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Comment on Administration Again, But Portsmouth Fans Savour a Victory by Patrick Goff

Patrick Goff — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 11:59:00 +0000

The saga ongoing at Blackburn Rovers, another club being raped in front of the supporteres eyes, justifies everything said inthis article about teh failure ofhte Leagues ‘fit and proper’ test. The owners lie and lie again about putting in investment whilst asset stripping the clubs. Only the supporters lose it seems, and teh League doesn’t give a damn about them

Comment on Administration Again, But Portsmouth Fans Savour a Victory by 2nd Yellow

2nd Yellow — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 11:27:00 +0000

Thanks, SJ.

Agreed, the 10 points are pretty irrelevant in the grand scheme of things, though the media tend to give it more prominence than it warrants – as you suggest, the real news of yesterday is the ability to challenge BC now that AA’s control has been lessened.

Comment on Administration Again, But Portsmouth Fans Savour a Victory by Sjmaskell

Sjmaskell — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 11:17:00 +0000

The main creditor at Pompey cares nothing about points deduction, yet it is his continued campaign to get as much money from the club as possible that is at the root of its financial problems. The 10 points in this case does nothing but give hope to Doncaster, Coventry and Forest – all clubs with their own financial question marks. Now there is a serious chance of challenging him.
As to Pompey fans – we don’t care where we end up. We just want our club run for the football and the fans and not as a slave to someone’s percentages. If the football authorities cannot come to terms with that idea then one can only hope that the government will carry out its threat to step in and impose licensing for clubs throughout the game – with a serious commitment to fan involvement.

Comment on Administration Again, But Portsmouth Fans Savour a Victory by Paul COLLINS

Paul COLLINS — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0000

The Football League are a complete joke ,Punishing a club after they made a big mistake is really out of order , By docking Portsmouth 10 points really show;s you how they how these people who are on massive salaries have not got the bottle to hold there hands up and say sorry its our thought ,Easy way out all the time by faceless people come on get real and keep up with the wrongs in football you are a disgrace

Comment on More than a Blog – 2nd Yellow Phase II by 2nd Yellow

2nd Yellow — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:40:00 +0000

Thanks Matt, hopefully plenty more to come.

Comment on More than a Blog – 2nd Yellow Phase II by Matt G-Freebody

Matt G-Freebody — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:59:00 +0000

Excellent post mate and half the things you mention I wish I had mentioned in my recent “article” about Football blogging. The future of 2ndYellow sounds very exciting and I totally support it. Best of luck.

Comment on Terry, Ferdinand, Racism & a Sporting Handshake Obsession by Dougie Brimson

Dougie Brimson — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:40:00 +0000

Can’t argue with that. The choice has to be AF’s because he’s the one who’ll have to justify it to himself. My fear is that if he bows to pressure it will be used as an acceptance of an apology by the JT camp.

Comment on Terry, Ferdinand, Racism & a Sporting Handshake Obsession by Pete McCullagh

Pete McCullagh — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:06:00 +0000

Genius

Comment on FA Plan Puts Sussex Clubs at Risk by 2nd Yellow

2nd Yellow — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 12:42:00 +0000

Thanks Les. A more equivalent trip for Arundel would be Wembley, which is a possibility at this point. As you say, East Anglian clubs are used to dealing with this. Clubs in Sussex, and Kent, are not and therein lies a big difference. I suspect many clubs will simply opt out and drop to a lower level until such time as the FA draws up a similar proposal for step 6.

The plans aren’t without advantages and in many ways make sense, but for clubs I grew up watching locally there are huge implications.

Comment on FA Plan Puts Sussex Clubs at Risk by Les

Les — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 09:12:00 +0000

This is something that East Anglia has had to deal with for 90-odd years. Clubs such as Wroxham having to travel to the fringes of the M25 makes a one hour trip from Arundel to Weybridge (for example) a walk in the park in comparison. They’ll survive and if they don’t, they’re not being managed properly financially.