2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Transfers
Parma's first move of the summer was to activate their option on newly capped Italian international Sebastian Giovinco, who had been on loan the previous season and on whom Parma had an option to buy for 50% for €3 million, despite parent club Juventus' interest in the player. Soon after, Parma resolved a number of co-ownership deals and secured former Parma player Jonathan Biabiany and Gonçalo Brandão on one-year loans. Paolo Castellini, also out on loan the previous year, was again farmed out, this time to relegated side Sampdoria.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Transfers
Meanwhile, right-sided Brazilian Ângelo left the club after the expiry of his contract for Serie A rivals Siena. Despite speculation about his future, Parma legend Hernán Crespo signed a new deal that tied him to the club for another year the day before, later adding that his two objectives for 2011–12 were to help the club avoid relegation and to score a 100th goal for Parma; before the season's start he had bagged 91.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Transfers
The first day of July saw Blerim Džemaili, whose ownership had just been resolved in favour of Parma, move to Napoli in a €9 million deal which saw the Swiss international move south in exchange for the permanent transfer of experienced midfielder Manuele Blasi and the loan of Italian-Brazilian defender Fabiano Santacroce. The following day saw Parma complete a triple swoop of strikers, as Graziano Pellè, Fabio Borini and Nicola Sansone all arrived on 2 July.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Transfers
Pellè was signed from Dutch side AZ Alkmaar for around €1.5 million after long-term interest, while Sansone was brought in on a free transfer from German giants Bayern Munich. Parma also signed young Italian Fabio Borini from Premier League giants Chelsea after a lengthy pursuit. He had been on loan to Swansea City for the latter part of the previous season, but Parma had been tracking Borini for some months and Borini confirmed he had no regrets over the move, despite Swansea's disappointment.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Transfers
On 6 July, experienced professional and vice-captain Massimo Paci also left the club, choosing to join Novara after his contract expired and Parma chose not to renew it. On the same day, out of favour striker Valeri Bojinov finally made his move to Sporting CP and Chilean attacking midfielder Jaime Valdés moved the other way on a temporary basis.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Transfers
As a result, one of Parma's main aims for the summer of signing of a forward became more important; however, main target Amauri, on loan to Parma for the second half of the previous year, confirmed his desire to stay at Juventus. Marco Pisano, who had struggled to get many games in his only season as a Parma player behind the more consistent performers Luca Antonelli and Massimo Gobbi at left-back, secured a move to Vicenza on 16 July.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Transfers
After nearly a month without signing a senior player, Matteo Rubin joined Parma from Torino on 6 August 2011 on a year-long loan deal, with the left-back unsatisfied with life at a Serie B club, although his time at Parma was eventually mutually agreed to be cut short in January. Further developments in the transfer market were not forthcoming until deadline day on 31 August. On that day, summer signing Fabio Borini and Francesco Lunardini were loaned to Roma and Gubbio, respectively. Beanpole striker Sergio Floccari was also loaned from Lazio for a fee of €1.5 million, as Parma finally found a replacement on the target man front.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Transfers
On 19 January 2012, Parma signed Brazilian right-back Jonathan on loan from Internazionale until the end of the season. Three days later, Parma also tied up a loan deal for Stefano Okaka on loan from Roma. Towards the end of the window, McDonald Mariga returned from Internazionale on loan after a previous spell at the club and summer signing Graziano Pellè was loaned to Sampdoria. On 2 February 2012, two days after the transfer window closed, the club's record scorer Hernán Crespo announced that his contract had been terminated after 94 goals in 201 appearances over two spells.


2011–12 Partick Thistle F.C. season
The 2011–12 season was Partick Thistle's sixth consecutive season in the Scottish First Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2005–06 season. Partick Thistle also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.


2011–12 Partick Thistle F.C. season, Summary
Partick Thistle finished sixth in the First Division. They reached the second round of the Challenge Cup, the first round of the League Cup and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.


2011–12 Partick Thistle F.C. season, Player statistics, Captains
Last updated: 5 May 2012Source: Competitive match reports. Competitive matches onlyMatches started as captain onlyCountry: FIFA nationality; No. : Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.


2011–12 Penn Quakers men's basketball team
The 2011–12 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by third year head coach Jerome Allen, played their home games at The Palestra and are members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 20–13, 11–3 in Ivy League play to finish in second place. They were invited to the 2012 College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Quinnipiac in first round before falling in the quarterfinals to Butler.


2011–12 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team
The 2011–12 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team represents Pennsylvania State University. Head coach Pat Chambers is in his first season with the team. The team played its home games in University Park, Pennsylvania, US at the Bryce Jordan Center (which has a capacity of 15,000) for the thirteenth consecutive season. They finished with a record of 12–20 overall, 4–14 in Big Ten play for a tied for a last place finish with Nebraska. They lost in the lost in the first round of the 2012 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament by Indiana.


2011–12 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team
The 2011–12 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the head coach Marty Wilson's first full season at Pepperdine, though he was the team's interim head coach in the 1990s for half of a season. The Waves played their home games at the Firestone Fieldhouse and are members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 10–19, 4–12 in WCC play to finish in seventh place and lost in the second round of the West Coast Conference Tournament to San Diego.


2011–12 Persepolis F.C. season
The 2011–12 season was the Persepolis's 11th season in the Pro League, and their 29th consecutive season in the top division of Iranian Football. They competed in the Champions League. They also competed in the Hazfi Cup but were eliminated by Esteghlal in the quarter-finals . Persepolis is captained by Ali Karimi.


