trousers Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 They've bought three Poles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint in Paradise Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 @pn_neil_allen: The #Pompey masses back for pre-season training. http://t.co/uLynnbob Where was that photo taken? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 Where was that photo taken? Good question. Looks like a school playing field Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedg Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 They've bought three Poles! Typical pompey. spent the money on poles leaving only enough in the budget to buy one boot for several of the players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 Looks like at least 17 players there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint si Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 I count 18 I think. So no need to remove the embargo, yes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dellgirl Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 They are very fond of Southsea Common. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkster Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 Neil Allen @pn_neil_allen Kanu and Mokoena not here at #Pompey. Ben Haim, Varney and Norris are. Triallists including Jon Harley also present. More later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 lets be honest...they are going to struggle like fuk this season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaMarlin Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 A glance at Google Earth shows there to be a thick conifer hedge like that at Wellington Sports Ground, along Stoneham Lane.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingeletiss Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 I count 18 I think. So no need to remove the embargo, yes? I've counted 20!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andysstuff Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 Neil Allen @pn_neil_allen Kanu and Mokoena not here at #Pompey. Ben Haim, Varney and Norris are. Triallists including Jon Harley also present. More later. Wasn't it mentioned a few pages back that Kanu was having tests in hospital this week and had been excused training? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verbal Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 I've counted 20!! And I've counted 21, giving the odd arm and a leg the benefit of the doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutch Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 Neil Allen @pn_neil_allen Kanu and Mokoena not here at #Pompey. Ben Haim, Varney and Norris are. Triallists including Jon Harley also present. More later. That's a huge blow for Birch. Even with his imposed cap of £5k there's no way he can afford that lot this month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkster Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 Neil Allen @pn_neil_allen Ashley Westwood also not here. Latest from #Pompey pre-season training. http://tiny.cc/ckb6gw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holepuncture Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 And so the sympathy starts... @TonyHusbandBBC: Off to see how the #pompey squad is looking after another tough summer for club. How many training today will be there in August? Another tough summer for the club? What about the tough summers that the creditors have had FFS? and another tough summer for the UK tax payer... sickening really. Still, great to see Ben Haim, Kitson, Varney and all the others back at training under the terms of their contracts of employment. Shame Kanu and Mokoena had to go straight to the treatment room/shed! They have plenty of players, quit your bleating voldermort, youre sounding like you have caught the deluded pompey plague. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkster Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 Mick Williams @mickwill @pn_neil_allen I think Kanu has time off for a heart specialist appointment. Too easy to do it during six weeks off, I suppose! #Pompey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suewhistle Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 @pn_neil_allen I think Kanu has time off for a heart specialist appointment. Too easy to do it during six weeks off, I suppose! #Pompey Well, standard NHS waiting time - not too bad really. Most clubs would have paid to go private... Ah... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutch Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 Whitey's ahead of him in the queue, so he'll have to wait his turn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctoroncall Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 I've counted 20!! I also see 20, not sure whether there are coaches included in that shot (no sign of the master magician). But still as Bournemouth found out when they had an embargo one of their coaches had to come out of retirement to help out on the playing side! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 (edited) . Triallists including Jon Harley also present. More later. Recently released by Notts County after being on loan at League Two's Rotherham. Edited 9 July, 2012 by Torres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 Recently released by Notts County after being on loan at League Two's Rotherham. Wow he's fallen far considering he was at Chelsea and a real hot prospect at 18. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaMarlin Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 So do we know yet whether Westwood is really going to be Appy's right-hand man, or whether they are trying to sneak a player under the wire? Might explain why he wasn't at training. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopGun Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 Wow he's fallen far considering he was at Chelsea and a real hot prospect at 18. Preumably another big "I am" who is now another struggling "I blew it by being a knob". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyinthesky Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 A glance at Google Earth shows there to be a thick conifer hedge like that at Wellington Sports Ground, along Stoneham Lane.. Pompey news reckons they are still training at Eastleigh Seems that Sam Magri is still with them Thought he had left decent enough player at U 18 level Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedg Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 Looks like they are going all out with the "trying to make it appear everything is normal" plan. Looks at us with players and our normal practice area, etc. Will be interesting to know if this is a one off for the press or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmel Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 One of the main reasons pompey are in such a mess is the series of dumb buys that have made over the years. Seems they are going to make another one http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/pompey-past/pompey-welcome-four-new-faces-to-training-1-4036125 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suewhistle Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 Looks like they are going all out with the "trying to make it appear everything is normal" plan. Looks at us with players and our normal practice area, etc. Will be interesting to know if this is a one off for the press or not. Hah, a conspiracy theory! Mind you, it is pompey so it's worth imagining ridiculous and devious situations. I'd ask local residents to keep an eye on Farlington, Bransbury park, the Sailing Centre, King George V playing fields (oh, and possibly Moneyfields) for signs of unusual training activity... