hutch Posted 3 July, 2015 Posted 3 July, 2015 I think this thread has got nearly as much history as the skates.
rallyboy Posted 3 July, 2015 Posted 3 July, 2015 oh no, don't start posting Ho's finest moments, those are right up there with the statue and Penny emptying Hilsea Lido in one go.... In fact I think we should put a list of Ho's quotes up on Itchen Bridge. If you are at a dark point in your life, his story about the council giving pompey land to sell to Tesco for £20m would definitely cheer you up. Just as the statue of Milan Krankie looking up at the bridge kept people from jumping all those years ago.
holepuncture Posted 3 July, 2015 Posted 3 July, 2015 oh no, don't start posting Ho's finest moments, those are right up there with the statue and Penny emptying Hilsea Lido in one go.... In fact I think we should put a list of Ho's quotes up on Itchen Bridge. If you are at a dark point in your life, his story about the council giving pompey land to sell to Tesco for £20m would definitely cheer you up. Just as the statue of Milan Krankie looking up at the bridge kept people from jumping all those years ago. My favorite line was about 'Dr Fahim' and how we were going to 'feel pick sick' when we see the scale of his investment - PMSL HO/Banker is still posting away on POL
Toadhall Saint Posted 3 July, 2015 Posted 3 July, 2015 I own it now - you certainly ain't coming on Long time no speak my friendly neighbours. Amusing to see you nutjobs are keeping the thread alive ! heh ! Erm I think it's you lot and the endless giving of merriment that keeps this thread alive and very well.
Toadhall Saint Posted 3 July, 2015 Posted 3 July, 2015 Transform it into 20 pence over the course of 3 years and then start up a new forum whilst pretending that the bad parts of the old one never existed yet forever extolling how wonderful it was? [emoji3][emoji106] summed up so well - a true lol moment.
Torres Posted 3 July, 2015 Posted 3 July, 2015 My favorite line was about 'Dr Fahim' and how we were going to 'feel pick sick' when we see the scale of his investment - PMSL HO/Banker is still posting away on POL It would make the money Abramovich put into Chelsea look like pocket money, don't you know?
Batman Posted 3 July, 2015 Posted 3 July, 2015 I remember Corp Ho's monthly transfer rumour updates. Riquelme was a dead cert for them when he was in his pomp... those were the days!!!
aintforever Posted 3 July, 2015 Posted 3 July, 2015 The bottom line is that despite the title of this thread, the takeover has NOT collapsed, Al Fahim has NOT failed the FPPT, we are NOT going down and we are NOT going into administration. You might as well lock this one down, because remember: "It's the hope that kills you". This one is a classic.
rallyboy Posted 3 July, 2015 Posted 3 July, 2015 Big page number - 2067. The next time we'll play them.
Doctoroncall Posted 3 July, 2015 Posted 3 July, 2015 Big page number - 2067. The next time we'll play them. Must be a domestic cup game you're thinking about then.
suewhistle Posted 3 July, 2015 Posted 3 July, 2015 I don't think Saints are in the FA Vase? Joking aside, it's good to see our occasional Portsmouth contributors doing their bit to raise the laugh quotient on this thread - a very succesful intervention, I must say although that may be the product also of half a Piemonte white and half a bottle each of a Tuscan white then red.
ericofarabia Posted 4 July, 2015 Posted 4 July, 2015 Just had a quick look at their pre season fixtures .... looks like they are checking out what life will be like playing non league in 2016/17 Havant and Waterlooville, Bognor Regis, Gosport Borough, Woking and Gillingham To be fair some pretty big local derbies in there, and no excuses for 250.000 of the finest to not make their way to each fixture with such short travelling distances!! Even Eastleigh have a better build up including games v Crawley and Swindon I won't even bother mentioning ours versus the likes of Valencia, Feyenoord and Espanyol ..... ooops I believe I just did
dubai_phil Posted 4 July, 2015 Posted 4 July, 2015 Creditor payment deadline, maybe to Chinny? It would be nice to see the return of Balram Chainrai Feed us a little more Dubai Phil That's all I know as fact. Payments day. Then we all can speculate what happens if they can't pay or if they try the 4p in the pound game. Then we can wonder who is out of work these days with links down that way and we can all realise the dream ticket of Milan & "Arry are out of work and a bit flush having been paid off and bought out. So they have a bill to pay. probably where the Tescos' money will go. Assuming the top table didn't drink all that of course.
