spyinthesky Posted 12 January, 2013 Share Posted 12 January, 2013 Pompey fan talking about who they should sign in the comments section on the news "I bet Henry would play 1 game for us if asked. Well why not ? He loved us fans and put our shirt on" /facepalm Perhaps the gentleman was referring to (Sir) Henry Redknapp He was so well liked down there that the News was bombarded with requests to campaign for his Knighthood Even at an advanced age, I imagine (Sir) Henry could make the squad!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 12 January, 2013 Share Posted 12 January, 2013 @pn_neil_allen: Too many bin bags at Fratton Park today. Goodbye to Michalik, Dumbuya, Benson and Harley as they took belongings with them. #Pompey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzhugh Fella Posted 12 January, 2013 Author Share Posted 12 January, 2013 all those opened tins of hot dogs in the corporate suites will have to be binned now - if they had refrigerators they might have kept until the next home game.....if there is one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterside.saint Posted 12 January, 2013 Share Posted 12 January, 2013 @pn_neil_allen: Too many bin bags at Fratton Park today. Goodbye to Michalik, Dumbuya, Benson and Harley as they took belongings with them. #Pompey I can no longer see a difference between the spoof twitter account and the ramblings of the bestest sports journalist in all the land Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andysstuff Posted 12 January, 2013 Share Posted 12 January, 2013 I see they are the only match off today which suggests years of under-investment at Fatpipes. And the trust expect to only spend £10,000 a year on ground maintenance. Unbelievable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Posted 12 January, 2013 Share Posted 12 January, 2013 I see they are the only match off today which suggests years of under-investment at Fatpipes. And the trust expect to only spend £10,000 a year on ground maintenance. Unbelievable. What's the problem? £10,000 a year on Moneyfields could transform it in to a Conference level stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
positivepete Posted 12 January, 2013 Share Posted 12 January, 2013 I see they are the only match off today which suggests years of under-investment at Fatpipes. And the trust expect to only spend £10,000 a year on ground maintenance. Unbelievable. The only game in the country off today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 12 January, 2013 Share Posted 12 January, 2013 Are they are laughing stock yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidthesquid Posted 12 January, 2013 Share Posted 12 January, 2013 Are they are laughing stock yet? I think we have to consider that possibility......... Errrr - yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andysstuff Posted 12 January, 2013 Share Posted 12 January, 2013 What's the problem? £10,000 a year on Moneyfields could transform it in to a Conference level stadium. Yeah but it ain't Pompey without Fatpipes innit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 12 January, 2013 Share Posted 12 January, 2013 all those opened tins of hot dogs in the corporate suites will have to be binned now - if they had refrigerators they might have kept until the next home game.....if there is one! Can't run fridges if you don't pay the electricity bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andysstuff Posted 12 January, 2013 Share Posted 12 January, 2013 The only game in the country off today! To be fair Eastbourne Borough v Dorchester Town in the Blur Square South was off too - maybe this is the sort of level they should aspire to? And to note, Eastbourne's pitch is built on reclaimed marshland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ooh it's a corner Posted 12 January, 2013 Share Posted 12 January, 2013 I see there were 8,777 at Bournemouth's game today. It won't be long before they start out numbering the blue few. Then we can a proper rivalry with them...... maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterside.saint Posted 12 January, 2013 Share Posted 12 January, 2013 Are they are laughing stock yet? Even Bury & 'pool got points this afternoon, so yes Lg1 foot of table tonight: 16 Preston 34 17 Shrewsbury 30 18 Carlisle 29 19 Oldham 27 20 S****horpe 25 21 Colchester 23 22 Bury 22 23 Portsmouth 21 24 Hartlepool 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 12 January, 2013 Share Posted 12 January, 2013 Even Bury & 'pool got points this afternoon, so yes Lg1 foot of table tonight: 16 Preston 34 17 Shrewsbury 30 18 Carlisle 29 19 Oldham 27 20 S****horpe 25 21 Colchester 23 22 Bury 22 23 Portsmouth 