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mate of mine owns a lifetime ticket and almost never goes so knock one off that huge figure.

 

Lifetime ticket? How does that work? Genuine question and how does it get honoured through the various owners/companies?

 

When was it issued? The club has died twice in recent memory and smells like it's been dead for years.

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well, it seems the Russians are currently attempting the FaPPT and a deal could be completed by the end of the month...

That will be the same deal that would complete a fortnight ago, and then a week ago.

 

Time to find out if the football authorities can spot organised crime when it comes and knocks on their front door dressed in smart suits, carrying AK47s and a horse's head in a bag.

I suspect you just have to stuff a handful of notes into Lampitt's thong and he'll make a call to the right people and the paperwork is yours.

Time to see if the FL have any cojones or bend over and take it from this group of lovely Russians.

 

Next hurdle is to provide proof of funds, but if you have registered the name of a couple of banks I guess you have your own headed notepaper so that one is sorted.

This is the bank that has it's HQ above a music shop in suburbia isn't it?

 

Finally you have to agree a price with Chanrai based on the amount of debt, cva, and complications on land use etc.

That might be the toughest of the three, he'll want £25M in some form and the real business just isn't worth a third of that.

Unless you already have an agreement with the arms dealer and this is a complete Russian property development stitch up.

Or you plan to launder so much filthy cash through it that the purchase price doesn't matter.

 

Football authorities - this time show us you have some bottle rather than rolling over and getting your tummy tickled.

 

Roll up, roll up, there's still mileage left in the old train wreck.

Exactly. Given the state of the club, you either have to be a complete fool or a fraudster to buy it. There is no compelling business reason for buying it at all. None. And if you really want to buy a club there are others that make SO much more financial sense.

 

What I find amusing are the clubs they have been linked to. Presuming that these guys are bona fide investors.....! B'mouth apparently was other people (agents) trying to cause trouble. Rangers, now that was something they put a bid in for or tried to. A bit of going from the sublime to the ridiculous isn't it? If you are ambitious enough to try and buy Rangers (with £30m odd of debt) why then settle for Poopey? Who would be better to buy for a similar amount? Far too many to mention.... Reading for one. The Geordies might be too expensive. Bolon, Wolves, WBA, Wigan (although I am sure Whelan wouldn't sell to anyone). Maybe Fulham. Most of the nPC.

 

Complete fools tend not to last too long as they run out of money pretty quickly, so that leaves the alternative. That is unless you are so attached to the club (usually when you are born and bred in the area and supported all your life) that you realise that you are losing money but don't ind it in some sort of altruistic gesture.

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Lifetime ticket? How does that work?

 

Maybe its a new attempt to boost attendances - PFC in conjunction with Southampton Crown Court offer alternative punishment option - either 5 years vacation in Winchester at HMP, or a 'Lifetime ticket' to Krap Nottarf (attendance at every game is mandatory).

 

Presumably the take up on the lifetime ticket offer would be pretty low. :)

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so does the current business still honour the 'lifetime season ticket' bought before the last two administrations despite several name and numerous ownership changes?

Is it in the due diligence that you have to give some people free football forever even though the company their contract is with no longer exists?

 

Not sure I would take on a business with that sort of historical set up, imagine buying a pub where previous owners heading for bankruptcy had arranged for people to have free drinks for life.

 

How about Chanrai sells 10,000 lifetime seats for £500 each as his parting gift to new owners?

If only they had that many fans!

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I see the nailed on definate 100% not a penalty and red card awarded would be appealled with guranteed success..... Has just failed. Red card stands.

 

Funny thing is the video is now on the BBC website and you begin to understand what utter utter cr@p clotterill comes out with.

 

Wasn't even worth the price of the phone call, based on the video clip.

 

Never mind steve, never mind.

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so does the current business still honour the 'lifetime season ticket' bought before the last two administrations despite several name and numerous ownership changes?

Is it in the due diligence that you have to give some people free football forever even though the company their contract is with no longer exists?

 

Not sure I would take on a business with that sort of historical set up, imagine buying a pub where previous owners heading for bankruptcy had arranged for people to have free drinks for life.

 

How about Chanrai sells 10,000 lifetime seats for £500 each as his parting gift to new owners?

If only they had that many fans!

 

When the life time deal went on offer most of us thought (Yer Rite!) As at the time it looked as though Wimpy omes would be the next boss man, The brave souls, or loonies as we thought then who laid there money out( i think it was about 2000) are now ££££ in.

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i think it was about 2000)

 

 

Thanks Mackers, that has made my day, i thought it was just a handfull, 32 quid a game next season for your lot ..... That's 1.5 million a year in lost revenue. I do hope they remembered to tell the russians.

