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Gaydamak seems to be painted as a panto villain there - but I thought he was a great hero who guided them to plucky cup glory?

They need to get their story straight before going public.

 

 

It seems that Terry the builder covered his back when he realised he'd been shafted.

His friend is helping with storage.

Otherwise known as securing your debt.

 

 

If the Accrington tv highlights were anything to go by they should take one of those oak chairs out of storage and put it in a keeper's shirt.

 

And if there was ever a myth with portsmyth written right through the grain, it's that their old Woolworth's table was made with oak from HMS Victory!

 

For a new company that hasn't even got around to filling their first accounts, they seem to be interested in a lot of old stuff that isn't relevant to them and belongs to other people.

 

That could apply to the FA Cup.

 

Presumably, if we look hard enough the table worth £500,000 and the painting worth £250,000 should have been listed among the assets, or were they 'removed' before Clever Trevor had a chance to do an inventory and include them?

 

Again, presumably, if the half-mil table and priceless painting are returned, they will be sold and the proceeds used to pay off some of the CVA debts.

 

Under the new, hands-clean, spotless regime, surely nobody could object to a bit of the club's history being sold to pay off debts. Or is more likely they would be sold to pay for a new central defender or left-back.

 

I liked this bit; "The table is currently being looked after by a friend of the builder – a Pompey fan who has taken over the costly footing of the storage bill."

 

What a load of cock. if the storage bill is that costly and he is that much of a fan, he would have returned it to the club straight away.

 

It looks as though Terry Clarke might at last have seen some sense through his blue goggles and found something of value he can cling on to until he is paid.

 

As for the files found in a cabinet in the loft, they should make interesting reading.

 

I was told years ago that a former club employee kept his job for so long through regime changes and previous administrations because he had an 'insurance policy' of documents that he could use if ever he was threatened with the tin tack.

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I will have a word with Terry when I see him next, hopefully on Thursday. The guy is still a massive Pompey supporter

 

By the way, he has a son who he tells me is a pretty good footballer and looking for an Academy. Won't look at Portsmouth but hoping Southampton will have look!!

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As for the files found in a cabinet in the loft, they should make interesting reading.

 

I was told years ago that a former club employee kept his job for so long through regime changes and previous administrations because he had an 'insurance policy' of documents that he could use if ever he was threatened with the tin tack.

 

Fair play to him..

 

Great to hear old Terry the Builder has taken it upon himself to provide him with some collateral in the face of the skates non-payment antics, great work handing it to a friend and muddying the process, he now holds all the power.

 

The trail is now made and the skates could learn a lesson about stitching people up here, for years they have been constantly changing the goalposts, robbing peoples cash, lying to charities, even putting Terry the Builder under... but ol Tel had an ace up his sleeve all along!

 

We joked about Rupert leaving SMS with his favourite train set picture under his arm... Mandarich actually did!

 

 

On another note, the last of Antonovs Spyker cars are being auctioned off:

 

http://www.quotenet.nl/Nieuws/Update-Spyker-van-Vladimir-Antonov-nog-niet-verkocht-82059

 

Update: Spyker Vladimir Antonov not sold

 

 

Do you last month behind the net when fishing, two cast-offs of Vladimir Antonov auctioned? You can go for a rematch!

 

 

Auction Troostwijk let know that the black C8 Laviolette has been sold, but the orange C8 Laviolette LM85 still waiting for a happy owner. It is striking that the highest bid during the regular auction was € 88,000, but the car eventually sold for € 109,000. That was the reserve price which would be the least car sold and the highest bidder turned out willing to pay. Still just € 21,000

 

The C8 Laviolette LM85 should yield at least € 99,000, but the bids were stabbing at € 82,000. Whether the car is going to be offered for auction again or that the receiver will search another solution is currently unclear. The Spyker were owned by the fallen banker Vladimir Antonov, a former lender of the Dutch car manufacturer.

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Their 'business case' (excuse my mirth) was predicated on a higher average attendance than that, wasn't it?

My vague recollection was that it was 11,000, to be fair, but that was before they decided the season ticket prices etc. Just a thought, they sold more than 10,000 season tickets, didn't they? That presumably means they've sold almost no individual match tickets for this weekend's game! :uhoh:

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http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/accrington-stanley-2-pompey-2-1-5376964

 

One of Pompey’s backroom staff joked the team bus wouldn’t dare drive off without David Connolly’s presence.

