TopGun Posted 27 November, 2014 Share Posted 27 November, 2014 More comedy gold on the radio this morning...Recent loan signing Marcus Bean quoted as saying he would welcome the loan to be made permanent. Apparently "people" are saying..."outside of the Championship, this is the place to be" Who are these "people"? Presumably meaning if you ain't good enough for the Championship go and get the next best wage at Portsmouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrant Posted 27 November, 2014 Share Posted 27 November, 2014 So why is it DC isn't getting a game? Honest question by the way. There's been a standoff there for months, Connolly was part of Guy Whittingham's coaching team as well as still playing, and wanted to continue with that when Barker got the job, but Barker brought his own people in. Connolly was ****ed off with this, so he and Barker fell out, hence Connolly being sent on loan to Oxford for the second half of last season. He's been "fit" all summer and all season (won't be match sharp, obviously), I believe he's their highest-paid player, but it seems the disagreement has continued with current management and the board. Ultimately, he's kept himself fit enough to train, so he's not breached his contract so they've no grounds to just get rid of him, but Awford has no intention of picking him. I suspect he's on a sizeable appearance/goal bonus as well, which is probably a consideration as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallyboy Posted 27 November, 2014 Share Posted 27 November, 2014 The whole idea of being a manager is to be capable of managing different kinds of player. For instance, Ballotelli is unmanageable, he's proved that. Osvaldo is trouble, he needs managing, Puncheon is high maintenance too. But Connolly's history would suggest that he is not a troublesome player, he just needs managing correctly. Awford and the board have hopelessly failed to do that, and also don't seem capable of agreeing to terminate their relationship either. Connolly could do a very handy job for them right now, but they have failed to handle him or the situation properly. And as I said before, he's been around long enough to know a crap manager when he sees one, and the truth hurts. All the time they let this one run, he's bleeding them of cash every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrant Posted 27 November, 2014 Share Posted 27 November, 2014 They've already offered him a number of different exit routes, but having been ****ed around so much it's difficult to blame him for saying "no thanks". As long as he keeps himself fit enough to train, there's nothing the club can do. Only another 7 months left on his contract anyway, so I suspect even the board has given up trying to force him out now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctoroncall Posted 27 November, 2014 Share Posted 27 November, 2014 So now they have added three loan signings, Awful needs to unload... Recent loan signing Marcus Bean quoted as saying he would welcome the loan to be made permanent. Apparently "people" are saying..."outside of the Championship, this is the place to be" They have only signed one player this season, the rest are loans, yet they still have a huge squad. Maybe if they stopped offering such a huge contracts to players, the players will be more willing to leave and/or have a need to perform? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suewhistle Posted 27 November, 2014 Share Posted 27 November, 2014 I suspect he's on a sizeable appearance/goal bonus as well, which is probably a consideration as well. So Pompey don't need goals then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 27 November, 2014 Share Posted 27 November, 2014 So Pompey don't need goals then? Need, but can't afford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 27 November, 2014 Share Posted 27 November, 2014 There's been a standoff there for months, Connolly was part of Guy Whittingham's coaching team as well as still playing, and wanted to continue with that when Barker got the job, but Barker brought his own people in. Connolly was ****ed off with this, so he and Barker fell out, hence Connolly being sent on loan to Oxford for the second half of last season. He's been "fit" all summer and all season (won't be match sharp, obviously), I believe he's their highest-paid player, but it seems the disagreement has continued with current management and the board. Ultimately, he's kept himself fit enough to train, so he's not breached his contract so they've no grounds to just get rid of him, but Awford has no intention of picking him. I suspect he's on a sizeable appearance/goal bonus as well, which is probably a consideration as well. Cheers Steve & Hatch I'd heard that about the awfuls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrant Posted 28 November, 2014 Share Posted 28 November, 2014 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30245160 Staff holding meetings behind Awford's back, "suggesting" that he change his matchday conduct, which all seems a bit sinister. