Gingeletiss Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 Really? I dont even read Rallyboys posts anymore, he's boring as f*ck and says the same things, over and over and over.... He might as well do a daily cut and paste. Pot and Kettle come to mind here..........you are sounding more like Corp Hohoho with every post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 Really? I dont even read Rallyboys posts anymore, he's boring as f*ck and says the same things, over and over and over.... He might as well do a daily cut and paste. The fact you hate it is reason enough for me to continue as an avid reader. Please continue Rallyboy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeintheslowlane Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 (edited) Really? I dont even read Rallyboys posts anymore, he's boring as f*ck and says the same things, over and over and over.... He might as well do a daily cut and paste. Perhaps the reason why Rallyboy's message remains the same is that the root cause also remains the same. If you're so thick as not to learn from some of the most pointed lessons in British Football history, you deserve to have it rammed down your throat at every opportunity. One day when this pathetic saga is over some of the more intelligent amongst your supporters will perhaps coat the pill a little more kindy to allow you to swallow the facts as outlined in these pages. Edited 22 August, 2012 by lifeintheslowlane spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 I would suggest that many clubs and the PFA are watching Pompey. Why bother handing out decent contracts for players, when you can hire and fire at little risk. Ok you may miss out on the odd transfer fee but you also do not have the summer wage bills. Pompey may well be the blueprint of the future. The PFA will not like the thought that the majority of their members who are average, not having lucrative contracts. If it comes to pass that the bloated wages for low quality comes to pass, then Pompey have done a decent thing for football. I accept that clubs will wish to sign up their gems on contract but the majority, i doubt it if they had the chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxstone Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19342735 See Skates - This is how to manage finances correctly - Not keep overdosing on debt to soothe your addled heads! And the Blades are a bigger and better club with a considerably greater and louder fanbase than you!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallyboy Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 here's the deal PES me old mucker - you stop your club from bringing the game into disrepute and raping local businesses, and we'll stop posting the same old twaddle about your club bringing the game into disrepute and raping local businesses. And you're right, some of us on here are getting fed up trying to explain to the slow of thinking how there's a difference between Man Utd's debt and pompey's, or how Southampton Leisure Holdings' admin was very different to a decade of insolvent trading funded by money-laundering and stolen pensioner's savings. Yes it is boring - we've been teaching a particularly-retarded Jack Russell a card trick for two fricking years, yet its still staring blankly at us! But it's not our fault - your clubs actions fuel this thread, the poor saga would've died ages ago if pompey had stopped cheating. So do explain to us simpletons who think that your football club is a disgrace to the game and the city - how can pompey and its fans ignore paying creditors but use money to strengthen the squad? And let's remember, the fans have now linked themselves with the club financially and must accept responsibility for what is done with their cash. When asked to clear debt there is a claim that they have no money, and can only offer a pittance. But the next minute you are outbdding teams in a higher division - and don't pretend that it hasn't happened, it is there for ALL to see - unless they have their Appy blue-tinted contacts in. Easy question, simple answer required..... And while you are doing this Q and A, please, please, please explain - your manager who paid for sex with crack whores behind a grubby skip in an industrial estate while wearing his club tracksuit, driven there at your expense, and who then led the club to a gloriously future-crippling relegation - what exactly is heroic about him? It's just that as a football fan I'd be annoyed if my season ticket money was given to prostitutes, but no one down that way seems to care about the use of their cash, or his hilarious managerial record. If you are struggling to answer these questions you might like to try the News website, for people who are properly-Portsea thick they offer an opinion service, just read the hype and you can then pretend you're informed. But be warned, if you then get in the ring with more experienced and sharper opponents who know the subject better than you, you'll be dumped on your ar$e faster than a gobby cagefighter at the AFC Bournemouth christmas do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmel Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 ‘You only have to go back to the trip to Spain and Gibraltar, and the majority of that was funded by a supporter and local businessman. http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/pompey-past/cash-boost-for-appleton-1-4186977 There was an article when the tour was first announced where appy said that most of the costs would be met by the local businessman, but that doesn't seem to exist anymore But fear not, appy's bought into the mindset now and he doesn't care who knows....I just hope he remembers to tell neil allen who went to great lengths to convince people the whole trip was funded and wouldn't cost the club a penny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bad Bob Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19342735 See Skates - This is how to manage finances correctly - Not keep overdosing on debt to soothe your addled heads! And the Blades are a bigger and better club with a considerably greater and louder fanbase than you!!! ****, all they need to do is employ two Dutch coaches and they're following the Southampton model....