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Waterside.saint

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From the BBC report...

 

"Substitute Jack Redshaw rescued a point for Morecambe as they were held at home by League Two strugglers Portsmouth."

 

Just let that sink in for a bit...

 

League Two Strugglers Portsmouth.

 

Maybe we could adopt this in the form of an acronym to describe them: LTSP

 

#l2strugglersportsmouth

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Lazlo78

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So, what have we learned over recent tantalising pages, in this Rapturous Saga of gleeful demise?

 

For a start, I think that certain facts are beginning to emerge, that we may have been just a little harsh on poor old Factless Allen.

 

In case you noticed and were about to call me out on the poor quality of my formatting skills - yes - I am indeed writing in "Pompey Paragraphs".

 

I do so shamelessly in this case - purely to further extract the urine. ;)

 

 

I've also thrown in a nice array of needlessly placed incongruent capitalisation for good measure. Y'know, just for fun like. ;)

 

Pompey Paragraphs, or so it would seem when taking into account recent evidence, are a far more insidious and institutionalised problem that we may first have realised.

 

And yes, I do have a theory on this bizarre and apparently localised phenomenon.

 

Let's start with Exhibit A:

 

Better use another paragraph actually: http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/shameful-web-abuse-wrongs-wallace-1-5825730

 

In this example of the "Pompey Paragraphs" phenomenon, we can see above in the 'article' (I use this term loosely ;)) from Jordan Cross - that this curious trend continues to expand beyond the previously accepted notion that it is simply because "Nelly" Allen is an ignorant illiterate c*nt.

 

In his insightful lyrical meanderings upon the effects of the "Bestest-Boo-Boys-in-the-whole-f*cking-world-evar!!!111one-one-one" - Jordan can be seen to embrace wholeheartedly the same emergent and enrapturing stuttering style of his mentor, the Number-One Journalist on the South-Coast (and probably of course the entire world!).

 

But - as we shall now see my dear fellow nutjobs - the ever-eloquent Mr. Cross, is himself not alone in this divergent and revolutionary journalistic style of poorly punctuated prose.

 

Allow me to present to you, Exhibit B:

 

(OOPS!) New Pompey Paragraph: http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/quality-over-quantity-for-barker-1-5832672

 

In the above exampled item of cunning linguistic excellence regarding another well known and popular Island Dwelling philosophy, namely the ever elusive "Quality-over-Quantity™" -- the widely renowned and prized literary talent Steve Wilson can be seen to also follow this emerging pattern of syntactically abhorrent linguistic butchery.

 

Clearly then, it stands to reason, that there could be far more to this than initially meets the eye, and it may not be as we first suspected - that Neil Allen is simply an incredible f*cking dunce. ;)

 

Could it follow perhaps, if - as would seem a distinct possibility from certain emergent trends - that this is not merely a Nelly issue - but the result of a far more widespread malaise?

 

In other words nutjobs - could it be that this is actually a far more serious and insidious - "Pompey Problem"?!?

 

Is it perhaps that in their esteemed wisdom, the cutting edge executive top-brass of a certain fishy blue-topped online local rag have identified that their regular readersh*t - are simply incapable of concentrating on more than one consecutive sentence at a time...

 

and that the poor degenerate inbred illiterati of that disease-ridden, skate and fat infested Island-swamp known as #lowlyportsmouth - simply need their misinformation chopped up into small, bitesized, childlike manageable portions of "news", in order to become mentally palatable enough for such #lowly single-celled aquatic organisms to ingest?

 

After-all -- we are talking about the most densely crowded urban area in Europe, where the general populace seems to be mentally equipped to handle little more than the widely popular local pastime of producing home-made child-porn with one hand - whilst using the extra digits on the other to satisfy their demanding hoards of repulsive young spawn. Is it any wonder that the current most popular choice of girls name for newly ejected slop on Portsea Island is Chlamydia?

 

 

Maybe in their consummate wisdom, our fishy friends over at The Snooze are simply writing down to a level they hope their simpleton readership can handle?