 

Last out of the dolls house-sized changing rooms and with numerous post-match interviews to conduct, it was going to come to a head.

 

A terrific professional with exacting standards and rigid requirements to meet in the push for footballing satisfaction, the veteran is one best not upset.

 

In the end it was the manager himself who came looking for his prized striker as the coach driver tapped impatiently on the accelerator.

 

Connolly was not going to suffer a fate which befell Niko Kranjcar at Stoke and Danny Webber at Carlisle in recent times.

 

And, in terms of League Two, at Accrington he demonstrated just why he will also not be left behind on the football pitch on the road ahead.

 

No question about it, Connolly will be a massively influential figure this season.

 

Last one on the bus, first one on the team sheet for Morecambe and onwards, his is a guaranteed presence.

 

Irrespective of now being aged 36 and participating in the bottom division of the Football League for first time in his career, Connolly will be Whittingham’s chief source of goals.

 

At the Crown Ground, he struck twice to illustrate to those present – bolstered by a television audience – how crucial a player who this time last year couldn’t even find a club will be to the Blues.

 

His perfect foil, Patrick Agyemang, had a hand in both with a degree of inevitability and has vowed to become more selfish in a bid to up his scoring rate.

 

In terms of the remaining striking pool, the bench contains Tom Craddock, a prolific lower-league striker yet to truly sparkle during his very early days on the south coast, while Ashley Harris is still finding his way.

 

As for Ryan Bird, the non-league gamble, it will be a season of adjustment, although he did spurn a wonderful stoppage-time opportunity to make himself a hero having climbed off the bench.

 

It will be Connolly, though, who Pompey will be relying on to provide the bulk of their goals this season.

 

And, as was proven in the surrounds at Accrington, he still has that mouthwatering class to fulfil such a massive ask.

 

The player of this season is clearly the player of last season, a heartening sight for the Fratton faithful.

 

While a few of his team-mates are scrambling around trying to recreate their form from the tail-end of the previous campaign, at this early stage the former Watford man has shown no such concerns.

 

Neither has, thankfully, his strike partner from February onwards as the duo wreaked havoc against Accrington.

 

Agyemang could have helped himself to a couple of goals in the first half alone, although he has still enjoyed a fine start to the season.

 

Ultimately, Pompey didn’t even win the encounter – held to a 2-2 draw when it should have yielded a victory.

 

That in itself was deeply disappointing for the club.

 

A game they expected to win beforehand and a game they should have won as it unfolded.

 

Nonetheless, if it did highlight one point, it is if the pair remain relatively free from injury this season they will continue to be a fearsome prospect.

 

In addition, with Andy Barcham operating to their left, they have some excellent ammunition coming their way on a regular basis.

 

The arrival from S****horpe has been a revelation so far in a Pompey shirt with his blistering pace and direct play.

 

Reassuringly, he retains a willingness to track back and help out his full-back in times of need – another aspect of his game to be admired.

 

Certainly his lung-busting run from his own half in the opening 45 minutes at Accrington will live in the memory for a little while.

 

Such a shame then the final shot was saved by Ian Dunbavin, depriving the winger of a truly special goal in front of the cameras.

 

It was Barcham who also struck the far post late on, agonisingly close to clinching a victory for the visitors with the scoreline poised at 2-2.

 

Blues fans have already seen plenty from Connolly and Agyemang to realise their quality. Well clearly there is plenty more to come from Barcham, which is enough cheer in itself.

 

Still, despite their attacking excellence, it was only a point for Whittingham’s men to spark mixed feelings afterwards.

 

Granted, plenty to be encouraged from performances from Connolly, Agyemang and Barcham, yet goals continue to be leaked by another revamped back line.

 

On Saturday, Phil Smith got the nod ahead of John Sullivan, while Dan Butler made way for Danny East.

 

In comparison with the Capital One Cup defeat to Bournemouth, Yassin Moutaouakil was back, too, with Bondz N’Gala dropping out.

 

A total of two changes to the defence which lined-up against Oxford and suffered such a disappointing 4-1 home defeat.

