Pompey 09/10 - Champions(hip) League here we come!

[tommers]

It's alright, you can sell your players outside the transfer window.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/8585099.stm

I like the way the administrator says "yeah, we might not even do this"

So, why the fuck are rules being bent then?

Why make a special case?

 

[Balbi]

Our owners who've put us into 'administration' (which is dodgy as FUCK tbh, Chainrai pretty much owns our Administrator) are just seeking to further asset strip us. Administrator's aiming to ship out 10 players, another 10 due to end of contract and - get this - buy a new team in on free transfers.

How's that not our former owner awaiting parachute payments to line his pockets?

 

[Discordia]

That's actually quite impressive for the sheer chutzpah.

 

[kained&able]

I bet arry redknapp makes a killing from the free transfers in and out.

I reckon we should grab finnan off you for fuck all.


dave

 

[Balbi]

That was alright then

 

[bigbry]

I was amazed to hear on the TV that Portsmouth have now played 4 times at (New) Wembley and haven't conceded a goal during the matches - only in the penalty shoot-out with ManU.

Are Chelsea worried by that ?

 

[strung out]

portsmouth owe £120m

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/8634140.stm

 

[tommers]

Wages at 109% of revenue.

What the fuck were they up to?

 

[tommers]

 

[agricola]

portsmouth owe £120m

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/8634140.stm

That al-Faraj and al-Fahim claim they are owed £1.7 million and £5 million respectively is outrageous. Pompey are fucked.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/apr/21/the-fiver-portsmouth-champions-league

 

[strung out]

looks like there's going to be a lot of people losing out

 

[aylee]

Wages at 109% of revenue.

What the fuck were they up to?

Indeed. Redknapp must surely bear a large part of the responsibility for that.

 

[bigbry]

According to Football 365 they owe Spurs £1m as part of the transfer of a player who was NEVER a Spurs player !

How the fuck does that work ?

 

[mattie]

According to Football 365 they owe Spurs £1m as part of the transfer of a player who was NEVER a Spurs player !

How the fuck does that work ?

 

[agricola]

According to Football 365 they owe Spurs £1m as part of the transfer of a player who was NEVER a Spurs player !

How the fuck does that work ?

The Guardian tries to explain it here:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/apr/21/portsmouth-tottenham-asmir-begovic-accounts

It is difficult to put into words how corruptly they must have been run over the past two or three years.

 

[London_Calling]

Indeed. Redknapp must surely bear a large part of the responsibility for that.

How so? I thought the Chief Exec and Chairman were in charge of contracts?

It seems to be true that what cost Pompey too much was winning the FA Cup - the contractual bonuses. But that just demonstrates how perverse were the contracts, it's a bit daft to blame the team manager for being successful.

 

[London_Calling]

Wages at 109% of revenue.

What the fuck were they up to?

Charlie Big Bollocks living the dream, I guess.

 

[aylee]

How so? I thought the Chief Exec and Chairman were in charge of contracts?

It seems to be true that what cost Pompey too much was winning the FA Cup - the contractual bonuses. But that just demonstrates how perverse were the contracts, it's a bit daft to blame the team manager for being successful.

I do think that the team manager bears at least SOME responsibility for ensuring that he doesn't buy players whose transfer fees and wages the club simply can't afford.

 

[tommers]

I do think that the team manager bears at least SOME responsibility for ensuring that he doesn't buy players whose transfer fees and wages the club simply can't afford.

As much as I would love it to be true I think Storrie et al bear much more responsibilty than Bungpuss.

Altho him and Storrie are quite cosy (guess who was chief exec of west ham when harry was there), so who knows? Harry, Storrie and McKay could definitely cause some damage.

I found it quite strange to hear that an agent would be paid over £2 million for a bungpuss transfer. Whatever next?

Storrie's Wiki is quite interesting...

Portsmouth
His move from Notts County to Portsmouth was the source of some controversy. On the recommendation of manager Harry Redknapp — his former West Ham United colleague — he initially took up a role at Portsmouth on a job share basis in early 2002, helping to review the club's infrastructure and organisation.[7][8][9] He eventually joined Portsmouth permanently in late February 2002 as Chief Executive, replacing Martin Murphy after his 12 months at the club in the process.[10]

Storrie was arrested on 28 November 2007 — along with Harry Redknapp, Mandaric, agent Willie McKay and former Portsmouth player Amdy Faye — over allegations of corruption.[9][12] Charges over tax evasion were brought against him on 4 November 2009.

 

[aylee]

Pompey's plea to be allowed into Europe rejected:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/8558580.stm

If they lose the FA Cup final, then this is a good thing.

 

[Discordia]

No it's not, it means Liverpool will get it!

 

[strung out]

No it's not, it means Liverpool will get it!

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