What you missed while the American curling team was sliding out of relevance…
- Deco will quit Chelsea at the end of the season in order to move back to Brazil to be closer to his children. In other news, Deco still plays for Chelsea.
- Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs has some questions about the self-imposed administration of Portsmouth.
- The “Red Knights”, a group of wealthy Manchester United fans, have confirmed that they’re planning on putting together a bid to purchase Manchester United from the Glazer family; the Glazers, for their part, have no interest in selling the club.
- Real Madrid and Barcelona top Deloitte’s list of the world’s richest football clubs.
- Neil Warnock is going to be the next QPR manager even though Crystal Palace is saying he isn’t. Meanwhile, former QPR and Portsmouth manager Paul Hart is a leading candidate for the soon-t0-be-vacant Crystal Palace job.
- Liverpool are planning on locking down Javier Mascherano to a deal before the summer to stave off interest from Barcelona.
- Aaron Ramsey may only miss six months after suffering a broken fibula and tibia against Stoke City on Saturday.
- Landon Donovan has apologized to Everton fans and players for missing the “sitter of the season” against Tottenham on Sunday; had he scored, Everton would’ve drawn level with Spurs.
- Fan violence in France has forced Paris Saint-Germain to stop selling away tickets to their fans.
- James Milner is the latest player to criticize the terrible pitch at Wembley; he also feels that the pitch at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium sets the bar for what pitches should be.
- Arsenal is planning on bringing the Highbury Clock back to the Emirates for next season.
- Lauren Cheney’s brace in a 2-0 win against Sweden has sent the American women into the final of the Algarve Cup.
“Andronikou has confirmed that Portsmouth are £78m in debt, an even higher figure than was previously estimated, despite raising more than £70m in player sales. In addition to the £17m owed to Chainrai, the £30.5m claimed by the former owner Sacha Gaydamak and the estimated £18m owed to HMRC the club owes another £10m in transfer instalments between now and the end of the season.”
Yikes.
This isn’t even funny anymore. It’s macabre.
While being a somewhat eclectic group, this is such a shame for the loyal supporters who live and die with this club. It’s pathetic that it’s been run into the ground like this.
If nothing else, this is a worse template than Leeds because Leeds at least had a grounds that would allow them to stay somewhat solvent in the interim. Fratton Park is in no way the same type of thing.
Wait, Ted Knight is buying Man U?
Isn’t he dead?