sidthesquid

Remember me? I've been stuck for a long time in Royston Vasey, and one of the disturbing things I have discovered is how much Paul Cook sounds like Barbara the trans-something taxi driver....

Very good stream - let's hope they do the Prem, too

When Dan the legend made his decision, he was only talking about two clubs barely a dozen places apart in the football pyramid (Occasionally we forget that)

Legend or what?

I can't wait for the day that it finally sinks into their thick skulls that their glory days were before England last won a World Cup. There is no comparison with a modern Premier League club competing in Europe with twice the fanbase and a very bright future ahead Strictly speaking their glory days were before England even entered the world cup (1950 if you are interested)

I was talking to a very knowledgeable Oxford fan - they have spent quite a bit, and he said several others including Bury and Luton are also giving it large. He reckoned ten teams were in with a real shout. He also said Taylor had joined Oxford by choice having turned down a new contract at Skates.

Where do you start with a line like that?

Yes - the 20th July.....

I hate to say it, but the Trust's accounts will be very dull. It's the football club's accounts we'd like to see.

They really have sold their one big chance for developing that site

What do you mean? That image is a masterpiece..... (And worth re-showing)

caught pleasuring himself with an ugly male goat The big philosophical question is, Would it have been more or less of a disgrace if it had been an attractive male goat?

‘I’ve come here to achieve things.' What on earth can he achieve? Has he heard about the now traditional open-top bus tour to celebrate not being relegated/ thrown out of the league? It truly is like they are given a set of lines to read. Or they don't say anything worth reporting to the News and they make it up.

They're not very happy, though, are they? Not much laughter from those having the last laugh...

He sort of has a point, but also misses the point. I am certain the Liebherr's are in it to make money (or at the very least, not lose it), but that is not necessarily wrong . (It's no wonder they don't get it, given their history). Making money usually goes with success. Reaching the Champion's League would be successful in football and financial terms. I have never had a problem supporting a well-run club, living within its means, as it pushes forwards. I think at the moment, when look at the tables, that the last laugh might just be on them.

I just thought I'd print the headline - it brightened my day no end..... ‘Must-win’ game ends in defeat for Pompey

Wasn't he a Palace player?

Portsmouth Football Club would like to advise supporters that work has commenced on the new Tesco store next to the ground. ???? Is this true? And what does it mean?

That's what I like about this thread - where else in football forums (not POL for sure) do you get a good bit of Greek mythology?

On the downside, as far as they are concerned, they are 81 places below us. On the upside, they are still a massive 12 places above Eastleigh. Any bets, anyone, on which one of us they'll face next in a league match?

Pompey are not allowed to pay a fee & I doubt any of the others could either. But they could offer a big enough wage to persuade Tubbs to forego what he might have been contractually due from B'mouth, allowing him to leave 'by mutual consent'. This feels like last throw of the dice time (again).

In fact, what has happened to Gallagher?

as well as an undisclosed seven-figure sum towards future stadium improvements. That is a beautiful, vague, hope-giving but promising-nothing phrase for the hard of thinking to lap up. I love the new era of transparency - it's so easy to see through it.

That really puts their situation in context, doesn't it? They are a long, long way from ever being a serious club again. Their trophies in the ancient past will just be little footnotes in history, with a cautionary tale about how cheats never ultimately prosper.

A quick look at this from the Guardian article means we have the best record in the country on head-to-head results against our nearest rivals - in fact we are the only ones with over a 2-1 ratio of wins. It's funny nobody on either side has mentioned this before, but from now on..... Crystal Palace 37-37 Brighton Supremacy rating 0 Fulham 13-13 QPR Supremacy rating 0 Blackburn 41-39 Burnley Supremacy rating 2.5 Derby 35-37 Nottingham Forest Supremacy rating 2.8 Bolton 15-16 Wigan Supremacy rating 3.2 Colchester 28-30 Southend Supremacy rating 3.4 Sheffield United 45-42 Sheffield Wednesday Supremacy rating 3.4 Sunderland 49-53 Newcastle Supremacy rating 3.9 Rangers 160-145 Celtic Supremacy rating 4.9 Aston Villa 42-38 Birmingham City Supremacy rating 5 Ipswich 43-38 Norwich Supremacy rating 6.2 Leeds United 25-29 Huddersfield Supremacy rating 7.4 Liverpool 64-75 Manchester United Supremacy rating 7.9 Port Vale 16-19 Stoke Supremacy rating 8.6 Wrexham 37-31 Chester Supremacy rating 8.8 West Brom 64-53 Wolves Supremacy rating 9.4 Middlesbrough 40-49 Newcastle Supremacy rating 10.1 Cardiff 22-27 Swansea Supremacy rating 10.2 Watford 28-35 Luton Supremacy rating 11.1 Brentford 16-20 Fulham Supremacy rating 11.1 Plymouth 32-25 Exeter Supremacy rating 12.3 Chelsea 63-49 Tottenham Supremacy rating 12.5 Nottingham Forest 39-30 Notts County Supremacy rating 13.0 Middlesbrough 46-60 Sunderland Supremacy rating 13.2 Everton 66-88 Liverpool Supremacy rating 14.3 Arsenal 74-54 Tottenham Supremacy rating: 15.6 Man City 48-68 Manchester United Supremacy rating 17.2 Bury 24-16 Rochdale Supremacy rating 20 Blackpool 31-48 Preston Supremacy rating 21.5 Hereford 9-14 Shrewsbury Supremacy rating 21.7 Grimsby 47-30 Lincoln Supremacy rating 22.1 Bristol City 47-29 Bristol Rovers Supremacy rating 23.7 Dundee 45-75 Dundee United Supremacy rating 25 Millwall 6-10 West Ham Supremacy rating 25 Charlton 19-33 Crystal Palace Supremacy rating 26.9 Hearts 138-79 Hibernian Supremacy rating 27.2 Manchester United 46-26 Leeds United Supremacy rating 27.8 Oxford 13-23 Swindon Supremacy rating 27.8 Portsmouth 9-19 Southampton Supremacy rating 35.7