21 24 Hartlepool 13 15 points from safety Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterside.saint Posted 12 January, 2013 Share Posted 12 January, 2013 Even Bury & 'pool got points this afternoon, so yes Lg1 foot of table tonight: 16 Preston 34 17 Shrewsbury 30 18 Carlisle 29 19 Oldham 27 20 S****horpe 25 21 Colchester 23 22 Bury 22 23 Portsmouth 21 24 Hartlepool 13 15 points from safety hey, that only requires 5 straight wins and all their competitors to lose. No problem for the bestest provided they can maintain their undefeated record at Fortress Fatpipes. Oh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterside.saint Posted 12 January, 2013 Share Posted 12 January, 2013 This has to be one of us: http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/whittingham-trust-will-continue-to-show-their-worth-1-4675464 UnAppy 7:01 PM on 12/01/2013 "Will they pump money in if we have a chance of survival? That question's tough to answer." Surely the point is whether the 'HNWs' will continue pumping money in if Pompey cannot improve their current performance. After all, everyone knows that football is the best way for billionaires to become millionaires. Its hard to imagine them all wanting to become LNWs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Chalet Posted 12 January, 2013 Share Posted 12 January, 2013 What a shambles they are. Still, it can only get worse when they start training at Fortress Fatpipes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedg Posted 12 January, 2013 Share Posted 12 January, 2013 What a shambles they are. Still, it can only get worse when they start training at Fortress Fatpipes! They are just waiting for their new training equipment to arrive: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 12 January, 2013 Share Posted 12 January, 2013 Maybe they should have gone with Joseph Cala afterall... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 12 January, 2013 Share Posted 12 January, 2013 15 points from safety 11 points to 25 points = 14 point gap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 12 January, 2013 Share Posted 12 January, 2013 11 points to 25 points = 14 point gap But that would leave them equal with S****horpe so not "safe" You dont always have to be a smarty pants MLG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Munster Posted 12 January, 2013 Share Posted 12 January, 2013 Is that emoticon Gandalf having a w ank ? Well spotted. He's invited too. I was thinking of the Toyman as well, but I have a feeling he won't accept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 12 January, 2013 Share Posted 12 January, 2013 (edited) But that would leave them equal with S****horpe so not "safe" If they have a better goal difference they would be. Not that it matters, they are already as good as down. Effectively they have 11 points, they will need about 50 points to stay up. Roughly that is 2 points per game which is title winning from for their remaining 20 games in order to stay up. Edited 12 January, 2013 by Matthew Le God Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint in Paradise Posted 12 January, 2013 Share Posted 12 January, 2013 But that would leave them equal with S****horpe so not "safe" You dont always have to be a smarty pants MLG Oh yes he does -it is written somewhere in the TSW rules and he will get infracted if he doesn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintBobby Posted 12 January, 2013 Share Posted 12 January, 2013 LOL Stu McLaughlin ™ @Stu_Mc88 @NeilAllenPN @officialsaints @pn_neil_allen have you not got anything better to do on a Saturday night than pretending to be a local journo? Neil Allen @NeilAllenPN @Stu_Mc88 @pn_neil_allen have you not got anything better to do than talking to someone pretending to be a local journo? Weirdo. Stu McLaughlin ™ @Stu_Mc88 @NeilAllenPN @pn_neil_allen muppet Neil Allen @NeilAllenPN @Stu_Mc88 @pn_neil_allen weird, sad way to spend a Saturday night. Tweeting someone who doesn't exist! Why not watch #saintsfc on #motd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopGun Posted 13 January, 2013 Share Posted 13 January, 2013 Just had a quick look at wiki to update myself with the Pompey squad. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portsmouth_F.C.#First-team_squad It's looking most threadbare. I'd presume that Connolly and Rocha are stayers. But I think any one of the other remaining senior players could go in the next week: Gyepes, Ertl, Russell... And that puts them straight into JP Poortvliet "total football" territory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 13 January, 2013 Share Posted 13 January, 2013 Connolly has only just signed a 1 month contract so give it 3 weeks or so and we'll see if he gets to renew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopGun Posted 13 January, 2013 Share Posted 13 January, 2013 Apparently Gyepes has a gentleman's agreement to stay on. Meaning he can disappear at any moment. He's probably the mainstay that is left in reality. Let's hope he takes a six-month contract with Shrewsbury or Bury! