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A reply from The Football League that ignores most of what I asked and clears up nothing I've replied

Already sent this in to the FL earlier. I find this both staggering and unbelievable. If it is true then surely, once again, Portsmouth Football Club have made a mockery of The Football League's rules and found another loophole to allow themselves to carry on regardless, ignoring the supposed "transfer embargo" and gaining an advantage when surely a punishment should be the correct scenario. I do understand that Mr Appleton, to put it politely, is not the sharpest of men, but, he is not the one doing the actually sanctioning of deals so he doesn't need to be as long as someone with half a brain left at the club can outwit the Football League and interpret the rules to suit. Could you just tell me if Mr Appleton is correct or incorrect in that these players can be held hostage till January 2013 and Portsmouth can once again do as they please? I hope that you actually read this email and don't just give me the bog standard reply pointing me to section 56 or 59 of the FL Rules & Regulations as I do not believe the answer is clear enough and is open to different interpretations. Regards I expect a reply pointing me to the relevant section of rules and regulations, despite asking them not to do so, but it makes me feel better ensuring that the FL are aware of any gloating that the no eyebrowed idiot spouts to the press.

Unfortunately, I think that means the 7 more that they wanted to sign today and not the 10 they already signed yesterday

This makes a good read, from a Carlisle fan http://thetwounfortunates.com/ttu-season-preview-2012-13-pompeys-irresponsibility-continues-apace/

Reaction from Bournemouth fans on twitter earlier on

Am I the only one not seeing an image? Did you forget or was it in an Ali al-Faraj stylie? Anyway, I assume you meant this one

TBH basically said why should he cut his money owed when the administrator wont cut his fees

Indeed and the basis for my email to them. Not expecting a reply but it makes me feel better

This may indicate just how much money the chubster has https://twitter.com/TheRealSulaiman/status/211921490705256450 I think it's safe to say Sheik Chubby wont be riding to the rescue on a white camel anytime soon

Don't know how well these will show up but click the thumbnails and then you should be able to click again to zoom in, gave up when it got to employees as there were so many.

See post 23 ( and yes that's how I came about the answer)

12. Growls 15. Cuckoo? 18. grunt - In a long run to help charity Oh and bray fits as in second rate = b and then beam as in sun beam = ray

6. Bleat ( anagram of table) 11. I would go with click ( dolphin) over tweet as surely tweet is more specific for twitter than the internet in general 17. Bell or bellow - which is the noise deer/moose etc make Bray is the noise a donkey makes, though I have no idea how it fits. And you've mixed up your answers for 12 and 13

Canal 9 (Denmark) and viasat football ( Norway) are advertised as showing it so hopefully someone will stream it. The sports haha link in preparation - wont know schedule for a few days http://www.hahasport.com/c-1.html

http://www.sportlemon.tv/c-1.html http://www.hahasport.com/c-1.html

I don't think you should post that picture without the accompanying article that was published with it: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/222857/Its-Flatton-Park.html?print=yes "It's Flatton Park PORTSMOUTH chairman Milan Mandaric turned demolition man yesterday to start work on transforming Fratton Park into a 35,000-seater stadium. The Serbian millionaire donned a hard hat and jumped aboard a digger to kick-start the £30million redevelopment. Pompey hope to have work complete in time for the start of next season and are turning the existing stadium 90 degrees and will build three new stands. Mandaric said: "This has been one of the most significant days in the club?s history. "I feel better as a demolition man than chairman! I promised our fans facilities they deserve." Pompey want Panathinaikos defender Sotiros Kyrgiakos to replace Arjan De Zeeuw, who returned to Wigan this week."

I wonder who was responsible for the fish on the window sill?

Sky Sports News said earlier that they have an interview with Chainrai tomorrow at 7am

Think it's both http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/2012/03/02/birmingham-city-club-hit-by-transfer-embargo-after-company-misses-yearly-accounts-teadline-97319-30445147/

Birmingham about to be hit with a transfer embargo http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4166094/Birmingham-transfer-embargo.html

This has been parked up in a lorry park in Millbrook for the past week.

Just got mine in from Admin Andy

According to SSN, HMRC want Trevor Birch as administrator http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/business-news/back_to_the_day_job_as_birch_finds_new_goal_1_3719481

Received an email from Tom "Thanks very much for alerting us to this - very interesting. We will pursue it. Tom"

I've emailed a link to the post, where Porky Penny says about her partner being a taxman and her seeing internal HMRC emails, to Tom Newton Dunn the political editor of The Sun and also to Rachael Singh over at Accountancy Age.