 

With East essentially a right-back filling-in on the left, Blues fans can expect another arrival in that area to provide more balance.

 

Pompey, though, could have been out of sight in the first-half with a glut of goal-scoring opportunities.

 

Michael Liddle cleared Sonny Bradley’s header off the line, while Barcham teed up Agyemang to slide a close-range shot just wide.

 

Agyemang combined cleverly with Connolly only to see Dubavin parry his subsequent shot and then gather at the second attempt.

 

Then there was that Barcham run, initially stopped by Dunbavin with a defender following up to hack it off the line.

 

After the break, though, it was Peter Murphy who opened the scoring in the 48th minute with a cross-cum-shot which cleared Smith.

 

The visitors levelled when Romain Padovani’s dream cross was headed by Agyemang into the path of Connolly, who did the rest.

 

Padovani crashed a 35-yard half-volley which seemed destined for the net until Dunbavin intervened.

 

Then came Connolly’s penalty, which looked to have clinched victory.

 

That was until the 85th minute when a deep cross was headed back across goal at the far post and finished by Murphy.

 

Pompey later claimed Bradley had been pushed in the back in the build up.

 

But that was that, a 2-2 draw at Beattie’s Accrington when it should have been so much more.

 

Still, be thankful Connolly is in the goal-scoring groove – and on that Pompey coach for a while yet

 

A new season comes with it new hope, this season would be THE season...

 

but yet #factless still doesn't know what a paragraph is :mcinnes:

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Not really, they scooped his signature from under the noses of dozens of other suitors who offered way more money, but he chose to leave us and join them as they are a much bigger club...

 

 

Though I haven't seen him fill in the standard template press release about the bestest most fantastic fans....he must be the only one in that squad who hasn't tried to buy popularity through shallow statements.

Then again he's the only one there who does his talking on the pitch.

The poor bloke is surrounded by the runts of a non-league litter.

They don't need a transfer window, they need a bolt gun, or a big bag and a canal.

 

Perhaps DC recently played in front of more passionate fans, in quantity, and who were a lot more supportive as he played a significant role in our return from League One?

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Is it me or do the last 4 sentences read that NA is calling the Sheffield Weds boardroom a skip? Bit harsh even if they are oop noorf.

 

Mate of mine got his first chance to see pompey at the weekend having taken a great interest in the saga for the last 3 years, his first comment to me at work today.... 'how the ***k can they afford Connelly & Agyemang in L2 ?'

 

Don't worry, they're only spending 34% of their turnover on wages, innit mush.

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One of Pompey’s backroom staff joked the team bus wouldn’t dare drive off without David Connolly’s presence.

 

Last out of the dolls house-sized changing rooms and with numerous post-match interviews to conduct, it was going to come to a head.

 

A terrific professional with exacting standards and rigid requirements to meet in the push for footballing satisfaction, the veteran is one best not upset.

 

In the end it was the manager himself who came looking for his prized striker as the coach driver tapped impatiently on the accelerator.

 

Connolly was not going to suffer a fate which befell Niko Kranjcar at Stoke and Danny Webber at Carlisle in recent times.

 

And, in terms of League Two, at Accrington he demonstrated just why he will also not be left behind on the football pitch on the road ahead.

 

No question about it, Connolly will be a massively influential figure this season.

 

Last one on the bus, first one on the team sheet for Morecambe and onwards, his is a guaranteed presence.

 

Irrespective of now being aged 36 and participating in the bottom division of the Football League for first time in his career, Connolly will be Whittingham’s chief source of goals.

 

At the Crown Ground, he struck twice to illustrate to those present – bolstered by a television audience – how crucial a player who this time last year couldn’t even find a club will be to the Blues.

 

His perfect foil, Patrick Agyemang, had a hand in both with a degree of inevitability and has vowed to become more selfish in a bid to up his scoring rate.

 

In terms of the remaining striking pool, the bench contains Tom Craddock, a prolific lower-league striker yet to truly sparkle during his very early days on the south coast, while Ashley Harris is still finding his way.

 

As for Ryan Bird, the non-league gamble, it will be a season of adjustment, although he did spurn a wonderful stoppage-time opportunity to make himself a hero having climbed off the bench.

