I wonder if there's an element of "been here before" with pompey, where they've heard all the "the club is doomed" rhetoric so often in the recent past only to have the club "rescued" at the last minute that it just doesn't register as a real threat any more?
Not seen any other thread on this. SSN are reporting the football league are giving them an £800K advance on money due to allow them to complete the season. If west ha had won last night, they would have been in such a position that expunging pompey's results would have made no difference to...
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From mattslaterbbc - Administrators of Portsmouth and Rangers in talks about a friendly match to raise funds for cash-strapped duo.
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Portsmouth back on brink as extent of club's mishandling is laid bare | David Conn | Football | The Guardian
Someone really needs to make a flow chart or time line or something to make this ownership nonsense all clear
I have to say, I read it as starting from scratch with pompey to get back to the championship OR going to support H&W.
I think 'starting from the bottom' can reply to either, with 'the bottom' being hyperbole and 'getting back to the championship' is referring to the pompey fans, who would hope...
That four pence is only an example of the maths, isn't it? It could be lower if the second dividend is 10p they may only have to pay 2p in the pound or if the second is 40p, it owuld be 8p in the pound. It will all depend on what is negotiated, no?
How about '+1 relegation' - if they finish safe in the championship, they get relegated to league 1, if they finish in the relegation zone of the championship, they suffer that relegation, plus one more so are relegated to league 2. That way, they are playing for something and are punished (if...