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Portsmouth FC announce 85 members of staff made redundant
5:18pm Wednesday 10th March 2010
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- By Dan Kerins » Web Journalist
PORTSMOUTH Football Club have made 85 employees redundant.
However, the club's CEO, Peter Storrie, who reportedly earns £1.4m a year, remains at Fratton Park, but has taken a 40 per cent pay cut.
The redundancies have been made by administrator Andrew Andronikou, as part of desperate attempts to reign in costs at the beleaguered club.
Staff who remain at the club have agreed to work fewer hours.
However, the players have not had their pay cut, as they are protected by the PFA.
Mr Andronikou also claimed the players are the 'shop window' that can be used to sell the club, so making them redundant would harm the chances of finding a buyer.
See tomorrow's Daily Echo for the full story.
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Ragworm, Hook says...
5:22pm Wed 10 Mar 10
costa gaz, fuente del marques says...
5:23pm Wed 10 Mar 10
Nice work if you can get it.
Anyway none of this mess was his fault, he's only an employee of the club.
Unbelievable........
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Cyber-Fug, Hampshire says...
5:25pm Wed 10 Mar 10
Ragworm wrote:I understand what you're saying......but why should the players be punished for the mis-management of the funds by the owners ?
The players should give out some redundancy to the poor staff that suffered because of a greedy club
Ozmosis, Southampton says...
5:30pm Wed 10 Mar 10
Linesman, Fareham says...
5:31pm Wed 10 Mar 10
I wonder which brand of washing powder they used!!!!!
Ragworm, Hook says...
5:33pm Wed 10 Mar 10
Cyber-Fug wrote:Yea good point..
Ragworm wrote: The players should give out some redundancy to the poor staff that suffered because of a greedy clubI understand what you're saying......but why should the players be punished for the mis-management of the funds by the owners ?
down to earth, says...
5:47pm Wed 10 Mar 10
Linesman wrote:good point, but in at least one case it certainly wasn't "washing whiter" LOL
There are some that have taken big money from the club, and are now claiming that they are owed millions! I wonder which brand of washing powder they used!!!!!
gosportsaint, West of the Pong says...
5:52pm Wed 10 Mar 10
My View from the Hill, Southampton says...
6:05pm Wed 10 Mar 10
For the life of me, I don't understand how he could keep his job, I suppose when he get's locked up for his personal dodgy tax dealings, it will save the Skates a redundancy package.
Loan players should be sent back to their parent clubs.
v_dubman2005, southampton says...
6:07pm Wed 10 Mar 10
insane saint, southampton says...
6:10pm Wed 10 Mar 10
Southampton Heart, Living Near Manchester says...
6:15pm Wed 10 Mar 10
Hopefully, "Jobsite" would be able to help?.
Peter Storrie should be working free of charge if it mean't some jobs being kept?.
v_dubman2005, southampton says...
6:19pm Wed 10 Mar 10
insane saint wrote:Could you post this again please? Only in english this time.
absolote cr*p players should have been sent back to their parent clubs as they are on loan we need south coast rivery. come on pooopy sort out this mess. well got my tickets to wembley then head to the play off and win that and beat the blue end of m27 next season heres hoping
The Wickham Man, Fareham says...
6:20pm Wed 10 Mar 10
Cyber-Fug wrote:Unbelievable. Who actually goes out and gets beaten every week? The Chief Executive? On which set piece did he fail to pick up his marker then? Pompey are bottom of the table even without the 9 point deduction thanks to the players, yet it is not their fault? They get paid huge sums plus all the hidden extras that are never talked about - they effectively get win bonusses whatever the score, they pick up quarter of a million just for signing on, ( "signing on fees" are incredible) - they get their contracts paid up when they quit the club early..... they get paid even when they are sent off or suspended - it goes on and on and gets worse and worse. Compare and contrast this feather duster attitude to the preened and pampered premiership players whose greed is destroying football, and the attitude of people to bank workers, many of whom earn less than £25k pa and are begrudged a 5% bonus for a mess they didn't even create. No sympathy there eh?
Ragworm wrote:I understand what you're saying......but why should the players be punished for the mis-management of the funds by the owners ?
The players should give out some redundancy to the poor staff that suffered because of a greedy club
southamptongeordie, Southampton says...
6:23pm Wed 10 Mar 10
"The club had in its employment 166 full-time staff and approximately 154 part-time staff.
These numbers exclude weekend part-time match day staff."
I am not surprised that they had financial problems!!