 

It will be Connolly, though, who Pompey will be relying on to provide the bulk of their goals this season.

 

And, as was proven in the surrounds at Accrington, he still has that mouthwatering class to fulfil such a massive ask.

 

The player of this season is clearly the player of last season, a heartening sight for the Fratton faithful.

 

While a few of his team-mates are scrambling around trying to recreate their form from the tail-end of the previous campaign, at this early stage the former Watford man has shown no such concerns.

 

Neither has, thankfully, his strike partner from February onwards as the duo wreaked havoc against Accrington.

 

Agyemang could have helped himself to a couple of goals in the first half alone, although he has still enjoyed a fine start to the season.

 

Ultimately, Pompey didn’t even win the encounter – held to a 2-2 draw when it should have yielded a victory.

 

That in itself was deeply disappointing for the club.

 

A game they expected to win beforehand and a game they should have won as it unfolded.

 

Nonetheless, if it did highlight one point, it is if the pair remain relatively free from injury this season they will continue to be a fearsome prospect.

 

In addition, with Andy Barcham operating to their left, they have some excellent ammunition coming their way on a regular basis.

 

The arrival from S****horpe has been a revelation so far in a Pompey shirt with his blistering pace and direct play.

 

Reassuringly, he retains a willingness to track back and help out his full-back in times of need – another aspect of his game to be admired.

 

Certainly his lung-busting run from his own half in the opening 45 minutes at Accrington will live in the memory for a little while.

 

Such a shame then the final shot was saved by Ian Dunbavin, depriving the winger of a truly special goal in front of the cameras.

 

It was Barcham who also struck the far post late on, agonisingly close to clinching a victory for the visitors with the scoreline poised at 2-2.

 

Blues fans have already seen plenty from Connolly and Agyemang to realise their quality. Well clearly there is plenty more to come from Barcham, which is enough cheer in itself.

 

Still, despite their attacking excellence, it was only a point for Whittingham’s men to spark mixed feelings afterwards.

 

Granted, plenty to be encouraged from performances from Connolly, Agyemang and Barcham, yet goals continue to be leaked by another revamped back line.

 

On Saturday, Phil Smith got the nod ahead of John Sullivan, while Dan Butler made way for Danny East.

 

In comparison with the Capital One Cup defeat to Bournemouth, Yassin Moutaouakil was back, too, with Bondz N’Gala dropping out.

 

A total of two changes to the defence which lined-up against Oxford and suffered such a disappointing 4-1 home defeat.

 

With East essentially a right-back filling-in on the left, Blues fans can expect another arrival in that area to provide more balance.

 

Pompey, though, could have been out of sight in the first-half with a glut of goal-scoring opportunities.

 

Michael Liddle cleared Sonny Bradley’s header off the line, while Barcham teed up Agyemang to slide a close-range shot just wide.

 

Agyemang combined cleverly with Connolly only to see Dubavin parry his subsequent shot and then gather at the second attempt.

 

Then there was that Barcham run, initially stopped by Dunbavin with a defender following up to hack it off the line.

 

After the break, though, it was Peter Murphy who opened the scoring in the 48th minute with a cross-cum-shot which cleared Smith.

 

The visitors levelled when Romain Padovani’s dream cross was headed by Agyemang into the path of Connolly, who did the rest.

 

Padovani crashed a 35-yard half-volley which seemed destined for the net until Dunbavin intervened.

 

Then came Connolly’s penalty, which looked to have clinched victory.

 

That was until the 85th minute when a deep cross was headed back across goal at the far post and finished by Murphy.

 

Pompey later claimed Bradley had been pushed in the back in the build up.

 

But that was that, a 2-2 draw at Beattie’s Accrington when it should have been so much more.

 

Still, be thankful Connolly is in the goal-scoring groove – and on that Pompey coach for a while yet

Let's compare this with what he has to say once he finds out why other clubs don't sign 36 year old strikers.

 

Enjoy being a hero while it lasts, Dave. It won't be for long.

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"While a few of his team-mates are scrambling around trying to recreate their form from the tail-end of the previous campaign, at this early stage the former Watford man has shown no such concerns."

 

LMFAO. I hope DC does continue playing well and scoring goals ( hopefully just consolation ones in 4-1 defeats though). He was so far ahead of everybody else on the pitch on Saturday, deserves to be playing at a higher level.

