Guest neesy111 Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 It's Official Now, Change the Title Portsmouth have become the first Premier League club to enter administration. The debt-laden club will also be docked nine points as a result which means relegation is almost certain. With debts of about £60m, they were due to face a winding-up order on 1 March but opted to go into administration unless a buyer for the club was found. It was reported that four parties were considering a takeover but Thursday's deadline passed without a conclusion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
macca888 Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Portsmouth may just be the tip of the iceberg in the UK. I think what Platini is considering is somewhat like after the horse has bolted. This should have been done years ago with salary caps, reduced transfer fees and home based players brought in. I think it is too late to save many clubs now and you only have to look at the likes of Cardiff, Hull, Wigan and others who may follow Portsmouth into anonymity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest johnson293 Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Feel for the Pompey fans, a canny bunch. Except for... http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a249/johnson293/Pompey.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raconteur Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Portsmouth may just be the tip of the iceberg in the UK. I think what Platini is considering is somewhat like after the horse has bolted. This should have been done years ago with salary caps, reduced transfer fees and home based players brought in. I think it is too late to save many clubs now and you only have to look at the likes of Cardiff, Hull, Wigan and others who may follow Portsmouth into anonymity. Salary Caps = illegal, easily circumvented and ridiculous if not universal Reduced transfer fees = contravening basic laws of capitalism ie supply and demand, willing buyer and reluctant seller Home-based players = illegal, counterproductive How about chairman be forced to undergo a basic economics class? Hell, even a sixth-grade maths test would stump some of these idiots... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Icke - Son of God Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Portsmouth may just be the tip of the iceberg in the UK. I think what Platini is considering is somewhat like after the horse has bolted. This should have been done years ago with salary caps, reduced transfer fees and home based players brought in. I think it is too late to save many clubs now and you only have to look at the likes of Cardiff, Hull, Wigan and others who may follow Portsmouth into anonymity. It was impossible for anyone to do because they were instantly shouted down. Almost any suggestion by UEFA/FIFA that something needed to be done had strips torn off it by the "everyone running the game is anti-English" brigade. It still happens now to some extent. The plan to force clubs to break even is a start, but it's not the solution. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Heneage Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Shame for their fans and Avram Grant. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Has it happened, then? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Has it happened, then? yes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Has it happened, then? yes Well, it's only three wins to make up, right? Doddle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Portsmouth adminstrators press conference on SSN at 3pm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest toonlass Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Their chairman was really dismissive of that fan. He obviously has no idea what football means to the fans. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Their chairman was really dismissive of that fan. He obviously has no idea what football means to the fans. What fan? The bellend? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gash Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 He said at the beginning though 'I owe this club nothing' that would anger any fan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gash Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 http://cdn.cloudfiles.mosso.com/c54102/x2_bfad77 Sky Sports excelled themselves finding this image of somebody Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 http://cdn.cloudfiles.mosso.com/c54102/x2_bfad77 Sky Sports excelled themselves finding this image of somebody Professor of Sports Economics? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gash Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Look at him, all teeth and specs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Icke - Son of God Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 http://cdn.cloudfiles.mosso.com/c54102/x2_bfad77 Sky Sports excelled themselves finding this image of somebody Turn a light on you fucking dolt. [colour=white]Joking, obv. Incase a mod gets upset.[/colour] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David28 Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Feel really sorry for the Portsmouth supporters. I wouldn't even want to think about this happening to us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Feel really sorry for the Portsmouth supporters. I wouldn't even want to think about this happening to us. you know what...you'd be pissed off but survive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Even though the lack of signing quality players and selling some of our decent players and poor management choices by Ashley contributed in us getting relegated I just hope the bloke is now putting the club in a position where it is running at a profit (however small it maybe) and paying off our debts realistically, and being able to hopefully compete in the Premiership. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Even though the lack of signing quality players and selling some of our decent players and poor management choices by Ashley contributed in us getting relegated I just hope the bloke is now putting the club in a position where it is running at a profit (however small it maybe) and paying off our debts realistically, and being able to hopefully compete in the Premiership. personally speaking i think we had the players to stop up. bringing in kinnear was what done it in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Even though the lack of signing quality players and selling some of our decent players and poor management choices by Ashley contributed in us getting relegated I just hope the bloke is now putting the club in a position where it is running at a profit (however small it maybe) and paying off our debts realistically, and being able to hopefully compete in the Premiership. personally speaking i think we had the players to stop up. bringing in kinnear was what done it in. I agree with you, we were good enough to stay up, and arguably were good enough to stay up, but you could say luck went against us, the disallowed goal agianst Fulham, the own goal against Villa, and the saves by James against Portsmouth all come to mind. But what needs to be addressed now is us being on a sound financial footing, with the abitliy to compete in the Premier League if we get promote, and if we don't he ability to be able to get promoted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David28 Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Even though the lack of signing quality players and selling some of our decent players and poor management choices by Ashley contributed in us getting relegated I just hope the bloke is now putting the club in a position where it is running at a profit (however small it maybe) and paying off our debts realistically, and being able to hopefully compete in the Premiership. personally speaking i think we had the players to stop up. bringing in kinnear was what done it in. I agree with you, we were good enough to stay up, and arguably were good enough to stay up, but you could say luck went against us, the disallowed goal agianst Fulham, the own goal against Villa, and the saves by James against Portsmouth all come to mind. added to the feeled 10 penalties which went against us... all conceded by Nicky Butt. All those red cards we've been given which weren't always red cards... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Just watching the Portsmouth press conference, it seems to be that they are making promises that they cannot keep, again. They also seem to be dodging any tricky questions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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