Mark Jacobs Spills The Beans

Most of you know that I have continually defended the current administration and even argued with many of you regarding your expectations from what is fundamentally a privately owned company.
But (to me) this latest episode just shows contempt
They know we are waiting for news.
They know we are concerned.
They know how much the club means to us.
To state to a national newspaper that a statement would be issued ‘later this afternoon’, without checking it was actually going to be issued is too hard to swallow., and then to come out and say that a ‘colleague’ “has got it wrong” defies belief.
To set an expectation and then dash it within hours is unacceptable.
I’ve no doubt there is a lot going on behind the scenes, they maybe working seven days a week and so on… but for ***** sake Portsmouth Football Club show some respect to the supporters of the club who walk through the turnstiles week after week, season after season, without us you cease to have a purpose. If there is to be no statement today, why go on record to say there would be?.. Unless of course mr Jacobs and Mr Azougy are working for ‘different people’


I have been anti-demonstrations thus far… perhaps I have been wrong!

just contemptuous

Paul.. Seriously I am stunned .. Me... speechless!

well said chix. you gonna be part of the protest now

Coxy .. If it is aimed at getting answers and not just screaming nonsense songs .. I'll happily be first in the queue ...
But I also think it should be inside the ground .. as the stewards will have to 'police it' which will cause as much fuss as possible .. If it is organised properly we can cause merry hell .. All I want is answers and a regular stream of information

Russ.. that's the conclusion I've drawn.. if there is no cohesion inside the corridors of power at Fratton we are well and truly *****ed..

I also suspect , and this purely my speculation, there is a real chance that the true owner is not an Alfarj Arab at all but could come from the region.

I can picture Mark Jacobs as a little yellow bear who doesn't say anything and Azougy as a grey dog that squeaks and there's some grinning fat bloke with his hands up their arses while they hit each other over the head. Izzy Wizzy let's get relegated!

Russ - Which region ? Saudi ? Dubai ? Pompey ?

HSB - A good analogy mee thinks .. but didn't the fat bloke die.. here's hoping !

Russ.. it's an interesting theory but they why front it with Al Fahaj .. or is that just a short stop as he stumped up Septembers wage cheque.. ***** it who knows anything any more ..

the All farjed up consortia was aways bsed on one major player whome some have reported to be his sister who has links to the royals, the saudi defence ministry and a very large saudi minerals conglomerate; as stated by storriebook the main backer is known to have dropped out and with them so did the bank guarantees. Some had this person as the sister, some had it as somebody with whome the saudi government was not comfatable to have public dealings with. SAF is known to have expressed disquiet at the growing Isreali involvement, my family in dubai who read the article said it was critical of the Isreali club managment at portsmouth but not on an Isreali managing the team as reported in this country. What is also a bit odd is the various owner parties appear to be highly accessible to the guardian which has good connections in the region. Where as poor old pete is left with the mail and being "the highly placed source" for ESPN. As i said all my own fantasy/ speculation but i think sasha knows/ suspects who the real benecial owner is and it aint Farj

Azougy is only one guy. He made a mistake. Jacobs hasn't got the report ready. OK, people are dissapointed the report didn't come out but settle down please children. Communications and factions at the club aren't on the same page, we all knew that a long time ago.

Guys, Villa fan here, I come in peace, I feel for you guys, real fans, not glory hunters, being treated like this and your club in such turmoil,its not good for anyone I really hope you can survive this

L&P i just dont think that stacks up, i agree with Chix. As a DM i know that reports like that take days to produce and are a legal minefield; my compny assesments spend more days being rewritten by lawyers than i took to right them, you have to real careful what you say because any company you mention may get doiwngraded by D&B or S&P and you get sued. Azougy is a crook but not stupid; he would have known it so why say it? Why didnt Jacob mention the report before? Why would they publish a report like that (if it was to be produced) knowing that it would cause real friction when they need sasha's cooperation more than ever?

Here we go then.......I hate to stick my head above the parapet, but being an old soldier, I can't help myself !!! Yep the communication between these muppets has been clown-like, and yes we have been kept in the dark..but, I still hold a crumb-of-an-ounce of belief that things are being put in order in some strange way. I think it is pretty obvious that Administration and Bankruptcy (unless the courts get us) are not on the agenda (of the owners) or else they simply would not have gone to the trouble of trying to re-finance and pay of debt(s). My ongoing positive attitude and good grace to this team is 5 days in to its last month, I'm not giving up yet !!!!! Call me Stupid (not all at once, I might hear you) but I'm playing the long game on this one and hoping that the twists and turns of January are going to give us a glimmer of hope, to see a bright, lustrous and proud Star and Garter beaming from the Jewel of the Solent that is Portsmouth......."Heavens Light Our Guide" - PLAY UP POMPEY

rover here - i just gotta say you pompey fans are getting the short end of the stick and that sucks for any team. sorry guys.

L&P its a defensive midfielder of course.... sorry i just wanted to talk about football for once, its been such a long time since i'v got when it comes to pompey....... anyway i think i'm just about with barney on this 1 i'll not give up just yet, i'll give em january and then i'll get my pitch fork and torch out of the shed and join in with the mob.

Even the script writers for "El Dorado" couldn't have dream't anything this bad up. Am I in a Coma? When I wake up, will this be like Bobby Ewing coming back to Dallas? Please someone tell me this is not real!!!!!!!!!