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To paraphrase: "Marcus has been brilliant ever since we stopped him playing football"

They're writing the script for us now... Pompey set to sign Mr Bean: http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/sport/headlines/11616503._/?

Signed. There but for the grace of God etc.

Presumably because fans could then trade (ie. sell) their shares at any point, perhaps unknowingly, to one of the HNW shareholders, or someone else looking to get a controlling interest in the club. By ensuring that the PST buy 51% of the shares it also means that the whole block of 51% won't be sold to anyone else.

Well one has got to fill one's lunch hour somehow

oh please let it be so. I'm busting for the loo...

Apparently so...

Can I uncross everything now

Luton Town is my only one...

Follow the link in the OP. Adkins is on at 3hrs 40mins into the show. HTH

Here's a link to the Echo article: http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/9152861.Chamberlain_fined_by_Saints/

Huddersfield equalise

Oh my goodness! It only makes any sense at all if there is a 'better' manager lined up to replace Pardew. For what it's worth I think he did a decent job for us and I'll miss him. Thanks for all your work in rebuilding the first team at SFC Mr P.

I feel so sorry for the guy's family. Genuinely gutted for them. Also sad for those at the club whose appointments came about as a direct result of Markus's ownership of SFC - they must be wondering what the future holds, as do all of us fans. Markus was a Christian and therefore his family will have faith that he has now gone to a better place in heaven. Our responsibility is now to take hold of the legacy Markus has left at SFC and turn his dreams and ambitions into reality. RIP Markus.

I've renewed my 2.

A Brentford season ticket holder here at work thinks he is there best player by a mile and would be very very sad to see him leave.

Taken from appendix 8 (page 63 onwards): The net salaries (before Employers NI etc.) per month are £495,000. Assuming a playing squad of 23 gives an average net salary per player per week of £4,967. As I can't see any allowance for signing on fees in the management accounts this salary will have to include these fees too (presumably paid monthly over the life of players' contracts). Just playing with some numbers, but say that 5 players are given net salaries at the £10,000 per week capped value this would leave the average net weekly salary for the remaining 18 players at only £3,568 per week. This is an even lower average than Championship footballers earnt way back in 2006, which according to the following article was £195,750 per annum, or £3,764 per week. Hope that helps to put the salary line into context.

Exactly. There's nothing to stop a player refusing to take a pay cut or a transfer if they don't get a better offer. They will be stuck with the likes of Mullins if he doesn't want to move or generously offer to take a pay cut. Remember the problems we had trying to get rid of Rasiak and Saganowski...

I saw someone fall asleep at a football match... Poor old bloke. He must have been on the sauce since breakfast and barely stayed awake for kick-off.

A great day. Fantastic stadium, great atmosphere and a team to be proud of. It's wonderful to be a Saints fan.

Correct. It was loud and clear in block 134.

Yes, I've just bought mine (blocks 132-135 £34 tickets) - hopefully they will sell them from the centre halfway back, and then outwards from there...

My gut reaction is that this is good news for Pimpey. If he is still wanting to sell the club on he can do it as a whole package rather than just a struggling team in a small old stadium.

Solent have just reported that Chanrai (sp?) has done a deal with gaydamak for the land around Fratton Park,

But why would they want to sell their players if Storrie is so confident that a takeover is going to happen "within the next 48 hours"?