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopGun Posted 13 January, 2013 Share Posted 13 January, 2013 (edited) This is a truly epic article by Neil Allen. http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/opinion/the-sole-senior-survivor-of-pompey-s-pre-season-tour-1-4674887 It appears to blame anyone and everyone else. Although it looks like he has run out of love for Appy. Edited 13 January, 2013 by TopGun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsbridge Saint Posted 13 January, 2013 Share Posted 13 January, 2013 This is a truly epic article by Neil Allen. http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/opinion/the-sole-senior-survivor-of-pompey-s-pre-season-tour-1-4674887 It appears to blame anyone and everyone else. Although it looks like he has run out of love for Appy. Jeez - pub team springs to mind. And as for the journalism, it's just a non story. They got spanked in Gibraltar. They are a disgrace to the game, can't understand why the Football League want them to stick around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlo78 Posted 13 January, 2013 Share Posted 13 January, 2013 This is a truly epic article by Neil Allen. http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/opinion/the-sole-senior-survivor-of-pompey-s-pre-season-tour-1-4674887 It appears to blame anyone and everyone else. Although it looks like he has run out of love for Appy. On Gillett: "Clearly too clued up, within days of returning to England, he departed for a trial at Barnsley before joining Nottingham Forest." Quite telling, really. The remaining players weren't too clued up then, I presume? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamesaint Posted 13 January, 2013 Share Posted 13 January, 2013 On Gillett: "Clearly too clued up, within days of returning to England, he departed for a trial at Barnsley before joining Nottingham Forest." Quite telling, really. The remaining players weren't too clued up then, I presume? I would love to know how Simon Gillett had done his internet research. I wonder if he is a fellow nutjob? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidthesquid Posted 13 January, 2013 Share Posted 13 January, 2013 On Gillett: "Clearly too clued up, within days of returning to England, he departed for a trial at Barnsley before joining Nottingham Forest." Quite telling, really. The remaining players weren't too clued up then, I presume? I wonder where he did all that research that prompted him to run away as fast as possible - While Dumbuya was definitely going to sign, Gillett needed convincing and had undertaken plenty of internet research on the Pompey ownership saga. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Tender Posted 13 January, 2013 Share Posted 13 January, 2013 Stu McLaughlin ™ @Stu_Mc88 @NeilAllenPN @officialsaints @pn_neil_allen have you not got anything better to do on a Saturday night than pretending to be a local journo? Who is the one pretending to be a local journo? One is pretending to be a local journo and the other is pretending to be the guy who is pretending to be a local journo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambert1979 Posted 13 January, 2013 Share Posted 13 January, 2013 Trousers - are you Simon Gillett? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted 13 January, 2013 Share Posted 13 January, 2013 I am Simon Gillett. Trousers is Spartacus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 13 January, 2013 Share Posted 13 January, 2013 Neil Allen seems to be joining Ho and Te other skate who had meltdowns on here. All of a sudden the Gibraltar escapade is now being looked on badly. At the time I thought Aleen was trumpeting the signings of Rodgers etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurosaint Posted 13 January, 2013 Share Posted 13 January, 2013 "The slate had almost been scrubbed clean, except for the stubborn stains of Tal Ben Haim and Dave Kitson". TBF this is almost slanderous, these guys were shafted big time, their contracts were being ripped up, they had to face the angry mob and now the local hack decides to rub salt in their wounds and perpetuate their angst ! Nasty piece of work that Allen is !