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Worst of all selling to Ashley though Shepherd wasn't that keen but had no choice in the end. Hall just wanted out as soon as possible making mega bucks in the process and looking like he couldn't give a fuck who bought us, which for me spoilt all the good work he had done in the years previously. Before Ashley, Hall wanted to sell to the "investment fund" headed by this guy (and another bloke who promptly died of a coke-induced heart attack). Shepherd blocked it: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_King_(fraudster)

Works hard???

Scapegoat? He was a f**king disgrace yesterday.

Shay would have saved Mata's and Xhaka's free kicks. He might also have conceded goals to headers that Dubravka has prevented by coming off his line. Swings, roundabouts.

From True Faith: The atmosphere and reaction to Kelly’s goal still lives with Mark from Portsmouth to this day as he reflected: “I remember the atmosphere building and building for a good 20 minutes before the goal and the atmosphere was, by light years, the noisiest crowd I’d ever experienced. All 3 & ½ sides of the ground were up, baying, sucking the ball towards the goal. It was phenomenal. Something I will never forget - the two Pompey lads I travelled with and I still talk about it now and again. "I love being a Pompey fan and on our day, we can kick out some atmosphere in my opinion. But this was the first time I’d seen a whole ground - well, a whole city really as most of the city seemed to be lining the roads when we finally got out in the coaches - up for it. The noise that day will never leave me, it was one of those classic moments to be at a football ground and I’m glad I was there."

Well said. That Portsmouth game was unforgettable in terms of atmosphere and tension. Everyone knew the price of not winning. Get goosebumps just thinking about it - any fan above a certain age has to have Ned Kelly among their top 10 NUFC players of all time. We were a division lower and it was a desperate struggle, but it felt a world - and more - away from the utter emptiness of today.

The match-going fans are completely different to the fans you'll find elsewhere and especially online in my experience. It's why I think those calling for boycotts and match walk outs are being a bit naive. That is a generalisation. There was anti-Ashley chanting - some of it brand new and with the added benefit of being amusing - for most of the second half yesterday, and it was taken up by a large number. Attitudes are shifting.

Ordered the away one last week...what's the crack on delivery? surely it doesn't normally take 3 month!!? The Chinese factories haven't produced the away or third shirts as yet - they have been producing the home one for around a month now. You'll notice none of the sellers have an original pic of the away/third shirts, whereas they do the home one. So you could be waiting a while. They'll come through in the end.

I like Shelvey but this post is atrocious. Henderson is a fantastic player. Fantastic? He's a good player, but not world class - as last night showed.

Celebrating being bought off by pizza and Staropramen by the guys who have just peddled a bunch of blameless club employees without a second thought...

Big plans mate - be quality next season as they're building a veranda! Really nice the boozer now too - great turnaround as you say! Big plans indeed - they're trying to sign several South Shields players who don't fancy the extra travel next season in the Evo Premier.

Yep, so often seen Mitro run away from a centre-half like Gayle did for his sitter...

One of the first matches I went to - Remember Mirandinha also scored twice, and was refusing to go off when substituted, as he was on a hattrick. Never seen any highlights of that match since. Even the guys on YT don't have any footage. I know - searched all over for it. There was talk Chelsea had it on a season highlights video but never seen it. The greatest lost goal of all time.

Gazza v Chelsea at home in 87-88 (Gary Kely saved two penalties that day). Beardsley v Brighton home 83-84. Beardsley v Pompey away 83-84.

Did you go to sleep in 1955 and just wake up in 2018?

He's built up this weird brand of being the normal one compared to 'Sav' when in fact he's just a total arsehole who no-one actually wants to hear the opinions of despite how much he tries to give them when commentating/presenting. A massive PFM sympathiser too despite no connections. Barry Davies / Brian Moore would shudder listening to this t*** call the actions. --- There'll be a load more I've forgotten I despise (Tony Gale, Tony Cottee) until I hear them again. Aye, always get the impression he likes to think he's everyone's mate anarl. Wouldn't be surprised if he's the sort of person namedropping left, right and centre in his local pub to whoever will listen. I know someone who worked with him wwek in, week out on BT Sport, and you are pretty much spot on, other than that he's gone from boasting about being everyone's mate to believing HE is a star in his own right (ie boasting simply about being Darren Fletcher). Absolute bell-end.

Remind me how old you are? I had you down as 40-something, like me. In which case, if this is the worst squad you've ever seen, you were watching some different players to me back in the late 80s and early 90s!

He's made a career out of buying and selling businesses using leveraged funds, like most other billionaires. Do you think he buys companies for cash???

No. 1991-92 was worse. So bad that KK thought Darron McDonough might improve it..

Buys more country? Wat dat?

Epically gash again - other than bailing Elliot out once. Amazing that we are desperate for Dummett to be fit...

If he is, then he should have gone off. Stupidity to play on when injured.

Yep, remember that game vividly He was sick as a pig that day. If you were anywhere near the pitch in the the middle of the Gallowgate, you could hear him shouting "We're f*cking shiiiite!" on he ran up to take goal kicks.

Yes, and Hall was desperate to sell to them (he knew King's dad). Shepherd refused to speak to them.

His over riding ambition was to cream as many millions as he could possibly get. Took us from signing Shearer for a the record fee to Guisseppi Rossi on loan which he tried to pass as a major coup. Where would the club be now if Ashley hadn't came along? The debt was massive. John Hall knew to p*ss off rather sharpish... He signed Owen for £17m less than a year before Rossi arrived! Yes, he spunked future sponsorship money on the Owen deal, but you can't say he lost all ambition, transfer-wise later on in his reign. Thinking back to the day Owen signed, barely anybody didn't think it was a sensational signing at the time. Plenty - as ever - are blessed with 20-20 hindsight..