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suewhistle Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 Incidentally, all these players training doesn't mean that much. I'm over in the UK in August and if I can I'll try and get some training in with the local womens' side where aged parent lives. Won't be transferring though, just keeping myself fit.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedg Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 Hah, a conspiracy theory! Mind you, it is pompey so it's worth imagining ridiculous and devious situations. I'd ask local residents to keep an eye on Farlington, Bransbury park, the Sailing Centre, King George V playing fields (oh, and possibly Moneyfields) for signs of unusual training activity... IF they were still on the lookout for a buyer then I could understand "putting on a show" by paying to use their normal training area (must have had to pay upfront surely).However as they appear to be stuck between the devil (chinny) or the deep blue sea (liquidation) not sure why they would spend the money? Only guess I can come up with is to placate anyone at the league who might be getting worried about them competing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Tender Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 One of the main reasons pompey are in such a mess is the series of dumb buys that have made over the years. Seems they are going to make another one http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/pompey-past/pompey-welcome-four-new-faces-to-training-1-4036125LOL Must have a dumb buy, yah? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 Michael Appleton also looked to ease his goalkeeper shortage by using ex-England under-18 shot-stopper Simon Eastwood and Laurie Walker. The 23-year-old Eastwood was most recently at Halifax Town, while Walker, 22, played for Kettering Town, when Pompey’s likely new first-team coach Ashley Westwood was caretaker boss. So this is the calibre of player that UnAppy has been talking to, pleading with them to keep waiting for everything to be resolved and who have been reported as desperate to join. All I can say is: LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 @pn_neil_allen: Anyone know where Kanu is? Appleton would love to know. Currently AWOL. File a missing persons. #Pompey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Tender Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/7884385/ So the skates think that Rangers' players would leave one basket-case bankrupt club to join an even bigger basket-case bankrupt club? Totally and utterly deluded, as usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/7884385/ So the skates think that Rangers' players would leave one basket-case bankrupt club to join an even bigger basket-case bankrupt club? Totally and utterly deluded, as usual. He's made a total of 9 first team appearances for Rangers after being promoted to the 1st team squad after the first bunch of first teamers jumped ship shortly after they went into admin. I bet he's brilliant. Meanwhile, we've just picked up the Rangers skipper. WTFILN? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holepuncture Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 Looks like they are going all out with the "trying to make it appear everything is normal" plan. Looks at us with players and our normal practice area, etc. Will be interesting to know if this is a one off for the press or not. You can be sure they are up to something, they are always trying to spin and lie their way through the week. Still, great to see our favorite pompey players back out there... must be £200k per week minimum amoungst that lot today! mr d. there is nothing wrong with investment, the Pompey problem has always been that the investment has been in the wrong things. consider for a moment if we had our own training facilities, a ground capable of holding say 30,000 - just that last thing alone potentially [and yes I know it isnt guaranteed] raises the matchday revenues by 1/3rd. It would also signal a return to stability, engender pride in the club and provide a platform to move upwards. Business finance isn't altruism, it never will be, but applied correctly it can take a moribund and failing corporation and inject new life into it, thus adding value and attracting yet more clout. But there is a further observation, those investing in the trust and owning a share of the club will also want their 'say' in what happens - imagine we have a run of 5 losses. Do you think that there won't be calls for the manager to be sacked? for the team to be sacked? I fear that your wish for prudence and local partners is as fanciful as Genii capital stepping in to buy us God Bless the silly skates second paragraph. Im sorry but its too late for aspirations of owning an infrastructure, a modern 30k stadium and pride in your club... you had your chance when over half a billion pounds went through your club in 7 years and all you managed was to chuck a tarpaulin on a stand. More than half a billion and you still have fat in the pipes and a faulty clock! If you want to see what could have been cast your attention a little west-wards, take it all in and maybe write down a few notes to get prepared for Moneyfields. On another note it looks like they are lining up some more billionaires who like all these mystery players, are desperate for pompey... im sure the capital owners will want to be associated with Gadymack, Chainrai and Antonov! Lotus F1 owner eyes €500m football deals By Roger Blitz, Leisure Industries Correspondent The owners of the Lotus F1 racing team are branching into the hazardous financial world of football by setting up an investment vehicle to spend as much as €500m on “the beautiful game”. Gerard Lopez and Eric Lux, whose private equity fund Genii Capital acquired the old Renault F1 team in 2009, have set their sights on about five second-tier European clubs as well as a dozen football-related businesses such as player agencies, academies and media rights management companies The vehicle will be managed by Genii’s sister company Mangrove Capital Partners, an early investor in Skype. It has recruited Ferran Soriano and Marc Ingla, both of whom were senior executives at FC Barcelona during its triumphant run over recent years . Despite the football industry’s capacity to burn through investors’ money, Genii has been attracted by the sport’s large revenues, global reach and the potential for better management and bigger profits at smaller clubs. “[big-name clubs] are inherently risky and very difficult to turn around,” Mr Lopez said. “We would rather take a club of €40m turnover than one with high aspirations and huge debt.” Genii is an unusual F1 