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 13 January, 2013 Share Posted 13 January, 2013 Neil Allen seems to be joining Ho and Te other skate who had meltdowns on here. All of a sudden the Gibraltar escapade is now being looked on badly. At the time I thought Aleen was trumpeting the signings of Rodgers etc. Its the Pompey way. Typified by Micah Hall now being heralded as an investigative genius, yet a couple of years ago when he was in his infancy of digging dirt on Chainrai most of the fanbase simply didn't want to know. Their over-inflated wage bill is a typical point in case. How many times did we point out that they were paying over the odds for players? We pointed out that they were working to Chainrai's original wage bill predictions, and not his revised figure nor the PDT's lower figure. Unsustainable wages. For pointing this out we were told we were wrong, told we were just bitter deluded scummahs, what did we know? Neil Allen consistently stated that Pompey's wage bill was one of the lowest in the division; he wouldn't be wrong, would he? And so it turns out that we were right after all. There WERE some players earning more than £4K per week (more than double the L1 average). There WERE players that had come to Pompey instead of other championship/L1 clubs because of the high wages on offer. And those wages being paid WERE unsustainable, the club couldn't afford that level of expenditure. There's only so much sympathy you can have for a basket case outfit that just refuses to listen to external logic, and continues on their own mini crusade to damnation. They didn't listen, they didn't want to listen, but now they want to appear wise after the fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallyboy Posted 13 January, 2013 Share Posted 13 January, 2013 They say the follow up is often not as good as the original but the recent annual summer comedies from the Fatpipes Travelling Theatre Company have been excellent in different ways. Cotterill's chaotic US tour was like a remake of Airplane, and as well-judged as the time that my Auntie's friend said yes to a backstage invite at Top of the Pops - but UnAppy's National Lampoon-inspired Gibraltan farce was just as funny. It ticked all the right boxes - it shafted a local businessman reinforcing the award-winning club's contempt for the local community, it was a free training camp to help elderly and lost players to find other clubs, and it also saw pompey humiliated on the pitch. That great pompey hero UnAppy has the Midas touch, everywhere he goes people bask in reflected glory. He made Blackpool look like Brazil, Blackburn will be sure to storm up the league under his inspired guidance, and of course he did a fantastic job against all the odds at pompey. People told him he couldn't keep them up, critics mocked his inability and inexperience and said it would cost them points, but one of the country's brightest young management prospects proved them all wrong! He took a bunch of overpaid individuals and he expertly wrote their names down on a teamsheet, sometimes twice a week, and in a different order. Who can forget those battling Churchillian speeches delivered in his Nan's front room? But his legacy is often underestimated. There are many heroes who have played vital roles in their great story, pompey wouldn't be in this fantastic place without the foundations laid by Storrie, Redknapp, Grant, Lampitt and all those other great businessmen, but UnAppy is the guy who has taken them to a new level, and that shouldn't be overlooked. When he arranged that holiday (that like all previous tours didn't cost the club a single penny) it wasn't just a chaotic waste of cash that flicked V's in the face of charities and creditors, it was the start of something very special. He may have paid over the odds for battling troops, but he left in place a squad with a quality that should get them out of this division at the first attempt. And for that we should applaud him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 13 January, 2013 Share Posted 13 January, 2013 ....... but he left in place a squad with a quality that should get them out of this division at the first attempt. And they look like doing it without the assistance of the -10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridge too far Posted 13 January, 2013 Share Posted 13 January, 2013 GET INVOLVEDRyan Hutchings on Twitter: "Portsmouth really need 'Postponed' to stay. He's been absolutely vital in preventing us from losing games." From the BBC Sport website - made me lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterside.saint Posted 13 January, 2013 Share Posted 13 January, 2013 They say the follow up is often not as good as the original but the recent annual summer comedies from the Fatpipes Travelling Theatre Company