(09-08-2023, 05:17 PM)slayer Wrote: Penny isn't going to give a flying fuck if it isn't consistent with the whip of the party

(10-08-2023, 11:01 AM)Cressers Wrote: So the supposedly wealthy Eisner won't stump up for the feasibility study that should suggest the footbridge would be a good idea? Imagine the struggle to get 'Moneybags'  to cough up for the actual construction! A case of 'eat what we kill' again?

He didn't come across well in the interview; moaning about traffic and cyclists mixing with the fans en-route to FP came across as deflecting from his own failings.

(10-08-2023, 11:15 AM)slayer Wrote: Look beyond the facade on Penny. Voting history tells you everything.

Speaking of politics, this study is an example of Michael playing his own. It is a way to say look, we are trying to do something, but woe is us, others aren't helping.

If you want the bridge, fucking get on with it and pay for it. The pricks are striking most weeks, they aren't going to find the funds for it down the back of their sofa.

If he really is worried about the safety of the fans getting in and out of the ground, he will take responsibility for it and pay out.

Meanwhile everyone will continue to not die when they traverse dogshit alley and Goldsmith Ave.

(10-08-2023, 11:29 AM)slayer Wrote: They are up for it if it is funded, they said that a year ago. Michael's video updates record him loudly and clearly saying he doesn't think it is fair that he pays for it all

(10-08-2023, 11:16 AM)Cressers Wrote: Why should NR stump up? It's bad enough PCC getting involved.

(10-08-2023, 12:59 PM)Milkins Wrote: If ME was genuinely interested in developing the North Stand, or indeed the whole stadium, to get us up to a sensible size, he would have already have got on with it. The time to extend the stadium was over the past few years when demand was lower (or non existent in Covid-time). The time to extend is not when/if we get promoted as at that point there will be more demand for tickets.

This spat with NR strikes me as another distraction. ME & Tornante have the resource to fund this, and let's be honest, have always had the resource to fund a good portion of a full development of Fratton out of cash-flow.

Eisner's track record running the Anaheim Angels (MLB), and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (NHL) was underwhelming and that fits right in with how they have run PFC so far. It would be unrealistic (not withstanding the possibility that perhaps JM etc having a blinder this year) to expect much different from his remaining time here.

(10-08-2023, 11:26 AM)DeepBlue Wrote:

(10-08-2023, 11:15 AM)slayer Wrote: Look beyond the facade on Penny. Voting history tells you everything.

Speaking of politics, this study is an example of Michael playing his own. It is a way to say look, we are trying to do something, but woe is us, others aren't helping.

If you want the bridge, fucking get on with it and pay for it. The pricks are striking most weeks, they aren't going to find the funds for it down the back of their sofa.

If he really is worried about the safety of the fans getting in and out of the ground, he will take responsibility for it and pay out.

Meanwhile everyone will continue to not die when they traverse dogshit alley and Goldsmith Ave.

You haven't studied this have you ? 

It's rail land, we cannot build a bridge without their agreement.  PCC, PFC & the Retail centre are all up for it, but National Rail will not play ball.  All three parties have every right to be angry .

(10-08-2023, 02:59 PM)Lawrence Wrote:

(10-08-2023, 11:26 AM)DeepBlue Wrote:

(10-08-2023, 11:15 AM)slayer Wrote: Look beyond the facade on Penny. Voting history tells you everything.

Speaking of politics, this study is an example of Michael playing his own. It is a way to say look, we are trying to do something, but woe is us, others aren't helping.

If you want the bridge, fucking get on with it and pay for it. The pricks are striking most weeks, they aren't going to find the funds for it down the back of their sofa.

If he really is worried about the safety of the fans getting in and out of the ground, he will take responsibility for it and pay out.

Meanwhile everyone will continue to not die when they traverse dogshit alley and Goldsmith Ave.

You haven't studied this have you ? 

It's rail land, we cannot build a bridge without their agreement.  PCC, PFC & the Retail centre are all up for it, but National Rail will not play ball.  All three parties have every right to be angry .

Not that I'm pro NR but there's no way I'd help fund a study that will put further pressure on me to stump up more cash down the road. I may be wrong but I haven't read anywhere that it's just access over the land that's the problem. I was led to believe that the club doesn't want to pay for the bridge all itself. If that's not the case, then the club has so far failed to make that clear enough.

I'm going to sound even more pro NR (I'm not!) but they probably stand to get the least benefit of better links to Fratton. On match days, the traffic would be heavy and too busy to process tickets and the idea that people will swarm over to Fratton on non match days is a bit optimistic. You only have to look at Brighton and the chaos that is Felpham railway station on match days and dust balls on non match days. I wonder who paid for Brighton's railway upgrade bearing in mind they weren't a PL club at that time. Ive a slight feeling it was a billionaire owner....

As far as regeneration entails, so far the Pompey plan appears to entail some more flatpack houses and the same shopping centre. Not sure that will get people flocking to and from that side of Portsmouth.

The best way to put pressure to get NR to play ball is to get promoted. It's a lot harder to dick about a PL or championship team than it is a perennial League 1 team.