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100-4 off 28 overs Looks like we have let them off the hook again.

Hales lbw b Tomlinson 0 6/2 4.5 overs

N Edwards c Pothas b Cork 4 5/1 3.2 overs

Hants won the toss and put Notts in to bat. Umpires: B Dudleston, J F Steele Nottinghamshire: N Edwards, Shafayat, Hales, Adams, Patel, Brown, Read (C/W), Mullaney, Franks, Pattinson, Shreck Hampshire: Dawson, Adams, Benham, McKenzie, Vince, Pothas (C/W), Ervine, Cork, Balcombe, Herath, Tomlinson Carberry with England Lions, Lumb still away with England, Ali still injured and Griffiths has a routine medical check up.

Lord Triesman standing down from FA. So he should.

Unless he produces proof to FIFA they have to be unfounded. At least Spain/Russia will not be able to try anything now if there was some truth to the story

First you have to ask what Lord Triesman is doing talking to this young lady about such matters rather than alert FIFA. I suspect he has no evidence and it was just an opinion to impress her. What was she doing taking a tape recorder to such meeting? What was her motive? Who put her up to this? That said, Lord Triesman has been very indiscreet and should no longer serve as Chairman of FA let alone the bidding committee from which he has resigned. He is now soiled goods. Unless he steps down or is pushed from football administration at the FA we will not gain the support we need to hold the 2018 World Cup. It is easy to blame the media but it is Lord Triesman who needs to take 100% of the blame

Yes until he places them into liquidation he can sell the players and use the money towards the debt. I was talking about when it reaches liquidation

Agree with you on this.

If the CVA is not accepted they are liquidated. Players contracts revert to PFA so no sale value. There is nothing to sell so HMRC get nothing. They will NOT go down that route. They will argue and make sure every penny is squeezed out but they collect for the public purse and will not throw it all away. If they do not sell the club then I agree about the perilous state in August. In that case liquidation might be the only answer

Lloyd James - no pace, no flair, not good enough at this level. Simon Gillett - not rally given the chance despite playing at a higher level. Clearly Pardew does not see him fitting into his style. He will get another club Oliver Lancashire - could have developed and will do well elsewhere. We have enough for that position who are ahead of him. Good luck to him in the future Chris Perry - Good servant of the club and still one of the best defensive football brains. Reads the game well but age is against him if we want to build a long term stable centre back understanding. We have Fonte, Seabourn and Martin with Jaidi's strength as cover Wayne Thomas - Did enough to sugest he was good cover at the back but wages too high and injury prone now. Graeme Murty - We took him on knowling he had an injury history and it caried on. Cannot afford to risk it again next season. If he can recover a little fitness he will do a good job for someone in Div 1 Jamie White - not really had the opportunity and I do not see him breaking into the first team squad so best he looks elsewhere at a lower level. Michael Poke - Not going to break into the squad and at this stage in his career he needs first team football somewhere. He will get it. Jon Otsemobor - signal of intent we are looking to strengthen that area and Calderon looks a signed on certainty when the window opens. Thoght we might have given him another year as cover but not that suprised he is going. Cannot really comment on the others below as I have not seen them but clearly we had too many youngsters under contract who will never break into the first team so not suprised. Kayne McLaggon Tom Dunford Jack Boyle I wonder if this is all. Perhaps some of the others under contract will be put on the transfer list soon.

You are not. He is ok but has not come up to the hype. I would be looking to find someone better in his place at the first opportunity. He is not good enough!

I will tell you what will likely happen Nick.The CVA will happen and Pompey will start the season in the Championship without a points deduction Chainrai or a new buyer will control the club but there will be very little money for investment in players Most of the high earners will go and be replaced by cheap options They will struggle and end up mid lower table Grant will go Within 2 or 3 seasons they will fall into League 1 but I expect that will be the bottoming of their demise If there are financial irregularities all the above bets are off other than Grant going and a points deduction will see them relegated to in Div 1 at the end of next season.

I make no apology for quoting this post as I feel it is a good alternative view and one nearer to the truth, in my opinion. As for McMenemy and the rest making their Pardew views know in the local paper, if they had considered the man they were dealing with could it have been done better? I think it could. They could have written a letter to Cortese praising his handling of the club since he came in, how they have enjoyed Southampton FC's reimergence and how confident they are of the future in safe hands and what an inspired choice Pardew was as Manager. Ego massage from those who have been successful in the football business would have been the way to go.

Squad for tonights matsh at the Rose Bowl - 4:40 start Hampshire Squad: 4 Jimmy Adams 7 Sean Ervine 8 Liam Dawson 9 Nic Pothas 12 Dominic Cork 14 James Vince 15 Michael Carberry 18 David Griffiths 20 Chris Benham 21 James Tomlinson 25 Chris Wood 27 Neil McKenzie 34 Rangana Herath No Kabir Ali yet but I spoke to him yesterday and he is ok but did not want to risk it today. Should be ok for the Notts game next week. Lumb will miss the Notts game as he will not have returned in time following Englands appearance in the T20 final Chris Woods is the new name. Coming on leaps and bounds in the 2nds and although he will not likely get a Championship game this season he will possibly get a limited over game before the season's end. I expect Woods to miss out this time with Griffiths or Tomlinson the other.

