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[Finchley Seagull]

You are the Pompey of the Championship, and don't try to kid yourselves otherwise. The only reason the figures arn't as mindboggling is because you've not been on the Premier League gravy train.

Facts is, you are where you are (transfer embargos, administration etc) because you have overspent on squads you could not afford, in order to falsely to maintain yourselves at that level.

We could have chased the dream and spunked cash on players we couldn't afford to buy (or keep), but we havn't. And the result of that is we've been rattling around the bottom two divisions. Your mob have gone bust TWICE in 10 years in falsely maintaining yourselves in the top leagues, stiffing christ-knows how many creditors on the way.

I see you lot have finally had your conciences pricked by Pompey fans having a whipround for the cancer charitity their club cheated out of their cash, by doing your own whip-round now for St Johns.

Embarrassed by your club are you ? You should be. I'm proud of the Albion, and proud we've never stooped to your level to chase the dream and to hell with the financial consequences to others.

Couldn't agree more and the number of teams we played in our three seasons in the Championship who had done exactly what Palace and Portsmouth had done and had expensive players as a result meaning we couldn't compete with them. I think administration is seen as the easy way out with only a ten point deduction. Relegating teams autmatically would make them think long and hard about going down that road.

 

[thealbionfan]

You registered just to write that? Strong troll.

Why is it that Palarse muppets appear to be able to post on here without any moderation and yet we can't post on their BBS without having our posts moderated b4 they go on...if they go on?!?!

 

[wellquickwoody]

Why is it that Palarse muppets appear to be able to post on here without any moderation and yet we can't post on their BBS without having our posts moderated b4 they go on...if they go on?!?!

Fair point, but at least we can rip the piss on here!

 

[dougdeep]

I think it's cute that you aren't allowed to swear on their board too.

 

[Easy 10]

Couldn't agree more and the number of teams we played in our three seasons in the Championship who had done exactly what Palace and Portsmouth had done and had expensive players as a result meaning we couldn't compete with them.

Absolutely.
Remember Leicester ? The team that was relegated but still kept their Premier League squad together for the Championship campaign. New stadium, squad they couldn't pay for, went into admin, all the debts written off, and came out smelling of roses. They bounced straight back up that year, and did the double over us, taking 6 points.

We went down by 5 points.

Palace are exactly the same. Oh, except they've gone and done it TWICE.

 

[Finchley Seagull]

Absolutely.
Remember Leicester ? The team that was relegated but still kept their Premier League squad together for the Championship campaign. New stadium, squad they couldn't pay for, went into admin, all the debts written off, and came out smelling of roses. They bounced straight back up that year, and did the double over us, taking 6 points.

We went down by 5 points.

Palace are exactly the same. Oh, except they've gone and done it TWICE.

Leicester was certainly the team that came to mind but I am sure there were others in the same boat. However, I must admit I have given up on football being played on a level playing field, even more so now with Premier League parachute payments being extended to four years. It is really annoying when the ignorant pundits on the tv say Palace don't deserve to be down there as they had ten points taken off though.

 

[Jookbeard Eagle]

You are the Pompey of the Championship, and don't try to kid yourselves otherwise. The only reason the figures arn't as mindboggling is because you've not been on the Premier League gravy train.

Facts is, you are where you are (transfer embargos, administration etc) because you have overspent on squads you could not afford, in order to falsely to maintain yourselves at that level.

We could have chased the dream and spunked cash on players we couldn't afford to buy (or keep), but we havn't. And the result of that is we've been rattling around the bottom two divisions. Your mob have gone bust TWICE in 10 years in falsely maintaining yourselves in the top leagues, stiffing christ-knows how many creditors on the way.

I see you lot have finally had your conciences pricked by Pompey fans having a whipround for the cancer charitity their club cheated out of their cash, by doing your own whip-round now for St Johns.

Embarrassed by your club are you ? You should be. I'm proud of the Albion, and proud we've never stooped to your level to chase the dream and to hell with the financial consequences to others.

I think you have not researched very well how many clubs are in financial difficulties form Man U , Liverpool, Arsenal to virtually all the PL clubs and Hull City as well, Southend almost went to the wall as did Charlton , on that premise clubs that keep restructuring their debt are all as guilty as each other , what should happen to Man U with almost a £billion pound of debt? we may be many things but we ain't cheats

 

[Easy 10]

I think you have not researched very well how many clubs are in financial difficulties form Man U , Liverpool, Arsenal to virtually all the PL clubs and Hull City as well, Southend almost went to the wall as did Charlton , on that premise clubs that keep restructuring their debt are all as guilty as each other , what should happen to Man U with almost a £billion pound of debt? we may be many things but we ain't cheats

The difference is, your top clubs can actually SERVICE their debts.
You still run those debts up when you quite patently cannot service them.