 

But Factless, Clueless and Graceless Allen can't stand the thought of him once playing at The Mighty Southampton, so in the normal Cheatsmuff way has re written history and erased the 9 other clubs since leaving Watford in 1997 from the history books!!

 

WAC

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A long-winded piece on the BBC saying pretty much nothing new, although it's interesting that both Birch and Lampitt are trying to establish reputations based on their "success" at Pompey.

 

What is noteworthy is that Nabil Hassan perpetuates the myth that Portsmouth is "trust-controlled". It's what makes this thread so interesting as they gradually come to realise that it isn't.

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A long-winded piece on the BBC saying pretty much nothing new, although it's interesting that both Birch and Lampitt are trying to establish reputations based on their "success" at Pompey.

 

What is noteworthy is that Nabil Hassan perpetuates the myth that Portsmouth is "trust-controlled". It's what makes this thread so interesting as they gradually come to realise that it isn't.

 

I'm starting to see a few 'grumbles' on Twitter re: control and governance... How much longer does the honeymoon have to run I wonder...?

 

http://frattonmush.wordpress.com/

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I'm starting to see a few 'grumbles' on Twitter re: control and governance... How much longer does the honeymoon have to run I wonder...?

 

http://frattonmush.wordpress.com/

I don't know who "Frattonmush" is, but he certainly does grasp the situation clearly, from these 2 short quotes:

 

Or more descriptively Policy Governance applied to the running of our new Community Club of which the newly elected PST board should have a significant influence.

 

The club hasn’t been “saved”' date=' not yet at least, it has a four year debt repayment plan and a few yolks around it’s neck imposed by the FL to make sure we don’t get into trouble again. Very difficult circumstances in which to take a club out of intensive care, which is where it is at right now and will be for some time yet.[/quote']

 

He knows that the PST doesn't control the club. I'm sure his opinion will be well respected on Portsea Island.

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Quote Originally Posted by frattonmush's blog:

 

The club hasn’t been “saved”, not yet at least, it has a four year debt repayment plan and a few yolks around it’s neck imposed by the FL to make sure we don’t get into trouble again. Very difficult circumstances in which to take a club out of intensive care, which is where it is at right now and will be for some time yet.

 

Would these yolks around their neck be the result of all the egg on their face?

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Not really, they scooped his signature from under the noses of dozens of other suitors who offered way more money, but he chose to leave us and join them as they are a much bigger club...

 

 

Though I haven't seen him fill in the standard template press release about the bestest most fantastic fans....he must be the only one in that squad who hasn't tried to buy popularity through shallow statements.

Then again he's the only one there who does his talking on the pitch.

The poor bloke is surrounded by the runts of a non-league litter.

They don't need a transfer window, they need a bolt gun, or a big bag and a canal.

 

Perhaps DC recently played in front of more passionate fans, in quantity, and who were a lot more supportive as he played a significant role in our return from League One?

 

Was also interesting to see that he not really 'celebrate' his goals with the blue few who were there. Also notable that he did not go over and applaud them at the end either.

 

It must really grate with the few that their top goalscorer was one of ours not so long ago. Without him they would be bottom of the league. Can #factless allen go all season with post match reports detailing DC's goalscoring feats and not mention that his last club was Southampton? You bet the bitter, clueless idiot can!

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Was also interesting to see that he not really 'celebrate' his goals with the blue few who were there. Also notable that he did not go over and applaud them at the end either.

 

It must really grate with the few that their top goalscorer was one of ours not so long ago. Without him they would be bottom of the league. Can #factless allen go all season with post match reports detailing DC's goalscoring feats and not mention that his last club was Southampton? You bet the bitter, clueless idiot can!

 

I noticed this too. Certainly not the same way he celebrated scoring for us...

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http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/fan-could-be-left-bankrupt-after-courtroom-battle-1-5380349

 

A POMPEY fan who began a blog about the club’s would-be owners says he is facing bankruptcy after he tried to stand up for the football club he loves.

Mike Hall, who wrote a series of posts about members of the Keith Harris consortium this year before Portsmouth Football Club was eventually bought by its fans, says he faces a £15,000 to £20,000 legal bill.

