Jump to content

Pompey Takeover Saga

Fitzhugh Fella

By Fitzhugh Fella
in Golden Posts

 Share

Recommended Posts

Chorlton

Chorlton

Posted
Posted
Smith and Utaka aren't even ''out and out'' strikers!!...so just Piquionne up front, what the hell.

 

They're ****ed - something to keep us amused at the moment i guess.

 

Didn't they get Dindane as well? He is not too bad. I can still see pompey staying up.

 

Still don't feel comfortable taking the **** out of a Premier League team whilst we are on minus 7 in some sort of no mans land between Division 3 & 4.

Thedelldays

Thedelldays

Posted
Posted

 

Still don't feel comfortable taking the **** out of a Premier League team whilst we are on minus 7 in some sort of no mans land between Division 3 & 4.

 

 

I said this and got told off....

NickG

NickG

Posted
Posted

if you start from being honest and accepting they are in the league we would like to be and over the last few years have been a better team than us, then why not take the mickey out of them?

it would be silly to start claiming we are better than them however,

they continually claim to sign great players and managers and end up with CCC level players (and from Mancini to Hart in the same takeover!)

their new super fan owner is shown to be a fake dr and wears a too small shirt in with the fans!

some come on here claiming they have the bigger support and they can't get as many for a prem game against the stars of Man City as we can in the 3rd tier

 

players are queueing up to leave

 

all are fair game!

Colinjb

Colinjb

Posted
Posted
Despite having MASSIVE reservations about 'Dr' Fahim, I can't help but like him, he's a nutter. :)

 

Nutters are FANTASTIC choices for owners of football clubs, they cannot fail.

Saint_Jonny

Saint_Jonny

Posted
Posted

They have lost some really quality players. I dont ever remember us having such an exodus, or ever selling to like likes of inter milan, real madrid and the billionaires City. They really have had a couple of fantastic years.

 

:lol:

warsash saint

warsash saint

Posted
Posted
It has to be said defensively, they look good. Midfield and upfront are where the problems come.

 

 

But compared to the other crap in the division, I still feel they still have enough to stay up, sadly.

GenevaSaint

GenevaSaint

Posted
Posted
But compared to the other crap in the division, I still feel they still have enough to stay up, sadly.

 

Unfortunately I agree, strong defensively with potential for some goals even from that midfield/front line against weaker teams. I'm still holding out the hope that these signings just prolong things and they go down on the last day of the season on goal difference :-)

 

Very interesting to see what happens between now and the Jan transfer window. If they're struggling will they splash the 50p they have left (unless the good Dr finds 10m from somewhere).

Torres

Torres

Posted
Posted

From the F365 mailbox:

 

Relegate Pompey Now

As a Pompey fan I just want to say that since Pompey have now rebuilt their team to be capable of reaching the play-offs places in the Championship, I wonder if the Premier League would be justified in booting them out the league now right for not taking it seriously, and I would like introduced now a new rule that means that any parachute payments a club get when they are relegated from the Premier league cannot be more than the club has spent on players transfer fees and wages in the previous season, this would help protect clubs from asset stripping owners.

 

I totally disagree with S Doyle's slating of Kranjcar, he is a class player and if you are going to slate a player maybe you could do better than misspell his name the 3 times you attempt to write it. I want the new owner to come out and say "look we are in the financial do-do and if we do not cut down on the wage bill we will go bankrupt, we should aim for financial safety and if premiership survival follows then that is a bonus."

 

Then I would respect him and support him. I am not worried about relegation, I see it as a near certainty and I blame the new owner.

Dave, Pompey

Saint_John

Saint_John

Posted
Posted
If true it doesn't make good reading if you are a skate:

 

http://dralfahim.blogspot.com/2009/08/leveraged-takeover-by-al-fahim.html

 

I see the promised "We will provide an update on the financials of the takeover the early part of next week." has now been put up on the blog :-

http://dralfahim.blogspot.com/2009/08/al-fahims-portsmouth-takeover-details.html

 

"..The cost of the loan is high, with around £5m due each year.. "

"..next Sky tranche of revenue already spoken for"

"One impact of Al Fahim's deal is that the club has not inconsiderable debts and this may make any new investment from external sources difficult to achieve."

angelman

angelman

Posted
Posted
It has to be said defensively, they look good. Midfield and upfront are where the problems come.

 

they have to be a little concerned about the African Cup of Nations. Belhadj will most likely go with Algeria, and Utaka with Nigeria. Don't think Borre plays.

 

Anyway, has the take over been confirmed by PL?

Gingeletiss

Gingeletiss

Posted
Posted
they have to be a little concerned about the African Cup of Nations. Belhadj will most likely go with Algeria, and Utaka with Nigeria. Don't think Borre plays.

 

Anyway, has the take over been confirmed by PL?[/quote]

 

No.........they still have concerns as to where the money has come from...apparently!!

spyinthesky

spyinthesky

Posted
Posted
The truth at last, they were very very fortunate to avoid administration. I'm sure Corp won't be on here for a while now given this insight by Storrie.

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/8235070.stm

 

So Mr Storrie is promoting himself as Pompey's saviour. Surely he must have been working hand in glove with his close friend Mr Redknapp to spend money on transfers/wages way beyond the means of the club.

In addition he was one of the highest paid Directors of any Prem club.

Seems to me he is only staying to maintain this high salary and keep on station to act as a knight in shining armour as and when the new owner realises he has done the wrong thing

Crab Lungs

Crab Lungs

Posted
Posted
So Mr Storrie is promoting himself as Pompey's saviour. Surely he must have been working hand in glove with his close friend Mr Redknapp to spend money on transfers/wages way beyond the means of the club.

