aintforever Posted 17 August, 2016 Share Posted 17 August, 2016 You rarely get a comedy that stays so funny for so long - Eric Morecambe would be proud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurosaint Posted 17 August, 2016 Share Posted 17 August, 2016 Time to get the chequebook out :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Chalet Posted 17 August, 2016 Share Posted 17 August, 2016 Time to get the chequebook out :) I think they are down to pooling their Green Shield Stamps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aintforever Posted 17 August, 2016 Share Posted 17 August, 2016 In Southampton, we all smile, Laugh at Portsmouth, all the while, In the ****-hole they live, there should be more happiness, In Southampton, in the Premier, where we love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 17 August, 2016 Share Posted 17 August, 2016 It seems unfair to me that they play on a different type of grass than they do at home, real grass is where proper bestest football is played on. Oh does anybody know if they got their clock back ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopGun Posted 17 August, 2016 Share Posted 17 August, 2016 They need to buy another striker as the squad is too small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmel Posted 17 August, 2016 Share Posted 17 August, 2016 http://fansonline.net/portsmouth/mb/view.php?id=652485 Some suggestion in the opening post that The Chinese want to buy them...... Not sure if that's a Chinese billionaire or "The Oriental take away". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilippineSaint Posted 17 August, 2016 Share Posted 17 August, 2016 http://fansonline.net/portsmouth/mb/view.php?id=652485 Some suggestion in the opening post that The Chinese want to buy them...... Not sure if that's a Chinese billionaire or "The Oriental take away". Didn't they screw some Chinese takeaways during one of the administrations by ordering the food and then doing a runner when the bill was presented? So I can't see that one coming off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 17 August, 2016 Share Posted 17 August, 2016 (edited) http://fansonline.net/portsmouth/mb/view.php?id=652485 Some suggestion in the opening post that The Chinese want to buy them...... Not sure if that's a Chinese billionaire or "The Oriental take away". I knew there must have been a good reason why our old friend Wang Jianlin completed a buy-back of his $4.4bn Dalian Wanda property business this week. It's all starting to make sense now... I also wonder if this means we'll see Cortese resurfacing on the South Coast with his "good friend" Dalian Wanda.... http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?48666-Wang-Jianlin-looking-at-175m-takeover-of-Southampton-according-to-Sunday-Mirror#.V7QjFpgrLWU A few months back I posted on here that Cortese was in London holding meetings with potential new owners. The plan I believe has been work in progress for some time. He wants to have complete control of the club. He is planning on heading the purchase of the club with his very good friend Dalian Wanda. Edited 17 August, 2016 by trousers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 17 August, 2016 Share Posted 17 August, 2016 http://fansonline.net/portsmouth/mb/view.php?id=652485 Some suggestion in the opening post that The Chinese want to buy them...... Not sure if that's a Chinese billionaire or "The Oriental take away". Surely as they've just spent 3 years telling us fan ownership is the way to go they wouldn't be interested anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutch Posted 17 August, 2016 Share Posted 17 August, 2016 (edited) Fan ownership seems great. There's no reason they can't sustainably challenge for mid-table in league 2 with the occasional playoff season. A high point in the next decade or so might be becoming the new Crewe and being a L1/L2 yo-yo club. Exciting future ahead. I really wish our U23s were playing them now. They've signed up for the Premier League Cup, so who knows? Edited 17 August, 2016 by hutch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 17 August, 2016 Share Posted 17 August, 2016 http://fansonline.net/portsmouth/mb/view.php?id=652485 Some suggestion in the opening post that The Chinese want to buy them...... Not sure if that's a Chinese billionaire or "The Oriental take away". Lots of them crying out for a 'sugar daddy' to come and take them to the top. Not hypocritical at all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallyboy Posted 17 August, 2016 Share Posted 17 August, 2016 Referring to his players, their manager is unwavering in his belief they are of the calibre to guide the club out of League Two... The current table supports his theory. Looks like we are revisiting the old problem of we want to continue to pretend that we own the club but we want other people to finance it. Listen up everyone, this might be news to some - YOUR FAN-OWNED BUSINESS MODEL IS FLAWED! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy_D Posted 17 August, 2016 Share Posted 17 August, 2016 Still, by the end of the season they'll probably have walked the rest of the games, and finish up only having spent twice as long in League Two as we spent in League One. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 17 August, 2016 Share Posted 17 August, 2016 one of their local rivals have sacked their manager today Eastleigh have sacked Chris Todd already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Tender Posted 17 August, 2016 Share Posted 17 August, 2016 http://fansonline.net/portsmouth/mb/view.php?id=652485 Some suggestion in the opening post that The Chinese want to buy them...... Not sure if that's a Chinese billionaire or "The Oriental take away". There are suggestions that owners from Russia, China, Thailand etc are only buying clubs to launder dirty money. The Skates have experienced this type of owner before and were bled dry as a result. At the level they now find themselves, they could be in the frame for more laundering, but more likely in the way of dirty clothes rather than dirty money. I'm thinking Chinese Laundry owners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 17 August, 2016 Share Posted 17 August, 2016 There are suggestions that owners from Russia, China, Thailand etc are only buying clubs to launder dirty money. The Skates have experienced this type of owner before and were bled dry as a result. At the level they now find themselves, they could be in the frame for more laundering, but more likely in the way of dirty clothes rather than dirty money. I'm thinking Chinese Laundry owners. I cant see that there is much left to buy. A much reduced stadium, a squad worth little and the items of value from the Boardroom and were saved from the skip dont belong to them anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Biscuits Posted 17 August, 2016 Share Posted 17 August, 2016 There is nothing of worth there. Nothing. The stadium needs complete redevelopment and, due to being landlocked by Tesco cannot be realistically increased in size Do they own the training ground? Or rent it? There's no assets of real worth anywhere in the club The squad is comprised of has beens and lower league journeymen I stops they could sell the FA cup they nicked..