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That'll be the same Man United that are on a financial cliff edge and reported losses of £100m. Have you considered supporting Portsmouth they won the FA Cup the other year.

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That'll be the same Man United that are on a financial cliff edge and reported losses of £100m. Have you considered supporting Portsmouth they won the FA Cup last year.

 

With facts like that I can't wait to read your latest snippet in FourFourTwo.

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For the record, Barton has carved a decent career out of being a CM, in an ideal world i'd love him to recapture the form he had playing in the centre like he did at Man City, he's been excellent as a wide midfielder but I'd love to see if he can do it in the centre. I still think he's got it in him to play as one of the 2 CM in a 442 but I'd ideally love to see him alongside tiote in a 4231 formation with the same kind of freedome he's allowed to get on the right.

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That'll be the same Man United that are on a financial cliff edge and reported losses of £100m. Have you considered supporting Portsmouth they won the FA Cup the other year.

 

I'm pretty sure what they pay their players has absolutely fuck all to do with their financial situation.

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That'll be the same Man United that are on a financial cliff edge and reported losses of £100m. Have you considered supporting Portsmouth they won the FA Cup the other year.

 

I'm pretty sure what they pay their players has absolutely f*** all to do with their financial situation.

How?

 

It was what caused Portsmouth such problems paying the likes of John Utaka 80 grand a week. It may not have got them into the trouble but I bet it's not helping.

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That'll be the same Man United that are on a financial cliff edge and reported losses of £100m. Have you considered supporting Portsmouth they won the FA Cup the other year.

 

I'm pretty sure what they pay their players has absolutely f*** all to do with their financial situation.

How?

 

It was what caused Portsmouth such problems paying the likes of John Utaka 80 grand a week. It may not have got them into the trouble but I bet it's not helping.

 

My bad, phrased it badly, I only meant Man Utd. It's exactly what caused the problems at Pompey, but I don't think they're the 'successful club' Wullie was referring to.

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True.

 

The problem is that we aren't comparable to Manchester United, it's a different situation at Newcastle.

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That'll be the same Man United that are on a financial cliff edge and reported losses of £100m. Have you considered supporting Portsmouth they won the FA Cup the other year.

 

Portsmouth who are now financially secure and in a comfortable position in the Championship? Back on their feet in less than a season, despite having a third of our gate.

 

They got relegated having won an FA Cup and come within a missed penalty of winning another.

We got relegated having won fuck all.

 

I'd swap.

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Guest Heneage

That'll be the same Man United that are on a financial cliff edge and reported losses of £100m. Have you considered supporting Portsmouth they won the FA Cup the other year.

 

Portsmouth who are now financially secure and in a comfortable position in the Championship? Back on their feet in less than a season, despite having a third of our gate.

 

They got relegated having won an FA Cup and come within a missed penalty of winning another.

We got relegated having won f*** all.

 

I'd swap.

 

I think you're crazy. I've yet to see any proof of Porstmouth being financially secure but if you have links to anything I'll be more than happy to concur with your claim.

 

We are in a much better position than Portsmouth and if you'd swap that for a Cup that's lost all of the reverence it once held then fine. I would rather see us attract exciting players like Tiote and HBA and push up the league hopefully towards Europe.

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That'll be the same Man United that are on a financial cliff edge and reported losses of £100m. Have you considered supporting Portsmouth they won the FA Cup the other year.

 

Portsmouth who are now financially secure and in a comfortable position in the Championship? Back on their feet in less than a season, despite having a third of our gate.

 

They got relegated having won an FA Cup and come within a missed penalty of winning another.

We got relegated having won f*** all.

 

I'd swap.

 

Wullie, you serious?

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That'll be the same Man United that are on a financial cliff edge and reported losses of £100m. Have you considered supporting Portsmouth they won the FA Cup the other year.

 

Portsmouth who are now financially secure and in a comfortable position in the Championship? Back on their feet in less than a season, despite having a third of our gate.

 

They got relegated having won an FA Cup and come within a missed penalty of winning another.

We got relegated having won fuck all.

 

I'd swap.

 

You realise Portsmouth only own about three of their players?

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That'll be the same Man United that are on a financial cliff edge and reported losses of £100m. Have you considered supporting Portsmouth they won the FA Cup the other year.

 

Have the Chicken Littles considered supporting any of the many clubs throughout the leagues who live nice and sensibly, treading water within their means, won't take a punt on the wages or fee of an exciting looking player, sell anyone who develops well during their time at the club if they get a good offer and never show any drive or ambition to improve the club?  Wigan seem to be on a pretty sound financial footing,  and they won't go into meltdown if they go down, go and watch  dull as dishwater Championship Football in their three-quarters empty stadium, much better as a supporter than having £100m debt and 18 premier league titles.  Is it the dawn of the internet that's created this breed of fan who seems to support financial facts and figures more than what goes on on the pitch on a match day?

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Depends on what you think our relative prospects are I suppose. Personally I think it'll be a bloody miracle if we survive next season.

 

Because thinking we'll get relegated this season just isn't negative enough anymore.

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Hear hear Bluestar. I remember the days when threads about players discussed their ability with regards to whether we should keep them or not. Now it's generally a case of 'keep so-and-so, he's only on £x a week' or 'we should get rid of Joe Striker if he's on £y a week, despite the fact he's our best player'.

 

Here's a novel idea: if they're good, keep them. If they're not, don't.

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That'll be the same Man United that are on a financial cliff edge and reported losses of £100m. Have you considered supporting Portsmouth they won the FA Cup the other year.

 

Have the Chicken Littles considered supporting any of the many clubs throughout the leagues who live nice and sensibly, treading water within their means, won't take a punt on the wages or fee of an exciting looking player, sell anyone who develops well during their time at the club if they get a good offer and never show any drive or ambition to improve the club?  Wigan seem to be on a pretty sound financial footing,  and they won't go into meltdown if they go down, go and watch  dull as dishwater Championship Football in their three-quarters empty stadium, much better as a supporter than having £100m debt and 18 premier league titles.  Is it the dawn of the internet that's created this breed of fan who seems to support financial facts and figures more than what goes on on the pitch on a match day?

 

 

So unbelievably wide of the mark, it's untrue. Genuinely staggered that such a (usually) decent poster could be so out of touch/ignorant of other clubs in the league.

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How about sharing your knowledge with other posters, and correct them where they've went wrong with education, rather than Ronaldo-esque put down posts, that hint you have some secret divine wisdom you very rarely show. I'd love to know/read what you know about Wigan's financial issues.

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