have been excellent in different ways. Cotterill's chaotic US tour was like a remake of Airplane, and as well-judged as the time that my Auntie's friend said yes to a backstage invite at Top of the Pops - but UnAppy's National Lampoon-inspired Gibraltan farce was just as funny. It ticked all the right boxes - it shafted a local businessman reinforcing the award-winning club's contempt for the local community, it was a free training camp to help elderly and lost players to find other clubs, and it also saw pompey humiliated on the pitch. That great pompey hero UnAppy has the Midas touch, everywhere he goes people bask in reflected glory. He made Blackpool look like Brazil, Blackburn will be sure to storm up the league under his inspired guidance, and of course he did a fantastic job against all the odds at pompey. People told him he couldn't keep them up, critics mocked his inability and inexperience and said it would cost them points, but one of the country's brightest young management prospects proved them all wrong! He took a bunch of overpaid individuals and he expertly wrote their names down on a teamsheet, sometimes twice a week, and in a different order. Who can forget those battling Churchillian speeches delivered in his Nan's front room? But his legacy is often underestimated. There are many heroes who have played vital roles in their great story, pompey wouldn't be in this fantastic place without the foundations laid by Storrie, Redknapp, Grant, Lampitt and all those other great businessmen, but UnAppy is the guy who has taken them to a new level, and that shouldn't be overlooked. When he arranged that holiday (that like all previous tours didn't cost the club a single penny) it wasn't just a chaotic waste of cash that flicked V's in the face of charities and creditors, it was the start of something very special. He may have paid over the odds for battling troops, but he left in place a squad with a quality that should get them out of this division at the first attempt. And for that we should applaud him. Nicely put :adore: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 13 January, 2013 Share Posted 13 January, 2013 he left in place a squad with a quality that should get them out of this division at the first attempt. And for that we should applaud him. The club truly is being taken to a level their fans couldn't ever have conceived. Peter Storrie was a true visionary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 13 January, 2013 Share Posted 13 January, 2013 I am Simon Gillett. Trousers is Spartacus. ^ This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctoroncall Posted 13 January, 2013 Share Posted 13 January, 2013 ^ This I thought you were just a very naughty boy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 13 January, 2013 Share Posted 13 January, 2013 It would appear Mr Allen has developed a sense of self awareness at last... @pn_neil_allen: 'Dreadful journalism', 'biased hatchet job' and 'ridiculous piece'. As recommended by some on the News website. #Pompey http://t.co/CHYGrFLZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterside.saint Posted 13 January, 2013 Share Posted 13 January, 2013 It would appear Mr Allen has developed a sense of self awareness at last... @pn_neil_allen: 'Dreadful journalism', 'biased hatchet job' and 'ridiculous piece'. As recommended by some on the News website. #Pompey http://t.co/CHYGrFLZ I think its more that he feels that by providing a handy link to the twittersphere, rational right-thinking readers will read his piece and be astonished that anyone could think it anything other than brilliant and objective journlism. At any rate, comments appear now to be disabled for that article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andysstuff Posted 13 January, 2013 Share Posted 13 January, 2013 It would appear Mr Allen has developed a sense of self awareness at last... @pn_neil_allen: 'Dreadful journalism', 'biased hatchet job' and 'ridiculous piece'. As recommended by some on the News website. #Pompey http://t.co/CHYGrFLZ From the comments section of the article; lifelongfan 4:57 PM on 13/01/2013 My nephew has just reported to me from Fratton Park where meetings have taken place today with more to follow tomorrow. The club is breaking apart behind the scenes and the end is nigh. Dumbaya has gone with yet more to follow…….there will be staff redundancies announced next week which probably will also include coaching staff. I fear its all going to be too late for the Trust to do anything but try to get the club out of liquidation where there are others waiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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