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctoroncall Posted 17 August, 2016 Share Posted 17 August, 2016 one of their local rivals have sacked their manager today Eastleigh have sacked Chris Todd already. How long has Cookie got left on his? I wonder if he's feeling the pressure yet? Will the players want to help dig him out of this hole? Join us Saturday when the mighty skates battle for top spot against relegated Colchester at home! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterside.saint Posted 17 August, 2016 Share Posted 17 August, 2016 How long has Cookie got left on his? I wonder if he's feeling the pressure yet? Will the players want to help dig him out of this hole? Join us Saturday when the mighty skates battle for top spot against relegated Colchester at home! 'Low-flying behemoth pompey' vs. 'wounded giant Colchester'? mouthwatering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 17 August, 2016 Share Posted 17 August, 2016 There is nothing of worth there. Nothing. The stadium needs complete redevelopment and, due to being landlocked by Tesco cannot be realistically increased in size Do they own the training ground? Or rent it? There's no assets of real worth anywhere in the club The squad is comprised of has beens and lower league journeymen I stops they could sell the FA cup they nicked..... But they've got 'history' and that will ensure a price tag of hundreds of billions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crab Lungs Posted 17 August, 2016 Share Posted 17 August, 2016 http://fansonline.net/portsmouth/mb/view.php?id=652485 Some suggestion in the opening post that The Chinese want to buy them...... Not sure if that's a Chinese billionaire or "The Oriental take away". I guarantee one of them made that Portsmyth up to make them feel better and portray that they're sill and always be a huge club. Which they're not, and never will be. Ha. F()cking ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzhugh Fella Posted 17 August, 2016 Author Share Posted 17 August, 2016 There is nothing of worth there. Nothing. The stadium needs complete redevelopment and, due to being landlocked by Tesco cannot be realistically increased in size Do they own the training ground? Or rent it? There's no assets of real worth anywhere in the club The squad is comprised of has beens and lower league journeymen I stops they could sell the FA cup they nicked..... That badly ironed tablecloth they use for pressers has got to be worth a couple of quid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterside.saint Posted 17 August, 2016 Share Posted 17 August, 2016 I cant see that there is much left to buy. A much reduced stadium, a squad worth little and the items of value from the Boardroom and were saved from the skip dont belong to them anymore The tatty timber tabernacle will collapse under its own weight in a year or two and the rotting timber might generate enough methane to power the septic isle for a couple of weeks, some fossil fuel oligarch will surely buy them up just for the carbon credits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alehouseboys Posted 17 August, 2016 Share Posted 17 August, 2016 The tatty timber tabernacle will collapse under its own weight in a year or two and the rotting timber might generate enough methane to power the septic isle for a couple of weeks, some fossil fuel oligarch will surely buy them up just for the carbon credits BTL - Botched Tabernacle Leaks...oh, we've moved on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallyboy Posted 17 August, 2016 Share Posted 17 August, 2016 They haven't, it's still 1950 down there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamplemousse Posted 17 August, 2016 Share Posted 17 August, 2016 Interesting rumours about Cook. I can't work out if the spelling error 'herd' is intentional or not Apparently, a 'source' suggests he has 2 games to save his job! And the bestest fans in the world have set up a crowdfunding page to fund Paul Cook's fine for not playing a proper team in the EFL Trophy. It's at 2% so they don't need too much more, given the club's record on paying all debts in full. https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/Paul-Cook-Fund Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 17 August, 2016 Share Posted 17 August, 2016 Interesting rumours about Cook. I can't work out if the spelling error 'herd' is intentional or not Apparently, a 'source' suggests he has 2 games to save his job! And the bestest fans in the world have set up a crowdfunding page to fund Paul Cook's fine for not playing a proper team in the EFL Trophy. It's at 2% so they don't need too much more, given the club's record on paying all debts in full. https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/Paul-Cook-Fund Waisted! I couldn't get to link - must be too much traffic from all their global support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingeletiss Posted 18 August, 2016 Share Posted 18 August, 2016 But they've got 'history' and that will ensure a price tag of hundreds of billions. A 'history' of but a few short years....the rest belonged to another club, keep letting those fish fiddlers know this small fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterside.saint Posted 18 August, 2016 Share Posted 18 August, 2016 Interesting rumours about Cook. I can't work out if the spelling error 'herd' is intentional or not Apparently, a 'source' suggests he has 2 games to save his job! And the bestest fans in the world have set up a crowdfunding page to fund