Comments on: Portsmouth On The Brink Again? http://www.epltalk.com/portsmouth-on-the-brink-again/9834 Daily News & Analysis of the English Premier League Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:11:50 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Lyle http://www.epltalk.com/portsmouth-on-the-brink-again/9834#comment-64121 Lyle Thu, 06 Aug 2009 04:36:49 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/?p=9834#comment-64121 Overspending on players IS symptomatic of English and British football, I'd say. Teams year in and year out now are going in to administration. A lot of this has to do with the idea that every once in a while you can have a payroll that is above your payroll budget. It works some times and more often doesn't work. It's living life dangerously, which is what a lot of clubs do because they have owners who got to where they are in life by taking financial risks. You're right that it is Pompey to blame. Doesn't matter if their fans are great. Bad financial decision are bad financial decisions. Pompey isn't even a particular big club (smallest home crowd in the League, I think)... so you know things should get problematic when you're paying bucket loads to some players. Overspending on players IS symptomatic of English and British football, I’d say. Teams year in and year out now are going in to administration. A lot of this has to do with the idea that every once in a while you can have a payroll that is above your payroll budget. It works some times and more often doesn’t work. It’s living life dangerously, which is what a lot of clubs do because they have owners who got to where they are in life by taking financial risks.

You’re right that it is Pompey to blame. Doesn’t matter if their fans are great. Bad financial decision are bad financial decisions. Pompey isn’t even a particular big club (smallest home crowd in the League, I think)… so you know things should get problematic when you’re paying bucket loads to some players.

]]> By: Lyle http://www.epltalk.com/portsmouth-on-the-brink-again/9834#comment-64120 Lyle Thu, 06 Aug 2009 04:30:43 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/?p=9834#comment-64120 I think you're probably in the minority with this view. I think you’re probably in the minority with this view.

]]> By: steve http://www.epltalk.com/portsmouth-on-the-brink-again/9834#comment-63972 steve Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:56:16 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/?p=9834#comment-63972 is it better to be a yo-yo club, or be like Bolton or Blackburn and stuck in mid table mediocrity year after year? If I were a Bolton fan, I'd be pretty damn bored right now. No chance of cracking the top four....occassionally they can get a UEFA spot (yawn), but also never really threatening relegation. From February on, what exactly is riding on there games? They are playing 10-12 glorified exhibition games at year end. I'd much rather be a West Brom....every other year you are competing for a title or involved in thrilling playoff games in the Championship, and every other year in the Premier League your end of the season games have as much riding on them as any as you try to stay up. There games have meaning to them. Best thing that could happen to Portsmouth this year....would be relegation. is it better to be a yo-yo club, or be like Bolton or Blackburn and stuck in mid table mediocrity year after year?

If I were a Bolton fan, I’d be pretty damn bored right now. No chance of cracking the top four….occassionally they can get a UEFA spot (yawn), but also never really threatening relegation. From February on, what exactly is riding on there games? They are playing 10-12 glorified exhibition games at year end.

I’d much rather be a West Brom….every other year you are competing for a title or involved in thrilling playoff games in the Championship, and every other year in the Premier League your end of the season games have as much riding on them as any as you try to stay up. There games have meaning to them.

Best thing that could happen to Portsmouth this year….would be relegation.

]]> By: FredTheRed http://www.epltalk.com/portsmouth-on-the-brink-again/9834#comment-63921 FredTheRed Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:13:27 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/?p=9834#comment-63921 The Sun say he did, do your research! The Sun say he did, do your research!

]]> By: Tom http://www.epltalk.com/portsmouth-on-the-brink-again/9834#comment-63909 Tom Wed, 05 Aug 2009 08:55:47 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/?p=9834#comment-63909 It has all the hallmarks of Leeds United's demise. The club has over stretched themselves buying big money players on money-sapping wages. They weren't even in the Champions League or have a big enough stadium to justify or sustain that level of spending. Sadly I fear Pompey will become another high profile EPL casualty but I reckon there are number of clubs on the brink in a division that has been irresponsible with money for years now. It has all the hallmarks of Leeds United’s demise. The club has over stretched themselves buying big money players on money-sapping wages. They weren’t even in the Champions League or have a big enough stadium to justify or sustain that level of spending.
Sadly I fear Pompey will become another high profile EPL casualty but I reckon there are number of clubs on the brink in a division that has been irresponsible with money for years now.

