Something is happening behind the scenes that Pompey that is worth a great deal more headscratching than what it's generating at the moment. The club's present footballing situation is a nightmare, and after rumours that players and staff have not been paid, the financial situation cannot be much better.

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Handsy's brain on a Friday night
International breaks and Friday nights, there is nothing that will make a fantasy Premier League manager twitch faster...
Idle hands are the devil's playground, if I am anywhere near my computer after having an adult beverage or two there is nothing more tempting than adjusting my fantasy roster. Click to continue reading...

As the nights draw in and leaves fall and while hedgehogs prepare to be burnt alive in bonfires there is one thing that begins to blossom — transfer rumours. Having said that, transfer rumour seem to be more evergreen than biannual.

The latest rumour involves midfielder Camel Meriem, currently at AS Monaco, who is thought to have gained the interest of Megson.

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Now that the stadiums have all cleared out lets take a look at last week's results.

Burnley continued their magical season of 2009 with another impressive win over Sunderland. David Nugent (no relation to Ted) scored two of the club's goals leading the club to the 3-1 win. Arsenal impressed once again with a ridiculous offensive output beating Wigan 4-0 including two Vermaelen goals.

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A look at the winners and losers in this weekend's EPL games.

Winners
Manchester United
It was a tough run of games against Arsenal, Spurs and Man City and United came out of it with maximum points, despite not reaching the levels they have been at in the last two years. With a easier schedule coming up, United don't have a really tough game until they visit Liverpool on October 25.

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A look at the winners and losers in this weekend's Premier League games.

Winners
Manchester United
It was a tough run of games against Arsenal, Spurs and Man City and United came out of it with maximum points, despite not reaching the levels they have been at in the last two years.

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This week ITS brings you our top ten one hit wonders, we will show you ten players who defined the odds by getting the honour of putting on the England shirt....erm once!

10. Joey Barton (VS. Spain, 2007)

Schteve Maclaren is a manager full of good ideas. One of his best was to give Barton an England Cap just after he had lamented his frustration at the whole England squad in his book.

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A David Nugent sighting
In the pre-season, I predicted he'd pick up about 7 goals if he got 30+ starts as Pompey's leading striker this season, but after beating up his own teammate defender Marc Wilson, Nugent was shipped out of Portsmouth and landed on loan at Burnley.
Portsmouth are winless in six - without any credible offensive threat - while Nugent made his debut today for Burnley scoring the game-winning goal (a brilliant header) and then adding a second (a brilliant left-footed strike into the upper corner). Click to continue reading...

Liverpool's season is firmly back on track after a Yossi Benayoun hat-trick left promoted Burnley overwhelmed.
The top-flight new boys had started the season so well with wins over Manchester United and Everton but have now suffered successive defeats at Chelsea and now Liverpool - conceding seven in the process. Click to continue reading...

International break done and dusted, back to the real deal!

Liverpool defender Fabio Aurelio could make his first appearance of the season after completing his recovery from a cartilage operation.

The Brazilian, who hurt his knee while playing with his son on holiday, should at least be on the bench.

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Hard to argue with this Daily Mail list was probably surprisingly easy to assemble!

10. Keith Curle (3 caps, 1992)
Never an obvious candidate for international football, Curle had spent his formative years on the boggy pitches of the lower leagues.
Graham Taylor's scatter-gun approach to selection saw the Manchester City player appearing at right-back, only to be replaced by the left-midfielder Andy Sinton.

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Out of town for the weekend - but didn't miss much on the footie front other than a few surprising World Cup qualifying results. Let's take a look at some of the news coming out of the international break as it pertains to the Premier League:

• Israel crashed out of World Cup qualifying despite dominating their match against Latvia.

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.Arsenal Transfered In: Thomas Vermaelen (Ajax, £11m), Damian Martinez (Club Athletico Independiente, £1.3m), Jamie Edge (Cheltenham, undisc) Transfered Out: Abu Ogogo (Dag & Red, free), Amaury Bischoff (Academica de Coimbra, free), Emmanuel Adebayor (Man C, £25m), Kolo Toure (Man C, £14m), Jay Simpson (QPR, loan), James Dunne (Exeter, free), Rui Fonte (Lisbon, free), Rene Steer (Oldham, free), [. Click to continue reading...

The European Transfer window as officially closed with many deals being made on the final day, Tuesday September 1, 2009. There were no huge moves by any of the large clubs but many clubs tried to solidify their rosters. Most of the moves are loans, a few were free, some undisclosed, and a couple that were a published fee.

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It's the weekend again, so it's time to turn the focus to the action on the pitch, but there's still a fair share of gossip to report on from the transfer pages.

The current holder of 'The Rumor That Won't Go Away' title is the Joleon Lescott to Manchester City saga, but another situation that persists involves Chelsea and AC Milan striker Alexandre Pato.

