Pompey 'won't be able to start the season' (From Daily Echo)
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Portsmouth in danger of not be able to start season warns Trevor Birch
4:58pm Friday 20th July 2012 in Sport
Pompey 'won't be able to start the season'
THE MAN in charge of crisis hit Pompey says he is doubtful the club will make the start of the season - unless more senior players leave.
Trevor Birch says that more senior players need to leave, including Liam Lawrence, Greg Halford and David Norris.
Currently, Nwanko Kanu is in dispute with the club over money he is entitled to along with Tal Ben Haim and Dave Kitson.
The players are attracting little interest from other clubs, meaning that if the club is to get the wage bill down it will have to come to a deal with the senior squad members.
If the club was to make the players redundant, like it has done non-playing staff such as office workers, it would not be given a golden share and would not be allowed to enter the Football League.
However, potential buyers Portpin and the Pompey Supporters' Trust will not buy the club whilst the big wage earners are still on the books.
If the impasse remains, Mr Birch will be left with no option but to liquidate the company and the football club.
Mr Birch said: "We are just not making quick progress and at this moment in time I am doubtful we will start the season.
"We are having trouble with more or less all the players. A lot of them are not prepared to take any compromise deal over a period of time."
Meanwhile, the club has begun consulting with staff about yet another round of redundancies.
Comments(59)
willygetaway
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5:26pm Fri 20 Jul 12
costa gaz
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5:38pm Fri 20 Jul 12
Players were hero worshipped on southsea common 4 years ago, now the same ones are parasitic scum for demanding what is rightfully theirs.
The list goes on and on, but all we hear is that it's not our fault and we should be let off etc etc...
The rest of football has had enough.
Liquidate now whilst there is still a miniscule amount of dignity left, rebuild and we'll see you sometime in the next decade.
Sir Alan Knight
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5:38pm Fri 20 Jul 12
davy1966
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5:48pm Fri 20 Jul 12
Sir Alan Knight wrote:As a born a breed saints supporter I can put hand on heart and say I do not want to see Pompey go into oblivion. I love all the local rivalry and the games are heated which it makes for a great game. Hope to play Pompey and of course saints to win:)
You lot seem to have short memories, even when you was in trouble I didn't want you to go under as did many Pompey fans. Just shows what class you really have.
mastershot100
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5:59pm Fri 20 Jul 12
Hobson82
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6:03pm Fri 20 Jul 12
Sir Alan Knight wrote:I'm sure there are a some Saints supporters who would like to see you guys get out of this horrible mess, because lets face it we all enjoy the rivalry we like seeing the other team suffer, and if the other team were no longer around then where would the banter come from. However, surely you have to accept some of us are loving seeing Pompey suffer just like some of your lot loved seeing us suffer.
You lot seem to have short memories, even when you was in trouble I didn't want you to go under as did many Pompey fans. Just shows what class you really have.
Costa Baz
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6:15pm Fri 20 Jul 12
Sir Alan Knight wrote:We all suffer from selective memory when it suits.
You lot seem to have short memories, even when you was in trouble I didn't want you to go under as did many Pompey fans. Just shows what class you really have.
My memories of our days in administration are of the several PFC supporters who spent their time on this forum wishing us into oblivion, therefore I have no sympathy for you or your fellow fans.
Especially as this is your 2nd administration in 2 years.
As for having class, I suggest you have a chat with the PFC fans, on some forums, who refer to the late Markus Liebherr as "that dead nazi".
Does that sort of comment pass as "class" in Poopey???
circa 66 saint
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6:17pm Fri 20 Jul 12
Spudsaint
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6:25pm Fri 20 Jul 12
costa gaz
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6:50pm Fri 20 Jul 12
Costa Baz wrote:Isn't their a poster on the news site called Half eaten toblerone.......
Sir Alan Knight wrote:We all suffer from selective memory when it suits.
You lot seem to have short memories, even when you was in trouble I didn't want you to go under as did many Pompey fans. Just shows what class you really have.
