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Lord Duckhunter

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they will snap Villas hands off. He is not a player to help when the chips are down.

 

I agree, however it's going to be another blow to the support and also keeps up the "crisis club" line in the press. I can't see how they're going to replace him, or get anyone decent in. If rumours of agents fees outstanding are true, the agents aren't exactly going to push them to their players.

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FMPR

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my thoughts exactly. Hope you didn't put any money on it, Merovingian.

 

Is that like Abrahmovic owning a russian team too....

 

Oh yes your speaking ********.

 

You cannot have controlling interest of two teams from the same country

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My bad didnt realise he had sold his interest.

 

Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) rules prevent one person owning more than one team participating in UEFA competitions

 

Unless I am mistaken Qatar are not in UEFA?

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Weston Super Saint

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Dubai Phil - heard anything about the rumours we have found another middle eastern investor - rumoured to be one of the prince's. To be announced by tomorrow, Al Fahim is leaving the board with Storrie as chairman. Storrie apparently has said its deffo a middle eastern new owner and its not SAF.

 

no close of play tomorrow

 

most money going on this bloke

 

Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani - worth around $2B

 

who knows though - getting as protracted and drawn out as your one was lol ! no one really knows.

 

So, in about 15 minutes you should have a new owner....

 

I won't be rushing to See William Hill though...

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S-Clarke

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Bid accepted for Distin from a ''premiership club'' apparently (according to ''sky sports sources'' anyway)

 

and they're apparentley close to finalizing the contract for Eugeen Bopp - as well as bringing in Tommy smith (as mentioned above)

Exciting times.

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dubai_phil

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This is actually quite funny. So you've had a new owner since June of this year and yet you didn't know about it

 

http://footballblips.dailyradar.com/story/mystery_surrounds_reports_of_uae_takeover/

 

Ras Al Khamaih is a growing emirate about 1 hour north of Dubai. It has built a very nice Golf resort Al Hamra Fort and is best known locally as home of MMI Cellars, purveoyors of fine wines without needing a booze licence.

 

RAK is probably ranked as the 5th Emirate here. They went on a "let's follow Dubai| scramble and opened a Free Trade Zone which allows ex pats to have a business here cheaper than with other zones. There has been a lot of building of late, probably best known for RAK Ceramics.

 

His personal pilot is a nice bloke, a Brit, good golfer, the bulk of the cabin crew are African.

 

So in summary, the family have personal wealth, but the RAK Development COmpany who are building several thousand villas around the Al Hamra course and other developments aimed at promoting tourism announced earlier this year that in the first quarter of 2009 and they managed to sell....

 

Absolutely zero of the villas they were building.

 

Decent guys, not zillionaires though

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teamsaint

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why do Pompey think that these billionaires want to pick a football club up on the cheap? wouldn't they prefer to spend a fair few million more and get a club which is much healthier? Why settle for a BMW when you can have a Ferrari?

 

because its much cheaper for company car tax?

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Colinjb

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skates did kids for £1 tonight and manged to boost their crowd to 6,000 - expected to be one of their bigger ones this season.,

 

Hereford would have managed better demand at Edgar Street. Just who is the bigger club there?

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Verbal

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His personal pilot is a nice bloke, a Brit, good golfer, the bulk of the cabin crew are African.

 

Please tell me his name is tommac.

 

*although I'd imagine you'd have to substitute 'nice bloke' for 'demented idiot' - but still...P*mpey and tommac, a marriage made in heaven.

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niceandfriendly

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skates did kids for £1 tonight and manged to boost their crowd to 6,000 - expected to be one of their bigger ones this season.,

 

LOL. I'm really starting to love Portsmouth. They're bringing me so much joy and laughter in difficult times for Saints.

 

Why do we hate them again? :lol:

 

Funny little club.

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Please tell me his name is tommac.

 

*although I'd imagine you'd have to substitute 'nice bloke' for 'demented idiot' - but still...P*mpey and tommac, a marriage made in heaven.

 

lol

 

Meanwhile, in other news, confusion reigns over the plans for Ras Al Khamaih's bid to become the 3rd UAE based airline to fly to the UK.

 

RAK airlines had been hoping to offer a low cost service to the South of England as part of their planned "Global brand Building Programme" linked with their much rumoured take over of struggling EPL team Portsmuff.

