What can we read into this ?

**spireitematt** · 24-04-2015, 00:34

(23-04-2015, 21:17)St Charles Owl Wrote:
(23-04-2015, 20:32)spireitematt Wrote: This could really affect us on the pitch. Portsmouth should have waited till after the season was over because they have nothing left to play for but we've got a real chance of making the playoff final and possibly getting promotion to the Championship.

This should be used by the coaching staff to motivate the players by saying that if they want to keep him then getting promoted will be the best way to achieve that!! Its a strange rule where you can talk to a manager but not a player outside the transfer window, maybe the same rules should apply.

Sounds to me like there is more to this than meets the eye.

**spireitematt** · 24-04-2015, 16:49

Skybet have got Paul Cook down as 3/1 on as the next manager of Portsmouth, either Skybet are toying with people or somebody somewhere knows something.

bluepooch · 26-04-2015, 13:40

1/5 with VC .Speaks volumes I'm afraid and casts a shadow over the whole play off situation for me .

**spireitematt** · 26-04-2015, 20:25

Portsmouth fans hope we lose in the playoffs so that they can get Cook before the end of May.

Portsmouth made the approach to Cook on Thursday hoping that they could speak face to face to him yesterday after their game at Mansfield. How ******* cheeky can you get.

bluepooch · 28-04-2015, 11:50

I see the price has lengthened to 5/6.sounds like a weak market so maybe we shouldn't read too much into it.

Dancingwilldoit · 28-04-2015, 14:15

Allen now favorite. Cue all the moaning about Cook being a disloyal so and so.

**spireitematt** · 28-04-2015, 14:46

(28-04-2015, 14:15)Dancingwilldoit Wrote: Allen now favorite. Cue all the moaning about Cook being a disloyal so and so.

Allen is out of contract at Barnet and I reckon he will probably stay at Barnet instead of jumping ship. I reckon Fergie will be manager of Portsmouth because he has contacts at Peterborough and Manchester United and will be able to loan players.

**spireitematt** · 29-04-2015, 20:22

Looks like Martin Allen could be the new manager of Portsmouth with Waddock as his assistant.

bluepooch · 29-04-2015, 21:06

Where've you seen this Matt .Cookie is back to 1/4 with Allen not in betting .Hope youre right .

**spireitematt** · (This post was last modified: 29-04-2015, 21:45 by spireitematt.)

(29-04-2015, 21:06)bluepooch Wrote: Where've you seen this Matt .Cookie is back to 1/4 with Allen not in betting .Hope youre right .

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey...-1-6714582

Waddock was a coach at Barnet under Allen at the start of the season but left in December for Pompey. I read that whoever goes to Portsmouth has to use the staff already there so if Cook went there he wouldn't be allowed to take anyone with him because Portsmouth wouldn't be able to afford it. Allen has managed Barnet 4 times and doesn't stay at clubs very long and I think if he takes the Portsmouth job and its not going well for him he'll probably leave.

Just had a look at the odds again and Allen was favourite earlier at 4/7 and now they've changed again and Cook is favourite at 2/7.