Portsmouth Hearing - City could lose 4 point, L'pool..

[Soir]

could be interesting if they are put in administration

Liverpool will gain from this as they lost. City (for example) could lose 4 points..

[CastrolCraig.]

yup, just posted this on the liverpool thread.

arsenal would be worse off, as they would lose 6 points.

[TEKNOPUG]

No, Citeh will lose 6 points as they have beaten Pompey twice already. West Ham will lose 4 points, which will probably send them down.....(shame...)

[CastrolCraig.]

arsenal will lose 6 points as they have played them twice and beaten them twice.

[BiggusLaddus]

They won't be stricken off the records if they are put into admin, only if they are liquidated. If its administration then they will get a 9 point penalty and the rest of the league will carry on as normal.

[TEKNOPUG]

BiggusLaddus said:

They won't be stricken off the records if they are put into admin, only if they are liquidated. If its administration then they will get a 9 point penalty and the rest of the league will carry on as normal.

yes, we HOPING for liquidation though!

[CastrolCraig.]

BiggusLaddus said:

They won't be stricken off the records if they are put into admin, only if they are liquidated. If its administration then they will get a 9 point penalty and the rest of the league will carry on as normal.

we know this, as i pointed out on the liverpool thread.

[TEKNOPUG]

BiggusLaddus said:

They won't be stricken off the records if they are put into admin, only if they are liquidated. If its administration then they will get a 9 point penalty and the rest of the league will carry on as normal.

A 9 point penalty is meaningless though as they are going to get relegated anyway. Will just mean that they won't bother trying for the rest of the season, making a mockery of their future results.

[Killer2005]

Sky reporting that there is 2 serious bids for the club so may avoid winding up today

[CastrolCraig.]

but HMRC saying pompey are insolvent.

[CastrolCraig.]

7 day adjournment

[North West Tom]

So Wigan would gain 3 points?

[Cooky]

TEKNOPUG said:

BiggusLaddus said:

They won't be stricken off the records if they are put into admin, only if they are liquidated. If its administration then they will get a 9 point penalty and the rest of the league will carry on as normal.

yes, we HOPING for liquidation though!

I can't believe anyone who considers themselves a football supporter would want to see ANY club liquidated.

what a tool

[CastrolCraig.]

Cooky said:

TEKNOPUG said:

BiggusLaddus said:

They won't be stricken off the records if they are put into admin, only if they are liquidated. If its administration then they will get a 9 point penalty and the rest of the league will carry on as normal.

yes, we HOPING for liquidation though!

I can't believe anyone who considers themselves a football supporter would want to see ANY club liquidated.

what a tool

have to agree.

being a liverpool fan, my clubs current predicament with our american idiots in charge makes me shiver and seeing a PL club in the dock like this worries me.

good luck to pompey, and all there fans.

[Tony*T3]

TEKNOPUG said:

BiggusLaddus said:

They won't be stricken off the records if they are put into admin, only if they are liquidated. If its administration then they will get a 9 point penalty and the rest of the league will carry on as normal.

yes, we HOPING for liquidation though!

Saints fan or something?


If it happens to Pompey, it could happen to anyone.

[SS2.]

Tony*T3 said:

If it happens to Pompey, it could happen to anyone.

Of course, just way more likely to happen to a club which has been living beyond its means for a lengthy period.

[TEKNOPUG]

Cooky said:

TEKNOPUG said:

BiggusLaddus said:

They won't be stricken off the records if they are put into admin, only if they are liquidated. If its administration then they will get a 9 point penalty and the rest of the league will carry on as normal.

yes, we HOPING for liquidation though!

I can't believe anyone who considers themselves a football supporter would want to see ANY club liquidated.

what a tool

Why should I have any love for Portsmouth or their annoying bell-ringing fans? They've totally corrupted the Premiership and FA Cup in recent seasons, effectively cheating those clubs that have attempted to manage their transfers and wages in a sustainable way. I don't see how "administration and a 9 point deduction" is any sort of deterrant to other clubs being run in such a manner. They are a business that has failed; failed due to management incompetance. Why should they be bailed out and propped up to the detriment of other, better run clubs?

Portsmouth FC needs to be liquidated. If the fan-base is still there, then a new club, such as "Pompey United" should be formed in the Blue Square or similar and should start again from scratch. If they can get a few thousand to each game then they'll soon be back in the League again, following the same, sustainable model as AFC Wimbledon, United FC etc.

What use is "there are a few parties interested in buying them"? Why are they interested? Because they are Pompey fans and they just want to save the club? Or they sense a quick buck? No one is going to invest the millions required to save Portsmouth without expecting to get a return on their investment. And how are they going to manage that? Precisely the same way as the previous 4 (FOUR!) owners have this season.

Edited by TEKNOPUG on Wednesday 10th February 14:15

[elster]

SS2. said:

Tony*T3 said:

If it happens to Pompey, it could happen to anyone.

Of course, just way more likely to happen to a club which has been living beyond its means for a lengthy period.

A bit like any other business, if not managed well they will go under.

I wonder what the football fans would do if their team ceased to exist. I can imagine some confusion.

[Cooky]

regardless of being a saints fan or not.

I'm a Man City fan, and yes I 'hate' Salford United, but do I want/hope they are liquidated? ...of course not ...if we lost our biggest rivals there would be no more 'Derby Week' banter and what's the fun in that?
(although Messrs Glazer & Co seem to have already set the auto-destruct switch with their £10m consultancy fees and their £900m + debts)

[TEKNOPUG]

I'm certainly not a Saints fan.

I'd be devestated if my club folded; in the same way I would be if the company I work for folded (like the workers at Cadburys) but I don't think that there is any moral obligation for the "football family" to save Pompey. It's not like they just have a £25k tax bill, they owe £60m! They've been running on the never-never for seasons now.