 

[Finchley Seagull]

I think you have not researched very well how many clubs are in financial difficulties form Man U , Liverpool, Arsenal to virtually all the PL clubs and Hull City as well, Southend almost went to the wall as did Charlton , on that premise clubs that keep restructuring their debt are all as guilty as each other , what should happen to Man U with almost a £billion pound of debt? we may be many things but we ain't cheats

Rubbish. None of those clubs have gone into administration to try and write off those debts. If they do in the future then they are as much cheats as you are. Restructuring a debt means you still have to pay it whereas going into administration is an admission that you cannot afford to pay all your creditors so you have overstretched yourselves as a club. I don't want Palace to go out of business but I do regard you as having cheated this season and I would not be gloating on a rival's board if Brighton had just managed to cheat our way to survival. I would feel a combination of delight at surviving and general fear for the future but I definitely would not be gloating.

 

[orpingtoneagle]

Very interesting reading all the criticisms of badly run clubs (An awful lot I agree with)
Palace are in this problem because of debts
You criticise us for it (We did not go voluntarily into debt to save cash we were put there by a creditor)
Brighton are building a new stadium with loans and so therefore are also in debt
Some of you tell us Brighton live within their means ??

 

[Smithy]

Very interesting reading all the criticisms of badly run clubs (An awful lot I agree with)
Palace are in this problem because of debts
You criticise us for it
Brighton are building a new stadium with loans and so therefore are also in debt
Some of you tell us Brighton live within their means ??

 

[dougdeep]

Brighton are building a new stadium with loans.

Oh no we're not. Very poor research sir.

 

[Jookbeard Eagle]

Rubbish. None of those clubs have gone into administration to try and write off those debts. If they do in the future then they are as much cheats as you are. Restructuring a debt means you still have to pay it whereas going into administration is an admission that you cannot afford to pay all your creditors so you have overstretched yourselves as a club. I don't want Palace to go out of business but I do regard you as having cheated this season and I would not be gloating on a rival's board if Brighton had just managed to cheat our way to survival. I would feel a combination of delight at surviving and general fear for the future but I definitely would not be gloating.

what about us being cheated out of proper goals against Bristol City and Barnsley? now thats cheating, we can only go by the rules if those results had stood the 10 points would have made no difference

 

[Finchley Seagull]

Very interesting reading all the criticisms of badly run clubs (An awful lot I agree with)
Palace are in this problem because of debts
You criticise us for it
Brighton are building a new stadium with loans and so therefore are also in debt
Some of you tell us Brighton live within their means ??

We are building a stadium with a loan from our owner which is unsecured so he may not get all of it back. Barring giving the money to the club there is no more secure way to fund a stadium. To even suggest it as a comparison to the state Palace are in strikes of desperation to defend your team but you can't deny you cheated to survive. Players like Ambrose and anyone else you signed recently should not be playing for you.

 

[Finchley Seagull]

what about us being cheated out of proper goals against Bristol City and Barnsley? now thats cheating, we can only go by the rules if those results had stood the 10 points would have made no difference

That is irrelevant. You would have gone down if you had not had players like Ambrose and so those goals would not have been relevant. As was said on another thread, teams who go into administration should be automatically relegated otherwise it is not a fair punishment.

 

[Jookbeard Eagle]

We are building a stadium with a loan from our owner which is unsecured so he may not get all of it back. Barring giving the money to the club there is no more secure way to fund a stadium. To even suggest it as a comparison to the state Palace are in strikes of desperation to defend your team but you can't deny you cheated to survive. Players like Ambrose and anyone else you signed recently should not be playing for you.

one thing you have forgotten is the crook of a chairman we had who sold our poxy ground, we've been paying millions in rent for it, how many clubs can function like that for long?

 

[Jookbeard Eagle]

That is irrelevant. You would have gone down if you had not had players like Ambrose and so those goals would not have been relevant. As was said on another thread, teams who go into administration should be automatically relegated otherwise it is not a fair punishment.

so administration and running a debt of almost a £billion pounds for eternity is ok

 

[Finchley Seagull]

one thing you have forgotten is the crook of a chairman we had who sold our poxy ground, we've been paying millions in rent for it, how many clubs can function like that for long?

We had exactly that but have managed to survive two years at Gillingham and then another 11 years (it will be 12 by the time we leave) at the dump that is Withdean, losing money every week, and have still managed to avoid administration.

 

[Everest]

Oh no we're not. Very poor research sir.

Technically we are. But it's a long term, interest free loan that TB is probably not overly worried about when or if it's all paid back.

But still not in debt like Palace are

 

[Easy 10]

Very interesting reading all the criticisms of badly run clubs (An awful lot I agree with)
Palace are in this problem because of debts
You criticise us for it (We did not go voluntarily into debt to save cash we were put there by a creditor)
Brighton are building a new stadium with loans and so therefore are also in debt
Some of you tell us Brighton live within their means ??

Wrong. Do some research.

what about us being cheated out of proper goals against Bristol City and Barnsley? now thats cheating, we can only go by the rules if those results had stood the 10 points would have made no difference

Oh bollocks to all that. lets not start changing the subject with smokescreens. ALL clubs suffer their share of shite refereeing and poor decisions during the course of the season, thats just part and parcel with the game. Sometimes it goes in your favour, sometimes it doesn't.

Your club has left people and businesses out of pocket by cheating. You have taken advantage of the loose rules of the League, abused the system, and have neatly sidestepped all punishment by the authorities. And once again its payed off, because you're still in the Championship with a squad you couldn't afford.

Well done. But sooner or later, I hope it catches up with you. Looks like its going to as well, fairly soon.