 

Certainly something to bear in mind, as you trundle off to enjoy the latest match report from the slightly more syntactically accurate BBC - on "League Two strugglers Portsmouth" picking up another plucky point at mighty Morecambe. ;) :lol:

 

You certainly seem to epitomise quality over quantity in this thread. Another unexpected swing from the blind side that has collectively left us in a crumpled heap on the floor. Allow me to lift my hat before I try to realign my fractured nose. :toppa:

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Waterside.saint

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So, where is Connolly on the Pompey fans' "hero to zero" scale at the moment....?

 

Thats an interesting point.

I suspect their "hero to zero" curve is a bit like this: i.e. as soon as they realise their current 'legend'/'hero' actually wishes to be paid according to the terms of their contracts, rather than walking away into the sunset with nothing, they instantly become villains/zeros/enemies of the phew

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Tamesaint

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I really thought that them getting their comeuppance & being relegated from the FL would be too good to be true.

But I've got a good feeling about it now :nod:

It really could happen

:smug:

 

A point at Morecambe was more than I was expecting but it could have been better for them. Not only were they 2-1 up for so long but Bristol Rovers 's victory meant that they soared past Pompey in the table.

 

Draws are not particularly good for them atm. They need victories. The next 2 matches are going to be particularly important to them. If they don't win at least one of these games they will be in deep sh ite. A defeat next saturday when they are home to Torquay would be catastrophic.

 

The most delicious aspect of their decline is how they don''t seem to appreciate their predicament. They are unbeaten in their last 7 according to Skate player on Solent yesterday.This may be true .... but they are nearer the bottom now than they were 7 games ago. Solent also seems to encourage this delusion "Don't worry. Its all coming together under Barker" was their message yesterday.

 

Ah well. Come on Wycombe and Torquay. Win next week.

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Carson has bucked the trend there, he hasn't made it to full hero status and he's already dropped into the villain zone.

 

I still can't see them managing to get out of the division first go, there are too many equally poor teams around them.

 

If this comes to pass their feeble survival will be heralded as a mighty victory.

It's what the few want to have read to them by people who stayed at school beyond 13 - they want escapism, fantasy, heroes, and tales of plucky children from rightwing-extremist families.

 

They don't want balance sheets, reality checks, league tables or cashflow forecasts.

So I still think they'll have a great escape to celebrate.

But it would be funny to be wrong.

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Carson has bucked the trend there, he hasn't made it to full hero status and he's already dropped into the villain zone.

 

I still can't see them managing to get out of the division first go, there are too many equally poor teams around them.

 

If this comes to pass their feeble survival will be heralded as a mighty victory.

It's what the few want to have read to them by people who stayed at school beyond 13 - they want escapism, fantasy, heroes, and tales of plucky children from rightwing-extremist families.

 

They don't want balance sheets, reality checks, league tables or cashflow forecasts.

So I still think they'll have a great escape to celebrate.

But it would be funny to be wrong.

 

I'm off the view they might well get out of the division first go. Just not in the direction they were hoping for.

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So, where is Connolly on the Pompey fans' "hero to zero" scale at the moment....?

 

More on the theme 'pluckiest hero to most spat-upon zero' - old news now, but you really couldn't make it up:

"Pompey chairman McInnes reveals how he went from saviour to being spat at by a fan"

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2530430/Portsmouth-chairman-Iain-McInnes-reveals-went-saviour-spat-fan.html

:mcinnes:

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More on the theme 'pluckiest hero to most spat-upon zero' - old news now, but you really couldn't make it up:

"Pompey chairman McInnes reveals how he went from saviour to being spat at by a fan"

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2530430/Portsmouth-chairman-Iain-McInnes-reveals-went-saviour-spat-fan.html

:mcinnes:

 

Also am I right to understand that Pompey have had to raise £450k from their HNW fans to pay for some outstanding ground improvements to maintain their Stadium (!!!) Licence

 

One of these is improved accommodation for way disabled fans who have suffered regular abuse from the Fratton Faithful(!!!!)

