Not a lot to talk about?

Not a lot to talk about on the Portsmouth front really. All that could've been said got said at the Portsmouth Fans Forum for BBC Solent on Tuesday, good to see Cotterill sticking up for his players and making sure what he says to them stays private.

No I am here today to talk about AFC Bournemouth's chairman Eddie Mitchell's post on the official website after recieving a bit of stick from fans. He's been accused of having no passion for the club and not removing debt. But what I find most intriguing is his detail account of the clubs expenditure over the past few months. Gives a fascinating read into the costings at a football club apart from the transfer of players.
He spent a whopping total- £3,278,100 on improvements to the ground and club facilities, these include;

• Purchasing a new mini bus for the Youth Team as the old one was a danger for kids to travel in. £10k
• New vehicle bought to tow the Cherriette around town and different locations giving the club the opportunity to get the AFCB brand out there and also sell merchandise at the same time. £7.5k 
• Completely renovate home dressing room and purchase of hi-spech ice bath instead of using two wheelie bins. £40k
• Creating a new supporters bar and café on the ground floor called 'Legends'. £14,500
• Converting and refurbishing the once derelict and unfurnished East Stand, to make classrooms for the Community Trust and Youth Department that house over 40 pupils. £50k
• Upgrading certain IT systems. £10k
• Providing a new score board. £25k
• Relaying new playing surface and relaying new sand base under the grass for better drainage. £12k

It's a real mix of different expenditures here, some odd and some relevant. I mean £25k for a scoreboard is a high price and never knew before they cost that much to purchase/install! Weirdest one goes out to the Cheriette....how bizzare, I don't think even us in Portsmouth have something that similar (unless we put make up on Linvoy Primus...). I wish more clubs would be as open to this kind of thing, even if it's not everything it gives us fans an idea into how much money is spent on the clubs over a period of time. Here I really feel for Mr Mitchell as the fans are getting on his back for what seems petty reasons, I wonder if they'd swap this comfortable financial position for being in administration and languishing in League Two dropzone? I know which one I'd choose!

If anyone wants to read the full open letter with expenditure details it can be found here;

http://www.afcb.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10324~2450934,00.html

Next for Portsmouth is a trip to the Humberside to face Hull! I'm in Yorkshire this weekend visiting Lightwater Valley and Flamingoland, hoping for a good win. Least it's not like last seasons Hull away game where we were on the brink of liquidation!

2-1 win I feel!