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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26513845?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter I particularly like the part about not relying on increased season ticket revenue but "inventive ideas". What could this mean? Answers here please... I'll get it rolling... * A reserve price on eBay for a splash and dash with the lovely Penny * A reserve price on eBay to make up the numbers with the youth squad clearing up dog turds before the senior squad have a kick-about on the luxury training park * A chance to win a discounted fridge from Champagne Iain if you enter the prize draw

Fully agreed. I live in Manchester but often work in Liverpool for some of my clients including Peel Group who are involved in the cruise ship terminal deal as owners of the Port of Liverpool. I gained my degree from Liverpool University and lived there for a number of years. I think it's a great city. But I've never found the need to troll around comparing one city over another.

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/barker-blasts-lack-of-quality-1-5929977 Judging by most of the current 85 comments the skates want Barker out also. I love a good meltdown and we are lucky enough to get them on a regular basis with Porstmouth.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26428755 Portsmouth boss Richie Barker told BBC Radio Solent: "We should have won the game. The longer the game went on we never looked like losing it, but yet again there was a lack of responsibility in the final third. "Scoring goals is the hardest job in football, it wins games and at the moment we haven't got enough people who want to do that. "I look and I think 'who really wants to be the one that scores a goal?'. Who wants to go and score the goal and be the hero in front of the fans at home and score the winning goal?" So what about those two strikers that you signed Richie who were going to lead the goal charge?

Hmmm... Michael Foot 1913-2010 Tony Benn 1925 - Manny Shinwell 1884-1986 Denis Healey 1917 - Arthur Scargill 1938 -

It's not quite worked out this season as Johnny Ertl anticipated: http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/article/ertl-exciting-season-ahead-894538.aspx

Going underground.

Looking at the support letters someone has worked up an online template somewhere that supporters can fill in as they are identical.

It's a kind of special needs situation.

IMO those who use emotive words like "disgrace" are generally incapable of discussing a topic rationally.

Just love Redknapp's comments on QPR's staggering financial losses over the past year. QPR boss Harry Redknapp, speaking at his pre-match news conference on Friday, said: "The financial figures are from last year - but I'm not in a position to answer questions on them. "I'm not involved with the finances, I look after the football side of the club. "One thing that is for sure is that the owners are committed. We're still focused on promotion to the Premier League "It doesn't alter my position at the club." http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26482087 Have you heard a variation on that before from Redknapp?

Though to be fair they manage it in a different division each year.

Governments tell porkies to protect the people!

See if you can change it to a SIPP run by a company like Hargreaves Lansdown. Put in what you can afford into funds recommended by them. You'll do well long term.

Crimea was part of the Russian Soviet Republic until 1954 when it was transferred to the Ukrainian Soviet Republic so ended up as part of an independent Ukraine in 1991as an accident really.

Stock market will be interesting this week.

...food should be available. Problems with the caterers again!

It'll be carnage if Beattie's Accrington win tomorrow night. They're on a reasonable run so it is very possible. So hoping for it...

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/9180425/barker-turns-on-portsmouth Marvelous.

muggybonehead 5:55 PM on 21/02/2014 We can still make the play-offs.

Here is reference to the covenant but I can't find it on the planning site at PCC. http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/pompey-plan-fratton-park-improvements-1-5849543

I'd like to see the text of the restrictive covenant but I can't seem to locate it on the Portsmouth Council website. In my recollection it was imposed to ensure that the land was only to be used for sport and recreational purposes when it was sold by BT to Gaydamek (was it him, get so confused?) in order to protect existing retailers. To remove the covenant now seems to break the reason for its imposition in the first place and I would think that the existing retailers must have a very strong chance of proving that in a court. Can anyone find that covenant?

That is undoubtedly one of the issues that doesn't make planning consent a formality.

Looking at the redline boundary on the map the only way to access FP without crossing it is at the eastern side so Tesco willk have a huge say in what happens at FP in the future. Complete hostage to fortune. Well done PDT!

I think a suitable phrase might be something to do with painting oneself into a corner.