Chin Strain

No, they went into admin before the 3rd Thursday in March. The question remaining re points deduction, if they manage to avoid liquidation, is what the FL do with regards their last failed CVA. They haven't made a payment on it, Birch has admitted they won't make a payment on it, creditors of the last CVA have received a letter confirming this and that their CVA payment is now subject to the next CVA. If the FL don't punish Pompey with further points deductions next season, what's to stop any club promising 100p in the £, getting the CVA agreed and then never paying anything?

I look at it this way; our worst possible result from this season is staying in the NPC and being financially stable. Their best possible result from this season is staying in the NPC and being a financial mess. It looks like we may get our best possible result (promotion) and they may get their worst possible result (relegation and liquidation). Sort of puts it all into perspective really.

I really hope they smash Liverpool at the weekend

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I'm thinking you know the answer to that one!

Having said that, if the roads are good, the car's great. I've done a 300 mile round trip to South Wales this afternoon, with a 15 minute break at the other end, and felt great when I got out. The auto gearbox would make the car better too.

I've had an A5 Sportback S-Line 2.0 TDi manual for 2 and a half years now. I do really like it, and it looks superb (I've got lava grey). Boot access is excellent and, whilst the boot isn't going to be as big as the other 3, it's very flexible. I've just had to have a new steering rack (under warranty) which was a surprise, but it's been very good apart from that. Having had 2 A6s, the A5 is a fair bit smaller, and is a very different car from the other 3 you've mentioned. Suspension is firm, and if I was doing a lot of driving I think it would start to wear on me a bit. I'm thinking of an A7 or A6 Saloon at the mo, but am tempted by a 5 series. I wouldn't consider the E Class as I'm not keen on them, and the XF wouldn't be for me either - the equivalent engined Audi and BMW are much lower on the CO2. I'd definitely have a look at an A6 too if I was you.

Villa. Massive debt. http://astonvilla-views.com/2012/03/02/villa-technically-insolvent-would-cost-175m-to-buy-avfc/

Whatever the reasons for Butterfield being carp, he was still carp. Sure, there may well be a mitigating reason behind his performance, but it doesn't change the performance. FWIW I think Richardson is critical to how we play. He gives us another dimension down that wing, and is very dangerous with his crossing. That was missing yesterday and made us a bit one dimensional.

Just don't buy bottled beer as there's a big deposit!

I'm 41 and have children aged 6 and 8. I don't drink at all in the week, and have a few bottles of beer each night over the weekend. If we go to friends, or they come to us, that would extend to more beer / wine. I don't go to pubs much to drink these days (due to kids) and, if we do go, we go for a meal. Given the above I'd consider that I'm a responsible drinker, and have enough space in the house to store crates of beer. I tend to buy beer when it's on offer - 3 crates for £20 for example - and the kind of drink I buy is 1664, Becks, Guinness, Savannah Dry, Magners, Cidre etc. Given the above, I seriously object to pricing being forced up, meaning that I have to pay more money to drink responsibly.

Genius:lol:

Good car, but it certainly isn't an A6, or anything like it. The previous Passat (up to around 2005) was based on the A4 platform, but the 2005 onwards ones use a modified Golf platform.

He's a Sheffield United fan living in Southampton. He's not keen on the fishy few or, as it happens, West Ham (funnily enough). He takes his lad to see Saints as it's his local team. He has a massive interest in the whole FFP proposition and, I'm sure he won't mind me saying, but he's a bit anal about it!

I think TB was looking to get a fair valuation on the ground to prevent Chinny from getting Pompey in a headlock. If the market value is £5m, he can therefore sell the ground for £5m. I suspect Chinny would rather elect to keep the ground and liquidate the club, selling the land to Tescos, Lidl or whoever. The biggest issue however is the wages. Unless TB can shed the wage bill and offload players permanently, they'll never sell the club. The best outcome is for all the players to agree to terminate their contracts for no payment. That won't happen of course...

His 10 goals at this level would suggest otherwise. I believe that's more than any WHU or Reading striker...and he doesn't take penalties. I wish our central midfielders had that many between them.

I voted 10 times....there's no control over how many times you can vote:)

Anyone who doesn't vote Davis should be banned.

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I'm pretty sure for that goalmouth scramble, only their keeper was outside of the 6 yard box. Bonkers. KD....words fail me.

Is he goinhg to use the same line of defence....i've got the writing age of a 2 year old, have never written a letter in my life and can't work computers, send an email or even a text message?

The West Ham case is an interesting one as they have massive football debts. If WHU went into admin, you could effectively guarantee Sheffield United would also go because of the £30m they're owed. Initially it would be an admin bloodbath, but there would be an opportunity for football to get a grip of itself.

What I don't understand is how the FL / FA / PL can impose their rule over and above the law of the land. The law of the land says all creditors are treated equally but, as you've said, the FCR is incompatible with that...yet it still wins over. I understand that the FL insist that 100% of football debts are paid in order to get the golden share, but logically that should mean that all creditors get 100%...but it doesn't. How can the FCR possibly be legal?

It's nothing to do with the government though - HMRC aren't political. HMRC would be following this route if Labour, Conservative or the Monster Raving Loony party was in government. Scotland haven't got the FCR, and nor has any other country in Europe. If the FCR was abolished it would simply change the way clubs and players did business. Any player transfer would be cash up front, rather than on the never never like it is now. Transfer prices would become more realistic, players would have to make a call based on likelihood of getting paid rather than size of contract offered. Ultimately, without the FCR, Pompey would just fire all their top earners. To be honest, if the FCR gets booted out it's probably the best chance (only chance) POmpey have of being bought. The biggest issue for them is the size of their wages and, as Steve pointed out earlier, none of their big earners are out of contract this summer, so they're staring down the barrel of £1.5m a month until at least June 2013. If the wage bill was gone, and a new buyer could start operating at normal' levels, commensurate with income, they'd probably have a reasonable chance of getting an honest buyer.

Er, turn up and pay at the 'turnstyle'..... 'kin 'ell it aint rocket science!