Waterside.saint Posted 3 January, 2014 Posted 3 January, 2014 Rules? But they don't apply to the skates, haven't you realised this yet?
OldNick Posted 3 January, 2014 Posted 3 January, 2014 poor Accrington, like a gilted bride, they miss out on the biggest day of their lives. lol, deprived of their cup final. James Beattie has already played in one of those so he will be able to give his team the low down when the game is replayed
OldNick Posted 3 January, 2014 Posted 3 January, 2014 Watery Fat all over the slightly grassy bit in the middle of the slum... Bet they wish they had more "pledges" to sort the drainage....psml To be fair most L2 clubs have problems with drainage, after all they have never had tens of millions to upgrade their facilities.........ohh
trousers Posted 3 January, 2014 Posted 3 January, 2014 Ian Peach @iepeach Catching up & seen there's been fair bit today about investment & respective shareholdings. Worth mentioning there's 300 odd fans still to convert their shares & that when they do it means yet more investment in the club and position improves further still. Bit harsh to call them "odd" IMO...
St Chalet Posted 3 January, 2014 Posted 3 January, 2014 Director Skate: "It should also be remembered that we have two wooden stands, the loss of either due to a fire, could be disastrous for our club." I would contend that it is slightly more disastrous for any fans sat there burning.
buctootim Posted 3 January, 2014 Posted 3 January, 2014 "It should also be remembered that we have two wooden stands, the loss of either due to a fire, could be disastrous for our club." Depends on the quality of the insurance policy and the timing of the arson, sorry accident.
St Chalet Posted 3 January, 2014 Posted 3 January, 2014 This is Pompey. Insure the ground or double the wages of a has-been midfielder on a three year deal - Which would they choose?
Mystic Force Posted 3 January, 2014 Posted 3 January, 2014 It almost sounds as if they are inviting a bit of arson to get the insurance payout.....
Whitey Grandad Posted 3 January, 2014 Posted 3 January, 2014 Director Skate: "It should also be remembered that we have two wooden stands, the loss of either due to a fire, could be disastrous for our club." I would contend that it is slightly more disastrous for any fans sat there burning. It's what they would have wanted.
Waterside.saint Posted 4 January, 2014 Posted 4 January, 2014 It almost sounds as if they are inviting a bit of arson to get the insurance payout..... http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24942307 You've got to wonder how affordable the premiums would be in view of the elevated risks - tatty timber construction + fatty fumes + neck-deep litter + smoke bombs = practically uninsurable
TopGun Posted 4 January, 2014 Posted 4 January, 2014 Here is my hypothesis: Pompey know that they are going to lose Jed Wallace this month as he is out of contract in the summer and hasn't signed a new one. In a previous Snooze article Connolly commented that there is interest in Wallace from two or three teams. Seems a stupid thing to say to the media but there you go. So there's a likelihood that Wallace may be signed up by a Champ or L1 side but for how much? I would say £100K tops and more likely £75K. I think that this is the money that Pompey are talking about when they say they have additional money to get new players in this month. Not additional gate money or commercial income as they purport. So, being generous, they get £100K. This would all be earmarked for CVA under the FL deal. But it might allow them to slow down the regular payments they have to put towards the former players - sleight of hand etc. So they may have £100K extra for the rest of the season. Call it 25 weeks. An extra £4K per week to pay new freebies they might sign on six month deals. So if they got in three new players, about £1.3K per week each. I don't think they will sign anything decent for those wages in January as the only players available will be those other clubs want to dump off contracts anyway because they are no good or have been superseded by a better player at whatever club. But the shield mentality that they adopt means that new players have to come from higher divisions. Bring on more useless crap from Swindon or Brighton I say!
SaintH Posted 4 January, 2014 Posted 4 January, 2014 It seems every time a member of the trust speaks to the media they always trot out the tired old line "....biggest fan owned club in the country...." (See the BBC article a couple of posts up for example). Does anyone know how many fan owned clubs there actually are in the country? If there were dozens in the football league alone, then they would arguably have something to bang on about, but I don't believe there are more than one or two (if any??). But if the fan owned clubs are all Conference league / Ryman / Wessex League level clubs then that isn't that much for a fading FL club to head the list and be proud of - though maybe it just shows the level they are heading towards! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
badgerx16 Posted 4 January, 2014 Posted 4 January, 2014 If there were dozens in the football league alone, then they would arguably have something to bang on about, but I don't believe there are more than one or two (if any??). Exeter & Wycombe, for 2. One thing about the skates, I think they're the lowest placed 'fan owned' club in the FL.