dubai_phil Posted 4 July, 2015 Posted 4 July, 2015 Last post today surprised we missed this yesterday, specially as Gay Dad's March was mentioned Seems he is accused of misappropriating almost as much as pcfc from other people The gift that keeps giving, So many opportunities Matt Slater retweeted Jeremy Hodges @jeremylawhodges 15h15 hours ago Ex-Portsmouth FC owner Vladimir Antonov accused of stealing €450m from Bankas Snoras has fled the U.K. fearing for his life pre-extradition 26 retweets6 favoritesReply Retweet26 Favorite6 Follow More
Weston Super Saint Posted 4 July, 2015 Posted 4 July, 2015 Just had a quick look at their pre season fixtures .... looks like they are checking out what life will be like playing non league in 2016/17 Havant and Waterlooville, Bognor Regis, Gosport Borough, Woking and Gillingham To be fair some pretty big local derbies in there, and no excuses for 250.000 of the finest to not make their way to each fixture with such short travelling distances!! Even Eastleigh have a better build up including games v Crawley and Swindon I won't even bother mentioning ours versus the likes of Valencia, Feyenoord and Espanyol ..... ooops I believe I just did No jolly holiday abroad this year then? Perhaps this pre-season they really will be riding bikes and eating squirrels?
Whitey Grandad Posted 4 July, 2015 Posted 4 July, 2015 No jolly holiday abroad this year then? Perhaps this pre-season they really will be riding bikes and eating squirrels? Hedgehogs, more likely.
Sevvy Posted 4 July, 2015 Posted 4 July, 2015 Hedgehogs, more likely. No wonder the poor old hedgehog is in a decline.
ecuk268 Posted 4 July, 2015 Posted 4 July, 2015 Just had a quick look at their pre season fixtures .... looks like they are checking out what life will be like playing non league in 2016/17 Havant and Waterlooville, Bognor Regis, Gosport Borough, Woking and Gillingham To be fair some pretty big local derbies in there, and no excuses for 250.000 of the finest to not make their way to each fixture with such short travelling distances!! Even Eastleigh have a better build up including games v Crawley and Swindon I won't even bother mentioning ours versus the likes of Valencia, Feyenoord and Espanyol ..... ooops I believe I just did Even born-again Salisbury have got Premiership Bournemouth and Bristol Rovers.
dronskisaint Posted 4 July, 2015 Posted 4 July, 2015 This one is a classic. What page number was that? :-) So much coffee spat over the keyboard over the years...karma is a wonderful thing?
dronskisaint Posted 4 July, 2015 Posted 4 July, 2015 Just had a quick look at their pre season fixtures .... looks like they are checking out what life will be like playing non league in 2016/17 Havant and Waterlooville, Bognor Regis, Gosport Borough, Woking and Gillingham To be fair some pretty big local derbies in there, and no excuses for 250.000 of the finest to not make their way to each fixture with such short travelling distances!! Even Eastleigh have a better build up including games v Crawley and Swindon I won't even bother mentioning ours versus the likes of Valencia, Feyenoord and Espanyol ..... ooops I believe I just did I think you'll find their entire pre-season all on standard bus routes...they'll be trying the 'Honest I'm only 15' trick to make sure there's enough to pay for refills to champagne Ian's glass!
Danbert Posted 4 July, 2015 Posted 4 July, 2015 Standards of literacy at the News have hit a new low. Shurely shome mishtake: http://m.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/pompey-are-fitting-fit-1-6833156
SaintZamboni Posted 4 July, 2015 Posted 4 July, 2015 That article is complete fit. Sounds a lot like the kind of nonsense Paul Sturrock used to get up to for pre season!
Lorne Malvo Posted 4 July, 2015 Posted 4 July, 2015 Standards of literacy at the News have hit a new low. Shurely shome mishtake: http://m.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/pompey-are-fitting-fit-1-6833156 Great Comment: In the lower leagues Pompey are the big scalp and everyone's cup final so when the opposition are doing everything by fair and foul means to beat us we need to show control , fitness and strength, boxing will help all of these things.
