Rumour Mill-Sven wants Nugent..and Howe!

I wonder, tmp, if that might be about to change? (I already posted what follows here at the end of the long-running Kilkenny thread, but it seems relevant here too, and I suspect people have finished with that other debate.) For those who want to try to keep up with the changing economic world of footy, there's more about the FL's new 'financial fair play' initiatives, which were recently agreed in principle at the FL's meeting in Cyprus, at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13724949.stm. If you click through to (the other) Paul Fletcher's blog from that webpage, you'll find this news from 4 April: "The Football League has signed a three-year deal with Sky Sports, giving the broadcaster exclusive rights to show live matches from the 2012-13 season. The deal, worth £195m, marks a drop from the current £264m agreement with Sky and the BBC. Football League chairman Greg Clarke said it had been a challenging climate to negotiate in. The BBC said that it had been unable to make a competitive bid for live broadcast rights. Under the new agreement, Sky Sports will broadcast 75 matches from across the Npower Football League, the play-offs including all three finals, 15 matches from the Carling Cup including both legs of each semi-final and the final, the final of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy and at least two matches from the preceding rounds. Sky will also show match highlights. The Football League said it was in ongoing discussions with broadcasters regarding free-to-air highlights." Fletcher speculates that this has been a significant factor in getting the FL to start determinedly down the road to 'financial fair play'. I can't convince myself, but are we actually seeing a very quiet June because clubs are trying to engineer a downward spiral in wages?

Put it this way VR, I would be annoyed if Leicester can & do! £25k/week at Pompey (Prem contract), I believe but surely he will now have to lower his expectations at non-Prem level?

I'd be amazed if we could beat Rossendale United's! Our highest paid player will be on peanuts knowing this Board and they will once more be blinkered by a salary cap rather than the ability of a player to contribute high quality and enhance our promotion chances so we can reap far greater financial rewards. When are we going to break this pathetic circle and try something new? If we fail to get Cork and they mention salary cap as the reason,it will say it all. If he goes to Southampton after all their financial plight. it will say even more if that's possible!

Would like to see Nugent signed but would be surprised if we do. My feeling is that we will be getting players looking to move up a division or perhaps moving sideways. Players moving down will be too expensive, transfer fees or wages, unless well over 30 and we do not want many of those and then only top performers.

..and Preston ex-Burnley? Cort, Iwelumo

Be interested to know what Pompey fans think about Nugent now! They slated him like mad before Cotts showed faith in the guy! What do they think now he is leaving? Come and tell us Pompey fans!

We also have Wes Fletcher waiting in the winga too! His turn will surely come next season unless they send him out on loan again. Nugent though is a class act in my opinion at this level

You have a point CC although I am always prepared to give a bloke one last chance. If he gets his head down and does not get delusions of grandeur about being a Prem player, he could bang in a skin full like he used to do for Preston