Eh! he has scored three centries this season for Hants (one against the universities) and the divisions 4th highest run scorer this season with 425 in 5 matches

The Echo looked it over and could not see anything to cause its withdrawal. Source - Echo Pardew looked through it before it was withdrawn but could not see anything of note. Source - someone who was asked to collect them up from the dressing room. One of the programme contributors thinks it might have been his article which was slightly critical of Cortese. If it was that I am told he is rather embarrassed by the reaction. Source - someone who was with the contributor today. So basically no one knows but it was clearly not important to anyone other that the person who ordered them to be withdrawn.

1 - 347 VP Terry & CL Smith v Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham 1987 2 - 321 G Brown & EIM Barrett v Gloucestershire County Ground, Southampton 1920 3 - 344 G Brown & CP Mead v Yorkshire United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth 1927 4 - 263 RE Marshall & DA Livingstone v Middlesex Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood 1970 5 - 235 G Hill & DF Walker v Sussex United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth 1937 6 - 411 RM Poore & EG Wynyard v Somerset County Ground, Taunton 1899 7 - 325 G Brown & CH Abercrombie v Essex County Ground, Leyton 1913 8 - 257 N Pothas & AJ Bichel v Gloucestershire College Ground, Cheltenham 2005 9 - 230 DA Livingstone & AT Castell v Surrey County Ground, Southampton 1962 10 - 192 HAW Bowell & WH Livsey v Worcestershire Dean Park, Bournemouth 1921

Updated echo report http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/8155768.Pardew_remains_coy_about_his_future/

No idea.

Plenty of speculation and I have received telephone calls and texts I have no idea what is going on, and why should I. We finished 7th and close enough to playoffs to suggest Pardew will be given more time. It is said that our Owner and Chairman are unhappy because Pardew promised at least a playoff place if he was given more money in January. He was and he "failed" but for the majority of the supporters is seems that are satisfied with the progress we have made. I believe next seasons start will deterimine Pardews future at the club. Our owner not turning up is because he was unhappy with our position! Or was it simply because of the air restrictions. We do not know. It is said that Cortese & Pardew do not get on. We know Cortese has put Pardew under a lot of pressure. So what! That is par for the job. Cortese wanted us to concentrate on the league, Pardew came out and said the Cups were important this season. If so Pardew achieved his goal. Differences of opinion are healthy providing it does not impinge of the overall business plan. For me we are heading in the right direction and another year of winning in League 1 will give us the increased confidence of contuining that run in the Championship the following season. A meeting next Wednesday to decide Pardews future? Or is it the meeting we all expected to discuss the summer transfer stratagy, review the season and business plan and decide which players to move on/not renew contracts/award extended or new contracts. We do not know Mark Hughes coming? There was rumour he was seen going into St Mary's the day we were playing away at Tranmere. I asked if anyone had seen Cortese at Tranmere that day but no one said they did but that does not mean he was not there. So at present we do not know. New right back signing - Brighton have come out publically and said he is coming to us. If he is, does that not suggest Pardew has agreed the same and will be here next season. Cortese will have sanctioned the future signing although he does have a history of pulling the plug on player signings. Solent have a media agreement with Saints so it is possible the have access to more than most but I suspect it is the rumour mill rather than hints from well positioned individuals. Likewise the Echo have a decent relationship with the football side of the club (players/managers/coaches but theirs will likely be from speculation/rumour rather that informed facts. So when it comes to Pardew's future we do not know. He has come out and said he wants to stay. So it is up to our Owner and Chairman. The vibes out there are for him to go. I am prepared to suggest he will stay. I still have my doubts on his ability at a higher level but we do not get rid of players because they will not perform at Premier level when we are playing in Div 1 and I see Pardew in that same position. Surely he had done enough to be given more time. If he fails to live up to the expectations early next season (and apart from our sketchy away form being addressed he should do) then that is the time to think again, not now.

Pardew intends to stay. He is going nowhere unless pushed. Cortese may have had his differences with Pardew but he is not about to push him out. The business plan is still intact, just! Plans will start for next season soon after the last game on Saturday. Discussions will take place on who will be released and what target positions are to strengthen/cover. Preparations for next season will start after a short break. Automatic promotion is the only playing target next year. Why has Cortese not commented on the speculation? - Because he sees no need to comment on such speculation. It is a consistant approach from him.

Heard he is now bowling 4 days a week and hopes to be fit to take part in first team action by the end of May. Early days but progress being made.

Points each month August 3 points out of 15 - 20% September 6 out of 15 - 40% October 13 out of 15 - 87% November 4 out of 9 - 44% December 12 out of 18 - 67% January 5 out of 9 - 55% February 8 out of 12 - 67% March 12 out of 18 - 67& April 17 out of 21 - 81%

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