FloridaMarlin Posted 4 July, 2015 Posted 4 July, 2015 No jolly holiday abroad this year then? Perhaps this pre-season they really will be riding bikes and eating squirrels? They were out in Portugal at the Vale do Lobo resort in the Algarve last week. That won't have been cheap, but I'm sure they have plenty of money to pay for it.
ericofarabia Posted 4 July, 2015 Posted 4 July, 2015 They were out in Portugal at the Vale do Lobo resort in the Algarve last week. That won't have been cheap, but I'm sure they have plenty of money to pay for it. :lol: Stop it please.
rooney Posted 5 July, 2015 Posted 5 July, 2015 They were out in Portugal at the Vale do Lobo resort in the Algarve last week. That won't have been cheap, but I'm sure they have plenty of money to pay for it. You can say that again as both the Dona Filipa Hotel and the Ria Park are 5 star. Unless of course they all packed into RC and LVG 's villas on the cheap.
Dark Munster Posted 5 July, 2015 Posted 5 July, 2015 I think this thread has got nearly as much history as the skates. Not quite as sordid of course.
badgerx16 Posted 6 July, 2015 Posted 6 July, 2015 Have they yet claimed the women's World Cup, owing to the fact the US coach was born in Skatesville ?
Golden Balls Posted 6 July, 2015 Posted 6 July, 2015 Just had a quick look at their pre season fixtures .... looks like they are checking out what life will be like playing non league in 2016/17 Havant and Waterlooville, Bognor Regis, Gosport Borough, Woking and Gillingham To be fair some pretty big local derbies in there, and no excuses for 250.000 of the finest to not make their way to each fixture with such short travelling distances!! Even Eastleigh have a better build up including games v Crawley and Swindon I won't even bother mentioning ours versus the likes of Valencia, Feyenoord and Espanyol ..... ooops I believe I just did They're being taken for mugs too (no shock). £13 for the H&W game and £15 for Godport!! How much are the tickets for the Feyenoord game? £14 or something.
saint1977 Posted 6 July, 2015 Posted 6 July, 2015 They're being taken for mugs too (no shock). £13 for the H&W game and £15 for Godport!! How much are the tickets for the Feyenoord game? £14 or something. Lot of money to stand there and be stunk out by JPFCW. See they've signed a 33 year old from Sheff Utd although unusually, they've not given him a 3 year contract although the one year deal is probably for stupid wages for that level.
suewhistle Posted 6 July, 2015 Posted 6 July, 2015 Presumably they have cash flow problems? How surprising. I can't help thinking that a tenner would be a better price-point on so many levels and could well yield even more income. How much for kids?
The9 Posted 6 July, 2015 Posted 6 July, 2015 They're being taken for mugs too (no shock). £13 for the H&W game and £15 for Godport!! How much are the tickets for the Feyenoord game? £14 or something. £14.50 plus a £2 booking fee as I couldn't be bothered to collect at the ground. £31 for two of us, and 50,000 in the stadium. Audi Cup in Salzburg on tv too, can't wait to see how bad our defence is this weekend... when I get to the ground.
rallyboy Posted 6 July, 2015 Posted 6 July, 2015 Uncle Avram splashed out on a couple of youngsters....
suewhistle Posted 6 July, 2015 Posted 6 July, 2015 Rallyboy.. either you, or I, or both of us have obscene imaginations. I'd rather you hadn't said that...