In addition he was one of the highest paid Directors of any Prem club.

Seems to me he is only staying to maintain this high salary and keep on station to act as a knight in shining armour as and when the new owner realises he has done the wrong thing

 

You are spot on there... and yet the Pompey fans think their club needs him and sympathsise with him!!! Unreal...

GenevaSaint

GenevaSaint

Posted
Posted
So Mr Storrie is promoting himself as Pompey's saviour. Surely he must have been working hand in glove with his close friend Mr Redknapp to spend money on transfers/wages way beyond the means of the club.

In addition he was one of the highest paid Directors of any Prem club.

Seems to me he is only staying to maintain this high salary and keep on station to act as a knight in shining armour as and when the new owner realises he has done the wrong thing

 

 

Absolutely right, he drove them into this position as chief architect along with Redknapp and then proclaims himself as the second coming! Lets keep reminding the Skates of the fact that he takes 1.5m per year for this role (seen that figure somewhere). It's not really surprising that he didn't throw his toys out of the pram when the Dr took over, why leave that gravy train behind of your own choice! Easy Money.

Thedelldays

Thedelldays

Posted
Posted
I'm sure their existing season ticket holders will be delighted they paid over the odds LMFAO what a mess

look at what I found posted by a skate....

 

If we dont sell out the Bolton game now it will be humiliating and the scum will have a field day.
OldNick

OldNick

Posted
Posted
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/newshome/Pompey-slash-ticket-prices-to.5616593.jp

 

They are now becoming desperate to get the blue few back to Fartton Park. Season ticket holders must be happy :D

I think we mooted the idea on here for us last season and most S/T holders were happy. Reduced prices didnt make that much difference.Plastic fans leave and will only return for the glamour games.They are right to try and get the ground full to get the atmosphere up although if the fans are starting to feel low it will take a performance to turn things around.HR will get his team to lie down and let them have a good win to appease them, he did when we went there under him.

Pancake

Pancake

Posted
Posted

 

This expression keeps getting used:

The over-spending on a £50million wage bill - 90 per cent of the club's annual turn-over - which led to Wembley glory left the club relying on favours from rival clubs, agents and the Inland Revenue.

 

Now, am I alone in thinking that no Premiership club is going to help out another without any string attached? Now, that might be an extra 25% on the payment owed, but it might also be more sinister like allowing that team to win and get itself out of trouble... I dunno, just thinking aloud.

CB Fry

CB Fry

Posted
Posted

 

 

 

This Peter Storrie chap was the chief exec of PFC during all this time, was he not?

 

His quotes make him out to be the valiant hero battling to save the club while skilfully swerving the fact that he signed all the cheques to get them in the plop in the first place.

 

Anyway, Corp and co have been telling us that Pompey have less debt any other club on earth and are the most financially ship shape club in the Premier League, so presumably Storrie is just making this all up.

OldNick

OldNick

Posted
Posted
Storrie is a smug cvnt just like his bumboy Redknapp. "ooh look at what I did, it was so hard and I'm so amazing, please love me"
yep the squad is down to the bare bones
Weston Saint

Weston Saint

Posted
Posted

The natives are still restless bless them.

 

POMPEY VIRTUAL ALLIANCE STATEMENTPosted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 8:48 am

 

Portsmouth Football Club has been bought. The transfer window is closed. The time has come for a united front.

 

We welcome the takeover of the club by Sulaiman Al Fahim in principle. In moving decisively to buy PFC, he has seemingly ensured the spectre of administration has been exorcised for the foreseeable future and that the dead hand of Sacha Gaydamak has been lifted. Al Fahim has pursued the club with a single-minded dedication and clearly wants to take it forward.

 

He brings energy, a flair for entrepreneurialism and a contacts book to die for. We await with interest to see to what extent he is willing to invest himself and bring investment into the club ahead of the next transfer window. We would also like clarification as to the means by which the takeover was financed and its implications for PFC.

 

The interests of PFC are also served by ensuring Peter Storrie, the club's Chief Executive Officer, is allowed to continue, at the very least, in his current role.

 

We recognise and are grateful for the work Storrie has put in to ensure PFC remained on a relatively even keel during the last ten months. We also acknowledge his role in bringing an alternative consortium to the table, which we hope may yet have a significant part to play in the longer-term future of the club, especially if they really are able take the club to a 'level you wouldn't believe' as Storrie thinks.

 

We feel that there is a golden opportunity for a coming together of all parties in the medium to long term to ensure Portsmouth Football Club is able to finally engage in the vital infrastructure projects it needs to ensure its financial self-sufficiency. These include a new stadium and training ground, as well as investing prudently in team building to maintain Premier League status. Above all, the club needs to cultivate improved relations with its fan base.

 

To that end, the supporters represented by the websites in Pompey Virtual Alliance are seeking clarity, reassurance and a sense of common goal.

 

PFC has been - and remains in some quarters - an easy media target. Many damaging statements have been allowed to gain currency among fans and foes of the club alike. It is time to come together to clear away the uncertainty which has sapped morale in the past six weeks.

 

We seek clarity and detail on the long-term vision for PFC, already outlined by Mr Al Fahim. We seek reassurance on the ownership status of the club and its ongoing debt position. We seek acknowledgement that a successful future for the club is intrinsicly bound to engaging in constructive dialogue with fans, leading to a shared sense of a common goal.

 

 

spyinthesky

spyinthesky

Posted
Posted

Understand this was written by a PR mate of Piers Morgan who, apparently, is a staunch supporter of the Fake Sheik. Can you honestly believe that someone from the dark side of Hampshire could be so erudite?

 Share
Go to topic listing
×
×
  • Create New...