i feel sorry for that fat pompey fan with his whole body covered in portsmouth tattoos.

although when in the prem i didnt really like portsmouth, so whilst i dont want to see a club struggle like they are, i would rather it were them than many other clubs.

but yes, the authorities are a joke.

How are these owners from abroad allowed to come in with very little due dilligence done, bleed a club dry and leave the fans to pick up the pieces

Fottball is not like a normal buisness, for a lot of people , their football club is a huge part of their life and its a disgrace that our league has allowed this to happen

Same as Glasgow Rangers.

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How are these owners from abroad allowed to come in with very little due dilligence done, bleed a club dry and leave the fans to pick up the pieces



This is what is really getting to me, owners from abroad with lots of money are coming in to make a quick buck, completely messing up, and then the clubs have to pick up the pieces.

But even worse the football authorities blindly stand aside and let them do it. All they seem interested in is filling Wembley for meaningless friendlys. It`s a complete joke.

"their very existence is now in doubt?"

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No doubt about it. We're forked. Not going to complete the season.

The FAPP test is a joke. I think it goes something like this:

FA - "you got money?"
Dodgy Geezer - "Yep"
FA - "Prove it"
Dodgy Geezer - "No"
FA - "...ok. You're in anyway "

The lesser clubs are under less scrutiny re their operation.
The top PL clubs much more so, which means less scope for "creative accounting" etc to go undetected. Spurs especially as THFC was a PLC for nearly two decades (more stringent/transparent disclosure reqs etc) .

I don't understand why so many Pompey fans still try and blame Harry for the mess they're in. He was given money to spend, so he spent it, and brought them the most success they've enjoyed in a very long time.

The owners/board etc of Portsmouth are completely accountable for what has happened, and i wouldn't wish it upon any club, but it's hard sometimes to have sympathy when you see some of the hatred towards Harry (not from all fans admittedly).

Pompey were quite a big club in the fifties and were responsible for the "Pompey Chimes"chant that other western and southern clubs adopt. Coventry beat us in a Cup final and now look at them...it's sad.

If Pompey do go it will be to the eternal shame of the F.A, they're a great club with loads of tradition and good passionate support. None of their current problems can be blamed on the fans, it's entirely down to incompetence and the F.A and a succesion of really dodgey owners that should have been weeded out long before they got anywhere near owning the club.

I hope they get through this but in the current climate and with the debts that they have it's not looking likely

Portsmouth's plight has nothing to do with 'good old arry'.
Ok, so he payed £25 million in transfer fees and wages to bring quality like John Utaka to the club, but hey, if you want quality, you have to pay for it.

It wasnt 'good old arry's' fault that he picked up somewhere in the region of £13,000,000 in wages and bonuses whilst managing pompey either.

"Ok, so he payed £25 million in transfer fees and wages to bring quality like John Utaka to the club"

No he didn't. The CLUB did.
There was no pompeyrosie47 current account.

If the club trusted Arrys' JUDGEMENT on players wanted, tis their problem.

jloo, you've summed it up perfectly, well done.

It wasn't Harry's fault. If my company decides to pay me a fortune in wages and bonuses, and tells me 'spend whatever you want on expenses to get the job done' - which I then do, and the company goes bankrupt. Is it my fault?

It wasn't Harry's job to control all the club finances. It was his job to sign players, manage the team etc....and he did so extremely well.

Utaka was worth a buy, he was good just failed in the Premiership.