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsland Red Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 I cannot understand Appy taking others' money for players, which would only put P*mpey in another false position, both financially and league status wise. All he is doing is prolonging that inevitable time when they have a budget, however small, and are forced to live within it. I know this is P*mpey etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alehouseboys Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 here's the deal PES me old mucker - you stop your club from bringing the game into disrepute and raping local businesses, and we'll stop posting the same old twaddle about your club bringing the game into disrepute and raping local businesses. And you're right, some of us on here are getting fed up trying to explain to the slow of thinking how there's a difference between Man Utd's debt and pompey's, or how Southampton Leisure Holdings' admin was very different to a decade of insolvent trading funded by money-laundering and stolen pensioner's savings. Yes it is boring - we've been teaching a particularly-retarded Jack Russell a card trick for two fricking years, yet its still staring blankly at us! But it's not our fault - your clubs actions fuel this thread, the poor saga would've died ages ago if pompey had stopped cheating. So do explain to us simpletons who think that your football club is a disgrace to the game and the city - how can pompey and its fans ignore paying creditors but use money to strengthen the squad? And let's remember, the fans have now linked themselves with the club financially and must accept responsibility for what is done with their cash. When asked to clear debt there is a claim that they have no money, and can only offer a pittance. But the next minute you are outbdding teams in a higher division - and don't pretend that it hasn't happened, it is there for ALL to see - unless they have their Appy blue-tinted contacts in. Easy question, simple answer required..... And while you are doing this Q and A, please, please, please explain - your manager who paid for sex with crack whores behind a grubby skip in an industrial estate while wearing his club tracksuit, driven there at your expense, and who then led the club to a gloriously future-crippling relegation - what exactly is heroic about him? It's just that as a football fan I'd be annoyed if my season ticket money was given to prostitutes, but no one down that way seems to care about the use of their cash, or his hilarious managerial record. If you are struggling to answer these questions you might like to try the News website, for people who are properly-Portsea thick they offer an opinion service, just read the hype and you can then pretend you're informed. But be warned, if you then get in the ring with more experienced and sharper opponents who know the subject better than you, you'll be dumped on your ar$e faster than a gobby cagefighter at the AFC Bournemouth christmas do. Unfortunately rallyboy, PES "don't read" your posts, so the thicky-portsea-island-dweller probably wont respond. And..."But be warned, if you then get in the ring with more experienced and sharper opponents who know the subject better than you, you'll be dumped on your ar$e faster than a gobby cagefighter at the AFC Bournemouth christmas do"...another little gem I might add. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank's cousin Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 Its a simple concept Budget - play within its limitations - survive and build - moral etc Budget - ignore it and believe you have a right to 20 players of higher quality than you can realy afford (especially when oweing shed loads) - immoral and cheating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrant Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 Looks as though fans of other teams are starting to get a little bit tired and fed up of the whole situation... this from the Football365 mailbox today: Sorry to impose on the Premier League knee-jerking, but down in the lowly League One I had the pleasure of a scintillating 2-2 draw between Colchester and Portsmouth on Tuesday. A fast-paced, frenetic, end-to-end game, capped off with a breathtaking goal from Michael Rose, I hope the Pompey fans realised how much fun they could have this season. But as much as I admire their loyal fans, I can't help but chew on some sour grapes at the Pompey team-sheet. We were told they were skint. We were told they would struggle to put out a team. And yet their line-up included Izale MacLeod, last season's top scorer in League Two, former Reading midfielder Brian Howard and ex-Watford man Lee Williamson. I could go on but that'd fairly dull for most of you. These are players almost certainly on more than our top earner. Portsmouth are essentially spending their way out of League One, whilst still pleading poverty. Could someone please explain how they can afford such a squad? And what of the creditors being railroaded into accepting measly offers to cancel the debts? It's cheating. Not on a PSG/Ma City scale, but cheating nonetheless. The rest of us live within our means and