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Pompeygary says " Interesting but mostly Peter Storrie filling us up with rehashed stories but honest to a point. It's a shame Sasha has ran out of money not just for us but for him to. I had hoped he would carry on his good work, lets just hope he finds us a good new owner.


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Well firstly it was bloody freezing in there, most people felt it was warmer outside!

Peter Storrie and Paul Hart were the two main guests and the Club had also brought along some old players from the past, Ray Hiron etc.

The Asia cup and a replica FA cup were also there for anyone who wanted photos with them.

Main topics of conversation were:

The Ground
Basinas
Conceding late goals
Gekas
New Kit
Training Ground
Reserve Team
New Owner
Games shifting ie Newcastle now on a Monday!

On the Fratton Park proposal, Peter Storrie said that planning permission had been altered slightly as the previous proposal had included residential building, which in this current climate is a no go. The supermarket option finances 70% of the cost of building 2 and 1/2 new stands, new facilities in the stands (pie and pint shops, new loos with hot running water in the taps...) The South Stand will become the away end. The capacity initially will increase by 5000 and once work is completed by November next season (work is meant to commence in May) it will have increased by 10000.

Basinas is not played as Hart believes we need tougher contact players on the field whilst we are in this relegation battle and feels Mullins is the man for the job.

Late goals issue was defended by saying we've done it all season, not just lately....also said that 5 points from last few games are great, but he knows we are in a battle and words were said in the dressing room after boro.

Gekas did refuse to play for the reserves, needless to say Hart and Storrie are not happy with this as hes contracted to the club and should do as he's told basically. Apparently he was bought after being seen on a video and that he has actually only played 2 hours 59 minutes this season, all as a late sub. Apparently Hart has spoken to him and says he needs to see him play, he cant take risks with team selection as we're fighting for survival and that if he is as good as Gekas says he is why didnt his team keep him!

New kit will be red, white and blue.

Training ground, work to start in the next month, the contracts have been awarded and all plans etc have gone through.

Reserve team, its felt that the reserves need to play more matches and there is supposed to be a proposal that the reserve league becomes an under 21 league.

New Owner, apparently a few people are interested, but until they show the colour of their money, nothing is concrete. Sasha is skint and will not put any more money into the club and if the club isnt sold by the new season, we are going to have a difficult summer, although not as bad as the last transfer window. We are running on a break even basis just now, but with new sky money etc we will be okay.

Afterwards someone asked about Diop, he has started running again today and is about a month away from a return, so good news on that front.

All in all, I thought Paul Hart was a very straightforward down to earth guy who seemed very honest.

There was a bit of joking at the start regarding winning the cup etc, players wanting to go clubbing after the win and take the cup with them, herman being held onto the side of the bus by Sasha when he tried to climb off to go to the loo....

I enjoyed it, my only complaint was how cold it was in there and that maybe it shouldve been held in one of the function rooms.


oops forgot to say about the games being shifted about. Peter Storrie said that we have no control over it, its to do with so many european fixtures etc and not just down to sky and setanta.

He did however say, that without the sky money we and probably every club in the premiership (including man utd) would be bankrupt. The sky money pays the wages and if we dont offer the wages then the best players would all go abroad, so as much as people dislike their games being disrupted theres not much anyone can do about it.