]]> By: Geovanni http://www.epltalk.com/portsmouth-on-the-brink-again/9834#comment-63878 Geovanni Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:58:09 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/?p=9834#comment-63878 Don't be surprised if they sell their keeper in the following days Don’t be surprised if they sell their keeper in the following days

]]> By: Geovanni http://www.epltalk.com/portsmouth-on-the-brink-again/9834#comment-63877 Geovanni Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:56:19 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/?p=9834#comment-63877 Portsmouth has received money from Crouch and Lassana Diarra. I don't see why they're not using it. Portsmouth has received money from Crouch and Lassana Diarra. I don’t see why they’re not using it.

]]> By: AtlantaPompey http://www.epltalk.com/portsmouth-on-the-brink-again/9834#comment-63872 AtlantaPompey Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:12:14 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/?p=9834#comment-63872 It's more about Portsmouth overspending themselves to the brink rather than symptomatic of English football. Having to sell everything that isn't nailed down just to meet payroll means that a lot of very unwise decisions were made along the way. Most of the clubs in the Premiership are not in this condition. It’s more about Portsmouth overspending themselves to the brink rather than symptomatic of English football. Having to sell everything that isn’t nailed down just to meet payroll means that a lot of very unwise decisions were made along the way. Most of the clubs in the Premiership are not in this condition.

]]> By: Lyle http://www.epltalk.com/portsmouth-on-the-brink-again/9834#comment-63871 Lyle Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:08:43 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/?p=9834#comment-63871 This is Premier League football. Although it sucks for Portsmouth right about now, they had it pretty good for a few years and that's about all you can expect from any team not in the top 4-5 year in and year out. Like Newcastle is a much bigger club and they're in the Championship now, and Leeds doesn't seem any closer to getting out of League One. That's football, it's simply dangerous to fly high and try to compete with the big guns. Nothing really to get too ticked off about, I think. Nothing else should be expected until there is a salary cap and tighter rules on what owners can do. The problem is that would mean English teams would get passed up by continental teams who could spend and spend, and because the big Four have so much say so in England, a salary cap ain't happening (even if Arsenal favor it because they bank on being Arsenal, historic team in London with big stadium). This is Premier League football. Although it sucks for Portsmouth right about now, they had it pretty good for a few years and that’s about all you can expect from any team not in the top 4-5 year in and year out. Like Newcastle is a much bigger club and they’re in the Championship now, and Leeds doesn’t seem any closer to getting out of League One. That’s football, it’s simply dangerous to fly high and try to compete with the big guns.

Nothing really to get too ticked off about, I think. Nothing else should be expected until there is a salary cap and tighter rules on what owners can do. The problem is that would mean English teams would get passed up by continental teams who could spend and spend, and because the big Four have so much say so in England, a salary cap ain’t happening (even if Arsenal favor it because they bank on being Arsenal, historic team in London with big stadium).

]]> By: AtlantaPompey http://www.epltalk.com/portsmouth-on-the-brink-again/9834#comment-63853 AtlantaPompey Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:21:16 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/?p=9834#comment-63853 Most of the transfer fees earned in the last year went directly to other clubs to pay debts owed for previous players bought. Since they absolutely refuse to let us know what is really going on financially, then it really is merely speculation regarding the finances. Pompey is in serious trouble right now. Administration is looming if the takeover doesn't go through. Most of the transfer fees earned in the last year went directly to other clubs to pay debts owed for previous players bought. Since they absolutely refuse to let us know what is really going on financially, then it really is merely speculation regarding the finances. Pompey is in serious trouble right now. Administration is looming if the takeover doesn’t go through.

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