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20% of their fanbase doesn't pay a penny??????

 

Just when I thought we were running out of laughs this thread coughs up that little gem on page 765 - hilarious if true!

 

And as for Cotterill's waste of an appeal - defender sticks arm out on goal line, ball connects - that's a card as red as Storrie's ar$e will be after a few weeks in Parkhurst.

Idiot.

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20% of their fanbase doesn't pay a penny??????

 

Just when I thought we were running out of laughs this thread coughs up that little gem on page 765 - hilarious if true!

 

Priceless! And for everything else there's Mastercard - except your Pompey season ticket cos the useless f***wits are not allowed!!!

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Pompey transfer targets, 24-07-09 by Corp Ho ho ho

 

Lol.

 

Nick Nack, the posts may have been pertinent but why include my name in everything you post. It does make you look like a freak.

 

And no transfer gossip threads as I can't start threads. Easy enough for even you to grasp I'd imagine. However, if you're interested, the players we've been linked with over the last couple of days are:

 

Nikola Kalinic, Croatian striker from Hajduk Split - £6 - 8M

 

Victo Obinna, Nigerian striker from Inter - £5.5m

 

Bafetimbi Gomis, French striker from St Etienne - no fee mentioned

 

Christien Poulsen, Swedish midfielder from Juve - £4m

 

 

 

Actually, I think whoever posted what you're referring to may have meant this (link below). Which was a list Arabian Business News compiled of the most influential (not powerful) arabs in the world. Al Fahim actually ranked 4th, not 14th, but influence has f*** all to do with money. It's based on peoples cultural impact.

 

http://www.arabianbusiness.com/power100/list?clr=

 

 

 

And no surprise that you'd recognise it, eh Nick Nack :D

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Actually, I think whoever posted what you're referring to may have meant this (link below). Which was a list Arabian Business News compiled of the most influential (not powerful) arabs in the world. Al Fahim actually ranked 4th, not 14th, but influence has f*** all to do with money. It's based on peoples cultural impact.

 

 

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

 

yeah, that was very true, he was by far the 4th most influential Arab in the world at that time.

 

Higher than the Ruling Family of Abu Dhabi, the Royal family in Saudi, Emir unpopular in Bahrain, the Saudi guy who owns everything including Disney, Sheikh Mo himself, Mo in Qatar trying to kick out Blatter, yeah he sure fits in there.... NOT

 

Perhaps what the article (now removed) really said was that he was the 4th most influential Arab in the world - of Chess

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Pompey transfer targets, 24-07-09 by Corp Ho ho ho

 

Lol.

 

LOL'ed at that last one... think he meant Christian Poulsen, Danish midfielder - now playing the worst ever at Liverpool....unfortunatly... He was great at Copenhagen, Schalke 04 and Seville... not so good at Liverpool and Juve...

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When the life time deal went on offer most of us thought (Yer Rite!) As at the time it looked as though Wimpy omes would be the next boss man, The brave souls, or loonies as we thought then who laid there money out( i think it was about 2000) are now ££££ in.

 

Is that the number of fans that have these tickets (surely not...!!) or the price that was paid for the tickets....???

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Mack, why ruin our fun with some alleged facts?

Sadly I can't imagine that more than a handful of people would have taken up that option, never mind.

 

Go on, cheer us up by telling us all refs are against you, the authorities have got it in for you, and a defender sticking his arm out to block the ball on the line isn't a penalty.

 

And follow it up with the hilarious one-liner Cotterill has done a fantastic job.....go on, you know you want to...

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Mack, why ruin our fun with some alleged facts?

Sadly I can't imagine that more than a handful of people would have taken up that option, never mind.

 

Go on, cheer us up by telling us all refs are against you, the authorities have got it in for you, and a defender sticking his arm out to block the ball on the line isn't a penalty.

 

And follow it up with the hilarious one-liner Cotterill has done a fantastic job.....go on, you know you want to...

 

I think your right Rallyboy, only a few brave (or loonies) did snatch the deal, But then back in the dark days of 12 or 13 years ago £2000 was a lot of green backs to throw up the Swanee.

And as for refs and authorities having-it in for us,,,,Theres only one delusional fool who thinks that, And talking about Clotters, Hes about the best we could hope for in our little predicament,BUT! Hes defiantly lost the plot when it comes to After dinner speeches, Go on the snooose web site and you will see for your self, most are of the opinion the he sees a totally different game to any other knut,,,,,We lost 3-0 against Coventry because we were SHYT! Cotterill will lose the fans if he keeps on Bull****ting.