struggle on, whilst Pompey make the same mistakes again. John Hyde, U's fan exiled in Hackney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridge too far Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 ‘You only have to go back to the trip to Spain and Gibraltar, and the majority of that was funded by a supporter and local businessman. http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/pompey-past/cash-boost-for-appleton-1-4186977 There was an article when the tour was first announced where appy said that most of the costs would be met by the local businessman, but that doesn't seem to exist anymore But fear not, appy's bought into the mindset now and he doesn't care who knows....I just hope he remembers to tell neil allen who went to great lengths to convince people the whole trip was funded and wouldn't cost the club a penny. Pleased to see that we've got a fair few comments at the foot of this article. Although the Snooze does seem to take them down, have a think, and then post them back up again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeyInReading Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19342735 See Skates - This is how to manage finances correctly - Not keep overdosing on debt to soothe your addled heads! And the Blades are a bigger and better club with a considerably greater and louder fanbase than you!!! Not louder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeyInReading Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 4,335 or so at Colchester in total. So I guess maybe 750 of the phew. Which is quite good but also the hard core. 1160 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 1160 Not great really, considering every game could be your last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrant Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 1160 That away end holds 2000 - judging by the TV footage of the goals, there's not a cat in hell's chance that end was more than half full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View From The Top Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 That away end holds 2000 - judging by the TV footage of the goals, there's not a cat in hell's chance that end was more than half full. But that can't be true, they are the best fans in the world, they keep telling us that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 That away end holds 2000 - judging by the TV footage of the goals, there's not a cat in hell's chance that end was more than half full. Peter Storrie may have done the counting,using the same method of calculating as he did when they went to the High court Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint si Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 Looks as though fans of other teams are starting to get a little bit tired and fed up of the whole situation... this from the Football365 mailbox today: Must be a jealous and bitter scummaaaah!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Jim Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 1160 Is that Pompey maths ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 (edited) 1160 Is that Pompey maths ? Pompey maths = 20% of 1160 =232 2% of 232 = 5 Pompey fans at Colchester last night! The nurse on the right doesn't count. She is the man in wheelchairs enabler (either that or she is Westwood's enabler). Edited 22 August, 2012 by Matthew Le God Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Jim Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 Pompey maths = 20% of 1160 =232 2% of 232 = 5 Pompey fans at Colchester last night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sticksaint Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 Really? I dont even read Rallyboys posts anymore, he's boring as f*ck and says the same things, over and over and over.... He might as well do a daily cut and paste. Rallyboy`s message is the same -Agreed !But the new and inventive ways he keeps saying it is very funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridge too far Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 Pompey in 'not allowed to collect cash' shocker! Portsmouth FC @officialpompey Crawley v #Pompey tickets are now on sale - but only available directly from Sussex side: http://tinyurl.com/czma5w6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint137 Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 Pompey in 'not allowed to collect cash' shocker! Portsmouth FC @officialpompey Crawley v #Pompey tickets are now on sale - but only available directly from Sussex side: http://tinyurl.com/czma5w6 Ironic as Crawley are almost as big a bunch of crooks as the lot down the road. Allegedly m'lud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamsaint Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 every time i put solent on for sports news I hear some arse from poopey complaining about the need to be competitive. Never about the fact they are still in administration. Again. just very annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Balls Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 Not louder. Yep. They're louder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 Can someone please summarise adrians above post ^ in 9 words or less? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedg Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 Can someone please summarise adrians above post ^ in 9 words or less? He's not happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridge too far Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 Can someone please summarise adrians above post ^ in 9 words or less? Read it - it's a well written piece and sums up what most of us think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheaf Saint Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 Read it - it's a well written piece and sums up what most of us think. Sorry BTF, that's 15 words Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warsash saint Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 LOL at the skates crawling out the wood work again ... just waiting for Corpse Ho to post with potential new signings !