Official Premier League 2009/10 thread

[Crybaby Bunting]

Technically as Chelsea still have to play Portsmouth it shouldn't matter.

You still have to play the same amount of games... and to be fair the only thing that Portsmouth is now used for is upping goal difference.

[The Future]

And Liverpool still managed to lose to them ^_^

[therockbox]

If only you hadn't pipped us to the signing of Own Goal.

[hugobomb]

My thoughts on the Weekends football:

PHILLIPS!!!! :wub:

We SHOULD be safe from the drop now (barring something Hull-esque), hopefully we can hold on for a top half finish, or even top ten.

[IAceI]

I'd say if you finish in the top half then a top ten finish is probably guaranteed, to be honest..

[Crybaby Bunting]

I hear that Portsmouth had up until 5pm today to negotiate with the taxman a final offer.

Tomorrow is when the club goes to court over that money.

Thursday is the day Portsmouth cease to exist (should they not pay the taxman the full amount)

From what I hear, Portsmouth owe the taxman about 8m and tried to negotiate paying 1m upfront :/

[therockbox]

So this isn't a scare tactic, they could actually go out of business?

[IAceI]

We still won't beat them today though.

[hugobomb]

We've got our six points off them this season so they can feel free to go bust.

[IAceI]

And then you'll lose your 6 points.

Much in the same way we'll lose the mammoth 2 we've taken off them this season.

We deserve to go down :-\

[Crybaby Bunting]

So this isn't a scare tactic, they could actually go out of business?

The only income from an outside source at the moment is from a Chinese loan, a Chinese loan that was brought in because no banks or reputable sources would put any money into Portsmouth.

There is no guarantee that the guy had the money in the first place... but the loan is guaranteed... meaning that if Portsmouth go under, then the loan would be paid back above anything else.

HMRC need the money right now. The choice is whether the Chinese guy decides to just sit back and collect the money, or whether he wants to pay off the HMRC and try and flog Pomey as a Championship club in 6 months time.

The only problem is that HMRC might contest the secured loan... and say that there is no way that he should be favoured above other creditors, meaning that Pompey will fold and this Chinese 'millionaire' will lose 17m that he paid into the club.

It all boils down to whether the HMRC want to contest his loan.

[Dynamite]

I really do hope Pompey can keep themselves running. I can't even imagine how gutted I'd be if my team went bust after a lifetime of supporting them just because a few outsiders with no interest in the team mismanaged the club horribly. The Glazers are far from ideal but at least we have pretty much no chance of going out of business.

[Adam]

Apparently some of the Pompey fans have already looked into getting a new team into the Zammaretto League, I really hope they pull through it, a fresh start may be needed but they hardly want it to be 8-9 leagues down the ladder.

[HailtotheYo]

I by no means am for any club "going bust" .... however sometimes that's what a sport needs. This very well could be a good thing for the EPL/FA overall. A Premiership side going bust is a pretty big wake up call. Kind of like the Expos situation in MLB.

[Noah]

So did that draw help Portsmouth at all, or did it just screw Sunderland?

[Summers]

, hopefully we can hold on for a top half finish, or even top ten.

Hahahahaha. Ha.

[Liam]

I was trying to justify the point he made there. Then I realised what he did.

Ha indeed.

[karlosJC]

So did that draw help Portsmouth at all, or did it just screw Sunderland?

If Pompey do go under then all results against them will be void, so everyone will lost their points they won against them.

From what I've seen on Sky Sports news, the sources say that the Inland Revenue have rejected a cash offer.

EDIT: Apparently the future of Pompey will be decided within the next hour

Edited February 10, 2010 by karlosJC

[Noah]

Interesting.

I'll still be up for that, so I'll keep my eyes posted.

[karlosJC]

Only just heard that the case has been adjourned until 2pm GMT.

And there are 4 options for Portsmouth.

1. they pay their tax bill

2. It get adjourned for a further 28 days.

3. Administration and a 9 point deduction (which would almost certainly mean relegation )

4. Liquidation. (No more Portsmouth FC)