CityGer wrote:Interesting reading but it won't happen, the premier league will find a way to prop them up. They don't want to shame and bad publicity that one of their member clubs going our of business will generate.
gillie wrote:CityGer wrote:Interesting reading but it won't happen, the premier league will find a way to prop them up. They don't want to shame and bad publicity that one of their member clubs going our of business will generate.
You are right CG they are already considering giving them the end of season Sky money just to keep them operating.
King Kev wrote:Seeing as they need money, and our owners have got lots of it, and we could lose out if they vanished... it makes me wonder how much money 6 points is worth.
King Kev wrote:Seeing as they need money, and our owners have got lots of it, and we could lose out if they vanished... it makes me wonder how much money 6 points is worth.
Ted Hughes wrote:King Kev wrote:Seeing as they need money, and our owners have got lots of it, and we could lose out if they vanished... it makes me wonder how much money 6 points is worth.
Surely we wouldn't be allowed to do it though? It would open up the possibility of all manner of shady dealings & you have to be an etablished PL icon to get away scott free with doing that.
aaron bond wrote:Surely administration is the way forward for Portsmouth? It would almost certainly mean relegation for them, but at least it would keep the club in existence.
All the talk about them is that they will disappear and go completely bust. Why are delaying going into administration if this is a way to get the creditors off their back?
Perhaps someone with a better understanding of this could explain...
:-)
Esky wrote:For all the talk of us losing 6 points and having to battle back for fourth, I don't think it's the biggest issue.
What happens to the side that finishes 17th in the current system and then, as Pompey fall away, ends up 17th/19 in the new one? Are they relegated? Or would only two teams drop? How many teams are then promoted (and would there have to be a domino effect down through the leagues to make up the numbers?) You'd think after the Tevez/West Ham deal you'd expect the F.A. to do everything they can to avoid further litigation (and that's all before you involve Portsmouth's creditors themselves).
Also, teams could argue each way about the inherent inequity in 'letting' the club fold mid-season. Teams who've played them twice (amid league, domestic and possibly European cup competitions) may have been better served resting and not traveling to the south coast. If points against them are declared null and void then the sides who've only played them once are getting a free ride, in a way.
Basically, they have to sort it out.
Beefymcfc wrote:I've just realised that I'm serial Foe'd! Got to admit, I do really add nothing!!!
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