View From The Top Posted 4 January, 2014 Posted 4 January, 2014 Game off today, apparently. Called off yesterday.
suewhistle Posted 4 January, 2014 Posted 4 January, 2014 Called off yesterday. Yep, so was my ladies' team match on Sunday, but we're a bottom of the football pyramid club, whereas Portsmouth are... similarly underfunded!
Chopper71 Posted 4 January, 2014 Posted 4 January, 2014 Facepalm alert! http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/pompey-ready-to-raid-big-boys-1-5786088 I think there head is so far up their own ar$e that it must nearly be coming out the top again
Gemmel Posted 4 January, 2014 Posted 4 January, 2014 Facepalm alert! http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/pompey-ready-to-raid-big-boys-1-5786088 I think there head is so far up their own ar$e that it must nearly be coming out the top again We’ve got connections at every club in the country so it’s a case of going through them all. You certainly do......most of them filed in "Accounts Payable".
trousers Posted 4 January, 2014 Posted 4 January, 2014 ‘So you see players at top-end clubs who haven’t found their way yet and are looking for an opportunity. ‘With us being the club of our size in the league we’re in we could be the ideal opportunity for them. ‘We’ve got connections at every club in the country so it’s a case of going through them all. ‘It’s a good learning curve for Premier League development players. There’s nothing better than playing in front of a massive crowd here if they are then going back to their parent club to play.
rallyboy Posted 4 January, 2014 Posted 4 January, 2014 Nice to see that they are still bolstering the mighty blue army by swooping to snatch stars away from rivals and landing big name signings through their extensive scouting network that works hand-in-glove with their fellow giants Man Utd and Chelsea. That version of events impresses the few so much more than the truth - and distracts from the unanswered financial questions, and the sly shift of power in the shareholding. hello Mr Moyes, that latest litter that you just dumped from your academy, could we have the runt please? They need a reality check. Small potless club fails to attract quality, has to sign players no one else wants. The End.
SW5 SAINT Posted 4 January, 2014 Posted 4 January, 2014 Perhaps we should nominate pompey for the Capital One improve a ground makeover: http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/freebies/competitions/capital-one-makeover/
Doctoroncall Posted 4 January, 2014 Posted 4 January, 2014 So what second string / youngsters from the premier league have they loaned so far these passed few seasons? I can only think of Potts.
Ric Posted 4 January, 2014 Posted 4 January, 2014 So what second string / youngsters from the premier league have they loaned so far these passed few seasons? I can only think of Potts. And that worked out well, didn't it? Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk
Dalek2003 Posted 4 January, 2014 Posted 4 January, 2014 Can we lend Billy Sharp out to Torquay or Northampton. I am sure he can help them chalk up a few more wins. I feel that we need to do something for the good of football.
ottery st mary Posted 4 January, 2014 Posted 4 January, 2014 :DThe trap door is open as Pompey edge towards non league footer..
Tomobz Posted 4 January, 2014 Posted 4 January, 2014 After todays results we need a new league table trousers!
Tamesaint Posted 4 January, 2014 Posted 4 January, 2014 Today has not been good for them. York and Mansfield had good wins and have gone above the Skates. Bottom of the table Northampton got a cracking 3 points away at promotion chasing Newport meaning that the Skates are now only 4 points off the bottom. Even Torquay managed a point at home against promotion chasers meaning that the Skates are now 3 points off the relegation spots.
