Dark Munster

£16m to £20m, not £16m or £20m. And besides, the length of stay in the PL is irrelevant. Chainrai needs only to guarantee that he will fund the debt payments – which on a 20p in the pound basis equate to between £16m and £20m http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/aug/06/balram-chainrai-portsmouth-nothing-promises

Well, just to play devil's advocate, it is possible that AP himself (rather than NC) told some of his players that he isn't expecting to retained if we're not in the top 4 by Christmas.

Actually that is rather good, isn't it?

If that's true then the Charlton fans must be right.

AA is already talking about paying back between £16-20 million. So now there isn't even an exact figure. Just like the sham where they bluffed their way out of court in the insolvency case and the debt amount then, now I'd bet the same will happen with the unsecured debt amount. (Deano6's analysis above is great reading). CHEATING, LYING BASTARDS.

"You see, HMRC waited until two days before the vote to increase its claim from £24m to £37m." Someone refresh my memory please: is that true? I thought it happened quite a bit before the vote.

I reckon his position will be the same either way: horizontal on some nice beach in the Bahamas.

What if they get promoted at the first attempt, and then sells immediately after?

I believe that's his plan. If it weren't, why bother hiring a decent manager, and try (and succeed) in sliming around the transfer embargo?

Well, it depends if any brown envelopes have been given to certain persons in power, or not.

Just watch the amount owed to unsecured creditors drop as quickly as a pair of knickers in Portsmouth now that AA has succeeded in stopping HMRC getting the required 25%. That, plus 4p in the £ this year (minus costs, apparently), could encourage BC to push for a quick return and PL riches. It's almost like they have a pact with the devil. First time going up they had Mad Milan and the Digital ITV collapse on their side, and this time increased parachute payments, Scudamore helping them out, McWhiney leaving just in time and a much more spineless FL (embargo not properly enforced), HMRC screwing up, the list goes on. I reckon it's more likely they'll go up this year than go down. Hope I'm wrong. CHEATING, LYING BASTARDS.

But they'll get -10 points. Just like the rosey cheeked bastard, if they go into administration now their timing will be terrible.

That's all about £. There's nothing to stop Gayboy ripping off the blue few, on top of getting 20% of something he never lent (allegedly). There's no love lost between him and them now.

How does our squad compare to Leicester's when they walked this league?

Careful, old chap. You could ruin your hard-earned reputation.

Typical Skate ****. Yes. And to think that many neutrals (and even a number of Saints fans) were saying that they would feel sorry for the P***** fans if the club were to go under.

Well, hypothetically of course, supposed you were owed sod all, but claimed a totally bogus debt, £28 million say, which a dodgy administrator willingly accepts (maybe in agreement to get some of it back). Wouldn't you be happy to vote for 20% of that? Any resemblance to bastards living or dead is purely coincidental.

Rallyboy, I always find your posts entertaining, informative, and they nail Cheats FC perfectly. Keep up the good work.

The same Football League (sans McWhiney) who, despite the so-called embargo, gave them the green light to bring in more players? God knows what deals (and brown envelopes) are going on behind closed doors. Cheats FC don't play by the same rules as Bournemouth, Luton, Saints etc. I wish I shared your optimism.

Exactly. Despite all their bullshit about not having a enough players for a starting 11, they have just beaten a full-strength Fulham (admittedly in a friendly). Now that he has been given a green light to pay 4p in the £ this year to the creditors (and the amount AA concocted for the CVA vote will surely be greatly reduced in reality), and with some of the parachute money going directly to BC (as a "secured creditor"), and with the FL seemingly a lot more spineless now that McWhiney has gone, I can see him funding a promotion push. Whether he succeeds or not remains to be seen of course, but I certainly don't share the optimism of others here that they are certainties for relegation. I'm not happy. CHEATING, LYING BASTARDS.

hmrc 3 cheats fc 0

.... lying bastard. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/portsmouth/article7025709.ece February 13, 2010 Portsmouth’s plea for early delivery of parachute payment refused Oliver Kay, Football Correspondent, Nick Szczepanik Portsmouth were told by the Premier League last night that there is no way it can sanction an emergency payment of next season’s broadcast revenue to save the club from administration.

Yes, but the lying cheats will merely say that all those hundreds of interested parties, willing to plough millions into the club, were scared off and left because of the CVA not going through, and so it's all the big bad HMRC's fault.

Mark:

Un-bloody-believable. "So when you look in the mirror there is a degree of 'I wish I had trusted them less!'" Well, Mr. Scudamore, it was bloody obvious to about 10,000 people here on this thread, and we have been screaming this for a year. Thanks a lot for believing their lies and so allowing them to strengthen their squad for their FA cup run (at our expense and others). You idiot. But the no-nonsense chief executive says it has also prompted the rest of the Premier League clubs to unite and fast track through a new set of strict rules and regulations in a bid to ensure there will never be a repeat. A bit late now, you tart. Oh yes, and thanks for increasing the parachute payments to a whopping £48 million - what a punishment and kick in the teeth for Cheats FC that is. NOT. Anyway, if you want to make some amends, please repeat what you said to Mr. Mann tomorrow: tell him all about the CHEATING, LYING BASTARDS.