TopGun Posted 7 July, 2015 Posted 7 July, 2015 But Pompey are going to beat last season's ticket sales... This is only the third time I have read the rehashed News story in the last week. http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/pompey-on-track-to-beat-last-year-s-season-ticket-sales-1-6835991 And there's a nice video in the link below of about 30 pompey people queuing up to get last chance at their "early bird" season ticket deal which has ended now (for the moment) http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/michael-doyle-impressed-by-the-pompey-queue-1-6836116
TopGun Posted 7 July, 2015 Posted 7 July, 2015 But Pompey are going to beat last season's ticket sales... This is only the third time I have read the rehashed News story in the last week. http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/pompey-on-track-to-beat-last-year-s-season-ticket-sales-1-6835991 And there's a nice video in the link below of about 30 pompey people queuing up to get last chance at their "early bird" season ticket deal which has ended now (for the moment) http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/michael-doyle-impressed-by-the-pompey-queue-1-6836116
Chez Posted 7 July, 2015 Posted 7 July, 2015 (edited) Portsdown Hill+waterslide+Penny Chew = Edited 7 July, 2015 by Chez
Danbert Posted 7 July, 2015 Posted 7 July, 2015 Antonov's jumped ball: http://www.thehardtackle.com/2015/portsmouths-russian-former-owner-flees-uk-fearing-for-life/
rallyboy Posted 7 July, 2015 Posted 7 July, 2015 But still no reference to the crime of running a British football club on stolen funds or an enquiry into it by football authorities....They've swept so much sh!t under that carpet it must look like the Andes by now. Re season tickets, I checked how much you get for your money. One adult plus two kids can total £400 for the season. They have the gate numbers, but not the income - it's all about selling cheap to aid summer cashflow but results in very little in matchday sales. The perfect business model is to sell less up front, deliver on the pitch and sell out at top dollar - that scenario would deliver maybe three times as much money as their current model. And Sue, I don't know what's wrong with your mind, I was just highlighting how he bought younger players.
St Marco Posted 7 July, 2015 Posted 7 July, 2015 And there's a nice video in the link below of about 30 pompey people queuing up to get last chance at their "early bird" season ticket deal which has ended now (for the moment) http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/michael-doyle-impressed-by-the-pompey-queue-1-6836116 "‘I was there on Saturday, I looked out of the window and the queues were ridiculous" Bit harsh isn't it, doesn't he know they are in the fourth division? Can't be that bad?
hutch Posted 7 July, 2015 Posted 7 July, 2015 But still no reference to the crime of running a British football club on stolen funds or an enquiry into it by football authorities....They've swept so much sh!t under that carpet it must look like the Andes by now. Re season tickets, I checked how much you get for your money. One adult plus two kids can total £400 for the season. They have the gate numbers, but not the income - it's all about selling cheap to aid summer cashflow but results in very little in matchday sales. The perfect business model is to sell less up front, deliver on the pitch and sell out at top dollar - that scenario would deliver maybe three times as much money as their current model. And Sue, I don't know what's wrong with your mind, I was just highlighting how he bought younger players. Knock off the VAT and that's £110 per seat. £4.50 per match.
rallyboy Posted 7 July, 2015 Posted 7 July, 2015 Everyone has spent their £13m in the town before they get into the fortress of fat.
Weston Super Saint Posted 8 July, 2015 Posted 8 July, 2015 Knock off the VAT and that's £110 per seat. £4.50 per match. Schoolboy error
andysstuff Posted 8 July, 2015 Posted 8 July, 2015 Oh, trust me the thread's the gift that keeps on giving. Who needs any more. Sent from my D6603 using Tapatalk
St Marco Posted 8 July, 2015 Posted 8 July, 2015 the thread hits 6 years today. Anyone got a gift? Heard a good one whilst I was in states recently. Was speaking to a guy who follows "English Soccer" about us and he seemed to know quite a bit. He said he loved the way we played etc. I said next year should be good too so keep on watching us. Especially the semi derby against Bournemouth. He said "are they the team that play in Blue that you guys hate?" Poor old Portsmouth, been out of the spotlight so long people have forgotten their names. Except everyone in Milan of course.
Merovingian Posted 8 July, 2015 Posted 8 July, 2015 That's all I know as fact. Payments day. Then we all can speculate what happens if they can't pay or if they try the 4p in the pound game. Then we can wonder who is out of work these days with links down that way and we can all realise the dream ticket of Milan & "Arry are out of work and a bit flush having been paid off and bought out. So they have a bill to pay. probably where the Tescos' money will go. Assuming the top table didn't drink all that of course. For once you are going to be disappointed and that date will pass without incident. There are other things afoot though which depending on your outlook could be deemed good or bad.
Gemmel Posted 8 July, 2015 Posted 8 July, 2015 For once you are going to be disappointed and that date will pass without incident. There are other things afoot though which depending on your outlook could be deemed good or bad. Maradonna? How you doing Merv - Always welcome on this site. (Especially when you start predicting good news for the blue few - It's like having corp back)
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