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurosaint Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 The least competitive team will finish bottom of the league. That is sport. Why should a team be given special treatment to not finish bottom, and have another club finish bottom in their place? I appreciate this has been asked before, but I remain very confused. They have an average to decent L1 side. Lots of players others can't afford. How does this happen? It's amazing any PFC fans feel comfortable with it, I wouldn't. My passion for the game has diminished enough anyway. Some drone on about Man City, PSG, Utd or whoever, which completely misses the point. FWIW I don't like the huge debts of these clubs either. Even clubs like Saints spending beyond their means to get up isn't really in the spirit of the game. The key difference is there aren't creditors suffering. It's merely the choice of certain very rich people to spend their money on it. Common sense prevails when large outlay is used to develop the club, and that's where I'm happy with saints. Infrastructure, academy, training ground. With each pound spent, the club is worth more. Players signed are on the way up. They won't all work out, but most will be worth more, they are assets. It makes it far more difficult to fall apart when you're worth something, and far more likely you'll attract more buyers if needed. To stay in the top flight, albeit at creditors cost, for several seasons and do nothing to improve infrastructure is shameful. Putting aside the money stolen from PFC's community, they also stole the chance of a new stadium, proper training facilities and a decent academy that could really boost the club. Just short term impatient greed and ignoring all common sense. They will continue to write off all criticism as rivalry, which makes following football essentially pointless. Who knows most about this? Football fans. Yet 99% of football fans follow a club, so can be written off as biassed. Personally, I put being objective and having a slightest degree of morality 100 times before Southampton Football Club. The people I'd love to hear from are the creditors who've lost their money. The ones who really needed it. How do they feel seeing PFC yet again sign players the rest of L1 can't afford? Even if it's a month, it's still costing a lot. How did they feel last time? How did they feel after their debt was written off when the club went shopping with stolen lithuanian money? How do they feel when their fans try to justify it without every suggesting perhaps spare funds could be used to actually pay off some creditors? How do they feel when the sub-human, relentlessly blind, hypocritical vile little **** of a local 'journalist' Neil Allen still bangs on about their great FA cup win, or tries to run players on big money out of town, just because they had the nerve to be offered massive contracts no others clubs would. That's why however Saints get on this season, I won't enjoy any weekend's football while I see this hellish sh1t of a club die. Any self-respecting fans would have been long gone, taken their money and started a club that meant something positive. Yet they'd sooner burn their money and feed satan's corpse. Why the FL has to support that, I have no fcking clue. Well said Adrian, at least the grown ups on here are willing to read, accept and understand what you have written !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 LOL at the skates crawling out the wood work again ... just waiting for Corpse Ho to post with potential new signings !! Oh he'll be back, it'll be a Riqueleme/Ramirez attempt at point scoring thinking it is funny. Thing is we ALREADY find the saga funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank's cousin Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 The least competitive team will finish bottom of the league. That is sport. Why should a team be given special treatment to not finish bottom, and have another club finish bottom in their place? I appreciate this has been asked before, but I remain very confused. They have an average to decent L1 side. Lots of players others can't afford. How does this happen? It's amazing any PFC fans feel comfortable with it, I wouldn't. My passion for the game has diminished enough anyway. Some drone on about Man City, PSG, Utd or whoever, which completely misses the point. FWIW I don't like the huge debts of these clubs either. Even clubs like Saints spending beyond their means to get up isn't really in the spirit of the game. The key difference is there aren't creditors suffering. It's merely the choice of certain very rich people to spend their money on it. Common sense prevails when large outlay is used to develop the club, and that's where I'm happy with saints. Infrastructure, academy, training ground. With each pound spent, the club is worth more. Players signed are on the way up. They won't all work out, but most will be worth more, they are assets. It makes it far more difficult to fall apart when you're worth something, and far more likely you'll attract more buyers if needed. To stay in the top flight, albeit at creditors cost, for several seasons and do nothing to improve infrastructure is shameful. Putting aside the money stolen from PFC's community, they also stole the