the bloke who is supposed to have all the promised wonga has been taken to hospital in dubai.
just a day after the "delay in transfer of funds" which meant the staff didn't get paid.
[cite]Posted By: WSS[/cite]Anyone think that the Premier League will simply not allow this (administration or going out of business) to happen? How bad will the 'brand' look?
They'll find the £2-4m somehow, somewhere eventually.
I agree. Scudamore is probably hatching a plan with other prem chairmen. There's probably a few twitchy chairmen who aren't far off Pompey's situation and would like a bail out precedent set.
I remember when we signed Todorov after our relegation. Portsmouth were going great guns, the 'new' Charlton in terms of punching above their weight - they finished in a decent league position and won the FA Cup. Pompey fans, who were gracious both when we played the first game back at The Valley and on the Todorov signing, don't deserve this mess. Here's hoping it gets sorted out soon.
[cite]Posted By: Valley11[/cite]I remember when we signed Todorov after our relegation.
Portsmouth were going great guns, the 'new' Charlton in terms of punching above their weight - they finished in a decent league position and won the FA Cup.
Pompey fans, who were gracious both when we played the first game back at The Valley and on the Todorov signing, don't deserve this mess.
Here's hoping it gets sorted out soon.
With you on that on. Have a very soft spot for Pompey, was my second home (the City not the football club) for a long while. They don't deserve this. Sadly won't be the last this season.
If Pompey go under that would mean 3 automatic places from the Championship and a play off would it not?
Then an extra team would have to be promoted from league One to the Championship, basically so it all works out that there are still 92 teams in the league.
Portsmouth are being sued by French side Lens over alleged unpaid transfer fees for striker Aruna Dindane and defender Nadir Belhadj.
Lens claim Pompey £40million in debt went back on a deal to buy £4m-rated Dindane permanently once he played 11 games and that they have also failed to keep up instalments for Belhadj's £4.2m move.
Lens president Gervais Martel said: 'We are taking action through the European football tribunals as well as civil courts.'
Pompey's woes were underlined with news that John Utaka is said to be on £80,000 a week but has scored only seven goals since he signed in 2007
[cite]Posted By: Addick Addict[/cite]Who signed John Utaka and has that person ever been investigated over his financial dealings? Is he still at the Club?
mmm, I wonder who it was? Signed July 2007 ... ohh, it was him ;-)
If that is true, then they deserve everything they get, unbelievable for a club of Portsmouth size.
That surely can't be true? I know there's often incompetency and greed on either side of contract negotiations, but I struggle to see how they felt the need to pay a player coming from Rennes 80k a week.
Then again, it's probably just the naive assumption that when huge amounts of money are involved, someone somewhere knows what they're doing..
[cite]Posted By: Rudders22[/cite]now that intergroup have bidded £100 million for West Ham.. what is there to stop sullivan and gold going for Pompey???
Lots of reasons. I suspect the debt is at least as bad as with Wet Spam probably worse and a crap ground in need of some serious investment/replacement.
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all seemed very woolly to me and he didn't sound convinced
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The real world's equivalent of the Charlton OS.
It's not actually true unless it's on the SSN.
;o)
They'll find the £2-4m somehow, somewhere eventually.
If the club is unable to strengthen its financial position by then, the club could be declared bankrupt."
I agree. Scudamore is probably hatching a plan with other prem chairmen. There's probably a few twitchy chairmen who aren't far off Pompey's situation and would like a bail out precedent set.
Portsmouth were going great guns, the 'new' Charlton in terms of punching above their weight - they finished in a decent league position and won the FA Cup.
Pompey fans, who were gracious both when we played the first game back at The Valley and on the Todorov signing, don't deserve this mess.
Here's hoping it gets sorted out soon.
With you on that on. Have a very soft spot for Pompey, was my second home (the City not the football club) for a long while. They don't deserve this. Sadly won't be the last this season.
Then an extra team would have to be promoted from league One to the Championship, basically so it all works out that there are still 92 teams in the league.
If that is true, then they deserve everything they get, unbelievable for a club of Portsmouth size.
mmm, I wonder who it was? Signed July 2007 ... ohh, it was him ;-)
That surely can't be true? I know there's often incompetency and greed on either side of contract negotiations, but I struggle to see how they felt the need to pay a player coming from Rennes 80k a week.
Then again, it's probably just the naive assumption that when huge amounts of money are involved, someone somewhere knows what they're doing..
Lots of reasons. I suspect the debt is at least as bad as with Wet Spam probably worse and a crap ground in need of some serious investment/replacement.
Quality!