Pompey Game in doubt ?

[Still Hate Futcher!]

Spawny fekkers! I don't understand how they can get away with paying the HMRC, local businesses and St Johns Ambulance 20p in the pound while still paying some players wages we couldn't possibly match. I'd love to know why so many groups were happy to accept the CVA.

[facaldaqui]

The worst of playing them early in the season is that we could go down there - get a hard won win - perhaps have a player or two injured and then lose the points again if they go out of business before the end of the season. I almost hope we lose as it will be less annoying if they go out of business.

At least we are playing them away I suppose. It would be even more annoying if we beat them at home and then lost the points later.

The worst thing is that they still have some good players and could beat us. They might lose those players later, meaning other clubs would have an easier game against them.

[facaldaqui]

How the F*** do they keep getting away with it!!!!

Technically, it was too difficult for HMRC to prove the amount they claimed Portsmouth owed them. But I expect other investigations into Portsmouth will follow. Should they, as I suspect, still be using dubious methods of paying their players, they won't be able to blame previous owners if they are called on it by the League. If they get through this season without a deduction I will eat my hat. In the short term, though, they could be dangerous on the field--which is why I'm not happy to be playing them so early.

[brendywendy]

Spawny fekkers! I don't understand how they can get away with paying the HMRC, local businesses and St Johns Ambulance 20p in the pound while still paying some players wages we couldn't possibly match. I'd love to know why so many groups were happy to accept the CVA.

and now being able to buy /loan players again?

disgrace- the other clubs should rise up and demand their total destruction imo

[coyrls]

Spawny fekkers! I don't understand how they can get away with paying the HMRC, local businesses and St Johns Ambulance 20p in the pound while still paying some players wages we couldn't possibly match. I'd love to know why so many groups were happy to accept the CVA.

Easy... because the largest creditor is the man buying the club (shady to say the least):

Balram Chainrai is prepared to become Portsmouth owner for a second time by purchasing it through Portpin, his investment company, according to Andrew Andronikou, the club's administrator.

The Hong Kong businessman, who is Portsmouth's largest secured creditor and is owed around £17m, controlled the club before it entered administration in February. Andronikou recently agreed a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) to exit the process, though Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs may challenge the terms, which state that creditors will receive 20 pence in the pound over the next five years.

[andrew1957]

The worst of playing them early in the season is that we could go down there - get a hard won win - perhaps have a player or two injured and then lose the points again if they go out of business before the end of the season. I almost hope we lose as it will be less annoying if they go out of business.

At least we are playing them away I suppose. It would be even more annoying if we beat them at home and then lost the points later.

The worst thing is that they still have some good players and could beat us. They might lose those players later, meaning other clubs would have an easier game against them.

Yes we really cannot win either way - really bad luck playing them so early.

Win and we could lose the points - or we could lose as they still have a strong team until 1st September by which time all the good players have left.

[Gunny Fishcake]

What a load of b*ll*x..........let's now take thousands there next week and batter them

[Tony Le Mesmer]

What a load of b*ll*x..........let's now take thousands there next week and batter them

Surely if you so disagree with all thats happened fans will be staying away and not filling their coffers?

Regardless of my loyalties to RFC, You wont catch me anywhere near Fratton Park.

[Sir Rodger Doyle]

What a load of b*ll*x..........let's now take thousands there next week and batter them

Surely if you so disagree with all thats happened fans will be staying away and not filling their coffers?

Regardless of my loyalties to RFC, You wont catch me anywhere near Fratton Park.

You're dead right Tony, all visiting supporters should boycott Fratton park and deny them the extra revenue.

[Still Hate Futcher!]

So what happens next? Do they have to exit administration before Saturday to avoid a points deduction? Is that likely to happen straight away now that they've won their court case? Is the transfer embargo lifted with immediate effect? How are they gonna afford new players when presumably, even with the CVA, their debt is probably 10 times ours?

I get the impression their future is still pretty uncertain. The annoying thing is that it should be a certain future - in Hampshire League Division 4.

[Dirk Gently]

So what happens next? Do they have to exit administration before Saturday to avoid a points deduction? Is that likely to happen straight away now that they've won their court case? Is the transfer embargo lifted with immediate effect? How are they gonna afford new players when presumably, even with the CVA, their debt is probably 10 times ours?

I get the impression their future is still pretty uncertain. The annoying thing is that it should be a certain future - in Hampshire League Division 4.

Any new club would probably have started in Conference South.

[watfordroyal]

Am gonna boycott this one and save my fury at the cheating scumbags til they visit the Madstad!

[Stuka]

Now that Porsmouth have retained their position in the League and that their fixtures will be honoured, I still think the other teams should have two Saturday afternoons off at some point during the season. They could spend the time drinking assam tea and having a cherry bakewell or maybe even a fondent fancy. They shouldn't let Portsmouth's dodgy finances get in the way of a nice sit down.