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 28 November, 2014 Share Posted 28 November, 2014 "I don't have people around who are 'yes' men," Awford told Is he talking about the players and how they respond to his team talks ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 28 November, 2014 Share Posted 28 November, 2014 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30245160 Staff holding meetings behind Awford's back, "suggesting" that he change his matchday conduct, which all seems a bit sinister. Even odder that he would announce it to the BBC. Seems to lack basic ideas of whats appropriate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 28 November, 2014 Share Posted 28 November, 2014 (edited) http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30245160 Staff holding meetings behind Awford's back, "suggesting" that he change his matchday conduct, which all seems a bit sinister. Edited 28 November, 2014 by trousers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallyboy Posted 28 November, 2014 Share Posted 28 November, 2014 That's pompey for you - when the disgruntled staff hold a secret meeting, and then demand that the manager sits down and shuts up, some would call that worrying - but down there it's all spun as a positive thing! Onwards and sideways. There are no yes men there. Connolly, do you want to accept a demotion, play in a system that clearly doesn't work and score the goals to keep me in my job?.... No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 28 November, 2014 Share Posted 28 November, 2014 (edited) http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/loanee-shrugs-off-links-1-6444548 And it’s not as if Holmes doesn’t know the intense rivalry between the clubs. He came on as a substitute in the 83rd minute for Southampton as they were demolished 4-1 in the FA Cup clash at St Mary’s in February 2010. And he was an unused substitute in the 1-1 hard-fought draw at Fratton Park in November 2011 Holmes, however, also understands the stature of Pompey and is determined to play his part for the duration of his stay. ‘Everyone knows that this club should be higher – in the Premier League or the Championship,’ added Holmes. ‘You only have to look at the paper and see 15,000 people turning up every week to watch to know that it’s a massive club. ‘It wasn’t a hard decision to drop down. ‘As a footballer, you want to play at the highest level you possibly can. ‘But coming here and walking down the tunnel and down the pitch, you realise that this is not a League Two club. Edited 28 November, 2014 by trousers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 28 November, 2014 Share Posted 28 November, 2014 http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/article/portsmouth-football-club-agents-fees-2109212.aspx In the period between October 1 2013 and September 30 2014, Portsmouth Football Club made agent fee payments of £74,960. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 28 November, 2014 Share Posted 28 November, 2014 http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/loanee-shrugs-off-links-1-6444548 Put it through Google translate. My club didnt want me because Im always crocked and no-one else in the league would take a chance given my injury record. Only Pompey are desperate enough to gamble yet again. Portsmouth and me were a perfect match - the last few years have been a car crash for both of us. I hope to be able to give them a sparkling 20 minutes before going off with a hamstring injury and playing no further part for the rest of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Saint Posted 28 November, 2014 Share Posted 28 November, 2014 ‘It wasn’t a hard decision to drop down. ‘As a footballer, you want to play at the highest level you possibly can. he's been taking career advice from lallana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockey_saint Posted 28 November, 2014 Share Posted 28 November, 2014 http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/loanee-shrugs-off-links-1-6444548 I always take issue with their use of the word "demolition", it was a frankly, equal game between an (at the time) premiership side and a league one team with a similar level of percentage for each side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamplemousse Posted 29 November, 2014 Share Posted 29 November, 2014 Anyone seen the McCoy's advert? It's filmed at the back end of Fratton Park. But have a look at the colours they're wearing in the ad :lol: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAZNpfxf8FY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamplemousse Posted 29 November, 2014 Share Posted 29 November, 2014 From POL So tonight on express revealed we have highest wage bill in league. to think I got shot down for saying itwas 3rd highest (which it was at start of season) Surely anything less than play offs is failure? But plenty of time to go Fair enough. We have the highest gate by country miles! Historical Squad