team owner, as it admits its primary purpose is to use Grand Prix weekends as a networking opportunities to broker deals in real estate, energy, new media, technology and the automotive industry. The Lotus team made pre-tax losses last year of £21m and lost its title sponsor. It has since signed new sponsorship deals with Unilever and Microsoft and Mr Lopez said the team was on track to break even. The team is also competing strongly. Going into this weekend’s British Grand Prix, Lotus stands third in the constructor’s world championship standings. Mr Lopez insisted the football investment vehicle would not become another networking platform. “This is not about inviting people to games,” he said. “This is about investing in businesses that support and service clubs and about buying clubs and making them profitable. They need to be just better managed.” He declined to identify which clubs Mangrove would target or the size of the vehicle, although it is understood investors would be tapped for up to €500m. To navigate Uefa’s restrictions on investors owning more than one club, Mangrove will only buy clubs in different leagues. A problem could still arise if their clubs were to become successful enough to compete against each other in Uefa competitions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Saint Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 @pn_neil_allen: Anyone know where Kanu is? Appleton would love to know. Currently AWOL. File a missing persons. #Pompey Fine him two weeks wages, 2 down, 50 to go. Simples. This administration business is a piece of p... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verbal Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 Fine him two weeks wages, 2 down, 50 to go. Simples. This administration business is a piece of p... They've already fined him about a year's wages for being gullible enough to sign a PFC contract. I'm not sure there's a lot more they can squeeze out of the poor old chap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Give it to Ron Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 One of the main reasons pompey are in such a mess is the series of dumb buys that have made over the years. Seems they are going to make another one http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/pompey-past/pompey-welcome-four-new-faces-to-training-1-4036125 hahahah thats brilliant the club that just keeps on giving.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearsy Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 I see this movie one time called Brewster's Millions bout this dude who had to spend $10m in a short period of time, and have absolutely nothing to show for it at the end. He found it really difficult! He was doing it trying to win bigger $$$ though. Storrie does it just for lols! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dellboypete Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/7884385/ So the skates think that Rangers' players would leave one basket-case bankrupt club to join an even bigger basket-case bankrupt club? Totally and utterly deluded, as usual. included the amazingly understated quote.... "Unfortunately there are a few obstacles in the way but as soon as we get the all-clear we'll have people ringing us up and knocking on our door." he's right - only a few Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 we'll have people ringing us up and knocking on our door. Bailiffs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutch Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 The two keepers they have on trial have both been let go by non-league clubs. Such a shame they can't afford our Tommy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danbert Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 Looks like Crawley have outbid them... http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/7883231/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 Player ratings We rate every Premiership and UEFA Champions League game throughout the season, but we want you to join in. We provide our own skysports.com player ratings and we also give you the reader the opportunity to mark the stars. Player ratings are featured on each match report that appears on the site during the season and you can also see a players average rating on their player profile. The basic format we are following is to hand a 'star man' rating to one player on each team, followed by the rest - we also use the list below for a general guide on how to rate the players. We must stress that these ratings are judged independently by the skysports.com journalist reporting on the game and have nothing to do with the Sky Sports television coverage. Hence, the official Sky Sports TV Man of the Match may sometimes differ from the top mark awarded on the site. These are the standard rules we will be using: 10: Out of this world - very rare, exceptional performances only. 9: Excellent - Top-class display, probably the matchwinner. 8: Very Good - Outstanding, very influential. 7: Good - Impressive, eye-catching. 6: Average - No major faults, nothing overly impressive. 5: Below Average - Some faults, out-of-touch. 4: Poor - Many faults, easy to criticise. Happy voting! http://www.skysports.com/football/player/0,,11770_253142,00.html Old Izale's rating last season? 5.0. In League Two. He truly would be their saviour next seaon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmel Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 Looks like Crawley have outbid them... http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/7883231/ I would say the opposite and in true pompey style, they have probably outbid crawley. There is no reason why he wouldn't sign now if it was Crawley and he says that he has been talking to them for a while and will join them next week............ It reeks of the blue few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brussels Saint Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 Think that may be just a reset for the new system. I just checked Lambert & Guly for the Saints both score a 5.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 (edited) @TonyHusbandBBC: #pompey Michael Appleton told me players will not get every penny of every pound owed. If they think that they're getting "poor advice." So, confirmation that they intend breaking the Football League's much cherished Football Creditors law then.... That'll be the Golden Share withheld then...surely...? Edited 9 July, 2012 by trousers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowllyd Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 I would say the opposite and in true pompey style, they have probably outbid crawley. There is no reason why he wouldn't sign now if it was Crawley and he says that he has been talking to them for a while and will join them next week............ It reeks of the blue few. My thoughts exactly - mind you, if we're right then he's being mighty optimistic. Can he really think he'll be joining Pompey next week!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verbal Posted 9 July, 2012 Share Posted 9 July, 2012 "Every penny of every pound"? WTF does that even mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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