My memories of our days in administration are of the several PFC supporters who spent their time on this forum wishing us into oblivion, therefore I have no sympathy for you or your fellow fans.
Especially as this is your 2nd administration in 2 years.
As for having class, I suggest you have a chat with the PFC fans, on some forums, who refer to the late Markus Liebherr as "that dead nazi".
Does that sort of comment pass as "class" in Poopey???
You are right Baz, no sympathy for the underclass that is portsmouthfrom anywhere in the country
They love the fact that they are the UK's only island city, but I think they have been cast adrift from the rest of the country.
And don't worry Sir Alan Knight, we will still detest you whatever league you play in.
seventh-junction
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6:58pm Fri 20 Jul 12
Sir Alan Knight wrote:You are a tw@t
You lot seem to have short memories, even when you was in trouble I didn't want you to go under as did many Pompey fans. Just shows what class you really have.
FOADP..COYR
saint robbie
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7:22pm Fri 20 Jul 12
Sir Alan Knight wrote:Bang on!!
You lot seem to have short memories, even when you was in trouble I didn't want you to go under as did many Pompey fans. Just shows what class you really have.
CLASS is the reason we didnt go under and why we were purchased by someone who could spot the CLASSY stadium, CLASSY training ground, CLASSY proven academy,
All in a CLASSY City with CLASS fans.
With regards to us CLASS fans not being suportive of Pompey, i think most of the footballing world is fed up of the yearly administration of your lot, the longer it goes on the more drivel seems to come out.
I see Mr Birch is now trying to get the high earners to take a settlement over 4 years and written into the CVA( can you really blame the players for not accepting this?) They know they will be stitched up like the last lot were from the previous CVA.
Unfortunately, Whilst youre living in the shadow of St Marys and the Classy Premier League outfit of Southampton FC you are never going to attract any serious investment.
Goodnight, Godbless, RIP
hedge end bob
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7:51pm Fri 20 Jul 12
Sir Alan Knight wrote:Even a man in your position is so eaten up with jealousyunbelievable PORTSMOUTH will only ever be remembered for the disgusting ways your club have sent good honest firms to the wall, yea real class
You lot seem to have short memories, even when you was in trouble I didn't want you to go under as did many Pompey fans. Just shows what class you really have.
.You have robbed every family in ENGLAND when you managed to swindle THE INCOME TAX OFFICES.
You have robbed SCHOOLS , you have ROBBED CHARITIES. Can you honestly stand before us and tell us who you have not stole from???.
Yes SIR ALAN KNIGHT YOURE REAL CLASS and because of this i can only say to you and everyone connected with that sh!t of a so called football club. F.O.A.D.Y.PT.BARSTEW
ARD.
mack chinnon
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7:56pm Fri 20 Jul 12
costa gaz
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8:02pm Fri 20 Jul 12
Fatty x Ford Worker
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8:08pm Fri 20 Jul 12
techsture
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8:23pm Fri 20 Jul 12
Go under and I hope Liam Lawrence is the one to send you into Oblivion. Its only right the Captain should be the last off the ship.
OSPREYSAINT
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8:33pm Fri 20 Jul 12
willygetaway wrote:If that is Grace in the mobility scooter she isn't all that little!
jUST DIE WITH A LITTLE GRACE
Sir Ad E Noid
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9:27pm Fri 20 Jul 12
Interserie
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9:33pm Fri 20 Jul 12
hedge end bob
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10:06pm Fri 20 Jul 12
lalalala who the fcuk is laughing now?
poopey **** F O A D.
hedge end bob
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10:08pm Fri 20 Jul 12
TheJoiners
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2:09am Sat 21 Jul 12
mack chinnon wrote:HA
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA H A HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA .
St.DaveH
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8:07am Sat 21 Jul 12
hmw
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9:11am Sat 21 Jul 12
costa gaz
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9:19am Sat 21 Jul 12
this is how it is.
Love your team, hate your rivals.
AndyAndrews
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9:31am Sat 21 Jul 12
Rob The Saint NOT in NZ
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9:42am Sat 21 Jul 12
Surely even a pre-season tour of Hayling Island is a bit of a stretch at the moment.
