Comments on: Portsmouth and Newcastle United summer takeovers could be disasters

By: Mike Hall

Mike Hall — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:14:53 +0000

“Can you please inform me what was poorly researched in the comments you are referring to? Not once did I say Distin and Crouch were out of contract. Distin has been connected to rumours of a cut price deal to Liverpool with only a year left on his contract and Crouch has made comments recently about not being happy with the lack of information and is also being linked with a move away.”

You go on to say that if they move on we could be short of numbers. As they are under contract, they won’t move anywhere until the takeover is completed and we decide we don’t need them any more. Therefore, it is irrelevant. The takeover will conclude and we will decide if we want them any more or can do better.

“Plus about the 18 players, I didn’t say they were all first team players I said ‘18 players from the youth to the first team’. Whether it’s dead wood or not 18 players are a lot of players who could possible leave.”

So taking out the three first teamers the other 15 don’t play for us. IN what way is it a bad thing if they leave? Djimi Traore was on 22k a week, Lauren a reported 40k per week.

The people running and buying Pompey are not stupid you know. Peter Storrie was saying only last night that we have transfer and managerial targets lined up and ready to roll when the deal is done. Bear in mind al-Fahim signed Robinho on the first day at City.

The whole premise of the article is wrong. If our takeover does NOT go through we have a problem. WHEN it does we should have 8 weeks of the window left and a core of players that includes James, Distin, Kaboul, Belhadj, Mullins, Hughes, Diop, Kranjcar, Crouch, Utaka and Nugent, plus some kids like Matt Ritchie and Crainie, the England U21 right back. SO we need to add five or six players and get some loan in. So what?

By: Paul Stead

Paul Stead — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:01:16 +0000

@ Hedge159

How is highlighting the facts negative journalism?

By: Hedge159

Hedge159 — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:10:01 +0000

Really – where is this article is going. A disaster if this takeover goes through? Compared to, say, no takeover? Not sure how “could these potential club changing decisions actually end up being worse in the long run than good.”
Shame on you Mark Harrison for such a load of drivel.

these potential club changing decisions actually end up being worse in the long run than good?

This does seem to be another piece of Pompey negative journalsim

By: David Porterson

David Porterson — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:56:38 +0000

Possibly the worst written tosh I’ve had to read. Just rehashed paper nonsense. The bit about Newcastle’s owner Mike Ashley doesn’t make any sense at all… and what the hell have you got against that Pompey lot?? Sun readers like you shouldn’t be given pens or keyboards, then you’d be a lot less dangerous.

By: Al

Al — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:33:34 +0000

‘The takeover is expected to go through by July 1st’ where have you got that from? I haven’t seen that, as far as I am aware and what has been stated all along is it will go through in the summer, no exact dates, is this so on July 1st you can right another inflammatory article when it doesn’t go through? You even counter act your own statement by saying his people think it could go on longer, so who said before July 1st? A ‘news’paper ‘source’? ‘his people’?

Also Kanu ‘key in the relegation survival’ what do you base that on, he has hardly played this season. Crouch asking questions about long term ownership isn’t really the same as refusing to commit himself, I am sure you could probably find articles of him saying how much he liked it at Portsmouth too BUT hey that don’t get you your site hits does it. He has 3 years left on his contract and I can’t imagine Crouch going on strike or refusing to play unless he gets a move – so unless we decide to sell him its not an issue.

We do have a lot of players out of contract but Campbell, Davis and Herman are the only 3 that have featured lately.

All we ask for is a balance in reporting not Armageddon tabloid sensationalism.

By: Mark Harrison

Mark Harrison — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:19:47 +0000

@mike hall

Can you please inform me what was poorly researched in the comments you are referring to? Not once did I say Distin and Crouch were out of contract. Distin has been connected to rumours of a cut price deal to Liverpool with only a year left on his contract and Crouch has made comments recently about not being happy with the lack of information and is also being linked with a move away. Plus about the 18 players, I didn’t say they were all first team players I said ’18 players from the youth to the first team’. Whether it’s dead wood or not 18 players are a lot of players who could possible leave.

By: pfcjames

pfcjames — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:17:47 +0000

You do realise that Johnson is the best player in his position in the country and his talent is wasted not playing champions league which can also only benefit the national football team as well.

Therefore the following comment of yours makes about as much sense as if you have said nothing :

“To add to Pompey’s problems Glen Johnson is expected to move to Liverpool”

Surely to god you can actually print something better than this

By: exexile

exexile — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:55:42 +0000

This sounds like the same derisory drivel spouting from the sun newspaper regarding PFC. They call it an exclusive – mainly because no-one bar a few gullible souls (hint) give any credence to it. Mike is right in all he says – as to the itchyvertigo comment – wait and see,like everybody else!!

By: vertigoitch

vertigoitch — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:44:29 +0000

which manager have you lined up then?

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:43:32 +0000

Mike Ashley has been the worst thing to happen to Newcastle United in its entire 127 year history. His drawn out departure just prolongs the misery and increases the odds that we go the way of Leeds United.