Covering about £1.5m annual losses would be the minimum but, the only other options are admin or full sale, probably. Also leaves the bond repayment 2027 with a (re) funding gap of about %1m to £1.5m

Not heard much of their recent stuff.

In other news I have got 2 tickets to see the Bayeux Tapestry next March

The bigger teams in this division would probably bring double our current away capacity, extra,extra, if we sort so.e of the ground

I saw something a few games.ago that shocked me and smells of poor standards and attitudes. I saw exactly the same thing last night. I sit near the away dugout and at the start of the second half the fitness coach has some discs out for players to go through to get their feet moving etc. They may as well not bother because most ran straight through them and others made the most pathetic attempt with the fitness coach looking on. Seems a bit of a crusty old bastards whinge after a defeat I know but it's stuff like this that signals what cultures and attitudes run from the top.

Because the investors are simply the best?

Judging from recent games increased capacity is not a major concern at the moment. Someone covering the losses or finding a cunning plan, that nobody else in League 1 has thought of, to stop the losses is what matters. Anyway the investment will go through, 'TINA'.

Hell yeah getting the ground sorted would be amazing we'd just then need a competitive squad so people consider coming to watch.

Build the east stand ,better budget,better manager,not much to ask for🙏

Regardless of what is presented/promised/said tonight no plan survives contact with the enemy and the enemy in this case is the football industry. Impossible to say at this point whether we'll be in L1 or L2 this time next year or what the investors' appetite for L2 football would be or their willingness to fund the ongoing losses (standard for L1 clubs) or tolerate financial underperformance (not sure we're standard on that on.)

Hash we will find out tonight whether what I was told is correct. I was very surprised by the amount supposedly proposed

That would work fine for me Hash if they cover the 2 million losses each year for the 5-10 years before thay take control. If they don't we are screwed anyway and they are likely to lose their investment unless they have a Pre Pack Administration agreement in place.

My view (without having heard anything) is that we likely have no choice but to accept this as the alternative may be going bust and in that scenario literally any lunatic could just buy us out. Even if these people have intentions to buy a majority stake down the line (say 5-10 years), kicking the can at least gives us some time to work out a model where that can happen while protecting the key things, Plough Lane, club name etc

Same again Saturday Timmy, wycombe only have 1 defeat in last 6 and have scored a wapping 18 goals this season compared to our 7. Defeated before the match has even started.

Come on Nick, don't be a tease, tell us what you've heard :-)

That’s pretty much my angle on it as well OI (as things stand and until any info shared tonight.) Definitely feels like can kicking even if that is the best option available at the moment.

Since the vote only needs 50%+1 and will get a big push from the DTB and the investors it will definitely pass. Whether it solves any of our problems is another matter. The main issue is we lose about 2 million per year and the owners won't cover it unlike at other League 1 clubs. A new manager or a new centre back doesn't address that. Will the investors cough up 2 million per year or are we just kicking the can again?

I’d say the more practice a keeper gets the better especially as League one is a decent level so Pompey will probably want him to stay, also presumably he is from round here so he is close to his parents so win win from his point of view

I’m a disbeliever when it comes to investment and always sceptical about the real reason that owners want to buy, but if the things I have heard about the proposed investor are true then maybe it will be a good fit.

I hate it when Spit is right!

Not sure why Horan didn't get chucked on for the last 15 at 3 down to play against someone like Smith. The game had gone by then and it would have been a bit of experience

I retired from reffing when my knees started to give up precisely because I did not want to become a "centre circle" ref. I came across many of those in my playing days.

At this rate I can see Pompey considering hauling Bursik back from his loan in January if not before depending on what’s allowed contractually. Not good for a keeper’s development to be shipping 10 goals in 3 games.

Are we to expect any further updates prior to tonight’s session? Maybe a link to view the stream that sort of thing.

Bob M - they are both injured though