Optimism rules OK, Southampton says...
6:23pm Wed 10 Mar 10
costa gaz, fuente del marques says...
6:27pm Wed 10 Mar 10
Brilliant.....
costa gaz, fuente del marques says...
6:31pm Wed 10 Mar 10
http://bleacherrepor
t.com/articles/35969
5-the-storrie-of-the
-blues
In some of the photos he looks just like Arthur Fowler, you know the thieving, lying, cheating financial director of the Albert Square Xmas Club. Spooky !!!!!!
Optimism rules OK, Southampton says...
6:46pm Wed 10 Mar 10
costa gaz wrote:Basically, i hate them. Thats the moral of my previous post.
Optimism rules ok, why don't you say it like it is and stop beating round the bush.
Brilliant.....
Transplant Saint, Christchurch says...
6:50pm Wed 10 Mar 10
However, I do have massive sympathy for those who have lost their jobs, like I do anywhere in the UK when they lose their jobs. At the end of the day they are suffering and so will their families now.
All these players and grant make me sick. They keep saying what a great club it is and yet they do this? yes the players are protected by the PFA but that doesn't mean they can't give their money to those who have lost their jobs, or even back into the club. It is all voluntary!!
Peter Storrie should be ashamed. I don't think I would have the cheek to continue in my role, especially not on those wages. Has he not got enough money yet? No Chief Exec should have more money than the actual business especially when they are largely at fault!!!!
Optimism rules OK, Southampton says...
6:58pm Wed 10 Mar 10
Transplant Saint wrote:I agree with everything besides your comment regarding the staff at the club, im sure during the boom times they requested a salary boost as well... and the staff work for portsmouth FC, which makes them part of that establishment. Like i said, sympathy should be saved for clubs like Southend and Chester, not the overspending hooligan club that is Portsmouth.
Saints fan here with a slightly different view to some of those above. I have absolutely no sympathy for the fans, the players and certainly not Avram Grant.
However, I do have massive sympathy for those who have lost their jobs, like I do anywhere in the UK when they lose their jobs. At the end of the day they are suffering and so will their families now.
All these players and grant make me sick. They keep saying what a great club it is and yet they do this? yes the players are protected by the PFA but that doesn't mean they can't give their money to those who have lost their jobs, or even back into the club. It is all voluntary!!
Peter Storrie should be ashamed. I don't think I would have the cheek to continue in my role, especially not on those wages. Has he not got enough money yet? No Chief Exec should have more money than the actual business especially when they are largely at fault!!!!
Optimism rules OK, Southampton says...
7:07pm Wed 10 Mar 10
.
http://www.dailyecho
.co.uk/outthere/spor
t/football/4566026.A
l_Fahim_finally_take
s_over_Pompey/.
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Basically, its the story of the Fahim takeover, followed by comments by saints fans not wanting to know, and followed by mass gloating from the muffs, stating that they are the second richest team in ENGLAND. One saints fan even commented that they got the oil tycoon, we got the ''photocopier buffoon''.
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Its so funny, no one knew what was coming! they were taking the **** saying they had Fahim who had ''billions'', and that he was richer than Liebherr, saying they were gonna sign RIQUELME!!!! HAHAHAHA!!!!
Transplant Saint, Christchurch says...
7:09pm Wed 10 Mar 10
Optimism rules OK wrote:Thats a fair point. Although I don't think would have been given millions when they won the FA Cup like the players and 'others' did (hurt to even write anything about their success, although suppose it has crippled them so every cloud?)
Transplant Saint wrote: Saints fan here with a slightly different view to some of those above. I have absolutely no sympathy for the fans, the players and certainly not Avram Grant. However, I do have massive sympathy for those who have lost their jobs, like I do anywhere in the UK when they lose their jobs. At the end of the day they are suffering and so will their families now. All these players and grant make me sick. They keep saying what a great club it is and yet they do this? yes the players are protected by the PFA but that doesn't mean they can't give their money to those who have lost their jobs, or even back into the club. It is all voluntary!! Peter Storrie should be ashamed. I don't think I would have the cheek to continue in my role, especially not on those wages. Has he not got enough money yet? No Chief Exec should have more money than the actual business especially when they are largely at fault!!!!I agree with everything besides your comment regarding the staff at the club, im sure during the boom times they requested a salary boost as well... and the staff work for portsmouth FC, which makes them part of that establishment. Like i said, sympathy should be saved for clubs like Southend and Chester, not the overspending hooligan club that is Portsmouth.