qwertySFC Posted 4 January, 2014 Posted 4 January, 2014 Here is my hypothesis: Pompey know that they are going to lose Jed Wallace this month as he is out of contract in the summer and hasn't signed a new one. In a previous Snooze article Connolly commented that there is interest in Wallace from two or three teams. Seems a stupid thing to say to the media but there you go. So there's a likelihood that Wallace may be signed up by a Champ or L1 side but for how much? I would say £100K tops and more likely £75K. I think that this is the money that Pompey are talking about when they say they have additional money to get new players in this month. Not additional gate money or commercial income as they purport. So, being generous, they get £100K. This would all be earmarked for CVA under the FL deal. But it might allow them to slow down the regular payments they have to put towards the former players - sleight of hand etc. So they may have £100K extra for the rest of the season. Call it 25 weeks. An extra £4K per week to pay new freebies they might sign on six month deals. So if they got in three new players, about £1.3K per week each. I don't think they will sign anything decent for those wages in January as the only players available will be those other clubs want to dump off contracts anyway because they are no good or have been superseded by a better player at whatever club. But the shield mentality that they adopt means that new players have to come from higher divisions. Bring on more useless crap from Swindon or Brighton I say! It's a nice theroy , but all money raised from players sales goes into the pot to pay off debts - part of the golden share caveats
SaintBobby Posted 4 January, 2014 Posted 4 January, 2014 Amazingly, the skates are about 14/1 to be relegated and still as short as 16/1 to be promoted! I'd say the 14/1 on relegation is worth a punt - looks more like 4/1 or 5/1 to me.
Waterside.saint Posted 4 January, 2014 Posted 4 January, 2014 It's a nice theroy , but all money raised from players sales goes into the pot to pay off debts - part of the golden share caveats That in itself sounds like a nice theory... if only they played by the same rules that their competitors are bound by
Waterside.saint Posted 4 January, 2014 Posted 4 January, 2014 Amazingly, the skates are about 14/1 to be relegated and still as short as 16/1 to be promoted! I'd say the 14/1 on relegation is worth a punt - looks more like 4/1 or 5/1 to me. Please God.
Tamesaint Posted 4 January, 2014 Posted 4 January, 2014 Amazingly, the skates are about 14/1 to be relegated and still as short as 16/1 to be promoted! I'd say the 14/1 on relegation is worth a punt - looks more like 4/1 or 5/1 to me. These odds are amazing. Fill your boots time I reckon.
Waterside.saint Posted 4 January, 2014 Posted 4 January, 2014 Today has not been good for them. York and Mansfield had good wins and have gone above the Skates. Bottom of the table Northampton got a cracking 3 points away at promotion chasing Newport meaning that the Skates are now only 4 points off the bottom. Even Torquay managed a point at home against promotion chasers meaning that the Skates are now 3 points off the relegation spots. Happily, they are now the worst team in the Football League on Recent Form http://stats.football365.co.uk/dom/ENG/D3/runin.html Team Recent Form 1 S****horpe United 99.0 2 Chesterfield 82.4 3 Burton 90.4 4 Southend United 80.6 5 Rochdale 68.6 6 Oxford 72.5 7 Fleetwood 65.6 8 Newport 76.1 9 Morecambe 60.0 10 Cheltenham 68.2 11 Plymouth 70.4 12 Dagenham & Redbridge 55.0 13 Exeter City 54.0 14 Wimbledon 48.6 15 Hartlepool United 57.4 16 Wycombe Wanderers 43.1 17 Mansfield Town 50.0 18 Bury 62.2 19 York 55.3 20 Portsmouth 41.4 21 Accrington Stanley 53.6 22 Bristol Rovers 48.3 23 Torquay 46.1 24 Northampton 46.2
trousers Posted 4 January, 2014 Posted 4 January, 2014 After todays results we need a new league table trousers! Your wish is my command...
Dr Who? Posted 4 January, 2014 Posted 4 January, 2014 Would be nice, but Torquay Bristol Rovers and Northampton have to get their fingers out. Northampton held on to win today and Torquay got a draw. If Accy played and beat them today it would have been interesting.
Waterside.saint Posted 4 January, 2014 Posted 4 January, 2014 Oh, if only, if only... It would be a truly momentous achievement - didn't one of their hero/villain/shysters promise the bestest that they would to be taken to a level they wouldn't believe karma
Dark Munster Posted 4 January, 2014 Posted 4 January, 2014 And doing it all without a (deserved) 10 point deduction. Indeed, it would be a momentous achievement.
tony13579 Posted 4 January, 2014 Posted 4 January, 2014 I love the way they could afford big TV screens before affording safe electrics and sprinkler systems.. So Skatesmouff....
