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  • Start date Feb 15, 2012
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ccfcway

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 23, 2012
  • #666
cant see how they will get out of this !
 

I'mARealWizard

New Member
  • Jul 23, 2012
  • #667
Astute said:
Have a feeling it could be bye bye Pompey
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Before we get to 100 pages? :thinking about:


I think not young man!
 

skybluedaze

New Member
  • Jul 23, 2012
  • #668
ccfcway said:
cant see how they will get out of this !
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Neither can i. It might not be such a bad thing. Look at AFC Wimbledon. I've no doubt if Pompey do fold, they would be a football league club again within a few years.
AFC Portsmouth maybe? Portsmouth Albion FC possibly?
 
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RichieGunns

New Member
  • Jul 23, 2012
  • #669
skybluedaze said:
Neither can i. It might not be such a bad thing. Look at AFC Wimbledon. I've no doubt if Pompey do fold, they would be a football league club again within a few years.
AFC Portsmouth maybe? Portsmouth Albion FC possibly?
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That all depends on the supporters...remember AFC Wimbledon is a supporter owned/run club...

But i think you may be right...
 

ccfcway

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 23, 2012
  • #670
who'd replace them ?
 
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RichieGunns

New Member
  • Jul 23, 2012
  • #671
Cheltonham Town - They lost the league two Playoff final to Crewe Alexandra and therefore would have earned the right to come up if Portsmouth went under.
 

skybluedaze

New Member
  • Jul 23, 2012
  • #672
RichieGunns said:
That all depends on the supporters...remember AFC Wimbledon is a supporter owned/run club...

But i think you may be right...
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I'm assuming the club would be run by the fans. I would hope so else they could end up in the same predicament in the future which would be cruel! Seriously, i hope they manage to survive but i just can't see how they can anymore.
 

skyblueman

New Member
  • Jul 23, 2012
  • #673
Is Norris McWhirter still alive??
 

skybluedaze

New Member
  • Jul 23, 2012
  • #674
RichieGunns said:
Cheltonham Town - They lost the league two Playoff final to Crewe Alexandra and therefore would have earned the right to come up if Portsmouth went under.
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Cheltenham Town would be the obvious choice. Often the football league prefer to not relegate a club which would favour Wycombe Wanderers. Cheltenham should have won playoff final so they get my vote.
 

ccfcway

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 23, 2012
  • #675
any chance they could punish the championship for letting pompy get into this mess, and re-instate the teams the went down last season
 

skyblueman

New Member
  • Jul 23, 2012
  • #676
skybluedaze said:
Cheltenham Town would be the obvious choice. Often the football league prefer to not relegate a club which would favour Wycombe Wanderers. Cheltenham should have won playoff final so they get my vote.
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God Cheltenham..... lived there for a couple of years .. met my wife there... lovely place - always had a soft spot for Cheltenham and would look out for their results every week - not in my wildest dreams did I ever think we would end up in the same league.... depressed
 

ccfcway

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 24, 2012
  • #677
Varney is off to Leeds today

and then there was 7 !!
 

chiefdave

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 24, 2012
  • #678
could be an error, could be that they've not paid the ticketing company or could be a sign that the administrator is winding things up but apparently all tickets (season tickets and match tickets) are no longer on sale.
 
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RichieGunns

New Member
  • Jul 24, 2012
  • #679
skyblueman said:
God Cheltenham..... lived there for a couple of years .. met my wife there... lovely place - always had a soft spot for Cheltenham and would look out for their results every week - not in my wildest dreams did I ever think we would end up in the same league.... depressed
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You know the worst thing. I was having a look at the teams we'll play this season and all I could think was "how did it come to this...Crewe Alexandra?..Yeovil town?..Tranmere Rovers?..bloody hell we've fallen far from the tree".

It was quite a sobering thought lol
 

ccfcway

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  • Jul 24, 2012
  • #680
Less than 2 years ago I was at a Stevenage v Tamworth game in the conference, spouting to my mate about how Cov were going places with a strike force of King and Juke.

We are now playing Stevenage in the league
 

Grendel

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  • Jul 24, 2012
  • #681
skyblueman said:
God Cheltenham..... lived there for a couple of years .. met my wife there... lovely place - always had a soft spot for Cheltenham and would look out for their results every week - not in my wildest dreams did I ever think we would end up in the same league.... depressed
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I don't know why that's depressing. Before relegation we have been in the same league as Carlisle, Rotherham, Scunthorpe and many more. It's not that long ago that the mighty Man City only just scraped a play off victory against Gillingham. It is where we deserve to be I'm afraid.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 24, 2012
  • #682
Grendel said:
I don't know why that's depressing. Before relegation we have been in the same league as Carlisle, Rotherham, Scunthorpe and many more. It's not that long ago that the mighty Man City only just scraped a play off victory against Gillingham. It is where we deserve to be I'm afraid.
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The Man City made mighty by the billions of an oil tycoon. We'll be lucky to have the pennies of a Finnish American woman whose name is the biggest contradiction in human history.
 