The charities & small businesses who are owed thousands must be shaking their heads in disbelief (again).
No class at all.
Little Hitler
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9:44am Sat 21 Jul 12
AndyAndrews wrote:Now I won't have that...
The mobility scooter in the photo is probably all they can afford for the next manager's company car.
Surely a pedal cycle would be suitable?
RNsaint
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10:48am Sat 21 Jul 12
Sir Ad E Noid wrote:Playup the Barbary Apes !!!!! HAHAHAHHAHA
Poopey thrashed 4-0 by Gibraltar. Loving it.
frenchvic
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11:27am Sat 21 Jul 12
AndyAndrews wrote:They are going to fit a towbar and use it as the team ( said loosely) coach.God knows how long it will take them to get to Carlisle.
The mobility scooter in the photo is probably all they can afford for the next manager's company car.
loosehead
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11:54am Sat 21 Jul 12
Southampton & Millbrook Rugby clubs have had a long friendly rivalry but that's it so I know the intensity of the rivalry between Saints & Pompey but if you love your sport this should be the last thing you want isn't it?
Look at the Scottish set up! Two big clubs bringing in revenue that supports the whole of their premiership one club is run wrongly gets into trouble & dropped to div 3 ?
They the clubs voted to do this now they could be all in financial difficulties why?
Pompey is a very old club could they just be the first in a domino effect & many more clubs follow them?
SO50 Saint
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12:00pm Sat 21 Jul 12
mack chinnon
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12:46pm Sat 21 Jul 12
hmw wrote:What about the highly intellegent fans.Do you think they will stop all this puerile pathetic banter as well you fukinga$$hole.
If Portsmouth do liquidate and come back with a new name, hopefully the less intelligent fans (on both sides) will be too thick to realise and we will see an end to the tiresome, puerile, pathetic "banter" that goes on between them
business-guru
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12:55pm Sat 21 Jul 12
Sir Alan Knight wrote:pompey HAVE to go under because the parasites playing for them are making selfish and ridiculous claims... the best for everyone is liquidation and maybe get back up to div1 or the championship in 10 years or so. A quick death is better than the slow painful one currently happening. I am saints thru and thru and would like to see derby games again in 10 years.... but you have to get on with the inevitable...
You lot seem to have short memories, even when you was in trouble I didn't want you to go under as did many Pompey fans. Just shows what class you really have.
Costa Baz
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1:45pm Sat 21 Jul 12
Rob The Saint NOT in NZ wrote:A long time fan has foot the bill for this.
Who is funding their foreign trip given their financial dire straits?
Surely even a pre-season tour of Hayling Island is a bit of a stretch at the moment.
The charities & small businesses who are owed thousands must be shaking their heads in disbelief (again).
No class at all.
He can't be too happy at having to keep paying out extra, everytime a player dropped out of the squad and was replaced by A.N. Other.
After the 0-4 result against the Gibraltar 11, who I am reliably informed gave debuts to 3 Barbary Apes, I would imagine their benefactor is probably wishing he had saved his money.
The only thing that could make this funnier would be for the dozen or so triallists to say "Thanks (for the holiday) but no thanks".
Costa Baz
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1:49pm Sat 21 Jul 12
business-guru wrote:B-guru. How can you hope for PFC to be back in Div 1 or the NPC in 10 years or so, playing derby games against us?
Sir Alan Knight wrote:pompey HAVE to go under because the parasites playing for them are making selfish and ridiculous claims... the best for everyone is liquidation and maybe get back up to div1 or the championship in 10 years or so. A quick death is better than the slow painful one currently happening. I am saints thru and thru and would like to see derby games again in 10 years.... but you have to get on with the inevitable...
You lot seem to have short memories, even when you was in trouble I didn't want you to go under as did many Pompey fans. Just shows what class you really have.
Are you hoping for us to be relegated?
hmw
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2:33pm Sat 21 Jul 12
mack chinnon wrote:mack there demonstrating that posting on here is the modern day equivalent of visiting Bedlam and poking the loonies with a stick
hmw wrote:What about the highly intellegent fans.Do you think they will stop all this puerile pathetic banter as well you fukinga$$hole.