 

Last bit doesn't sit that comfortably with the 'Best fans in the World' title

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The Russian former chairman of Portsmouth football club is to be extradited to Lithuania to face charges over an alleged £402million fraud. Vladimir Antonov, 37, and his associate, Lithuanian businessman Raimondas Baranauskas, 56, controlled Bank Snoras, with offices in Lombard Street in the City.

 

In 2009 I revealed that the City watchdog at the time, the Financial Services Authority, was fighting hard to keep Bank Snoras out of London after finding it falsely claimed to protect deposits. But the bank invoked a European Union rule that says if an institution is licensed by one EU regulator, then other EU countries must let it in.

 

The bank was seized by the Lithuanian government in 2011 after its banking regulator found a huge black hole in its assets, and the FSA revoked its UK licence. On Monday, a judge at Westminster Magistrates’ Court rejected claims that the case was politically motivated and he ordered the bosses’ extradition.

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Also am I right to understand that Pompey have had to raise £450k from their HNW fans to pay for some outstanding ground improvements to maintain their Stadium (!!!) Licence

 

One of these is improved accommodation for way disabled fans who have suffered regular abuse from the Fratton Faithful(!!!!)

 

Last bit doesn't sit that comfortably with the 'Best fans in the World' title

 

Spat upon by the bestest fans in the whole wide world™ innit bruv.....he should feel honored! :mcinnes:

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More on the theme 'pluckiest hero to most spat-upon zero' - old news now, but you really couldn't make it up:

"Pompey chairman McInnes reveals how he went from saviour to being spat at by a fan"

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2530430/Portsmouth-chairman-Iain-McInnes-reveals-went-saviour-spat-fan.html

:mcinnes:

 

Also am I right to understand that Pompey have had to raise £450k from their HNW fans to pay for some outstanding ground improvements to maintain their Stadium (!!!) Licence

 

One of these is improved accommodation for way disabled fans who have suffered regular abuse from the Fratton Faithful(!!!!)

 

Last bit doesn't sit that comfortably with the 'Best fans in the World' title

 

Spat upon by the bestest fans in the whole wide world™ innit bruv.....he should feel honored! :mcinnes:

 

Yes, thats the bestest most passionate spit in all the land, and it brings a healthy gloss to your hair too

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More on the theme 'pluckiest hero to most spat-upon zero' - old news now, but you really couldn't make it up:

"Pompey chairman McInnes reveals how he went from saviour to being spat at by a fan"

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2530430/Portsmouth-chairman-Iain-McInnes-reveals-went-saviour-spat-fan.html

:mcinnes:

 

Probly didn't like the pie.

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Even their 'star' goalie isn't immune

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/carson-error-costs-pompey-win-1-5833534

"Trevor Carson was the hero turned villain as Pompey threw away a precious victory at Morecambe."

 

I agree about Connolly to be fair, I think it's extremely arrogant that he thinks he can choose not to train, do whatever he likes and then still play.

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Don't you just love the way the Phew continue to blame the 'FA' and their FPP test (none of them apparently able to differentiate between the FA and the FL).

 

None of the Phew have given a tinker's cuss about any of these chancers' history whe they wade in, provided they make the right noises about pumping money in.

 

It's only later when it turns out their fortunes are in Monopoly money only, and that the club is entering administration for the umpteenth time as a result of the lack of funding, that they blame the 'FA FPP test' for not checking that they are the bona fide squillionaires the bestest deserve, when the test is only to establish if they have been convicted of fraud, or barred from holding office at any other club or business.

 

Unbelievable Jeff.

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In reality, it is nothing more than a rambling wish list, full of footballing ideals in bullet points and single lines with absolutely no detail of how such, admittedly applaudable, aims would ever be met.

 

Somethings just never change..

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Don't you just love the way the Phew continue to blame the 'FA' and their FPP test (none of them apparently able to differentiate between the FA and the FL).

 

None of the Phew have given a tinker's cuss about any of these chancers' history whe they wade in, provided they make the right noises about pumping money in.

 

It's only later when it turns out their fortunes are in Monopoly money only, and that the club is entering administration for the umpteenth time as a result of the lack of funding, that they blame the 'FA FPP test' for not checking that they are the bona fide squillionaires the bestest deserve, when the test is only to establish if they have been convicted of fraud, or barred from holding office at any other club or business.