Administrator is a joker as well. How can he make all these guarantees like he can guarantee they'll start next season. To start, you must be able to show you can finish. Just wind them up and be done with it. Also, kick them out the FA Cup because the players who made any difference on Saturday shouldn't even be at the club!
Thats a joke about Chester, didn't they owe less than £30k? So unfair on them when the skates owe over £7 million. One club I don't have sympathy for is Stockport because I cannot see how it was fair to take points off them last season once they were safe.
i'll reserve my sympathy for Southend until we see what happens on the last day!!
Doesn't all of this remind you of how incredibly lucky we were to get such a great owner and chairman to save us???
RJCogburn, Southampton says...
7:10pm Wed 10 Mar 10
What their example reinforces is the regularly well made point that footballers are just paid too much money and this is crippling clubs at many levels. I know they have a short career and I don't begrudge them a healthy,if not wealthy wage,but it cannot be logical or appropriate to pay somebody £100k a week,and that's just their basic salary before commercial endorsements etc.
The sooner they set a wage ceiling the better.Even £10k a week is half a million pounds a year.That should be enough for anybody.
Glen Wiffen, Holbury says...
7:11pm Wed 10 Mar 10
Optimism rules OK, Southampton says...
7:11pm Wed 10 Mar 10
.co.uk/news/4400522.
Arab_tycoon_to_buy_P
ompey/.
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The best thread ever! ''were gonna be the second richest in england'' - STILL MAKES ME CHUCKLE!!!
Transplant Saint, Christchurch says...
7:12pm Wed 10 Mar 10
Optimism rules OK wrote:ha ha should have known it was a joke when Piers Morgan said he was minted.
Oh, and if you want a laugh, read this! . http://www.dailyecho .co.uk/outthere/spor t/football/4566026.A l_Fahim_finally_take s_over_Pompey/. . Basically, its the story of the Fahim takeover, followed by comments by saints fans not wanting to know, and followed by mass gloating from the muffs, stating that they are the second richest team in ENGLAND. One saints fan even commented that they got the oil tycoon, we got the ''photocopier buffoon''. . Its so funny, no one knew what was coming! they were taking the **** saying they had Fahim who had ''billions'', and that he was richer than Liebherr, saying they were gonna sign RIQUELME!!!! HAHAHAHA!!!!
Brite Spark, Stubbington says...
7:15pm Wed 10 Mar 10
6:10pm Wed 10 Mar 10
"we need south coast rivery"
I couldn't agree more shipmate, we've got the Itchen and Test as well as the Hamble, but I don't see what it has to do with these redundancies?
Optimism rules OK, Southampton says...
7:16pm Wed 10 Mar 10
Transplant Saint wrote:agreed, Chester owed 26k, Southend and Bournemouth owe around 300k each, and they're set to be wound up in the next 2 weeks, and yet Portsmouth have 11 millions worth, and survive..... i agree that it is disgusting.
Optimism rules OK wrote:Thats a fair point. Although I don't think would have been given millions when they won the FA Cup like the players and 'others' did (hurt to even write anything about their success, although suppose it has crippled them so every cloud?)
Transplant Saint wrote: Saints fan here with a slightly different view to some of those above. I have absolutely no sympathy for the fans, the players and certainly not Avram Grant. However, I do have massive sympathy for those who have lost their jobs, like I do anywhere in the UK when they lose their jobs. At the end of the day they are suffering and so will their families now. All these players and grant make me sick. They keep saying what a great club it is and yet they do this? yes the players are protected by the PFA but that doesn't mean they can't give their money to those who have lost their jobs, or even back into the club. It is all voluntary!! Peter Storrie should be ashamed. I don't think I would have the cheek to continue in my role, especially not on those wages. Has he not got enough money yet? No Chief Exec should have more money than the actual business especially when they are largely at fault!!!!I agree with everything besides your comment regarding the staff at the club, im sure during the boom times they requested a salary boost as well... and the staff work for portsmouth FC, which makes them part of that establishment. Like i said, sympathy should be saved for clubs like Southend and Chester, not the overspending hooligan club that is Portsmouth.
Administrator is a joker as well. How can he make all these guarantees like he can guarantee they'll start next season. To start, you must be able to show you can finish. Just wind them up and be done with it. Also, kick them out the FA Cup because the players who made any difference on Saturday shouldn't even be at the club!