If Portsmouth do liquidate and come back with a new name, hopefully the less intelligent fans (on both sides) will be too thick to realise and we will see an end to the tiresome, puerile, pathetic "banter" that goes on between them
upwherewebelong
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3:10pm Sat 21 Jul 12
truelysaints
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4:24pm Sat 21 Jul 12
circa 66 saint wrote:No she has just been signed on.
which one of their players is leaving on that scooter?
willygetaway
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5:00pm Sat 21 Jul 12
Fatty x Ford Worker
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7:02pm Sat 21 Jul 12
skin2000
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8:44pm Sat 21 Jul 12
Condor Man
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11:08pm Sat 21 Jul 12
gladbachsaint
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11:15pm Sat 21 Jul 12
However it will be one bl**dy big party at my house - dirty skate b*stards.
SHALALALALALALA WHO THE F*CK IS LAUGHING NOW?????
mack chinnon
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11:35pm Sat 21 Jul 12
gladbachsaint wrote:Can I come.
If poortsmuff do end up going out of business it will be a very sad day for south Hampshire and football.
However it will be one bl**dy big party at my house - dirty skate b*stards.
SHALALALALALALA WHO THE F*CK IS LAUGHING NOW?????
gladbachsaint
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2:23am Sun 22 Jul 12
hmw
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9:10am Sun 22 Jul 12
beiroot
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5:04pm Sun 22 Jul 12
Chipster wrote:That's the answer..It will get rid of all the parasites that have screwed the club into the ground.The stumbling block would appear that they still want to hang on to Fratton Park for some reason.Oddly enough ,I support both teams (Wimbledon were my Prem team when Pompey were lower league)
If this was an old nag it would have been shot by now, I just wish they'd sop whining about the -10. If anything they got off lightly compared to some in the past, its time for them to man-up and accept the inevitable.
Go into liquidation and start again with a clean sheet and do what AFC Wimbledon did, now there is a role model for them!.............
sandanista
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10:00pm Sun 22 Jul 12
OSPREYSAINT wrote:its the fat lady singing...
willygetaway wrote:If that is Grace in the mobility scooter she isn't all that little!
jUST DIE WITH A LITTLE GRACE
la la la boomdeay
wish pompey would go away
la la la boomdeay
la la la boomdeay
hedge end bob
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10:18pm Sun 22 Jul 12
hmw wrote:inter course away you vigina.
What a scintillating evening that promises to be
peachy1
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7:08am Mon 23 Jul 12
It could so easily have happened to saints
I think they should fold it and drop into the blue sqaure or whatever league take the core 10-12 thousand with them and start again
Possibly get the supporters to put money into building additional terraces at Havant & Waterlooville.
They could either ground share or merge
Whatever happens I wish them all the best
peachy1
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7:08am Mon 23 Jul 12
It could so easily have happened to saints
I think they should fold it and drop into the blue sqaure or whatever league take the core 10-12 thousand with them and start again
Possibly get the supporters to put money into building additional terraces at Havant & Waterlooville.
They could either ground share or merge
Whatever happens I wish them all the best
peachy1
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7:09am Mon 23 Jul 12
It could so easily have happened to saints
I think they should fold it and drop into the blue sqaure or whatever league take the core 10-12 thousand with them and start again
Possibly get the supporters to put money into building additional terraces at Havant & Waterlooville.
They could either ground share or merge
Whatever happens I wish them all the best
NORTHAM ROARS
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5:40pm Mon 23 Jul 12
NORTHAM ROARS
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5:47pm Mon 23 Jul 12
NORTHAM ROARS
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5:49pm Mon 23 Jul 12
Answer: MUGGED
Lambo1976
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12:46am Tue 24 Jul 12
Chipster says...
5:16pm Fri 20 Jul 12
Go into liquidation and start again with a clean sheet and do what AFC Wimbledon did, now there is a role model for them!.............