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Just thought I'd let you know me and my mates in Sheffield are going to the game to abuse the skates tonight! songs Wearing my shirt, and the other boys are wearing saints scarves. Come on United!

 

Those skates are sure to notice those red and white scarfs have a Saints badge and not a blades one.

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Been doing ok the last few weeks, and are by far the better team so far this evening.

 

Take 10 points off them and they will not look so good!

 

Of course they're doing ok. They got a team full of players that most other teams in the division cannot afford; most players they've recruited have been from higher leagues, some turned down offers from clubs in the division above to join Pompey and the wages they're paying (as backed up by various L1 managers and players, despite all protestations and lies from UnAppy that he's got one of the cheapest squads in the division). The squad they've got down there should be doing a hell of a lot better than languishing in mid-table, they really should be up around the playoffs at the very least.

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Of course they're doing ok. They got a team full of players that most other teams in the division cannot afford; most players they've recruited have been from higher leagues, some turned down offers from clubs in the division above to join Pompey and the wages they're paying (as backed up by various L1 managers and players, despite all protestations and lies from UnAppy that he's got one of the cheapest squads in the division). The squad they've got down there should be doing a hell of a lot better than languishing in mid-table, they really should be up around the playoffs at the very least.

 

Looks like they have gelled now though, the team were not even together when the season was a few weeks in. On this evidence I think they will go up, playoffs at least. Take 10 points off and it will be tough.

 

I thought they were bankrupt, how do they afford these players?

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if they get into the playoffs with a -10....that will put our 1st season in league 1 into perspective

 

Very similar. We only just missed out on minus 10, after a terrible start with a new team. So it will be pretty much the same I think. Very strange how roles have reversed completely!

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Looks like they have gelled now though, the team were not even together when the season was a few weeks in. On this evidence I think they will go up, playoffs at least. Take 10 points off and it will be tough.

 

I thought they were bankrupt, how do they afford these players?

 

They have parachute payments coming in; £3M arrived in September, more to come in the New Year. So the administrators can use those funds and incoming monies from ticket sales etc for running the club without concerning themselves about a long term budget, and the £8M player deferral pot that has to be paid eventually. The PST's first takeover bid contained a business plan for runnning the club over 4 years, with a sensibly low wage budget. And that business plan will surely have to be significantly revised, as it did not cover for £6M of the £8M player deferral payments.

 

The best thing Pompey can do (in terms of their league position this year) is stay in admin for as long as possible. Once the PST takes over; that's when some really difficult decisions have to be made, and perhaps a whole new squad has to be put together (I can't see the likes of Akos Buszacky agreeing to terms akin to lower league 1 club level).

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The best thing Pompey can do (in terms of their league position this year) is stay in admin for as long as possible.

 

^This

 

It is of course purely coincidental the the PST takeover is being dragged out for as long as possible by both the Trust and Birch. The fact that it ultimately benefits both parties has nothing to do with it whatsoever. Honest Guv...

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if they get into the playoffs with a -10....that will put our 1st season in league 1 into perspective

 

True; but even despite our shocking start to that season, before today's game Pompey were 3 points behind where we were at the same stage. To put it in perspective.

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