Thats a joke about Chester, didn't they owe less than £30k? So unfair on them when the skates owe over £7 million. One club I don't have sympathy for is Stockport because I cannot see how it was fair to take points off them last season once they were safe.
i'll reserve my sympathy for Southend until we see what happens on the last day!!
Doesn't all of this remind you of how incredibly lucky we were to get such a great owner and chairman to save us???
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And FA cup money is beside the point, they dont deserve the success they have had and still have (they still play matches), if a club spends beyond its means, they should be punished severely as a message of intent.
.
Also, id recommend reading some of the thread links i made, they talked about being the second richest club in england, slagging off our owner, even some of our own were calling it 'typical' and saying we got a bad deal. How wrong were those pessimists eh?
Optimism rules OK, Southampton says...
7:17pm Wed 10 Mar 10
Transplant Saint wrote:Second richest in england... they were a little wrong with that!
Optimism rules OK wrote:ha ha should have known it was a joke when Piers Morgan said he was minted.
Oh, and if you want a laugh, read this! . http://www.dailyecho .co.uk/outthere/spor t/football/4566026.A l_Fahim_finally_take s_over_Pompey/. . Basically, its the story of the Fahim takeover, followed by comments by saints fans not wanting to know, and followed by mass gloating from the muffs, stating that they are the second richest team in ENGLAND. One saints fan even commented that they got the oil tycoon, we got the ''photocopier buffoon''. . Its so funny, no one knew what was coming! they were taking the **** saying they had Fahim who had ''billions'', and that he was richer than Liebherr, saying they were gonna sign RIQUELME!!!! HAHAHAHA!!!!
Brite Spark, Stubbington says...
7:21pm Wed 10 Mar 10
http://news.bbc.co.u
k/sport1/hi/football
/teams/p/portsmouth/
7460940.stm
slugger, southampton says...
7:24pm Wed 10 Mar 10
) buyers........let's have a guess shall we.....i'll start with tescos !
Chipster, Southampton says...
7:38pm Wed 10 Mar 10
Looks like PFC is now in its death-throes, in a way I'll be glad when its all over and no doubt the Premier League will feel the same. From what I've heard the rest are getting tired of PFC whinging that they are a so-called "special case", no such thing exists I'm afraid. You break the rules so you pay the price, could be a wake-up call for the rest of them!
Again, I don't wish hardship on the former/existing emplyees, they have morgages and families to feed like the rest of us. What leaves a nasty taste is that those who were really responcible will walk away with no doubt a few back-handers, and the players will continue to get over-inflated wages elswhere!
Kinda makes you think where will this madness end?............ :o(
anderoo, Romsey says...
8:02pm Wed 10 Mar 10
slugger wrote:Don't forget Poundland and '99p stores'
their administrator says that he's heard from 12 interested(potential ) buyers........let's have a guess shall we.....i'll start with tescos !
nickatbh16, Poole says...
8:02pm Wed 10 Mar 10
slugger, southampton says...
8:22pm Wed 10 Mar 10
anderoo wrote:mickey fialka !...that's four.
slugger wrote: their administrator says that he's heard from 12 interested(potential ) buyers........let's have a guess shall we.....i'll start with tescos !Don't forget Poundland and '99p stores'
Bunman, says...
8:34pm Wed 10 Mar 10
Optimism rules, you really sound like quite a sad individual, one that seems pretty obsessed with all things blue! Get over it! Yeah some of our idiots gave you stick when you had your troubles, but not all! Sling it back all you like, but you're as low as them as far as I'm concerned! PUP!
Condor Man, Southampton says...
8:41pm Wed 10 Mar 10
slugger, southampton says...
8:42pm Wed 10 Mar 10
Southampton Heart, Living Near Manchester says...
8:43pm Wed 10 Mar 10
slugger wrote:Ross Foods....five,
anderoo wrote:mickey fialka !...that's four.slugger wrote: their administrator says that he's heard from 12 interested(potential ) buyers........let's have a guess shall we.....i'll start with tescos !Don't forget Poundland and '99p stores'
Bird's Eye....six,
Youngs....seven,
Pompey will be minced up and turned into "Fish food"!!!.
However, I'll doubt it's these brands will be interested as the fish in Fratton is smelly and not of a high quality.
slugger, southampton says...
8:44pm Wed 10 Mar 10
slugger wrote:*now in......must proof read !
bunman,i do think it's sad for the people involved .....why have they started the redundancies from the bottom i wonder ? i agree with you,storrie should have been the first for the high-jump,he's largely responsible for the mess you're now it .....very odd !
slugger, southampton says...