chance of a new stadium, proper training facilities and a decent academy that could really boost the club. Just short term impatient greed and ignoring all common sense. They will continue to write off all criticism as rivalry, which makes following football essentially pointless. Who knows most about this? Football fans. Yet 99% of football fans follow a club, so can be written off as biassed. Personally, I put being objective and having a slightest degree of morality 100 times before Southampton Football Club. The people I'd love to hear from are the creditors who've lost their money. The ones who really needed it. How do they feel seeing PFC yet again sign players the rest of L1 can't afford? Even if it's a month, it's still costing a lot. How did they feel last time? How did they feel after their debt was written off when the club went shopping with stolen lithuanian money? How do they feel when their fans try to justify it without every suggesting perhaps spare funds could be used to actually pay off some creditors? How do they feel when the sub-human, relentlessly blind, hypocritical vile little **** of a local 'journalist' Neil Allen still bangs on about their great FA cup win, or tries to run players on big money out of town, just because they had the nerve to be offered massive contracts no others clubs would. That's why however Saints get on this season, I won't enjoy any weekend's football while I see this hellish sh1t of a club die. Any self-respecting fans would have been long gone, taken their money and started a club that meant something positive. Yet they'd sooner burn their money and feed satan's corpse. Why the FL has to support that, I have no fcking clue. Golden post - sums up exactly how I feel to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedg Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 It does appear that things have entered one of those periods of quiet purgatory. I am amazed that the trust are not calling in the £900 remainder, or at least contacting people and saying "We really need to know if you do intend to come up with the remaining £900?". As for their current recruitment splurge I wonder if one or more of the "High Net Worth" individuals have made it clear they would only take part if there was a reasonable chance of the club not being relegated to division 2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 It does appear that things have entered one of those periods of quiet purgatory. I am amazed that the trust are not calling in the £900 remainder, or at least contacting people and saying "We really need to know if you do intend to come up with the remaining £900?". As for their current recruitment splurge I wonder if one or more of the "High Net Worth" individuals have made it clear they would only take part if there was a reasonable chance of the club not being relegated to division 2? With appleton stating that he needs £60K for wages until Xmas time I think we're due to see yet another of Tricky Trev's deadlines missed. So Trev can f*ck about with a bid that is never going to come to fruition and bump up his fees even further. I'm quite surprised Chainrai hasn't yet sussed this tactic and sought to have the business wound up so that he can get his paws on the £3M in parachute payments they've just received. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winchester Red Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 I'd be amazed if BC hasn't applied to have the business wound up in the last week. It's worth more now that it has been for a long time with the £3m in the bank, and moe than it's likely to be ever again the way TB is throwing short term contracts around (and racking up further fees for himself) I think it probably just hasn't been made public Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Munster Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 I would suggest that many clubs and the PFA are watching Pompey. Why bother handing out decent contracts for players, when you can hire and fire at little risk. Ok you may miss out on the odd transfer fee but you also do not have the summer wage bills. Pompey may well be the blueprint of the future. The PFA will not like the thought that the majority of their members who are average, not having lucrative contracts. If it comes to pass that the bloated wages for low quality comes to pass, then Pompey have done a decent thing for football. I accept that clubs will wish to sign up their gems on contract but the majority, i doubt it if they had the chance. Those are eight words that I'd never thought would be strung together in the same sentence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 Can someone please summarise adrians above post ^ in 9 words or less? Too long, didn't read? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmore Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 Can someone take the time to explain what the current situation with the Skate ownership? Who is funding their player loans and wages and running costs etc? Is the only offer to buy the club from the supporters and is this offer still reliant on a loan from the council? When is the next liquidation deadline? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 Allen going on about the HNW supporters funding some wages amounts to about one of our corporate boxes for a season. Is he really a professional sports reporter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Munster Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 Sums up why it is impossible for this little country of ours to support four professional football divisions. Tier three football with low crowds and still relatively high earners (compared to the average man in the street). I do wish football governance would do some governing Agreed. Half the teams in this country have to go semi-profesional or amateur (and in the case of Cheats FC, pub level). