I think they arrived in the Prem with iffy finances

and despite prem revenues it seems as if it's been seriously mismanaged. Still at least the football consultant has worked his magic.

Posted By: camcan on April 22nd 2010 at 12:24:37

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this portsmouth debt (Other Football) - strap_on sally, Apr 22, 12:08:42
- The worst thing is they will probably get away with it then start ... (Other Football) - woody, Apr 22, 12:16:50
  - I think their parachute payments are already spoken for. Read it yisty. (n/m) (Other Football) - Hugh_Large, Apr 22, 12:25:20
  - I reckon this won't be a quick fix soton-like solution (Other Football) - camcan, Apr 22, 12:18:32
    - Like to think so, but afraid i doubt it! (n/m) (Other Football) - woody, Apr 22, 12:37:41
    - They'll drop straight through the Championship, I reckon. (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Apr 22, 12:19:52
      - yep, heard that this morning (Other Football) - Brandonio, Apr 22, 12:20:58
        
        how has that happened, when they haven't really signed any players? (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 22, 12:22:05
        
        paid stupid amounts to agents (6m in one season),got a wage bill of 40m when T/O is 50m (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Apr 22, 12:24:01
        
        they signed quite a few (Other Football) - Brandonio, Apr 22, 12:23:12
        
        I think they arrived in the Prem with iffy finances (Other Football) - camcan, Apr 22, 12:24:37
        
        ?5m on bullard wasn't it (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Apr 22, 12:24:27
- they owe one school 42k!! and their wage bill for feb-april 2010 (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Apr 22, 12:12:25
  - they've got players like john utaka on i think 80k a week (n/m) (Other Football) - strap_on sally, Apr 22, 12:16:29
    - absolutely crazy! points deduction is not enough when it is as bad as this (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Apr 22, 12:18:01
      - They should have been wound up, just like the Revenue wanted. (n/m) (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Apr 22, 12:20:15
        
        This thread makes me a bit nervous, given our debts... (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 22, 12:23:05
        
        we will be fine, we are financially managed far better than portsmouth (n/m) (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Apr 22, 12:29:01
        
        Which we accumulated without doing anything particularly extravagant ... (n/m) (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Apr 22, 12:23:37
        
        if some fans had their way we'd have spent billions (n/m) (Other Football) - strap_on sally, Apr 22, 12:31:46
        
        *couselwynsgh* (n/m) (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Apr 22, 12:33:33
        
        just reminds me of the sack the board years by mr smudger (Other Football) - strap_on sally, Apr 22, 12:38:55
        
        well i think it's a lovely car park (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Apr 22, 12:24:54
        
        Oh don't mention the car park. (n/m) (Other Football) - Hugh_Large, Apr 22, 12:26:19
        
        bad experience in there? (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 22, 12:29:22
        
        No. Just a controversial wrothic. (n/m) (Other Football) - Hugh_Large, Apr 22, 12:33:59
        
        I know. I was just hoping for a flight of fancy. (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 22, 12:41:52
        
        Get back to your adding up sonny jim. (n/m) (Other Football) - Hugh_Large, Apr 22, 12:43:35
    - It's only ?28k apparently. (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Apr 22, 12:17:44
      - yep, apparently he doesn't get involved with the money side of things (Other Football) - Brandonio, Apr 22, 12:21:50
        
        gotta love 'arry (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Apr 22, 12:30:51
- ... (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Apr 22, 12:12:14
- why do they owe money to a school? (Other Football) - Tombs, Apr 22, 12:10:19
  - they used to hire the schools all weather football pitch (Other Football) - strap_on sally, Apr 22, 12:11:35

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