8:47pm Wed 10 Mar 10
Southampton Heart wrote:the guy who bought brighton years ago...was it nick knight ?...eight !
slugger wrote:Ross Foods....five, Bird's Eye....six, Youngs....seven, Pompey will be minced up and turned into "Fish food"!!!. However, I'll doubt it's these brands will be interested as the fish in Fratton is smelly and not of a high quality.anderoo wrote:mickey fialka !...that's four.slugger wrote: their administrator says that he's heard from 12 interested(potential ) buyers........let's have a guess shall we.....i'll start with tescos !Don't forget Poundland and '99p stores'
Bunman, says...
8:49pm Wed 10 Mar 10
Chipster, Southampton says...
8:53pm Wed 10 Mar 10
slugger, southampton says...
8:54pm Wed 10 Mar 10
Bunman wrote:if that's the case then SURELY storrie should be kept as far away from the paper shredder as possible !......sounds like his ego is on a par with rupert lowe's
Slugger, when the administrator came in he said it was his duty to investigate whethere or not anything illegal had taken place at Fratton Park, maybe he needs these people around him to identify them. Maybe he needs their contacts in the game? Who knows! It's a real shame, Storrie said a few weeks ago he'd go if the fans no longer want him! Well listening to local radio phone in tonight I'm not in the minority!
Bunman, says...
8:58pm Wed 10 Mar 10
Chipster, No
Chipster, Southampton says...
9:04pm Wed 10 Mar 10
Once in place he want's to take them to the next level, although he may have to sell the best(?) players he will ensure dear Avie has a few sheckles to spend on some top quality hockey players, what, what!
It's such a nice thought, but even we aren't that lucky to see "Jolly Hockey-sticks" descend on the Fratton Shed! Shame!.... :oD
slugger, southampton says...
9:06pm Wed 10 Mar 10
Bunman wrote:i think i'm right in saying that part of the reason hmrc are challenging your administration is that they feel the administator is an inside man (very simplfied by me)......do you not smell a rat {or fish :o)}.....the whole thing stinks of corruption imo !
Or possibly the payoff for his redundancy would exceed how much they anticipate they'll pay him between now and hopefully when a new buyer is found. Chipster, No
Bunman, says...
9:12pm Wed 10 Mar 10
Anyway Slugger - you got your Wembley tickets
slugger, southampton says...
9:12pm Wed 10 Mar 10
Bunman wrote:also,if i performed as well as him in MY job redundancy wouldn't come into it....i'd be sacked,simple as that !
Or possibly the payoff for his redundancy would exceed how much they anticipate they'll pay him between now and hopefully when a new buyer is found. Chipster, No
slugger, southampton says...
9:17pm Wed 10 Mar 10
Bunman wrote:yep !...got a freebie from the sponsors ...10 of us are walking to wembley in aid of "everyman" charity,please feel free to donate www.justgiving/saint
Fish definitely....but that might be the neighbours! South Today said tonight that they believe HMRC will no longer challenge the administration. As Chanrai is a creditor and he has appointed his own administrator I can understand why the HMRC have been uneasy about it! TBH so am I, but the dodgy dealings over the last few years I wouldn't be surprised at anything! Anyway Slugger - you got your Wembley tickets
swembleywalk i'll take money from anyone me !
Bunman, says...
9:22pm Wed 10 Mar 10
slugger wrote:Will take a look, shameless!
Bunman wrote: Fish definitely....but that might be the neighbours! South Today said tonight that they believe HMRC will no longer challenge the administration. As Chanrai is a creditor and he has appointed his own administrator I can understand why the HMRC have been uneasy about it! TBH so am I, but the dodgy dealings over the last few years I wouldn't be surprised at anything! Anyway Slugger - you got your Wembley ticketsyep !...got a freebie from the sponsors ...10 of us are walking to wembley in aid of "everyman" charity,please feel free to donate www.justgiving/saint swembleywalk i'll take money from anyone me !
warness, Cadnam says...
9:27pm Wed 10 Mar 10
The present path was initiated 6 years ago, when a certain London based jockey went off the rails. Since then, the movement of funds has been cleverly and slowly gathering momentum, in a northerly direction. When Fred Marsh QC was asked to comment on the impending scenario in 2008, his reply had more inevitability than Nostradamus - "when the sun sets over the cliff, all that may be left of the badger's lair is the crust that once had vegetable oil. We must learn from the issues, and I can only insist that these issues are not financial"
Tell me again that this was not part of a plan by Eddie and Mark to see the decade through without jurisprudence.
slugger, southampton says...
