Tamesaint

And that £125,000 could well be spent on an extra player's salery ... the player who goes on to win us promotion. A bit of extra dosh for the club is fine by me. Haven't all you moaners got something better to do with your time??? The World Cup starts next week. I am sure that will give you enough moaning ammunition until the pre season friendlies start. Between now and the start of the World Cup you could spend some valuable time watching grass grow..... mind you it would probably grow in a wrong direction or in the wrong colour for you lot!!

Is your name Matthew Le Tissier ??

Apparently its because ... Passion of the fans. When they mess up they do it good and proper.

Spain were Chelsea The full list is: USA - Man City Slovenia - Blackpool England - Spurs Algeria - Bristol City France - Arsenal Mexico - Bolton Uruguay - Burnley S Africa - Crewe Greece - Reading Argentina - Villa Nigeria - Sunderland S Korea - Us Germany - Man U Serbia - Millwall Australia - Middlesborough Ghana - Wigan Cameroon QPR Holland - Everton Denmark - Wolves Japan - Crewe SLovakia - Stoke Italy - Liverpool Paraguay - Preston N Z - Northampton Portugal - Leeds Brazil - Newcastle N Korea - West Ham Ivory Coast - WBA Spain - Chelsea Chile - Brum Honduras - Fulham Switzerland - Blackburn

At the m-in-law's yesterday, I saw her copy of the Sunday Torygraph - in particular their guide to the World cup. They went through all of the teams and tried to compare them with English clubs eg England are Tottenham. "They think they are a big team but they have not won the big prize since the mid - 60s." France are Arsenal, Germany Man U. USA are Man City, Mexico, Bolton, Uruguay , Burnley. Most countries are compared to P League teams but a few lower league teams are included - eg South Africa are Accrington Stanley because everyone (?) loves them but there is no escaping that thay are a third class outfit. Greece are Reading, Serbia are Millwall , Paraguay are Preston. Apparently, South Korea are Southampton - "a perfectly nice club with decent fans, but to be honest their neighbours are far more interesting." So , come on South Korea !!!

Any team photos or descriptions of who is who???

Bestest fans in the whole wide world!!

Hopback manage to supply decent beer at racecourses. I have had execellent pints of theirs at both Newbury and Sandown in the recent past.

People who say putting petrol on them , killing them etc etc just do not know what they are talking about. What are the bees like?? If they are big and furry which sounds like it is the case as you say that they are on the ground they are bumble bees. These will NOT sting you unless you are extremely unlucky. Many of them are endangered and they are a great pollenator. Having them in your garden will ensure that your flowers and vegetables really bloom this year. If they are bumble bees, the beekeeper will not remove them .... but you need do nothing with them as they will not harm you. If they look more sleek and are not wasps, they are likely to be honey bees. The local beekeeping association will send someone round to collect the swarm. The beekeeper will have the bees (although you should offer a donation) and you have a problem solved. Do not disturb them before the beekeeper arrives and they will be unlikely to sting as swarms do not sting ... although they do look intimidating. Whatever you do, do NOT kill them.

Priceless!!

Does anyone know why away goals in the playoffs do not count double ?? It cost us big time 3 years ago. It cost Leicester the other night. Most two leg encounters these days have away goals counting double. Why are the league play -offs different??

Excellent response from NC!!

LOL They hope to get £35 million from player sales. Clealry they do not understand the meaning of the word "firesale". What will happen if Utaka wants to sit there collecting his £30k per week plus "image rights" rather than move on and take a paycut?? They will do well to collect more than £15 million from player sales.

Very true.... and the thing that Scudamore does not seem to realise is that there is little fan loyalty in the Far East. An English football fan is much more likely to change their spouse than their football team - not so in the Far East. I was talking to a Hong Kong colleague who told me that he supported Arsenal. He drank out of an Arsenal mug and had an Arsenal poster on his office wall. He couldn't remember much about the 2003 Cup Final however because in those days he supported Liverpool!! Once you enter the fashion market that the PL has joined, you need to talk in terms of brands - not normal for an English football fan. If your Nokia phone doesn't look as good as a Motorola one, you forget Nokia and buy Motorola. If your football team loses a couple of matches you choose another one. I bet the number of Liverpool shirts being sold in the Far East is lower than usual at the moment. I bet that the fat g*t who I saw in Hong Kong wearing a Pompey shirt with Campbell's name on the back is now supporting someone else!!

I agree entirely.

The ref against Oldham was poor. Peter Walton against Leeds was shocking. However there have also been some poor refs this season from whom we have benefited. Anyone remember the home game against Yeovil ?? That ref gave us 2 pens both of which Rickie converted to give us our first League visctory of the season. The first pen was dodgy but the second was just a joke. The supposed handball happened in front of me and when the ref blew I had no idea what offence had been committed. I am sure that an old cliche like "luck always evens itself out over the course of a season" is a cliche because it so often appears to be true!!

+1.

DM also said in his post match report yesterday that our first goal was disputed (???) and that Carlisle's first goal came from a penalty. Maybe he doesn't know quite as much as he used to. I would have thought that for Antonio it is a no brainer. If you were him would you opt to stay at Reading where you were clearly not wanted or would you go to somewhere that wanted you and where you were playing in a successful team ?? I suppose that money culd come into it ....or someone else from a higher division could steam in and scupper a deal. But how likely is that??

I kept saying that all evening to my lad. Do you think he posts on here? If so, what is his name??

Whenever have facts spoilt the skates's stories??

There were at least 5,000 following TCWTB's example by staying in the pub!!

Walsall couldn't hold on. Pardew out!!

LOL

Lets fast forward 4 months to August 2010. The new season is about to start. What have Pompey got to do between now and then?? Only: Find an owner. Sort out their creditors. Find a new manager 'cos I am sure that someone like Grant will not be around at the likes of Blackpool and Scunny. Return their loan players. Sell whoever they can to get some dosh. Acquire some new players - either by begging , stealing or borrowing Their appearance at Wembley will now be a huge distraction. Nothing will happen before May 15th. Nothing will get resolved with the coaching staff or with players's contracts until their thrashing by Chelsea has been got out of the way. 5 weeks of time which could be spent planning for next season will be lost and in the same way as our slow start to the season could well cost us a place in the play-offs this season, so Pompey's Cup Final distraction could prove costly next season. Their last Cup Final appearance cost Pompey a fortune in bonuses. This appearance could prove to be an even more costly distraction.

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