problems such as Connelly and Agemang and others on high wages and not playing that much means that there is currently an imbalance in the squad and it does not necessarily mean we have the highest paid first team. that wage bill is overloaded with a lot of players that Awfs inherited. Talk of even playoffs imo is overdoing it somewhat. We know our strikers mostly have shortcomings for starters. And we rely so much on Wallace for goals. Our squad needs a major overhaul next summer will be very low still due to historical debts that were hamstringing us. We must still with gates have a very average to low income/wagebill ratio. our only concern has to be performances this season causing gates to drop for next season, but as long as away form improves should be okish it means we are paying top dollar on average players, going forward it has to be about quality over quantity. I am relaxed about the wage bill: I totally trust the people running our great club. Shall we get Storrie in or a convicted fraudster (as we once had)? We have a big wage bill for this league? As was remarked earlier in the thread: so we should with our gates and that we need to make tell Some of the club board presidents are quite keen on Storrie, trying to get him to reinvest some of the fortunes he made out of an earlier version of PFC I expect. Really good feeling knowing that our club is being run so well and, importantly, with transparency. Some interesting snippets there, the most interesting being that apparently the club presidents want Storrie teller to invest in Pompey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Balls Posted 29 November, 2014 Share Posted 29 November, 2014 1-0 down to Tranmere already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrant Posted 29 November, 2014 Share Posted 29 November, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterside.saint Posted 29 November, 2014 Share Posted 29 November, 2014 1-0 down to Tranmere already. Oh the humanity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurosaint Posted 29 November, 2014 Share Posted 29 November, 2014 1-3 poor result against the whipping boys of the league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeintheslowlane Posted 29 November, 2014 Share Posted 29 November, 2014 1-3 poor result against the whipping boys of the league Could have been worse...Tranmere missed a penalty shortly before adding their third. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goatboy Posted 29 November, 2014 Share Posted 29 November, 2014 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lets B Avenue Posted 29 November, 2014 Share Posted 29 November, 2014 Micky Adams first win as Tranmere manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericofarabia Posted 29 November, 2014 Share Posted 29 November, 2014 Micky Adams first win as Tranmere manager. Get in Scummah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeintheslowlane Posted 29 November, 2014 Share Posted 29 November, 2014 Get in Scummah. That's Tranmere's first win in the last 14 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 29 November, 2014 Share Posted 29 November, 2014 The players are flying back south apparently. Fans on twitter not happy about that, saying they should be made to walk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericofarabia Posted 29 November, 2014 Share Posted 29 November, 2014 That's Tranmere's first win in the last 14 games. ..... and takes them off joint bottom of the league ..... what a Cup Final Day it must have been for them. Right up there with their 4-3 from 0-3 at HT against us in the cup all those years ago!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Diamond Posted 29 November, 2014 Share Posted 29 November, 2014 The News tomorrow... BRAVE POMPEY GO DOWN FIGHTING IN THE BATTLE OF BIRKENHEAD. I look forward to the next time they're there to play the mighty Cammell Laird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericofarabia Posted 29 November, 2014 Share Posted 29 November, 2014 The News tomorrow... BRAVE POMPEY GO DOWN FIGHTING IN THE BATTLE OF BIRKENHEAD. I look forward to the next time they're there to play the mighty Cammell Laird. Ha Ha .... Their big day out on Merseyside ...... Tranmere Their big day out in Greater Manchester ..... Bury Their big day out in Greater London ..... Wycombe. Oh how the mighty have fallen!! Fair do's though they were only 22 mins away from an open top bus journey worthy away draw at joint bottom Tranmere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopGun Posted 29 November, 2014 Share Posted 29 November, 2014 And they share the plane with fans who have paid additionally for their privilege. That should be fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 29 November, 2014 Share Posted 29 November, 2014 And they share the plane with fans who have paid additionally for their privilege. That should be fun! A package costing £700 each I think I read somewhere. Will they ever stop ripping people off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goatboy Posted 29 November, 2014 Share Posted 29 November, 2014 A package costing £700 each I think I read somewhere. Will they ever stop ripping people off? Could have bought a crappy tv like Tokes for that and watched Saints play tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 29 November, 2014 Share Posted 29 November, 2014 A package costing £700 each I think I read somewhere. Will they ever stop ripping people off? How many did they sell? I'm assuming at that price they sold just enough to be able to afford to charter a plane to fly the team ooopp North? They are taking this fan owned malarky to a different level aren't they, getting the fans to pay for the players to travel in luxury!