Clubs in trouble

[curiousorange]

Portsmouth have had an air of the car boot sale around them for some time. A load of stock, no idea how it got there, cash in hand, looking furtively around for the police.

No idea what the hell's gone on there but for me it's stemmed from that Panorama programme years ago which pointed the finger at old Candleface. Portsmouth have always looked dodgy to me since then - may be nothing but for me plenty of mud has stuck.

[VillaZogmariner]

Portsmouth, Cardiff City and Southend United all facing Winding Up orders today.

[BannedUserIAT]

Portsmouth have had an air of the car boot sale around them for some time. A load of stock, no idea how it got there, cash in hand, looking furtively around for the police.

No idea what the hell's gone on there but for me it's stemmed from that Panorama programme years ago which pointed the finger at old Candleface. Portsmouth have always looked dodgy to me since then - may be nothing but for me plenty of mud has stuck.

The sad thing is, as dodgy as he (allegedly) is, there are just so many far more dodgy characters (some real, some fictional) around Pompey.

Imagine that. 'appy 'arry NOT being the shiftiest bloke at their Christmas Party.

[Dave Cooper please]

Chester players have refused to turn up for their game tonight. The fans have already boycotted the club. Not good.

I predict they will be the latest team to be 're-invented' lower down the leagues.

The Conference are desperately trying to keep them going until the end of the season so as not to upset teams who will lose points if they fold now, but this should be the final straw, their fans have been resigned to reforming for months now, they already have a plan and a groundshare if The Deva is sold.

 Tamworth will lose six points, but then again so will most other teams!

[damon loves JT]

The bottom of the pyramid is going to be pretty crowded at this rate. Full of teams who think they deserve better.

[Hookeysmith]

Did anyone see the interview with Bagpuss on SSN regarding Portsmouth.

He could not look directly into the camera

I obviously cannot put all the blame at his door but how he can sleep at night when he contributed a huge amount of debt on the club buying certain players and then buying them back

Some of the nonentities on their books that he bought on huge wages is frightening

[pauliewalnuts]

Redknapp might have suggested the players, but ultimately Storrie will have sanctioned the deals, and I imagine he would have been the one who saw the wider picture and should have known better.

[Shrek]

If Pompey go bust, Liverpool will benifit because they lost, where we will loose the points we gained from beating them! Very unfair!

Find out in an hour!

[OzVilla]

Well that just about does it for them.

We all know that anyway the 'powers that be' can ensure those jammy Scouse bastards can be in the Champs League (such as changing the rules in 2005) they will.

Bye bye Pompey.

[Villa'Zawg]

SSN "Inland Revenue reject cash offer from Portsmouth"

[Risso]

SSN "Inland Revenue reject cash offer from Portsmouth"

There's a surprise.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

SSN "Inland Revenue reject cash offer from Portsmouth"

There's a surprise.

I'm surprised, as they offered almost half of their £7.8m debt up front, with the rest to follow from TV money. Are the Inland Revenue that desperate to get their hands on all the cash now or is it a case of even with the TV money, Pompey are buggered?

[Brend'Watkins]

If Pompey go bust, Liverpool will benifit because they lost, where we will loose the points we gained from beating them! Very unfair!

Find out in an hour!

I don't get this.  I thought it was just a points deduction for Portsmouth.  As far as I'm concerned it has nothing to do with fixtures played.  Portsmouth will still complete their fixtures for the season.

[Shrek]

No, this is a winding up order, not to go into administration. All players will be free agents and club no longer exsists!

[TimTheVillain]

I can see them going into Adminsitration now and accepting relegation.

Edit. See above. Dear me.