and get a fee from another club for my services and pay off outstanding debts instead of making more debts for the club. Its the hardest thing I ever gone through and it kills me to see the club like this, but thats how it stands at the moment. I love this club and I want to see it survive

I have it on good authority that Walcott favours Liverpool. This comes from a friend who was speaking to a relation of Walcott a few weeks ago

One word INTEGRITY Well done Southampton Football Club, it's owners and Mr Cortese. The only advantage SFC seeks is honest advantage.

I am flattered by the support but as Ottery says I will survive. I was only answering another posters enquiry. Obvious I know, but he did ask! I keep away from controversial posts. It does no good engaging such people and only feeds their obsessions. Good signing when complete.

He is on his way to meet up and I assume he will then sign the contract. When that is complete Saints will announce it. Later tonight or tomorrow morning is favourite

Solent say premature. Likely they know but waiting for the official. Jordan Sibley says media team just arrived at the ground where we are playing this evening. I suspect announcement will be today

You forgot that from the moment the club went into Administration Chainrai lost the sezure option. All assets are protected in Administration. If the Trust offer to buy the assets for a reasonable sum, say £5m Birch will go to court and get it approved. That is all Chainrai will get. He has no power unless he buys the club on the terms he suggested (muddied now by the FL's requirements

Although the fee paid to Spurs was undisclosed it was known to be £1m although that fee was muddied by the transfer of Bale to Spurs. Forecast came through Spurs academy and it was his display for the under 18's which earned him promotion to the first team although he only benched 6 times. He was bought to Lowes attention by Lowe's Dutch adviser (cannot remember his name but he was always behind the scene) This advisor told Lowe that Forecast had a bright future hence the fee and the long 5 year contract. Soon after he joined our Goalkeeping Coach of the time allegedly told Lowe that Forecast would never be a goalkeeper. Soon after the Coach was put on garden leave!! Forecast must have had something in his early years or he would not have been training with Spurs first team. It seems he has failed to develop but it is strange that as a 17 year old he made such an impression in the youth cup run yet now he is supposed to be useless. Something must have happened!!

Royal Lochnagar single malt hits the spot. Jura single malt is my present tipple. Lagavulin or Laphroaig when I fancy something more peaty.

Using return icon top left of IE9 does not work. Locks into page with history showing what hutch saying. Seems the f connect is messing up.. I have to right click to get history and bypass.

Agree with Hutch, bloody annoying.

I always thought early reports of him signing were strange. I think it was a case of him being aware we had made an approach and he was excited by it. Then we had to agree a fee with his club and then negotiate terms (which we appear to be doing now) and then a medical. I still expect this to materialise before the end of the week or it will be dead in the water

Agree with you on this. We arer a Premier side up against world class players. We should not be blooding rookies from other clubs. The original poster tends to get most things wrong anyway.

Why would supporters or the general public?

As at Wednesday Morning the players have no knowledge of any transfer in's. Words "absolutely nothing heard" was the expression. If the players know nothing I suggest the rumour mill will equally have nothing concrete!

FL - Will you be able to fulfill fixtures? PFC - Yes FL - What about Administration? PFC - We have a CVA in principle FL - Why only in principle? PFC - Because it is dependent on high earners moving on without most of the money we owe them. FL - Are they likely to take this route? PFC - No signs so far FL - So will you be able to fulfill your fixtures? PFC - Good point, we do not know. FL - Come back when you have some certainty and we will consider your prospect of cheating more players out of wages and the world out of more money and taxes.

Assume so, by proxy.

Representing their members.

Parachute payments are to assist the club and not limited to paying wages.

Looks like you are relying too much on the PFA representing the players in an Administration senario as is. If liquidation that is a totally different situation.

Can you show me where PFA will agree to continue to honour contracts including future payments? I thought it was only payments to date of liquidation.

The players will agree a compromise pay off and leave. There will be more pressure put on them during the next 28 days but they will be aware that if PFC 2010 is liquidated they will no longer be a football creditor but unsecure creditors like everyone else other than Chainrai. There is no money if liquidation. Forget the parachute payments if liquidation. The moment PFC 2010 cease to exist the payments cease to be due. PFC will continue under Chainrai or the Trusts hands in Div 1. If it is Chainrai it will be under a CVA and no points deduction. If under the Trust it will be with Birch going to court to take away Chainrai’s charge and the new CVA vote will fail. PFC will carry on but with a points deduction All in my opinion, of course.