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Will Pompey fold? (merged threads)







Badger

Badger

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Well that's put a smile back on my face
 




Westdene Seagull

Westdene Seagull

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The arse end of Hangleton






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Gary Leeds

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AFC Portsmouth should have been set up 2 or 3 seasons ago when there was the first near terminal admin bout and the fans walked away from the league club shambles and supported the phoenix club. If they had done it then they would be at least knocking on the Conf South door and only be 3 or 4 levels behind where they are now with no debt, next season they could well have been only one level behind the old Portsmouth if they keep going (AFCP in conference, PFC in League 2). Look at Chester who formed in 2010 and are already in Conference North or Halifax who were formed in 2008 and have spend a couple of seasons now in Conference North.

Instead when/if PFC go pop they will have lost another season faffing about and be 4 or 5 levels behind PFC(RIP) and instead of playing Crawley and Bournemouth as the local games it will be the likes of Whitehawk, Bognor and Horsham
 
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Icy Gull

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Gary Leeds said:
AFC Portsmouth should have been set up 2 or 3 seasons ago when there was the first near terminal admin bout and the fans walked away from the league club shambles and supported the phoenix club. If they had done it then they would be at least knocking on the Conf South door and only be 3 or 4 levels behind where they are now with no debt, next season they could well have been only one level behind the old Portsmouth if they keep going (AFCP in conference, PFC in League 2).

Instead when/if PFC go pop they will have lost another season faffing about and be 4 or 5 levels behind PFC(RIP) and instead of playing Crawley and Bournemouth as the local games it will be the likes of Whitehawk, Bognor and Horsham
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I fear that there will be an 11th hour "saviour"
 








Bwian

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Jul 14, 2003
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Ernest said:
Only 3 subs out of 7 last night and one of them is 15, what a total shambles. Why are the FL allowing this to drag on ?
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When we were in the shit all those years ago, we were made to post a £500,000 bond with the FL. This was, if I recall correctly, to show that we could fulfill our fixtures for the season. Has anything similar been done by PFC? If not, why not?
 


Icy Gull

Icy Gull

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Bwian said:
When we were in the shit all those years ago, we were made to post a £500,000 bond with the FL. This was, if I recall correctly, to show that we could fulfill our fixtures for the season. Has anything similar been done by PFC? If not, why not?
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That was more to do with a guarantee that we'd be coming back to Brighton wasn't it?
 




Bwian

Bwian

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Icy Gull said:
That was more to do with a guarantee that we'd be coming back to Brighton wasn't it?
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You're probably right, I thought there was something about guaranteeing fixtures included as well. There should be something similar done to PFC based on today's economy-£1 Million sounds about right. Then let the FL award player contracts and issue wages from the bond money because the football club are clearly still unable to do so in a manner that isn't going to get them in even more debt.
 


Barnham Seagull

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Dec 28, 2005
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i'm amazed that even now many of their fans are blaming Birch the administrator.

It's amazing that he has kept the club going for so long. They just do not understand the implications of the anmount of debt they are in with various parties.
 


hans kraay fan club

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Barnham Seagull said:
i'm amazed that even now many of their fans are blaming Birch the administrator.

It's amazing that he has kept the club going for so long. They just do not understand the implications of the anmount of debt they are in with various parties.
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FIFTY EIGHT million pounds.
 




Barnham Seagull

Barnham Seagull

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The live chat on portsmouth news at the moment is just bizarre!




Comment From sean
cant birch get mcleod walker howard dumbuya harley djilali on short term deals



Jordan (Pompey News) :
Yes he can
 




Daffy Duck

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I was feeling a bit down in the dumps this morning after the game last night, but this news has cheered me up no end.

Wicked, I know, but hey ho.
 


Westdene Seagull

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He clearly lives on another planet :

Comment From PompeyPete PompeyPete : ] I don't think the trialists are good enough for promotion. We need to be signing quality over quantity.
 




Barnham Seagull

Barnham Seagull

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Dec 28, 2005
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Comment From Perplexed Pompey Paul
There must be investers out there with enough funds. Pompey is such a great club they could turn this around we could be playing in Europe in a few years
 


Hove Seagull

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Feb 18, 2008
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Does the word "deluded" fit?
It really does seem that these pompey fans don't understand the gravity of their situation.
 


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