Waterside.saint Posted 4 January, 2014 Posted 4 January, 2014 I love the way they could afford big TV screens before affording safe electrics and sprinkler systems.. So Skatesmouff.... They need the TVs so that they can 'pack the park' with an army of disappointed skates who can't get tickets for away games due to their massive traveling support
rallyboy Posted 5 January, 2014 Posted 5 January, 2014 Someone down there needs to stand up and say, we are not a massive club, pub teams went further in the cup, we are in a relegation battle with Torquay and Northampton, and if we fail, our new rivals will be Eastleigh. Let's stop pretending that we are a big club, let's stop claiming to be signing big players from under other club's noses, let's just accept where we are and get on with it. So let's pay bills, avoid high wages and stabilise the club in League Two, where we currently belong. Then perhaps we can build towards a promotion, make some progress within a sound financial model, and earn back a bit of respect from other clubs - which is currently still running at zero. Will it be McInnes? Maybe Hall? Someone needs to say it.
Big Bad Bob Posted 5 January, 2014 Posted 5 January, 2014 Someone down there needs to stand up and say, we are not a massive club, pub teams went further in the cup, we are in a relegation battle with Torquay and Northampton, and if we fail, our new rivals will be Eastleigh. Let's stop pretending that we are a big club, let's stop claiming to be signing big players from under other club's noses, let's just accept where we are and get on with it. So let's pay bills, avoid high wages and stabilise the club in League Two, where we currently belong. Then perhaps we can build towards a promotion, make some progress within a sound financial model, and earn back a bit of respect from other clubs - which is currently still running at zero. Will it be McInnes? Maybe Hall? Someone needs to say it. That, rb, has to be the funniest of your many funny posts..
Waterside.saint Posted 5 January, 2014 Posted 5 January, 2014 Someone down there needs to stand up and say, we are not a massive club, pub teams went further in the cup, we are in a relegation battle with Torquay and Northampton, and if we fail, our new rivals will be Eastleigh. Let's stop pretending that we are a big club, let's stop claiming to be signing big players from under other club's noses, let's just accept where we are and get on with it. So let's pay bills, avoid high wages and stabilise the club in League Two, where we currently belong. Then perhaps we can build towards a promotion, make some progress within a sound financial model, and earn back a bit of respect from other clubs - which is currently still running at zero. Will it be McInnes? Maybe Hall? Someone needs to say it. Yeah good luck with that RB
rallyboy Posted 5 January, 2014 Posted 5 January, 2014 sorry - I had a funny five minutes there, probably due to jealousy. They are massive, solvent, attractive to potential transfer targets, fan-owned and debt-free - in fact the future is bluer than Sam Allardyce's postmatch team talk.
RonManager Posted 5 January, 2014 Posted 5 January, 2014 sorry - I had a funny five minutes there, probably due to jealousy. They are massive, solvent, attractive to potential transfer targets, fan-owned and debt-free - in fact the future is bluer than Sam Allardyce's postmatch team talk. notBigSam @TheBig_Sam32m ****ing disgusted with that display. Making the lads watch me sh1t into a water balloon. They know what's coming next.
Colinjb Posted 5 January, 2014 Posted 5 January, 2014 Someone down there needs to stand up and say, we are not a massive club, pub teams went further in the cup, we are in a relegation battle with Torquay and Northampton, and if we fail, our new rivals will be Eastleigh. Let's stop pretending that we are a big club, let's stop claiming to be signing big players from under other club's noses, let's just accept where we are and get on with it. So let's pay bills, avoid high wages and stabilise the club in League Two, where we currently belong. Then perhaps we can build towards a promotion, make some progress within a sound financial model, and earn back a bit of respect from other clubs - which is currently still running at zero. Will it be McInnes? Maybe Hall? Someone needs to say it. And that they will never, ever do that is the biggest joke of all.
TopGun Posted 6 January, 2014 Posted 6 January, 2014 Portsmouth in radical footballing move as they outline plans for a scouting network. http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/barker-wants-scouting-system-in-place-1-5787603
badgerx16 Posted 6 January, 2014 Posted 6 January, 2014 Portsmouth in radical footballing move as they outline plans for a scouting network. http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/barker-wants-scouting-system-in-place-1-5787603 £6.99 on AMAZON
Joe Kirkup Posted 6 January, 2014 Posted 6 January, 2014 ‘Recruitment is key but we are always looking for a gem. ‘That will then pay for a scouting network in one deal.’ And I thought any revenue from player sales had to go towards paying off the football creditors debt. Silly old me.
Danbert Posted 6 January, 2014 Posted 6 January, 2014 "Catlin revealed Pompey explore every avenue when it comes to looking at players – even following up tip-offs from fans." OMG
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