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Cannot believe they would risk everything on Wednesday when Administration will give them breathing space. They have been an absolute joke so far but unless they do a deal with HMRC before Wednesday I am sure they will seek the protection of Administration.

I have a feeling from snippets I have picked up from various sources that the 5 year plan was for public consumption. The real plan linked to substantial bonuses at a very high level was 3 years.

The story going around earlier in the season was that Coppell was Nicola's first choice but on his way to complete terms Coppell called to cancel saying he had promised himself a period away from Management after leaving Reading and was going to stick to that for the present. That would explain him not taking any other job.

Basically he has now come out in public what I was told he was previously saying privately. It is also what a lot of supporters have been saying for a little while now. We are not good enough and part of that has to be down to Manager tactics. Make no mistake, Cortese will fire Pardew if he does not demonstrate an ability to improve our lot by results on the field. Sad that we are talking about the possibility of losing a Manager again when it has been the most enjoyable and fruitful season for years but these guys, or particularly Cortese, mean business.

It is a difficult one but the wide players must be disciplined and not go looking infield for the ball. Stay wide and eventually the midfield will get it.

We are in year 1 and likely to fail, we need to be promoted in year 2 and be in the top 6 of the Championship for year 3. If we do that Pardew will have achieved a lot and I am sure he will then be given a further year as publically those at the top have said 5 years and will not lose face but.............. I am not knocking Pardew (although I have my doubts he is capable enough) as I think he did a great job up to Christmas. He has to move forward now. He was given the money to take us to the next level. He has to produce results. Yesterday he did not get the right result.

That is what I am led to believe from a contact away from the club with good contacts at a high level and from reading between the lines of comments made by Pardew.

This has not come from any contact I have at the club. Those contacts would not be privy to such information

Qick answer, no I would not be suprised. Meat on the bone: Anyone who really thinks this is a 5 year plan are not reading between the lines on what Pardew and some posters are saying. The real plan is 3 years. Anyone who thinks Pardew will be given until next season to prove himself are wrong imo for reasons I will not go into. He is and will be judged on this seasons progress. If he does not demonstrate in the remaining games of the season that we will be odds on for automatic promotion next year he will be gone and I think he knows it.

The real plan is 3 years to reach the Premiership is what I have heard away from SMS but from someone who might have contact with what Cortese is saying privately. Pardew is under immense pressure as he says in the article. His job is very much on the line. Failure to get in the playoffs (now unlikely) or only a couple of points from it will likely bring an end to his involvement. He now has the players he desired (Elliott Ward excepted although, it seems from the article, he tried to screw us on wages) and must have a better second half to the season than the first half. Exeter was not a good start.

No room for a wind turbine. Too many bloody birds

OK let's see what happens. As I said it was only an informed opinion from the person I spoke to

No he can play across the midfield. The suggestion last Saturday when I was at the ground was that Lallana would likely play on the left but it was an informed opinion at that time

Expected Lallana to play on the left. Puncheon will play centre of midfield as the playmaker I am assuming

Good team. Give my best to Henri and David

We have Goldfinches, Greenfinches, Chaffinches, Robins, Blackbirds, Fieldfares, Starlings, Long Tailed Tits, Great Tits, Blue Tits, Carrion Crows (enjoying the snails), Magpies, Green Woodpecker, Greater Spotted Woodpecker and a Tawny Owl in the tree at night to name but a few.

Have you actually watched them regularly? Perry has not has a bad game when he plays, he is intelligent, aware and, in the absence of our main two is the obvious choice. Jaidi I have already commented on.

I like Jaidi, a no nonsense centre back who has done no wrong, but I think Pardew likes the fact that Seaborne has a natural left foot and brings balance to the defence. As you say Seaborne is not available for the JPT so I expect Jaidi will come in for that and for Pompey Jaidi & Perry would be my pairing.

Agree, Lambert should start. As for Jaidi I am not sure he has been rested recently. I think he is a bench man with Fonte & Seaborne the preferred pairing from now on

Absolutely agree. Pompey game is an insignificant pimple on the bum of Southampton Football Club. Still love to beat them and I will be there but if we lose, so what!

So is this why Pompey dispute they do not owe Gaydamac?

I suspect the starting line up will be Davis Otsemobor - Fonte - Seaborne - Harding Antonio - Schneiderlin - Puncheon - Lallana Lambert - Barnard

Chainrai taken control now to make sure he can look at the books, the extent of the mess and then decide if Administration might be the only way before next Wednesday?

What odds Murray setting Cortese up for Charity/Suchet issue. Murray knows the Echo is banned from SMS. What better way at getting at Cortese by turning up and making sure he maximises publicity over the ban. It is not beyond Murray from what I have heard.

OK so Faraj and Jacob say default on both sides of the loan deal so Chainrai is not the real owner of Portsmouth. So Chainrai is a creditor just like HMRC. What a mess I fear when the Judge see's what is going on he will give an adjournment for the two disputing owners to sort themselves out. One good issue for me is Chainrai saying he does not want to retain ownership, just sort out the club and find an investor. Sorry but it seems to me he is acting like a self appointed Administrator without the power.