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Nick, if you are blaming the Registrar you really do not understand how the legal system works. Stop being and old woman and enjoy the ride.

Dawson is thought very highly by the club and coaches as a top order batsman at the present time. I suspect when Lumb comes back he will occupy the no 3 spot with McKenzie at 4 and Dawson at 5.

I have never subscribed to the “they are toast” comments. PFC is near to the edge. They have no money other than that produced by the cup run and they still owe about £100m. Lack of money has seen them have to sell their better players before the season started and Administration has resulted in a 9 points deduction. Both have contributed to their relegation. Reports (Slater of BBC) now suggest that the Administrator will be able to secure a CVA of about 30% and that HMRC will not have the important 25% to enable them to influence the issue. So what does that mean? I do not have the full figures but Chainrai is a secure creditor still owed about £13.4m. Football creditor debts are about £10m. That leaves about £75m unsecured. A new owner must therefore find £22.5m for CVA plus say £23.5 secure creditors = £46M. On top of that money will be needed to invest in the playing side to avoid them imploding in the CCC. Assuming the parachute payments remain in place (if they are used to pay off creditors it means a new buyer has to find less to purchase so that balances out) then that may be the working capital a new owner needs. However the squad needs to be drastically changed as they will not be able to afford the high wages. Whoever buys PFC will not be doing it for love but as an investment in the long term. He or she will believe that it will be possible to return PFC to the Premier within the Parachute payment period. However, they have an unacceptable ground, no academy or training facilities and far too many employees still. All that will have to be dealt with to turn the club around, if it was ever going in a positive direction in the past! So, not toast but a very barren period with a totally new squad of players and every possibility of dropping another tier in the football hierarchy. Without the CVA there is the very real prospect of a further 15 points deduction next season and favouritism to drop further. If financial irregularities are identified it could get even worse. Would you invest your money in such an enterprise? Saints supporters should be content that PFC has not just received a bloody nose but a fractured skull and the prognosis is doubtful. We can enjoy their struggle for years to come. Just like old times.

No need to panic. So we lost 3 points for not drawing against a club not expected to figure at the end of the season, and with Lumb, Dimi & Cork not playing. Well done Adams. Ali seemed to bowl well second innings. Dawson is being groomed as a top order batsman and not likely to bowl much. Homegrown players Dellman!! - Adams, Dawson, Benham, Griffiths, Tomlinson, Briggs. That is over 50% of out team.

75/1 off 20. 173 required off 28overs

11-0 off 6 overs. Seeing off the new ball

248 required in a minimum of 49 overs. As a 1 dayer, possible but on a wearing wicket and no bowling/fielding restrictions looks a tall order. My bet is they will play steadily until tea and review then

Essex have a lead of 203 going to lunch. Rules for last day state minimum of 80 overs and then 1 final hour when a mininum of 16 overs need to be bowled. 31 overs bowled this morning. That leaves another 65 less 2 for change of innings. I do not expect Essex to declare yet. One senario will be to bat on for another 13 overs and try to get a lead of 250. That will leave Hampshire 50 overs to get at 5 an over. Let's see if Essex have the balls. Without Kaneria in the side (he has not arrived yet and rumour is he is one the local police would like to interview on match fixing issues) I think it unlikely. Game has draw written all over it.

Many thanks from Frank's Cousin and myself to all those entering through Turnstile A for their massive support and donations. Frank was garanteeing a win to those donating. Thank God we did. Would have hated for him to have to stand outside afterwards giving out refunds SAINTS SUPPORTERS, TAKE A BOW.