 

Unbelievable Jeff.

 

Totally agree (apart from the "unbelievable" bit of course....as we've come to learn on here over the last 5 years, nothing that emanates from Pompey and their supporters is in the slightest bit surprising... ;) )

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Totally agree (apart from the "unbelievable" bit of course....as we've come to learn on here over the last 5 years, nothing that emanates from Pompey and their supporters is in the slightest bit surprising... ;) )

 

That's not true! Occasionally I meet an eminently sensible Pompey fan and am always surprised.

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Just in case anyone has forgotten it, here is "Business Editor" (business editor, ffs! Seems she knows about as much about business and #factless does about football) Emma fawning over CSI:

 

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/pompey-owners-london-hq-1-3113422

 

THE Convers Sports Initiatives office is housed within 6 Lombard Street in London, home of Bankas Snoras, which is part of Convers Group.

 

It’s a grand building on a busy street in the City of London, but as soon as the heavy doors closed behind me all was calm efficiency.

 

Photographer Malcolm Wells and I were ushered into a plush meeting room, complete with large flatscreen TV with video conferencing facilities and a plan of the new Convers office, being built near London’s famous Gherkin building.

 

We don’t have long to wait, as Mr Dubov comes in, greets us, and asks us if we would like a cup of tea and how we take it.

 

And that brief moment was an introduction to the man himself – polite, perhaps a little apprehensive, and given to flashes of a self-deprecating humour that is like water in the humourless desert that was the previous administration.

 

He’s a man who is obviously passionate about sport. He takes pride in telling us how his first visit to Fratton Park was in 1999, witnessing Manchester City getting relegated to Division One.

 

He says that sport is in his blood, and how he has been to almost every football stadium in the UK with his two sons and daughter.

 

And he says, in a quiet and polite way, that there was no one thing about Pompey that prompted CSI to buy it, but that it was a combination of factors – not least the fans.

 

One of the most interesting things that struck me was how he said his staff collect all the Twitter and Facebook mentions of CSI so he knows what they’re thinking and what they’re saying.

 

Mr Dubov and CSI may have a reputation for not speaking to the fans – but the fans should know they’re always speaking to him.

 

And that’s the refreshing thing about him. While Balram Chainrai would always claim the fans were being unfair to him, how they didn’t understand how hard things were for him, Mr Dubov silently listens.

 

And whatever the next five years might bring, I get the feeling there are big changes in store.

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Just in case anyone has forgotten it, here is "Business Editor" (business editor, ffs! Seems she knows about as much about business and #factless does about football) Emma fawning over CSI:

 

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/pompey-owners-london-hq-1-3113422

 

THE Convers Sports Initiatives office is housed within 6 Lombard Street in London, home of Bankas Snoras, which is part of Convers Group.

 

It’s a grand building on a busy street in the City of London, but as soon as the heavy doors closed behind me all was calm efficiency.

 

I remember highlighting at the time she published that article that '6 Lombard Street' was merely a serviced office block housing several small companies, whereas she was bigging it up as if they owned the whole thing. Its always been the same with the Pompey 'community'.... they see what they want to see and ignore the obvious warning signs....and then, years later, blame someone else (e.g. the "failings" of the Fit and Proper Person test) for them putting their heads in the sand in the first place...

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Don't you just love the way the Phew continue to blame the 'FA' and their FPP test (none of them apparently able to differentiate between the FA and the FL).

 

None of the Phew have given a tinker's cuss about any of these chancers' history whe they wade in, provided they make the right noises about pumping money in.

 

It's only later when it turns out their fortunes are in Monopoly money only, and that the club is entering administration for the umpteenth time as a result of the lack of funding, that they blame the 'FA FPP test' for not checking that they are the bona fide squillionaires the bestest deserve, when the test is only to establish if they have been convicted of fraud, or barred from holding office at any other club or business.

 

Unbelievable Jeff.

 

And notice that now it was apparently totally Antonov's fault they went into admin yet again ... not the fact that they were still spending more than they were earning, regardless of who was the owner.

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