 

Apparently, the first scheduled service, aimed at bringing the new owner to last night's match and doubling the attendance, was spotted trying to mistakenly land at Portsmuff Airport Late yesterday afternoon.

 

A spokesman denied there had been a misunderstanding, insisting that they had been given documents by Portsmuff that showed they were a major force in the EPL and that was accompanied by maps clearly showing the location of the airport. Apparently the fact that the photographs were in Black & White had been put down to an error in the IT department.

 

"We were a little concerned however when the photographs showed the crowds wearing flat caps and collars and ties whilst waving rattles, however we were led to believe that this was simply a local cultural habit, we totally deny the unfounded allegations that we did not notice that the documents supporting the bid were over 50 years old"

 

An inquiry is expected.

 

The RAK flight was last spotted circling St James Park in Newcastle

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miserableoldgit

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lol

 

Meanwhile, in other news, confusion reigns over the plans for Ras Al Khamaih's bid to become the 3rd UAE based airline to fly to the UK.

 

RAK airlines had been hoping to offer a low cost service to the South of England as part of their planned "Global brand Building Programme" linked with their much rumoured take over of struggling EPL team Portsmuff.

 

Apparently, the first scheduled service, aimed at bringing the new owner to last night's match and doubling the attendance, was spotted trying to mistakenly land at Portsmuff Airport Late yesterday afternoon.

 

A spokesman denied there had been a misunderstanding, insisting that they had been given documents by Portsmuff that showed they were a major force in the EPL and that was accompanied by maps clearly showing the location of the airport. Apparently the fact that the photographs were in Black & White had been put down to an error in the IT department.

 

"We were a little concerned however when the photographs showed the crowds wearing flat caps and collars and ties whilst waving rattles, however we were led to believe that this was simply a local cultural habit, we totally deny the unfounded allegations that we did not notice that the documents supporting the bid were over 50 years old"

 

An inquiry is expected.

 

The RAK flight was last spotted circling St James Park in Newcastle

Did they have German writing and a swastika on them??

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At least get your facts right Nick, Bolton is kids for a £1, last night was a fiver. :smt019

 

If Pompey have resorted to paying people £5 to watch them then I'm not surprised that they are in financial difficulties.

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Crab Lungs

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skates did kids for £1 tonight and manged to boost their crowd to 6,000 - expected to be one of their bigger ones this season.,

 

You'd think with the number of illegitimate feral youths prowling the streets round that way they'd be able to fill the stadium.

 

6,000 for a Portsmouth home game?!?!?? Never! Portsmuff are the biggest club in the south coast, I know because Corp Ho told me. Portsmuff are the richest club on the south coast, I know this because Corp Ho told me.

 

 

So come on then you fish fiddlers, what excuses are you going to come up with for such a poor attendance?

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You'd think with the number of illegitimate feral youths prowling the streets round that way they'd be able to fill the stadium.

 

6,000 for a Portsmouth home game?!?!?? Never! Portsmuff are the biggest club in the south coast, I know because Corp Ho told me. Portsmuff are the richest club on the south coast, I know this because Corp Ho told me.

 

 

So come on then you fish fiddlers, what excuses are you going to come up with for such a poor attendance?

 

I was there and my Mrs. I cant speak for the 14,000 others, though I know no-one else who went personally. :)

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LOL. I'm really starting to love Portsmouth. They're bringing me so much joy and laughter in difficult times for Saints.

 

Why do we hate them again? :lol:

 

Funny little club.

 

Strange how the two clubs bring each other such comfort in difficult times! The truth is like it or not, we're linked, wether you like it or not. :D

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You'd think with the number of illegitimate feral youths prowling the streets round that way they'd be able to fill the stadium.

 

6,000 for a Portsmouth home game?!?!?? Never! Portsmuff are the biggest club in the south coast, I know because Corp Ho told me. Portsmuff are the richest club on the south coast, I know this because Corp Ho told me.

 

 

So come on then you fish fiddlers, what excuses are you going to come up with for such a poor attendance?

