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https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/russian-businessman-and-former-portsmouth-fc-owner-vladimir-news-photo/945637952#russian-businessman-and-former-portsmouth-fc-owner-vladimir-antonov-picture-id945637952 Still in the game!

(FTSE) Absolutely agree with the style of questioning

Thought the Dell bar would be a good option with the early Sunday kick off, but closed for a refurb after the summer break! It would be nice to be able to buy some quality beers pre-match or half time, draught or bottles. Had a some decent pints after the match in a pub.

Ekon/Ekon/EKON!! == 'what the heck is going on? SSN are following you. Not sure where to put my $$$

Backing that all the way, good spot Big Dawg! L&L Xx

Remember, Chinny and his boys were very shrewd negotiators, they could brush a QC off their shoulders with little effort. Chinny had a few conditions attached, you may recall, which allowed the pst takeover of the wreck... these included payment clauses upon promotion to the champ and PL... unless Eisner is part of the Gadymack/Fahim/Faraj/Balu dynasty, he ain't going to be best pleased to find out about these fixed & floaters sloshing around. It would be wise to recall Chinnys words from back in the day, as he was pretty dam clear, .

His bid seemed pretty elaborate... the radio silence since his powerpoint presentation at the guildhall is deafening. Strange, it seemed like he was happy to cover the £5m emergency repairs etc al, along with the warchest. I can't help but think old Balu still might have a strong hand at the table, IIRC he had some terms, fixed and floaters, soft debentures you may say, attached to the pst/pfc2012/13/14etc? Another loop in the PTS roller-coaster!

12 person gentle stroll, stopping in 5-6 pubs along the way. Toasted the day at various times. Great as always!

Excuse me? The millions they got from the Landlocking/Robinson/Tesco deal should be enough to handle these on-going, multi-million pound essential repairs at fratton, or to simply flatten it and reloacte to Moneyfields, they even have two pitches, so they can groundshare with MFC: Great times ahead once more.

Great post, which led me to an Ayaan Hirsi Ali debate, which was also very interesting. As another poster mentioned, I wouldn't have grasped the salafisim angle through the wider media, though Hirsi regards it as Medina Strange times ahead

Good response to a good idea. Even for Reading, I doubt the hotel brings in enough cash each week to pay for a player or two, in the grand scheme it isn't going to help much in the short term. On the other hand, it is also relatively low cost for the club with its huge broadcasting income, which could act like a pension should the cash stop rolling in. I'd like to see some sort of pre-match bier haus arrangement at the Northam & Chapel ends, properly done, no weak p*ss beer in sight

http://rapsinews.com/judicial_news/20160922/276856766.html Back from last September, though I think that's the most recent sighting of Antonov since he fled the UK.

Fantastic! I would love to know more about our history, great story.

It was on sale for a £1, not sure if that would earn much credit on a commercial course, though great feedback if it is a project.

In fairness, it is for charity.

Including me, who ordered two copies on the 13th, though they didn't come through the letterbox as of yesterday... Oh well, not to worry, off to Milan!

I wish you all the best and hope you make it out, worst case scenario you will be represented! This is pretty basic stuff these days Hypo, regardless of cost it should be instant info/& or tracking. Can't wait.

For an organisation that regularly posts out thousands of tickets, that seems a little micky mouse to me. I predict around 100-300 people will have issues with failed/missed/lost deliveries.

I agree, it has flown under the radar a little, I didn't realise he was doing another challenge until Sour Mash posted. It would be great if Sky/MLT, MOTD/Shearer etc could give him a mention and raise awareness. Also Ralph Krueger was involved at some stage last year which was a nice touch, and his daughter (& family) made some excellent youtube videos, it would be great if the club could support him again. Watching Benali complete his last Big Run at SMS last season (or the one before?!) was a fantastic moment. It makes me proud to donate, to a club legend, and a legend in his own right.

I think MLG was alluding to the shambles at fratton last night, or at least building up to it!

It was approved by the Plc board, and recommended to the shareholders, that was public I believe. I have an audio recording of a meeting with the then Plc ceo explaining why they approved it (because we were going bust basically). Rupert, Wilde and Leon Crouch did us a favour there... Particularly Leon.

I think it would be helpful to post some of the additional points, for the benefit of the skate who thinks he is about to double his money: PMSL

Quality!

Ticketing will be interesting. Assuming we get 4-5k tickets, will it be available outright to ST holders initially, or will it be ST + aways etc.? I know that normally, we don’t take more than 2-3k for regular Prem aways, though for special occasions Saints do come out in good numbers, so I’m not sure how to gauge demand for Milan. Our group will likely be 2 STs, 4 members and 4 general sale JCLs, so I anticipate we may be able get two proper away tickets. I read that there are ’neutral’ stands/areas in the San Siro, would this be the best areas to take over for those ineligible for the real away ends? We could look at taking over a specific stand or area, and turn it into an informal away end. Keen to hear the views of our well-travelled Saints.

Saints have had an average CL Playoffs campaign, fortunately Claude and the team played a blinder in the EL Playoff, maintaining our Level 3 club status