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Post by PorkyShrew on May 13, 2004 22:08:38 GMT 1
hmm i've been watching sky sports news all night... they had harry on, mandaric and a fan on... and i am WELL confused!!!
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Post by rob on May 13, 2004 22:15:05 GMT 1
From what I gather,
Jim Smith and another coach have been sacked.
Harry Reknapp has been told that the club will no longer be bankroled and that Pompey must become self sufficient and as a result there will be a severe limit to the amount of money spent this summer and the amount of players he's allowed to bring in.
Apparently Portsmouth shelled out something like £20mill this season in wages, compared to Birminghams £13million in their first season.
Added to the fact that Mandaric has lost a fortune since 9/11.
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Post by ratcliffesghost on May 13, 2004 22:52:11 GMT 1
Very Familure all this At West Ham he spent 50million in transfer fees in 3 years which is ultimately what took west ham down in my and many other Hammers fans opinion. Had to sell Rio to balance the books and that was that. He bought some really cack players too I went on the Pompy website just before they played Arsenal and found plenty of posts asking what had happened to a number of big money foreign signings who seemed to have dissapeared into thin air. Harry is a top bloke, always trying to entertain and play super football. But it comes at a price West Ham could not afford and Pompy can't either. He does make more bad signings than good and will never be a Wenger or a Fergusson.
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Post by rob on May 13, 2004 23:02:00 GMT 1
You should read that football book by Brian Glanville I think. Broken Dreams.... or something, other people have read it as well and will be able to give you the title. ' Some interesting information about Mr redknapp, agents and his foreign players.....
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