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http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/accrington-stanley-2-pompey-2-1-5376964

 

It will be Connolly, though, who Pompey will be relying on to provide the bulk of their goals this season.

 

And, as was proven in the surrounds at Accrington, he still has that mouthwatering class to fulfil such a massive ask.

 

The player of this season is clearly the player of last season, a heartening sight for the Fratton faithful.

 

While a few of his team-mates are scrambling around trying to recreate their form from the tail-end of the previous campaign, at this early stage the former Watford man has shown no such concerns.

 

Neither has, thankfully, his strike partner from February onwards as the duo wreaked havoc against Accrington.

 

A new season comes with it new hope, this season would be THE season...

 

but yet #factless still doesn't know what a paragraph is :mcinnes:

 

Factless that is absolutely priceless, good luck keeping your superstar ex-Saint fit in your impoverished ramshackle facilities, our state or the art set up, doctors and physios couldnt manage it...

 

He added: ‘This is a terrible thing, what has happened to Pascal Najadi’s father, and my condolences go out to him, but this really does bear out exactly what we were saying about the kinds of people trying to take over our football club – we want to know who you are, where you’re from.

 

‘Could you imagine if the consortium had taken Pompey over and the main backer had been killed two days before the start of the season?’

 

Quite amazing how Chinny almost snuck this lot in really after all that had come before, that geezer must run around in some seriously dodgy circles.

 

Unlucky for Hall really, his compiling of all the facts from this thread into his blog has cost him his house...

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acf259c9-fcdb-4488-be11-f4fe8a9acf93_normal.pngNeil Allen ‏@pn_neil_allen

Wow. This November the Southern Daily Echo will have been banned by Southampton for 4 years. Is this a media record?

 

1fed600346c576ce343e75e69d636b5f_normal.jpegEmma Judd ‏@pn_Emma_Judd

@pn_neil_allen they also don't like talking to us. Every time I've called for a comment my phone calls remain unreturned.

 

acf259c9-fcdb-4488-be11-f4fe8a9acf93_normal.pngNeil Allen ‏@pn_neil_allen

@pn_Emma_Judd Wouldn't let me in the press box either! A south coast derby with the chief sports writer from both papers sat in the crowd!

 

1fed600346c576ce343e75e69d636b5f_normal.jpegEmma Judd ‏@pn_Emma_Judd

@pn_neil_allen ridiculous! Not sure many other multi-million pound businesses choose not to communicate with their customers.

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acf259c9-fcdb-4488-be11-f4fe8a9acf93_normal.pngNeil Allen ‏@pn_neil_allen

Wow. This November the Southern Daily Echo will have been banned by Southampton for 4 years. Is this a media record?

 

1fed600346c576ce343e75e69d636b5f_normal.jpegEmma Judd ‏@pn_Emma_Judd

@pn_neil_allen they also don't like talking to us. Every time I've called for a comment my phone calls remain unreturned.

 

acf259c9-fcdb-4488-be11-f4fe8a9acf93_normal.pngNeil Allen ‏@pn_neil_allen

@pn_Emma_Judd Wouldn't let me in the press box either! A south coast derby with the chief sports writer from both papers sat in the crowd!

 

1fed600346c576ce343e75e69d636b5f_normal.jpegEmma Judd ‏@pn_Emma_Judd

@pn_neil_allen ridiculous! Not sure many other multi-million pound businesses choose not to communicate with their customers.

 

Just the successful ones Neil. ;) And you are not a customer.

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Back in the day, The Snooze was always being banned by p****y for stuff they wrote.

 

But that was when the paper was objective, attempted to get at and print the truth - no matter how unpalatable it was to fans and readers - and was not a mini-skirt wearing, hair-in-bunches, pom-pom-waving cheerleader.

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Has Hall spent his newfound wages on personal grooming and sacked his nan from cutting his hair with bacon scissors?

 

If you run a thinly-veiled PR campaign under the guise of investigative journalism and your reward is a job from the winning candidate, there will be personal expenses - that's business.

 

At least he now looks like a man who can afford the legal costs that are the predictable result of launching a legal battle against people who shoot each other.

 

Removed the article but stands by it?

There's a thin line between brave and foolish.