Thanks to the many who donated. Final collection figures will be emailed to the club who will report it on the Official site.

http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/CommunityNews/0,,10280~2017144,00.html Now on the official web site. Please give generously

http://www.rosebowlplc.com/news/lvcc-v-essex-9th-april/ LVCC v Essex - day 1After a long hard winter it was a wonderful moment watching Pothas lead Hampshire out onto the Chelmsford pitch and Kabir Ali, wearing shirt number 33, take the new ball. Ali was clearly excited about the prospect when I spoke to him a few days ago, his only regret being that it would be a while before he bowls in front of his new home crowd at The Rose Bowl. Ali’s first over for Hampshire went for a miserly 2 but caused no real alarms. At the River End James Tomlinson was straight into his stride with a tightly bowled maiden which gave John Maunders no chance to get away. In the absence of Alastair Cook who is being rested by the ECB, Essex opened with Maunders and new signing Billy Godleman. After 10 overs Essex were 40 for 0 and Hampshire had made their first bowling change, bringing in Ervine for Tomlinson, whose opening spell had gone for 19 runs. Ali was still bowling with intent from the Hayes Close End and almost had a chance when a ball kept low and appeared to squirt off Godleman’s bat into the slips, but couldn’t have carried. David Griffiths came into the attack in the 13th and after a few wayward balls found his line to finish the over impressively. And indeed it was Griffiths who made the breakthrough in the 15th when he fielded the ball off his own bowling, noticed non-striker Maunders being sent back by Godleman, and split the stumps with a direct hit. Essex were 68 for 1 after an hour of play. In the 17th Griffiths was clearly giving the batsmen trouble. After Godleman edged through the slips to reach the safety of the non-striker’s end Griffiths shaved Tom Westley’s bat a number of times before he finally made contact and Nic Pothas safely pouched the catch. Essex were 79 for 2 as Westley departed for 1. Tomlinson returned in the 20th and should have struck straight away. For the first time the ball was starting to swing and Godleman would have perished for 45 had Adams not uncharacteristically juggled the catch and dropped it at the second time of asking. 4 overs later his 50 came up, off 74 balls with 5 fours. Griffiths finished his spell with 5-1-22-1 and was replaced by Kabir Ali, clearly striving for his first Hampshire wicket. Essex proceeded very cautiously towards lunch until the 28th over when Matt Walker, having been hit on the head by Ali, released the pressure with a pair of fours off Tomlinson. Ali almost struck just before the break when an impassioned lbw appeal against Godleman (on 54) was turned down. The players went into lunch with Essex on 102 for 2.

Just a reminder of some changes in the points system 16 points for a win (was 14 last season) 3 points for a draw (was 4 last season) A maximum of five batting points to be available 200 to 249 runs ................................................... 1 point 250 to 299 runs ................................................. 2 points 300 to 349 runs ................................................. 3 points 350 to 399 runs ................................................. 4 points 400 runs or over ................................................ 5 points A maximum of three bowling points to be available 3 to 5 wickets taken ............................................ 1 point 6 to 8 wickets taken .......................................... 2 points 9 to 10 wickets taken ........................................ 3 points All now within the first 110 overs in each first innings (was 120 overs last season)

Adams has just dropped Godleman in the slips. Easy chance

79-2

68-1 not a bowling wicket though run out (Griffiths)

Intending to cover every turnstile. Frank's Cousin and myself will be covering Turnstile 1 Itchen

Might have been a good toss for Essex to lose! 60-0 of 13 overs. Long way to go though.

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Why are you talking to a banned poster!!!! He cannot reply

Wicket looks green so no suprise Hampshire putting Essex in Team - Carberry, Adams, Dawson, McKenzie, Benham, Pothas, Ervine, Ali, Tomlinson, Griffiths, Briggs. Vince was the player left out.

This is what I said on another thread. Multiple threads on the same subject are a joke!

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/frattonlatest/Pompey-star-can-play-in.6213752.jp What a farce. The club did not know that the trigger for Dindane was 22 games not 20. Someone is playing games here and I don't mean football.

Good balanced post holepuncher. I particularly like the idea of the away team keeping their share of the gate ie revenue from tickets they sell to their own supporters.

They won't be told! Like banging your head against a brick wall.