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[Kinky Gerbil]

Trying to sue the league.... Well done, they will be basically taking legal action against themselves.....

Kick them out the league


BBC Sport - Football - Portsmouth threaten to sue Premier League over embargo

 

[Djmiles]

"The whole notion of suing the Premier League is interesting because you're suing yourself as a club, and the other 19 clubs," said the chief executive of the world's richest football league.

 

[desprateseagull]

hmm. enough funds to sue, but not enough to pay taxes, wages etc on time?

odd that.

 

[Ninja Elephant]

I thought this was going to be a thread about Portslade.....

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Right, so you buy players, realise you can't afford them so continue to use the player while not bothering to pay the selling club....then sue the League when it quite legitimately uses TV money to pay your creditors?

Keep the embargo in place I say, until they get round to paying their
debts.

 

[beorhthelm]

because they have the money to pay transfers and attract players if the embargo was lifted? whats the point of complaining about it, really the embargo does clubs in this position a favor.

 

[HampshireSeagulls]

The club is dying. They are trying every avenue, now including lawyers4U.com to keep themselves afloat. The people at the club believe that administration would be the least of their problems now - if they lose this, then they are almost finished as a club, with the possiblity of doing an AFC Wimbledon to start all over again. The sad thing is that yes, it's a club with lots of history, but they have over-extended themselves - no true foundations to what they were trying to achieve. I don't think they will be the last club to flounder like this either. The clubs with money will stretch further away from those that don't unless the League/FA step in with some sort of control mechanism, such as external financial controls, wage caps, etc.

 

[withdeanwombat]

I thought this was going to be a thread about Portslade.....

That would have been Scum-port.

 

[HampshireSeagulls]

The last "protest march" from the fans numbered 60. Yep, 60. So much for Pompey fans being the 12th man! 12 people were invited in to Fortress Fratton (see the irony there - I don't think the fans did!) to ask searching questions. One of which was "late and pissed" Westwood, so I don't imagine there were too many searching questions going on there!

 

[pork pie]

hmm. enough funds to sue, but not enough to pay taxes, wages etc on time?

odd that.

maybe they will try to get legal aid?

 

[FLOG GNAW]

Had to edit your post for you

Trying to sue the league .The same league as the mighty Aston Villa .... Well done, they will be basically taking legal action against themselves..... and Villa

Kick them out the league, they don't deserve to play VILLA


BBC Sport - Football - Portsmouth threaten to sue Premier League over embargo

Its NSC you need to have the word Villa in your thread ... sake

 

[Stat Brother]

I've spent the day with a Pompey STH.
He puts the last 12 months, or so, down to a mafia style money laundering operation.
In the way the 'business' has been turned over between owners, each taking cash out, until there's nothing left, for the last person sitting in the hot seat.