And I thought we were assured that there were no problems with the blog.

Maybe that was just big talk to maintain the spin around the Trust being the only answer?

 

 

But this development is not an unfortunate twist of fate.

Like most of pompey's woes, this situation was completely predictable, and on reflection, must have been a risk worth taking in the PR campaign to steer the fanbase away from other bidders.

 

But once again, just like his great club - you've had your fun, got the result you wanted, now it's time to pay up.

They must be running out of buckets.

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Has Hall spent his newfound wages on personal grooming and sacked his nan from cutting his hair with bacon scissors?

 

If you run a thinly-veiled PR campaign under the guise of investigative journalism and your reward is a job from the winning candidate, there will be personal expenses - that's business.

 

At least he now looks like a man who can afford the legal costs that are the predictable result of launching a legal battle against people who shoot each other.

 

Removed the article but stands by it?

There's a thin line between brave and foolish.

And I thought we were assured that there were no problems with the blog.

Maybe that was just big talk to maintain the spin around the Trust being the only answer?

 

 

But this development is not an unfortunate twist of fate.

Like most of pompey's woes, this situation was completely predictable, and on reflection, must have been a risk worth taking in the PR campaign to steer the fanbase away from other bidders.

 

But once again, just like his great club - you've had your fun, got the result you wanted, now it's time to pay up.

They must be running out of buckets.

 

I thought he was the "engagement manager"......promotion already?

 

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acf259c9-fcdb-4488-be11-f4fe8a9acf93_normal.pngNeil Allen ‏@pn_neil_allen

Wow. This November the Southern Daily Echo will have been banned by Southampton for 4 years. Is this a media record?

 

1fed600346c576ce343e75e69d636b5f_normal.jpegEmma Judd ‏@pn_Emma_Judd

@pn_neil_allen they also don't like talking to us. Every time I've called for a comment my phone calls remain unreturned.

 

acf259c9-fcdb-4488-be11-f4fe8a9acf93_normal.pngNeil Allen ‏@pn_neil_allen

@pn_Emma_Judd Wouldn't let me in the press box either! A south coast derby with the chief sports writer from both papers sat in the crowd!

 

1fed600346c576ce343e75e69d636b5f_normal.jpegEmma Judd ‏@pn_Emma_Judd

@pn_neil_allen ridiculous! Not sure many other multi-million pound businesses choose not to communicate with their customers.

 

SFC have plenty of channels through which they communicate with their customers. I'm at a loss to understand why Neil and Emma think that a local rag based in a totally different town should be one of those channels....

 

Next, Woolaroo & District Parish News will be complaining that they aren't getting their press accreditations from the club, as will the Peruvian edition of Knitting Monthly.

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SFC have plenty of channels through which they communicate with their customers. I'm at a loss to understand why Neil and Emma think that a local rag based in a totally different town should be one of those channels....

 

Next, Woolaroo & District Parish News will be complaining that they aren't getting their press accreditations from the club, as will the Peruvian edition of Knitting Monthly.

 

I found it funny that they are probably seated next to each other physically, yet they found it necessary to use Twitter for this 'naturally flowing' conversation ;)

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I found it funny that they are probably seated next to each other physically, yet they found it necessary to use Twitter for this 'naturally flowing' conversation ;)

 

Hi Neil and Emma

 

I hope you are enjoying your twitter conversation together, it reads like a summary of a conversation you had in person a minute or two earlier.

 

I am sorry to disappoint you both, but our club does not resort to using low end rags like yours as a communication outlet, or the Daily Echo for what it’s worth.

 

The Echo seem well intended, but let’s face it, the whole idea of a paid for local rag, fuelled by sloppy journalism & bottom of the barrel hacks is as dead in the water. These types of papers are in serial terminal decline and hold no value, are not newsworthy and they’re always the last to know anything.

 

Ironically, the Echo were given a real scoop and an exclusive story about our new multimillion pound training and academy centre, but they shot their load too early and have learned the hard way as a result... typical small time behaviour you would expect from a little local rag I guess!

 

Let the L2 PDT club communicate via fans forums and washed up local rags penned by factless fools, we will manage our communications framework in a far more professional manner.

 

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PMSL, don’t try and get in our press box again, that is for proper media outlets.. mugs!

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