Grendel

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 24, 2012
  • #683
Brighton Sky Blue said:
The Man City made mighty by the billions of an oil tycoon. We'll be lucky to have the pennies of a Finnish American woman whose name is the biggest contradiction in human history.
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But they didn't even have the "good guy to play golf with" when they beat Gillingham.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 24, 2012
  • #684
Grendel said:
But they didn't even have the "good guy to play golf with" when they beat Gillingham.
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They had Paul Dickov. We have Roy O'Donovan.
 

mark82

Super Moderator
  • Jul 24, 2012
  • #685
Brighton Sky Blue said:
They had Paul Dickov. We have Roy O'Donovan.
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Paul Dickov was shit.
 

ccfcway

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 24, 2012
  • #686
as opposed to O'Donovan
 

Mary_Mungo_Midge

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 24, 2012
  • #687
Brighton Sky Blue said:
The Man City made mighty by the billions of an oil tycoon. We'll be lucky to have the pennies of a Finnish American woman whose name is the biggest contradiction in human history.
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I always thought the latter award went to the Mutsubishi Carisma. A less charasmatic vehicle one couldnt possibly think of. Apologies to any readers who have such a vehicle - but honestly, you should have tried a bit harder at school
 

ccfcway

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 24, 2012
  • #688
The countdown is on.

17 days to go for them to survive

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Trevor Birch today held a meeting and served notice on Portsmouth FC players and staff telling them that the club will fold on Friday, August 10th unless senior players accept compromise deals.

Speaking in an interview with ESPN, the administrator stated that he hoped the announcement would "focus people's mind" with the club now just 17 days away from going bust.
 

ccfcway

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 24, 2012
  • #689
looks like the fans really do think its over...

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Although I have previously stated that I believe Pompey will pull through this problem, this latest announcement has made the situation far more "real" - for lack of a better term.

If there is one sentence that makes me think this really is the end of our club, this is it:

"If the new owner does not take over the liabilities and guarantee £10 million of football creditors then the Football League will not transfer its share and the club will go under."

Who on earth is going to do that!? Can £10 million even be "guaranteed" to be paid given the club's history? Is Balram Chainrai willing to "save the club" when his own dividends have been slashed? It all seems too unrealistic.

As much as I want to see this club survive, I believe we should all be bracing ourselves for the worst to happen.
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ccfcway

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 24, 2012
  • #690
oh, and Appletion speaking after a 4-0 drubbing in Spain said he is "hopefully of 15 or so signings before kick off"
 

usskyblue

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 24, 2012
  • #691
mark82 said:
Paul Dickov was shit.
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Wrong and right...

He was one of those players that was only shit if he didn't play for your club (ala Wise) however, he didn't play for us, therefore you are correct....he was shit.

As you were...
 

skyblueinBaku

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 24, 2012
  • #692
ccfcway said:
oh, and Appletion speaking after a 4-0 drubbing in Spain said he is "hopefully of 15 or so signings before kick off"
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Appleton obviously lives in some sort of parallel universe.
 

mark82

Super Moderator
  • Jul 24, 2012
  • #693
ccfcway said:
as opposed to O'Donovan
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Yes, o'donovan is shit. He also won't be in our team.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 24, 2012
  • #694
mark82 said:
Paul Dickov was shit.
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In comparison to ROD he's fooking Pele.
 

mark82

Super Moderator
  • Jul 24, 2012
  • #695
Brighton Sky Blue said:
In comparison to ROD he's fooking Pele.
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ROD won't be near our first team.
 

BenInTurin

Facebook User
  • Jul 24, 2012
  • #696
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18977953

Portsmouth face closure threat say administrators


Portsmouth are likely to have "no alternative" but to close on 10 August unless senior players agree to transfers or wage cuts.
Joint administrator Trevor Birch said: "The facts are straightforward: the players have to leave and conclude compromise settlements."
The club, who have seven senior players left on their books, are due to start their League One campaign on 18 August.
 

ccfcway

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 24, 2012
  • #697
Ben Haim wouldnt even entertain the fans letter, so it really does look like to fat lady is singing
 

mark82

Super Moderator
  • Jul 24, 2012
  • #698
Who knows. Don't want to see them go bust. Do want them to have to play their youth team and not sign 15 players like Appleton is talking of. Different fucking planet that guy.
 

ccfcway

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 24, 2012
  • #699
one or two of them, Lawrance, Halford etc may walk away to help save the club

Their main 2 problems are Kanu and ben Haim, which ammounts to approx 65k a week, over 3 million a year !
 
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Sutty

Member
  • Jul 24, 2012
  • #700
Kanu has quit hasn't he?
 
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