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint in Paradise Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 It does appear that things have entered one of those periods of quiet purgatory. I am amazed that the trust are not calling in the £900 remainder, or at least contacting people and saying "We really need to know if you do intend to come up with the remaining £900?". As for their current recruitment splurge I wonder if one or more of the "High Net Worth" individuals have made it clear they would only take part if there was a reasonable chance of the club not being relegated to division 2? Perhaps they know that the result would be not as they hope, i.e. hardly any will pay their 900. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 The least competitive team will finish bottom of the league. That is sport. Why should a team be given special treatment to not finish bottom, and have another club finish bottom in their place? I appreciate this has been asked before, but I remain very confused. They have an average to decent L1 side. Lots of players others can't afford. How does this happen? It's amazing any PFC fans feel comfortable with it, I wouldn't. My passion for the game has diminished enough anyway. Some drone on about Man City, PSG, Utd or whoever, which completely misses the point. FWIW I don't like the huge debts of these clubs either. Even clubs like Saints spending beyond their means to get up isn't really in the spirit of the game. The key difference is there aren't creditors suffering. It's merely the choice of certain very rich people to spend their money on it. Common sense prevails when large outlay is used to develop the club, and that's where I'm happy with saints. Infrastructure, academy, training ground. With each pound spent, the club is worth more. Players signed are on the way up. They won't all work out, but most will be worth more, they are assets. It makes it far more difficult to fall apart when you're worth something, and far more likely you'll attract more buyers if needed. To stay in the top flight, albeit at creditors cost, for several seasons and do nothing to improve infrastructure is shameful. Putting aside the money stolen from PFC's community, they also stole the chance of a new stadium, proper training facilities and a decent academy that could really boost the club. Just short term impatient greed and ignoring all common sense. They will continue to write off all criticism as rivalry, which makes following football essentially pointless. Who knows most about this? Football fans. Yet 99% of football fans follow a club, so can be written off as biassed. Personally, I put being objective and having a slightest degree of morality 100 times before Southampton Football Club. The people I'd love to hear from are the creditors who've lost their money. The ones who really needed it. How do they feel seeing PFC yet again sign players the rest of L1 can't afford? Even if it's a month, it's still costing a lot. How did they feel last time? How did they feel after their debt was written off when the club went shopping with stolen lithuanian money? How do they feel when their fans try to justify it without every suggesting perhaps spare funds could be used to actually pay off some creditors? How do they feel when the sub-human, relentlessly blind, hypocritical vile little **** of a local 'journalist' Neil Allen still bangs on about their great FA cup win, or tries to run players on big money out of town, just because they had the nerve to be offered massive contracts no others clubs would. That's why however Saints get on this season, I won't enjoy any weekend's football while I see this hellish sh1t of a club die. Any self-respecting fans would have been long gone, taken their money and started a club that meant something positive. Yet they'd sooner burn their money and feed satan's corpse. Why the FL has to support that, I have no fcking clue. I know you and I have our issues, but that is a top-drawer post, mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrant Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 Neil Allen appears to be trying to set up an e-war on Twitter by asking whether any Pompey fans follow the likes of Adam Leitch or Gordon Simpson at the Echo. He's clearly missing the point - we follow him for comedic purposes, and to remind us that, despite the protestations of a minority, the Echo is outstanding compared to the Snooze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 Neil Allen appears to be trying to set up an e-war on Twitter by asking whether any Pompey fans follow the likes of Adam Leitch or Gordon Simpson at the Echo. He's clearly missing the point - we follow him for comedic purposes, and to remind us that, despite the protestations of a minority, the Echo is outstanding compared to the Snooze. Has he actually left school yet ? Some of his comments/comparisons and his penchant for blocking anyone who challenges the drivel he is posting or the morality of what is going on, come across like extremely child-like behaviour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Chalet Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 Neil Allen has a similar policy to POL in respect of his Twitter following, any Scummmmmaaaaarrrrgggghhhhsss are banned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey-deacons-left-nut Posted 22 August, 2012 Share Posted 22 August, 2012 1160 750 actually, but there you go..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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