9:30pm Wed 10 Mar 10
warness wrote:you've lost me mate !
When you lot are done ****, think on this:- The present path was initiated 6 years ago, when a certain London based jockey went off the rails. Since then, the movement of funds has been cleverly and slowly gathering momentum, in a northerly direction. When Fred Marsh QC was asked to comment on the impending scenario in 2008, his reply had more inevitability than Nostradamus - "when the sun sets over the cliff, all that may be left of the badger's lair is the crust that once had vegetable oil. We must learn from the issues, and I can only insist that these issues are not financial" Tell me again that this was not part of a plan by Eddie and Mark to see the decade through without jurisprudence.
Reality-man, Southampton says...
9:58pm Wed 10 Mar 10
warness, Cadnam says...
9:59pm Wed 10 Mar 10
When Eddie and Mark were moving 2nd issue shares all around eastern Europe, the legal advisers tried to pull a rag.
5 years later, the dog at the centre of the circus suddenly blended into the background.
Don't tell me you did not see the horse eating broken biscuits. Those guys had us over a barrel
slugger, southampton says...
10:06pm Wed 10 Mar 10
warness wrote:yes iv'e had a couple...but i'm not that drunk yet !
Slugger When Eddie and Mark were moving 2nd issue shares all around eastern Europe, the legal advisers tried to pull a rag. 5 years later, the dog at the centre of the circus suddenly blended into the background. Don't tell me you did not see the horse eating broken biscuits. Those guys had us over a barrel
gosportsaint, West of the Pong says...
10:12pm Wed 10 Mar 10
warness wrote:Are you sure it was the horse. I feel you are looking at this in to simplistic view.
Slugger When Eddie and Mark were moving 2nd issue shares all around eastern Europe, the legal advisers tried to pull a rag. 5 years later, the dog at the centre of the circus suddenly blended into the background. Don't tell me you did not see the horse eating broken biscuits. Those guys had us over a barrel
If Mark and Eddie, or even Sam and Dave waited for the 3rd issue then surely this whole mire would have been avoided.
warness, Cadnam says...
10:18pm Wed 10 Mar 10
slugger wrote:Think hard.
warness wrote: Slugger When Eddie and Mark were moving 2nd issue shares all around eastern Europe, the legal advisers tried to pull a rag. 5 years later, the dog at the centre of the circus suddenly blended into the background. Don't tell me you did not see the horse eating broken biscuits. Those guys had us over a barrelyes iv'e had a couple...but i'm not that drunk yet !
6 years ago, the problems when old jockey - house near Waterlooville - caused the shares furor with TEAM in London. 2 years later, Fred Marsh, a totally neutral QC got wheeled out to give us half a story. And all the time it was the 2 jokers behind the scenes (we only run a hotel), knew this was coming.
Ring any bells now?
slugger, southampton says...
10:23pm Wed 10 Mar 10
warness wrote:sorry,i'm a bit thick .....be a bit less cryptic for the sake of a simpleton !
slugger wrote:Think hard. 6 years ago, the problems when old jockey - house near Waterlooville - caused the shares furor with TEAM in London. 2 years later, Fred Marsh, a totally neutral QC got wheeled out to give us half a story. And all the time it was the 2 jokers behind the scenes (we only run a hotel), knew this was coming. Ring any bells now?warness wrote: Slugger When Eddie and Mark were moving 2nd issue shares all around eastern Europe, the legal advisers tried to pull a rag. 5 years later, the dog at the centre of the circus suddenly blended into the background. Don't tell me you did not see the horse eating broken biscuits. Those guys had us over a barrelyes iv'e had a couple...but i'm not that drunk yet !
warness, Cadnam says...
10:25pm Wed 10 Mar 10
slugger wrote:WHAT ELSE WAS AT STAKE????
warness wrote:sorry,i'm a bit thick .....be a bit less cryptic for the sake of a simpleton !slugger wrote:Think hard. 6 years ago, the problems when old jockey - house near Waterlooville - caused the shares furor with TEAM in London. 2 years later, Fred Marsh, a totally neutral QC got wheeled out to give us half a story. And all the time it was the 2 jokers behind the scenes (we only run a hotel), knew this was coming. Ring any bells now?warness wrote: Slugger When Eddie and Mark were moving 2nd issue shares all around eastern Europe, the legal advisers tried to pull a rag. 5 years later, the dog at the centre of the circus suddenly blended into the background. Don't tell me you did not see the horse eating broken biscuits. Those guys had us over a barrelyes iv'e had a couple...but i'm not that drunk yet !