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallyboy Posted 29 November, 2014 Share Posted 29 November, 2014 They lost at Tranmere? It seems cruel to mock. But I'll consider it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint in Paradise Posted 29 November, 2014 Share Posted 29 November, 2014 How many did they sell? I'm assuming at that price they sold just enough to be able to afford to charter a plane to fly the team ooopp North? They are taking this fan owned malarky to a different level aren't they, getting the fans to pay for the players to travel in luxury!! Wonder if that airline demanded to be paid in advance ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalek2003 Posted 29 November, 2014 Share Posted 29 November, 2014 A package costing £700 each I think I read somewhere. Will they ever stop ripping people off? Yes but have they paid the airline or just promised they will pay when they get promoted to the big time in Div 3 ? Of course they could just go bankrupt again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Diamond Posted 29 November, 2014 Share Posted 29 November, 2014 Ha Ha .... Their big day out on Merseyside ...... Tranmere Their big day out in Greater Manchester ..... Bury Their big day out in Greater London ..... Wycombe. Oh how the mighty have fallen!! Fair do's though they were only 22 mins away from an open top bus journey worthy away draw at joint bottom Tranmere. I'd say they look forward to Dagenham & Redbridge when it comes to London, as they play quite similarly to us according to Gus Poyet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallyboy Posted 29 November, 2014 Share Posted 29 November, 2014 Twitter reports of pompey minority chanting anti-Islam, anti-Catholic, anti-female, anti-gay, pro-Ebola songs today. Can we assume they are getting bored watching the football? Must be time for another smoke bomb and minor pitch invasion pretty soon. The circle of life. 1970 called and asked for their supporters back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterside.saint Posted 29 November, 2014 Share Posted 29 November, 2014 Twitter reports of pompey minority chanting anti-Islam, anti-Catholic, anti-female, anti-gay, pro-Ebola songs today. Can we assume they are getting bored watching the football? Must be time for another smoke bomb and minor pitch invasion pretty soon. The circle of life. 1970 called and asked for their supporters back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suewhistle Posted 29 November, 2014 Share Posted 29 November, 2014 Twitter reports of pompey minority chanting anti-Islam, anti-Catholic, anti-female, anti-gay, pro-Ebola songs today. Seriously? Do I have to ask Trousers for quotes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Chalet Posted 29 November, 2014 Share Posted 29 November, 2014 I must confess I have never heard of a pro Ebola campaign! Maybe they are first for something at last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 29 November, 2014 Share Posted 29 November, 2014 Just looking for Pompey related Ebola news and notice this forum's very own Fitzhugh Fella has managed to completely mug himself off by trying to pretend PFC's agent fees were higher than Burnley's. Whoops. Let's stick to laughing at the facts shall we. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsbridge Saint Posted 29 November, 2014 Share Posted 29 November, 2014 Misheard - they are after Adebola apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OVER THE HILL Posted 29 November, 2014 Share Posted 29 November, 2014 Porky Penny makes the front pages again.Minister staged obscene Commons debate for a BET: Tory says 'c**k' six times in lewd stunt to please sailor pals http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2854421/Minister-staged-obscene-Commons-debate-BET-Tory-says-c-k-six-times-lewd-stunt-sailor-pals.html#ixzz3KV5UOyaL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyboy Posted 29 November, 2014 Share Posted 29 November, 2014 6 c*cks? She'd love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 29 November, 2014 Share Posted 29 November, 2014 I have met Penny. She is really nice in real life and surprisingly fit for a more curvy lady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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