Portsmouth

[ratbert]

Can anyone answer the question of why they are linked every day in the media with every single footballer in the world?

[hisroyalgingerness]

dodgay 'array

[boltonboris]

and russian mafia riches

[communistworkethic]

dodgay 'array

they've got a dodgy array alright, a right set of waifs and strays. Doesn't explain why they get associated with good players too.

[jmjhb]

Bias of the Southern-based media, I'm afraid.

[bw@bw]

dodgay 'array

who signed over 140 players whilst he was manager of West Ham-

and is trying to break his own record

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Bias of the Southern-based media, I'm afraid.

But if so why is their name normally followed by ", Bolton, Middlesbrough, Celtic and Wigan are interested"?
I'm afraid it's more likely to be agents hoping to get a rise out of the other clubs interested in what are normally mid-range players.

[communistworkethic]

Bias of the Southern-based media, I'm afraid.

But if so why is their name normally followed by ", Bolton, Middlesbrough, Celtic and Wigan are interested"?

Probably because the pompey story only ever runs after the same story has been run referring to one of those other clubs as the interested party.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Bias of the Southern-based media, I'm afraid.

But if so why is their name normally followed by ", Bolton, Middlesbrough, Celtic and Wigan are interested"?

Probably because the pompey story only ever runs after the same story has been run referring to one of those other clubs as the interested party.

Aye but they're still not southern!

[Batman]

Cos he gasses off to the meeja evey chance they get.

Allardyce is his Moriarty.