Costa Baz, Southampton says...
10:29pm Wed 10 Mar 10
Bunman wrote:Hey Bunman as you seem so concerned about the loss of jobs, what are your thoughts on Pompey keeping the loan players?
Evening all! Another sad day for the club, really feel for those that have lost their jobs today. And a disgrace that Storrie is still there, particularly on the sort of wages he's still going to be on. So the administrator is running club - what role for Storrie then? His contacts? Well that's how we got in this mess! Optimism rules, you really sound like quite a sad individual, one that seems pretty obsessed with all things blue! Get over it! Yeah some of our idiots gave you stick when you had your troubles, but not all! Sling it back all you like, but you're as low as them as far as I'm concerned! PUP!
In my opinion the PL should not even consider offering any assistance to PFC until they start reducing their wage bill (and I don't mean sacking the tea lady etc), by returning all loan players to their parent clubs.
I look at the News sight from time to time and your fellow supporters seem to think it is ok to keep the loan players and don't seem able to understand why PFC's behaviour sticks in the throats of so many people.
Are you the one who might understand?
slugger, southampton says...
10:31pm Wed 10 Mar 10
warness wrote:shhhh...no need to shout........t-bone medium rare !
slugger wrote:WHAT ELSE WAS AT STAKE????warness wrote:sorry,i'm a bit thick .....be a bit less cryptic for the sake of a simpleton !slugger wrote:Think hard. 6 years ago, the problems when old jockey - house near Waterlooville - caused the shares furor with TEAM in London. 2 years later, Fred Marsh, a totally neutral QC got wheeled out to give us half a story. And all the time it was the 2 jokers behind the scenes (we only run a hotel), knew this was coming. Ring any bells now?warness wrote: Slugger When Eddie and Mark were moving 2nd issue shares all around eastern Europe, the legal advisers tried to pull a rag. 5 years later, the dog at the centre of the circus suddenly blended into the background. Don't tell me you did not see the horse eating broken biscuits. Those guys had us over a barrelyes iv'e had a couple...but i'm not that drunk yet !
Costa Baz, Southampton says...
10:36pm Wed 10 Mar 10
Southampton Heart wrote:And don't forget before the Saints game Storrie said he'd had a phone call the night before and an e-mail that morning.
slugger wrote:Ross Foods....five, Bird's Eye....six, Youngs....seven, Pompey will be minced up and turned into "Fish food"!!!. However, I'll doubt it's these brands will be interested as the fish in Fratton is smelly and not of a high quality.anderoo wrote:mickey fialka !...that's four.slugger wrote: their administrator says that he's heard from 12 interested(potential ) buyers........let's have a guess shall we.....i'll start with tescos !Don't forget Poundland and '99p stores'
Didn't Mark Fry say we had about 30 enquiries, which eventually whittled down to just 1 serious contender?
So PFC having just 12 enquiries must make them 3 times less popular than Saints, which is shown in crowd size I guess.
Rowester, Bitterne Park says...
10:36pm Wed 10 Mar 10
pugwash, southampton says...
11:08pm Wed 10 Mar 10
costa gaz wrote:...And just think,Rupert never earn't more than £35,000 a month,and that was when we got to the cup final,8th in the prem,bigger turnover than Villa and Everton amongst others,no need for a sugar daddy to get us there,new stadium,academy.Such heady days!
Storrie still getting £70,000/month. Nice work if you can get it. Anyway none of this mess was his fault, he's only an employee of the club. Unbelievable........ ..
I am Saint Paul, Southampton says...
12:28am Thu 11 Mar 10
One worker said that it took a player just 3 days to earn the same money that one of the redundant workers earned in a year.
In fact, on that basis, if you had laid off one of the players or even returned one of those back to the club he has been loaned from it would probably equate to the wages saved by making 85 people redundant.
Chester City went under with debts of £26,000. Probably less than one weeks wages for a Portsmouth player.
Portsmouth reputedly owe £70 million pounds. Chester owed £26,000 guess who went under?
Real Madrid players were on a win bonus of apparently £250,000 to win tonight. Thats 5 minutes on the pitch for a Real Madrid player equal to the debts of Chester City FC.