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Despite denial by club officials Gary Megson claims that Danny Shittu and Gavin McCann are currently in negotiations with Portsmouth.

"We're trying to move the squad forward and get it stronger. We have got 21 outfield players and it is about trying to make that number stronger.

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UPDATE: According to the News of the World, Hull City are interested in Portsmouth striker David Nugent, who is worth around £4million.

August 6th, 2009 According to Neil Allen at The News, Portsmouth have received an enquiry for striker David Nugent and look like they will sell him.

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Rounding up yesterdays biggest transfer news and gossip.

"Is that the way to Sunderland?"

Portsmouth Set To Lose Even More Players.

With negotiations with Sulaiman Al Fahim's in a stale mate, Portsmouth will look to cash in on some of their bigger named players.

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According to Neil Allen at The News, Portsmouth have received an enquiry for striker David Nugent and look like they will sell him. Executive chairman Peter Storrie said,

"We have identified players we want to sell – no-one has to be a brain surgeon to work out who they are .

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Portsmouth's David Nugent and Marc Wilson were both fined two weeks' wages following a drunken altercation in a hotel on a pre-season trip to Portugal. It is understood that the two players squared up to each other in a corridor outside their rooms at 5am last Sunday after drinking heavily, team-mates were forced to step in [. Click to continue reading...

Portsmouth players David Nugent and Marc Wilson were sent home from Portugal after having a fight, after a night out in Guimaraes on Sunday.
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1. Portsmouth crazy drunkards? David Nugent and Marc Wilson attacked each other with metal clothesrails in their hotel in the early hours of the morning.
2. Carlos Tevez' bizarre injury? The Argentine could miss the start of the EPL season after hurting his heel after falling in the shower. Click to continue reading...

Hilarious, well not if you're either player or indeed a fan of the club, but nonetheless a good giggle for everyone else.

A pair of Tasmanian Devil pups: Mr. Wilson and Mr. Nugent will do well to learn from them!

Crisis club Portsmouth sunk to a new low after two of their players fought each other in a brutal hotel brawl during their trip to Portugal.

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Pompey pair invent hotel wardrobe rail jousting Portsmouth's David Nugent and Marc Wilson were sent home from the club's pre-season tour of Portugal last week after a drunken fight in a hotel corridor. Armed with clothes rails from their wardrobes, the drunken duo squared up to each other at 5am on Sunday at the four-star Villa [. Click to continue reading...

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The Daily Fail Mail is reporting that Portsmouth's David Nugent and Marc Wilson were fined two weeks' wages for holding their own personal drunken hotel room death match while the club was in Portugal last week:

Striker Nugent, a £6million buy from Preston, and midfielder Wilson are understood to have squared up to each other with metal clothes rails torn from their hotel wardrobes at 5am on Sunday after a night of heavy drinking.

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What the hell is going on at Portsmouth? Despite Sulaiman Al Fayed passing the fit and proper persons test that the Premier League subjected him to, he's still not completed the takeover at Fratton Park. The fans of Pompey deserve better than this, it's not fair and it's getting beyond a joke.

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For all the transfer talk this summer, two pieces of business have really caught my eye. Firstly, Glenn Johnson to Liverpool, and secondly Peter Crouch to Tottenham. Both players moved from the South Coast overachievers Portsmouth, leaving the boys from Fratton Park dangerously thin on first team players.

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The (fantasy) Premier League season is less than three weeks away, and with Peter Crouch officially sealing his move from Portsmouth to Tottenham, Pompey have a striker position up for grabs.
The primary contenders are Kanu (too old), John Utaka (too streaky and probably on his way out), and David Nugent - who scored a hat trick today in pre-season. Click to continue reading...

Yesterday I covered the Perfect Drama Classic. Today, I'll look at the You Were Right I Was Wrong Classic...

2.) Portsmouth v. Liverpool - 7 Feb 2009

I try to be the biggest proponent of Rafa Knows Best whenever I can. Though I am at times puzzled by some of his decisions and have my own staunch opinion on how things should be done (this is a requirement for being a football supporter—FIFA will fine me if I don't question starting line-ups 15 times in all competitions).

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From Old Trafford, Attendance 74,895 , Referee Peter Walton Manchester United 2 - 0 Portsmouth

Wayne Rooney (9)
Michael Carrick (82)

Manchester United Team Statistics Portsmouth 2 Goals 0 12 Shots On Target 1 5 Shots Off Target 3 4 Shots Blocked 0 6 Corners 6 5 Offsides 0 11 Fouls 7 1 Yellow Cards 0 0 Red Cards 0 56. Click to continue reading...

My lady friend summed it up perfectly when I relayed the new Avram Grant news: "Your alleged favorite team is getting your alleged favorite coach."
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Portsmouth's season is on the verge of collapse. Click to continue reading...