Pompey – a Sorry Storrie

by Adrian on 26 February 2010

Portsmouth FC – Administration 26th February 2010 – 10:20am

Peter Storrie – 2009 Salary £1.2 – £1.4 million

I don’t know about the others but can only guess the huge sums they took in salaries and bonuses to drive a great club from a proud city into administration. Harry Redknapp. Why leave the club for a second time? Gravy train dried up? [click to continue…]

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Football: Great Game, Rotten Business

by Adrian on 25 February 2010

Seeing the financial woes of my home-town club, Portsmouth FC, being highlighted in the press recently, is a sad indictment of how football in England is being run.

Pompey, I’m sure, isn’t the only team likely to enter administration over the next couple of years but how has it been allowed to happen? Who takes responsibility for the management of the business side of life? In the case of Pompey, it doesn’t seem that its £1.4 million a year Chief Executive, Peter Storrie (see ‘Pompey – A Sorry Storrie‘), has any cause for concern. Nor its former Manager, Harry Redknapp, who presided over the acquisition of average players on well above average salaries (when compared to ‘normal’ jobs). He’s now safely entrenched at Tottenham where he can continue his good work… [click to continue…]

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Depeche Mode at the O2 Arena, London – 21st February 2010

February 21, 2010

Hot on the heels of seeing Depeche Mode at The Royal Albert Hall with my wife and two sons, this time was the turn to take my Brother-in-law to see the band for his first time.
The journey to and from the O2 was a nightmare with engineering works on both the mainline and underground, meaning [...]

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No More Political Correctness for Police?

January 24, 2010

My Sister gave me this card for my recent birthday:
I’m not sure if I got this because of my renowned political correctness or the fact I’m carrying a bit of excess baggage! Either way, I thought it was very funny…
Picture credit: Matthew Pritchett, The Daily Telegraph

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I Really Should Have Gone To Specsavers!

January 21, 2010

As part of my ’support local shops’ philosophy, when I recently decided to switch back to wearing contact lenses, I thought that I would try an opticians in my local area.
I went to 20/20 Vision in Park Gate and enquired “Do you have contact lenses” to which the sharp (dangerously so) Receptionist retorted – “What, [...]

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New Google AdWords Professional Program

January 14, 2010

I have just recently sat and passed (phew!) my third Google AdWords Professional exam.
Google are improving the AdWords testing program, both in terms of credibility and the way the exam is managed.
The ‘Fundamentals’ course (to be joined in 2010 by an Advanced course) contains 120 questions and you have 120 minutes to complete. Even if [...]

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Depeche Mode at O2, London – 16th December 2009

December 26, 2009

My first time at the O2, London was to see my favourite band, Depeche Mode.
I went with my Wife, Sister and her partner, Paul. We were really impressed with the venue, this having been the first time that we’d been to a concert at the O2.

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Review of B2B Marketing’s Best Practice Guide: Social Media

November 26, 2009

As someone involved in search engine marketing, I’m always prepared to invest in information if I feel it is relevant to the industry and could help those clients I work with gain an advantage over their competitors.
Social Media is one such area that has gained a great deal of exposure of late, in part due [...]

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The 11th Hour of the 11th day of the 11th Month – Let’s Remember Them

November 11, 2009

This was sent to me today via email so I thought that I would share here:
The average British soldier is 19 years old. He is a short haired, well built lad who, under normal circumstances is considered by society as half man, half boy. Not yet dry behind the ears, but old enough to die [...]

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Wounded Soldiers and Help for Heroes To Climb Mount Kilimanjaro

August 25, 2009

On the 22nd October 2009, a group of wounded British soldiers will be joined by ‘Team Parry’, the Help for Heroes founders, in a quest to climb Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for H4H.
This is a great cause and the team aim to raise a ton of cash to provide support for our wounded service [...]

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