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If I recall it was £2000, but only about 300 gambled on the club going to the wall taking their money with them. The season ticket price in the last season in the Prem was over £650 quid, so needless to say those 300 have cleaned up and will continue to do so. I actually haven't spoken to the guy I know since they folded the company, but we'd of heard some moans from those 300 if their golden ticket had been taken away from them.

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20% of their fanbase doesn't pay a penny??????

 

Just when I thought we were running out of laughs this thread coughs up that little gem on page 765 - hilarious if true!

 

And as for Cotterill's waste of an appeal - defender sticks arm out on goal line, ball connects - that's a card as red as Storrie's ar$e will be after a few weeks in Parkhurst.

Idiot.

 

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

I only just watched it and have become even more gobsmacked by his comments !

I wonder what he would have said had it happened at the other end ?

He is one sad git, of that there is no longer any doubt !!

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Published on Friday 15 April 2011 13:57

 

Pompey chief executice David Lampitt has promised he remains ‘1,000 per cent’ committed to reintroducing credit card payments for Pompey season tickets.

 

Blues fans have have been told they can only renew in the ‘early bird’ period up to April 28 by cash, cheque or through a repayment scheme run by Zebra finance.

But unless the club resolves its difference with credit card service providers, the Pompey chief executive has warned he cannot see a solution.

Card companies have imposed restrictions on Pompey which mean they will only release cash to the club on a match by match basis rather than up-front.

Mr Lampitt said: ‘We are continuing to find a suitable resolution with the credit card service provider which allows us to offer credit card facilities while not harming the financial position of the football club.

We have a business plan with the Football League which has been built around season ticket money coming in from March to June.

‘For all football clubs, that is a critical part of the funding through the summer because we are not playing games and there are not those income streams.

‘We cannot put ourselves in a position financially where there is a multi-million pound hole in our business plan with the Football League because the credit card companies are not releasing that money.

 

 

Errr David, there already is a multi million pound hole in your business plan. You are still 5 million short on CVA money you were due to raise in player sales.

 

Seems like the credit card companies aren't budging. What happens if they fall foul of their promises to the FA.

 

As Rallboy said yesterday, still plenty of life in this little thread.

 

And just think if they hadn't signed lawerence and kitson, whose wages alone relate to over 5,000 season tickets, this wouldn't be a problem.

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Re the last two posts. The DCFSBs are incapable of change, aren't they? Cheating and blaming others is totally endemic. Cotterill - what a kn0b - blatant, deliberate handball & their 8th sending off this season (v our one for Gobern's freak mistackle) & everyone a bad decision against the wafer-thin heroes. And Clampitt - shock horror, something they have known for at least a year (same scenario last renewal time) is unjustly derailing the carefully considered business plan. Either they are two very stupid people, or they are secretly very sly and only say these idiotic things to appease some other very stupid people - very difficult to know which.

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I was just reading the excellent Matt Slater blog on the forensic investigation that is to be carried out by the Liquidator of the old Portsmouth Football Club as a condition of their administration.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/mattslater/2011/03/safe_hands_hudson_the_crazy_ga.html

 

Had a great belly laugh at the audacity of this post below. Well done, Harry! Trying to wriggle off the hook, are we? :lol:

 

 

4. At 11:44am 19th Mar 2011, Best Team In London wrote:

So the taxman is now going to cost us even more money, while it maliciously chases these shadows - hiring some expensive firm to try and find money that probably isn't there. The taxman is risking more loss in these payments.

All this 'too much money in football' is actually going to the taxman - who takes none of the risks, and the lion's share of the profits.

So wouldn't it be better to assist Pompey to get back to health for the long-term tax income. The more healthy Pompey is, the more money changes hands, the more tax it will have to pay.

Instead of spending another £17 million chasing the original £17 million, why not start earning the tax revenue from a now healthy business - one that operates in a sector where silly money changes hands, and each time it does, it makes the taxman rich - meanwhile the owners are vilified and then hunted down as soon as the money stops pouring in.

Put simply: the taxman is now continuing to lose our money faster than Pompey!

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I was just reading the excellent Matt Slater blog on the forensic investigation that is to be carried out by the Liquidator of the old Portsmouth Football Club as a condition of their administration.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/mattslater/2011/03/safe_hands_hudson_the_crazy_ga.html

 

Had a great belly laugh at the audacity of this post below. Well done, Harry! Trying to wriggle off the hook, are we? :lol:

 

 

4. At 11:44am 19th Mar 2011, Best Team In London wrote:

So the taxman is now going to cost us even more money, while it maliciously chases these shadows - hiring some expensive firm to try and find money that probably isn't there. The taxman is risking more loss in these payments.

All this 'too much money in football' is actually going to the taxman - who takes none of the risks, and the lion's share of the profits.