Southampton FC have sold 44,000 tickets for the JPT Final and Wembley and could apparently sell at least another 10,000 tickets but as Carlisle are only taking 22,000 fans and have returned some tickets the FA consider that 20,000 plus tickets will remain unsold so as to aid segregation of fans. So the National Stadium who are desperate to increase revenue to pay for the stadium are allowing 20,000 tickets to remain unsold.
Eduardo and Ramsey break their legs and fall to the pitch in agony, dreadful tragedy - then an hour or so later we witness Drogba acting as if every tackle breaks his leg, how can he not see the damage this is doing to the game.
You can get booked or sent off for removing your shirt in a goal celebration yet over the top tackles from Gallas, Pienaar etc are seen criticised then ignored!
PLEASE TELL ME IT AINT SO - WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE FOOTBALL GAME I ONCE KNEW.
clausentum, says...
3:57am Thu 11 Mar 10
slugger wrote:Don't yer just lurve it when a simpleton puts his 'ands up and says he's a simpleton.
warness wrote:sorry,i'm a bit thick .....be a bit less cryptic for the sake of a simpleton !
slugger wrote:Think hard. 6 years ago, the problems when old jockey - house near Waterlooville - caused the shares furor with TEAM in London. 2 years later, Fred Marsh, a totally neutral QC got wheeled out to give us half a story. And all the time it was the 2 jokers behind the scenes (we only run a hotel), knew this was coming. Ring any bells now?warness wrote: Slugger When Eddie and Mark were moving 2nd issue shares all around eastern Europe, the legal advisers tried to pull a rag. 5 years later, the dog at the centre of the circus suddenly blended into the background. Don't tell me you did not see the horse eating broken biscuits. Those guys had us over a barrelyes iv'e had a couple...but i'm not that drunk yet !
Sorta reinforces yer belief in the solidity of the human condition.
;-)
sw = wine-good ( think I may have a glass or two ).
Portsmouth FC are history - down the tubes.
Sad thing is, a bunch of honest hardworking people are now out of work because of inept management and lackluster performance on the field by overpaid prima-donnas.
;-(
Waysider, West End says...
4:39am Thu 11 Mar 10
tedwalsh, southampton says...
5:11am Thu 11 Mar 10
Waysider, West End says...
5:38am Thu 11 Mar 10
Waysider wrote:He'll be in charge of the shed building when the site is developed, with a couple a dozen apprentices to train up.
Rumour has it that Sir Alfred Mc Alpine has signed up the guy with the drum.
Luda., B/Waltham says...
7:14am Thu 11 Mar 10
When one door closes, another one opens.
Very soon there will be hundreds of new jobs created, demolishing, rebuilding and serving from the new shopping complex built on Fratton.
Optimism rules OK, Southampton says...
7:15am Thu 11 Mar 10
slugger wrote:make that 13 interested bidders, me with my consortium worth £2.59 are set to launch a major bid for the club, we will bring european football back to Portsmouth and inject £10 into the first team to sign a ton of half rate Lithuanians, we also see Jan Portvliet as the manager that can bring this success to Portsmouth, we can rely on the youth team as well, this has never been tried before!
their administrator says that he's heard from 12 interested(potential
) buyers........let's have a guess shall we.....i'll start with tescos !
chapellady, eastleigh says...
7:31am Thu 11 Mar 10
gosportsaint wrote:I agree entirely, we had to sell some of our top players. Just because they are in the prem lge they are getting away with robbery. Look at how all the other clubs in Admin are coping. Their debt must be increasing every day by a considerable amount. Hope HMRC get their way as this club are insolvent and should not be trading.
Surely his first job should have been to send all the loan players back. Seeing as over half the first team squad is on loan that alone would have saved in a month what 85 employees earn in a year
franiow, newport says...
7:58am Thu 11 Mar 10
Tubbystubb, Stubbington says...
8:32am Thu 11 Mar 10
The Moog, Ashbourne says...
8:51am Thu 11 Mar 10
Tubbystubb wrote:Maybe they'll get wound up and will all lose their jobs anyway.
Next Monday Pompey are back in the high court to prove the Administrator Andrew Andronikou is totally independant of the owner Chanrai. Assuming this is found not to be the case and he's thrown out of pompey administator's job, then what happens to all the people who lost their jobs. If he's in place illegally then surely any decisions he makes cannot be considered to be valid.
Tubbystubb, Stubbington says...
8:56am Thu 11 Mar 10
But knowing the slippery skates they will lie and cheat their way out of it.
MrJack, says...
5:28pm Fri 12 Mar 10
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5:21pm Wed 10 Mar 10