Paul Cook's fine for not playing a proper team in the EFL Trophy. It's at 2% so they don't need too much more, given the club's record on paying all debts in full. https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/Paul-Cook-Fund 'Earn some respect and the right to wear the shirt' - Bless, there's none more entitled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutch Posted 18 August, 2016 Share Posted 18 August, 2016 There is nothing of worth there. Nothing. The stadium needs complete redevelopment and, due to being landlocked by Tesco cannot be realistically increased in size Do they own the training ground? Or rent it? There's no assets of real worth anywhere in the club The squad is comprised of has beens and lower league journeymen I stops they could sell the FA cup they nicked..... You're just on a wind up. Of course they don't rent their training ground. They lease it. Don't you know the difference? And they definately own the second hand portacabins they use there. And the grass. They own the grass, they bought their own seeds. It must be worth al least a couple of grand. Maybe even three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericofarabia Posted 18 August, 2016 Share Posted 18 August, 2016 They haven't, it's still 1950 down there. During last month's mini heatwave, whilst the rest of the country was basking in the 90's, The Septic Isle was still stuck in the 40's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Mikey Posted 18 August, 2016 Share Posted 18 August, 2016 But they've got 'history' and that will ensure a price tag of hundreds of billions. Which will make all those 'shareholders' rich, beyond their wildest dreams! A takeover would be quite amusing actually, just for the fact that they own fook all, to dawn on a segment of the phew, that actually believe that they own part of the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzhugh Fella Posted 18 August, 2016 Author Share Posted 18 August, 2016 Is the "Cook out" movement gathering any momentum yet? Was he seen staggering out of that pub last night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 18 August, 2016 Share Posted 18 August, 2016 dont forget, they NEVER EVER boo their own - FACT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterside.saint Posted 18 August, 2016 Share Posted 18 August, 2016 Is the "Cook out" movement gathering any momentum yet? Was he seen staggering out of that pub last night? When they say "Cook out", do they mean 'out of the Shepherd's Crook'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamplemousse Posted 18 August, 2016 Share Posted 18 August, 2016 Apparently, being fan owned now means they are entitled to select the team and tactics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Biscuits Posted 18 August, 2016 Share Posted 18 August, 2016 Apparently, being fan owned now means they are entitled to select the team and tactics Delusional to extreme levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopGun Posted 18 August, 2016 Share Posted 18 August, 2016 But very funny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterside.saint Posted 19 August, 2016 Share Posted 19 August, 2016 Delusional to extreme levels. A new superlative for them I think: entitledmostest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carljack Posted 19 August, 2016 Share Posted 19 August, 2016 Is the "Cook out" movement gathering any momentum yet? Was he seen staggering out of that pub last night? Rumour has it that Paul Cook has been frequenting the Shepherds Crooked trying to tap up their prolific striker,a legend in local pub football the as yet unnamed target man is rumoured to be constantly struggling with fitness issues and a weight problem,a source close to the Pub side said their star man did not wish to play at a lower level or be managed by a scouser who never buys a round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danbert Posted 19 August, 2016 Share Posted 19 August, 2016 Nice Snooze article in which Cook tells supporters to keep criticism "in a sane place," thereby inducing a predictably considered and well-rounded response below the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterside.saint Posted 19 August, 2016 Share Posted 19 August, 2016 Nice Snooze article in which Cook tells supporters to keep criticism "in a sane place," thereby inducing a predictably considered and well-rounded response below the line. Classic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterside.saint Posted 19 August, 2016 Share Posted 19 August, 2016 Rumour has it that Paul Cook has been frequenting the Shepherds Crooked trying to tap up their prolific striker,a legend in local pub football the as yet unnamed target man is rumoured to be constantly struggling with fitness issues and a weight problem,a source close to the Pub side said their star man did not wish to play at a lower level or be managed by a scouser who never buys a round. Are you related to Rallyboy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYS_SFC Posted 20 August, 2016 Share Posted 20 August, 2016 Wonder how Colchester are coping in the cauldon of fatpipes super grassed stadium ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamplemousse Posted 20 August, 2016 Share Posted 20 August, 2016 Parking the bus by the sounds of it. No reports of any boos though, so a step up from the last home game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYS_SFC Posted 20 August, 2016 Share Posted 20 August, 2016 Did they do the fry up routine in the preparations today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamplemousse Posted 20 August, 2016 Share Posted 20 August, 2016 Suggestions from the blue few in Twitter that they play boring football. I disagree, they've been entertaining us Saints fans for quite a while now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopGun Posted 20 August, 2016 Share Posted 20 August, 2016 So at 0-0 65 minutes in Cook has gone for the 442 option called for by the ferals. It's a tough one for him because if they score, the ferals will claim they were right all along and Cook knows nothing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lets B Avenue Posted 20 August, 2016 Share Posted 20 August, 2016 Bottom of the league Exeter are winning away. Level on points with The Blue Few Goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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