So wouldn't it be better to assist Pompey to get back to health for the long-term tax income. The more healthy Pompey is, the more money changes hands, the more tax it will have to pay.

Instead of spending another £17 million chasing the original £17 million, why not start earning the tax revenue from a now healthy business - one that operates in a sector where silly money changes hands, and each time it does, it makes the taxman rich - meanwhile the owners are vilified and then hunted down as soon as the money stops pouring in.

Put simply: the taxman is now continuing to lose our money faster than Pompey!

 

But they don't pay their taxes, that's the whole point.

 

"The more healthy Pompey is, the more money changes hands, the more tax it will have to pay."

 

P****y have had healthy amounts of money in the past, and it has changed hands. But they don't cough up their taxes.

 

They really just don't get it, do they? I fear there is no point in explaining it to them as they just won't see it.

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Rapidly approaching the point of mathmatical certainty that they will not make the playoffs. They have 55 points and four games to go giving them a maximum of 67 points. Only side in the playoff places they could overtake is Leeds on 65 points who have +16 better goal difference compared to pompey.

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The wurzel's post-match interview is f*cking hilarious - very large awkward silences from him!

 

"Maybe there's a bit of a downer on P*mpey at the moment, because I can't believe over the last few weeks of how we've been treated. I'm a little bit suspicious there."

 

IT'S A GOVERNMENT CONSPIRACY MAAAAAN!

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The highest Pompey can come is currently 6th. If they lose next weekend to Swansea then it will be mathematically impossible for them to reach the play-offs.

 

Swansea have now lost their last 4 away games (painfully. I've been listening to them.) But now that second place is virtually out of reach for the Swans and play-offs are relatively secure they may play with less nerves next weekend and kill Pompey's season for good. Hope so. I'll be there. ;-)

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anyone with a maths degree may be able to correct me but I'd have thought considering all the teams between pompey and the play-offs it was mathematically impossible now

 

I think they still do have a mathematical possibility as remember its only Leeds that are so close to pompeys maximum points limit.

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anyone with a maths degree may be able to correct me but I'd have thought considering all the teams between pompey and the play-offs it was mathematically impossible now

 

I have a maths PhD, does that count? ;) Anyway, as pedg noted, the Cheats can only catch Leeds in the playoff places, and that's provided they win their remaining matches and Leeds only pick up 1 more point (assuming Leeds maintain their massive goal difference advantage). Of course, the Cheats also need the 7 teams between them and Leeds to only pick up at most a handful of points between them. :lol:

 

If I were a loan shark owner whose seen my millions squandered in a futile gamble to get back to the Sky money league, I would now be starting to mix the concrete boots for those responsible, and preparing plan B for the club (which I suspect the few aren't going to enjoy). So not quite time to dance on the Cheats' grave yet, but it is time to put the bubbly on ice.

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The wurzel's post-match interview is f*cking hilarious - very large awkward silences from him!

 

"Maybe there's a bit of a downer on P*mpey at the moment, because I can't believe over the last few weeks of how we've been treated. I'm a little bit suspicious there."

 

IT'S A GOVERNMENT CONSPIRACY MAAAAAN!

 

I was going to pick up on that as well. What a ****ing moaning bastard that little twerp is. Listen to Dave Jone's comments "He butted him simple as that." and it just makes Cotterill look like a sap. These managers just hide behind refs decisions. They ought to have a look at the mistakes their players are making not to mention the mistakes they make themselves.

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How does Clotterill keep getting away with his inane "It's not us, it's them" rants? What a d1ckhead. Is he trying to fool the Pompey fans into thinking that the entire season they only missed out on promotion due to a massive conspiracy?

 

I'm not sure I've come across a manager that moans as much as him.

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How does Clotterill keep getting away with his inane "It's not us, it's them" rants? What a d1ckhead. Is he trying to fool the Pompey fans into thinking that the entire season they only missed out on promotion due to a massive conspiracy?

 

I don't think it's for the few's benefit he's making these desperate excuses, but rather at a certain loan shark owner. If he gets an invitation to visit Hong Kong in the next few weeks he would be well advised to politely decline.

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To take the highest paid XI in the division and coach them to mid-table mediocrity amid chaotic disciplinary problems sets Cotterill apart from most managers.

 

Miracle worker? Maybe not, but he is certainly special...

 

Though I'm still not convinced about his definition of quality in the whole ongoing and disastrous quality over quantity experiment that he intends to repeat next season.

If there is one.

 

I've enjoyed the terrific job he's done as much as I'm enjoying the craggy old prossie-botherer's latest relegation debacle.

You can't take his spirit, but if you pop down to Upton Park you can have the three points anytime you fancy.

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