Dont you read Ho's posts? He is away for 3 weeks, he has gone to LA as he has been told there is a doctor there that will administor drugs that will let you sleep.He desperately needs some so he doesnt have to sit through this season.he hopes to wake up at the end of the seaosn after they have qualified for the CL again.HR is the manager and Gerrard and Rooney have handed in transfer requests so they can go to their state of the art stadium that must be finished by then as it 'was certainly going ahead' 3 or more years ago.
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Strange how the two clubs bring each other such comfort in difficult times! The truth is like it or not, we're linked, wether you like it or not. :D
we're only linked by Darwins theory of evolution.Our part of hampshire luckily went down the route of standing up straight and having toes not webbed feet. Our idea of a picnic is going and eating a nice lunch and the spread not being our daughter.Somewhere, you PES got abducted and sent down the slippery slope of Skatedoom.
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And wiped out about £30m of debt. So regardless of how much he has left for players, they're in a much better position than they would have been without the takeover.

 

No he hasn't.

 

The problems he's had are getting the debts transferred to him. All that will have happened is that he's managed to convince someone to go guarantor to appease the banks (or managed to negotiate a repayment package based on their TV income over the season, which is far more likely, I would imagine).

 

Unless he's discovered £30m he didn't know he had.

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No he hasn't.

 

The problems he's had are getting the debts transferred to him. All that will have happened is that he's managed to convince someone to go guarantor to appease the banks (or managed to negotiate a repayment package based on their TV income over the season, which is far more likely, I would imagine).

 

Unless he's discovered £30m he didn't know he had.

 

I see. I've misunderstood the SSN report then.

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miserableoldgit

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No he hasn't.

 

The problems he's had are getting the debts transferred to him. All that will have happened is that he's managed to convince someone to go guarantor to appease the banks (or managed to negotiate a repayment package based on their TV income over the season, which is far more likely, I would imagine).

 

Unless he's discovered £30m he didn't know he had.

Perhaps he got his bonus from work at last.

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I see. I've misunderstood the SSN report then.

 

They have just updated it. Al falhim has only guranteed the debt...gayboy is off the hook...........however (And they have even changed their tag banner at the bottom) they were at pains to say....only al fahim is claiming this has happened, they have had no confirmation from the club or gayboy or storrie.

 

Basically he has got the club for free on the basis he guarantees the current debt.

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Basically he has got the club for free on the basis he guarantees the current debt.

 

Now that is something I suggested he was stalling for a few weeks back.He knew he had gaydamek by the short and curlies and has played a waiting game.he now can put into the squad the money he has saved on the deal.Smart move and Pompey will buy to strengthen to stay up. Sadly they only have to stay up 1 season to then get stronger agin

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Clapham Saint

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And wiped out about £30m of debt. So regardless of how much he has left for players, they're in a much better position than they would have been without the takeover.

 

I'm sure we'll hear this stated as FACT by the skates however the only ways that their debt has been wiped out is if:

 

a) DR Al has paid it all off. Given how long this has taken highly unlikely

b) The Bank and Gaydamak have agreed to write it off - Slightly more plausable in the case of Gaydamak but I still would bet my house against it.

c) The Banks and Gaydamak are foreced to write it off as a result of the club going into administration. As far as I'm aware this hasn't happened.

 

So, in summary, they are still in debt.

 

As for the take over, I wouldn't believe any of Dr Al's announcements until I saw the paper work. I wouldn't be surprised if he were playing a desparate last throw of the PR dice.

 

I assume there is nothing on their official site?

 

If I were a skate (god forbid) I think I'd rather have Storie.

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OldNick

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I'm sure we'll hear this stated as FACT by the skates however the only ways that their debt has been wiped out is if:

 

a) DR Al has paid it all off. Given how long this has taken highly unlikely

b) The Bank and Gaydamak have agreed to write it off - Slightly more plausable in the case of Gaydamak but I still would bet my house against it.

c) The Banks and Gaydamak are foreced to write it off as a result of the club going into administration. As far as I'm aware this hasn't happened.

 

So, in summary, they are still in debt.

 

As for the take over, I wouldn't believe any of Dr Al's announcements until I saw the paper work. I wouldn't be surprised if he were playing a desparate last throw of the dice.

 

I assume there is nothing on their official site?

 

If I were a skate (god forbid) I think I'd rather have Storie.

Interesting assessment.

I cant see the bank writing off 30m when the club have many assets that could be sold first.There again who knows what banks will do ever|?

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