ManCityX said:From nufc.com:
With further revelations in the press concerning the financial meltdown at Portsmouth, the fact that the Premier League have been aware of their plight for a considerable time has us twitching a little bit.
As well as providing a "what if" scenario for what could have unfolded at SJP had Mike Ashley & his cash not come on board in 2007 (we've never got as far as defaulting on player wages) it's also a moot point as to whether the administrators should be in at Fratton Park.
Had Pompey been taken down that route last season, then the points deduction would have saved our Premiership bacon (even though we didn't deserve it).
Instead though, Pompey were allowed to continue and the Premier League admitted them for the 2009/10 season, despite apparently imposing a transfer embargo and now looking at exercising direct financial control on the club.
While Newcastle have been labeled as "the new Leeds" for their fall from grace and financial issues, the reality is that it's Portsmouth who seemingly deserve that tag - after signing players that they had no hope of ever affording.
The best we can hope for is that we pass them going the opposite way next summer - and that the current pain of austerity at Gallowgate puts us on a firmer financial footing in the future.
Project said:The hospital stuff does sound like a PR stunt. Unbelievable situation. Surely you do your homework on how much it costs these days to keep a Premier League club competitive. Even more so one with such a small ground and fanbase.
Bingo.scall said:Fahim has now been admitted to the hospital as an in-patient, where he is likely to remain for several days.
And we all know you're not allowed phones in hospitals!
"Dr Fahim, this is John Smith at the accounts dept. at Fratton Park, that transfer never came through, and we're ready to click the 'make payments' in Sage. Please ring me back as soon as you get this message, players wants paying"
they have more chance getting their money by playing bingoWheelsy said:Bingo.scall said:And we all know you're not allowed phones in hospitals!
"Dr Fahim, this is John Smith at the accounts dept. at Fratton Park, that transfer never came through, and we're ready to click the 'make payments' in Sage. Please ring me back as soon as you get this message, players wants paying"
Who sold the chairman and fans the dream,and signed players like Crouch,Defoe and Diarra for top dough?
Who was the one who poached Cole and James,after telling us that Portsmouth were a "club on the up?"
Who was the one who came back later for Distin and Dunne,with the same old lines?
Who jumped ship to the hated local rivals,relegated them then ran straight back to Pompey?
Who was the one who fucked off to spuds when he realsied the money had dried up?
Who's on a tv advert telling us "there's no loyalty in football-you just do the best you can while you're there?"
Step forward Mr Harry Redknapp.
Guilty as charged.
Wow, convicted crook Anil Bhoyrul continues to use his shit rag of a magazine as a personal PR machine for a glorified Ponzi scheme fraudster. Who'd have thunk it!!skybluekings said:Portsmouth Owner Sulaiman Al Fahim Hospitalised In Dubai - Report
LINK:http://www.goal.com/en/news/9/engla...owner-sulaiman-al-fahim-hospitalised-in-dubai
Portsmouth owner Sulaiman Al Fahim is in hospital in Dubai, according to a report from arabianbusiness.com, where he is undergoing tests.
It is unclear as to what his specific health problems are at this time, though he has endured a heavy schedule of travelling recently.
The report comes in the wake of news this week that Pompey's players had not been paid due to complications arising from the lengthy saga surrounding Fahim's takeover of the club. They will apparently be paid in the next day or so.
A number of photos obtained by arabianbusiness.com apparently show the entrepreneur being treated by doctors, and sleeping in a room which appears to be an emergency ward, though he is not attached to any drips.
Fahim was last publicly seen at the CEO Middle East Awards in Dubai on Monday evening, where he seemed in good spirits, joking to reporters that he had collected “more air miles than a commercial pilot".
Pam said:What was the point in buying them if he didn't have the money?
Pam said:He's a flake. He once fronted his country's version of the X Factor. It's ClownWorld.
The Apprentice, not X Factor.Pam said:He's a flake. He once fronted his country's version of the X Factor. It's ClownWorld.