2011–12 Persepolis F.C. season, Player, First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 Persepolis F.C. season, Player, Transfers, Summer transfers
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 Persepolis F.C. season, Player, Transfers, Summer transfers
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 Persepolis F.C. season, Player, Transfers, Winter transfers
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 Persepolis F.C. season, Player, Transfers, Winter transfers
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 Persepolis F.C. season, Statistics, Top scorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2011–12 Persepolis F.C. season, Statistics, Top scorers
Friendlies and Pre season goals are not recognized as competitive match goals.


2011–12 Persepolis F.C. season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.


2011–12 Persepolis F.C. season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Last updated: 4 April 2012Source: Competitive matches and Ordered by ,  and  = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup
The 2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup (also known as Iran Pro League) was the 29th season of Iran's Football League and 11th as Iran Pro League since its establishment in 2001. Sepahan were the defending champions. The season featured 15 teams from the 2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup and three new teams promoted from the 2010–11 Azadegan League: Damash as champions, Mes Sarcheshmeh and Fajr Sepasi. The league started on 2 August 2011 and ended on 11 May 2012. Sepahan won the Pro League title for the fourth time in their history (total fourth Iranian title).


2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup, Teams, Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup, Statistics, Top Goalscorers
1 Siamak Kouroshi from Naft Tehran 2 owne goals. Last updated: 16 May 2012 Source:


2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup, Awards, Annual awards, Team of the Tournament
Goalkeeper: Rahman Ahmadi (Sepahan)Defence: Ehsan Hajsafi (Tractor Sazi), Pejman Montazeri (Esteghlal), Jalal Hosseini (Sepahan), Hossein Mahini (Zob Ahan)Midfield: Ali Karimi (Persepolis), Omid Ebrahimi (Sepahan), Mojtaba Jabbari (Esteghlal), Flávio Paixão (Tractor Sazi)Attack: Founéké Sy (Sanat Naft), Karim Ansarifard (Saipa)


2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup, Awards, Annual awards, Player of the Tournament
Goal.com selected Farhad Majidi as the best player of the first half of the season and Ali Karimi as the best player of the second half. Karim Ansarifard and Omid Alishah also won the best young players of the tournament.


2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup, Attendances, Average home attendances
Updated to games played on 11 May 2012Source: Notes:Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendancesDamash, Fajr Sepasi and Mes Sarcheshmeh played last season in Azadegan League


2011–12 Persija Jakarta season
The 2011-12 season is Persija's 81st competitive season, Persija was played in the Indonesian Super League and finished 5th at the end of the season. Bambang Pamungkas and Pedro Velázquez are the top scorer for Persija with 16 goals.


2011–12 Persija Jakarta season, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 Persija Jakarta season, First-team squad, On loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 Persiraja Banda Aceh season
The 2011–12 season is Persiraja Banda Aceh's 1st season since the inception of the Indonesian Premier League.


2011–12 Persiraja Banda Aceh season, Players, First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 Persiraja Banda Aceh season, Transfer
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 Perth Glory FC season
The 2011–12 Perth Glory FC season was the club's 15th season since its establishment in 1996. The club competed in the A-League for the 7th time. The club participated in its first A-League Grand Final this season, its 5th overall.


2011–12 Perth Glory FC season, Players, First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 Perth Glory FC season, Players, Transfers
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 Perth Glory FC season, Players, Transfers
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 Perth Heat season
The 2011–12 Perth Heat season will be the second season for the team. As was the case for the previous season, the Heat will compete in the Australian Baseball League (ABL) with the other five foundation teams, and will again play its home games at Barbagallo Ballpark.


2011–12 Perth Heat season
The Heat will also be defending the ABL Championship title, having won the previous season's Championship Series, and over the course of the season, will represent Australia in the 2011 Asia Series.


2011–12 Perth Heat season, Offseason
Following the Heat's inaugural ABL Championship victory, the League announced that, beginning in 2011, the winner of each ABL Championship Series would participate in that year's Asia Series, a round-robin tournament of champion teams from the baseball leagues of Asia, including representatives of Japan, Republic of Korea, Republic of China and, going forward, People's Republic of China. As winners of the 2011 ABL Championship Series, the Heat will be the first Australian team to enter into this competition.


2011–12 Peterborough United F.C. season
The 2011–12 season was Peterborough United's 51st season in the Football League, competing in the Football League Championship after being promoted from Football League One, beating Huddersfield Town 3–0 in the Play-off final.


2011–12 Peterborough United F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 Peterborough United F.C. season, Transfers, Out
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.


2011–12 Peterborough United F.C. season, Transfers, Out
1Although officially undisclosed The Evening Telegraph reported the transfer fee was £2.5 million.


2011–12 Peterborough United F.C. season, Transfers, Out
2Although officially undisclosed The Evening Telegraph reported the transfer fee was £3.2 million.


2011–12 Peterhead F.C. season
The 2011–12 season was Peterhead's first season back in the Scottish Third Division, having been relegated from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2010–11 season. Peterhead also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.


2011–12 Peterhead F.C. season, Summary
Peterhead finished fifth in the Third Division. They reached the second round of the Scottish Challenge Cup, the first round of the League Cup and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup, losing 3–0 to Scottish Premier League side Celtic at Balmoor.


2011–12 Petron Blaze Boosters season
The 2011–12 Petron Blaze Boosters season was the 37th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


2011–12 Philadelphia 76ers season
The 2011–12 Philadelphia 76ers season was the 73rd season of the franchise, 63rd in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 49th in Philadelphia. The Sixers finished the regular season with a 35–31 record, earning the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference and a berth in the 2012 NBA Playoffs. Philadelphia faced the top-seeded Chicago Bulls in the first round and won the series in six games. This marked the first time the Sixers won an NBA playoffs series since 2003, when they defeated the New Orleans Hornets in six games in the First Round.


2011–12 Philadelphia 76ers season
This was only the fifth time an eighth-seeded team beat a first-seeded team in the playoffs in league history, following the Denver Nuggets in 1994, the New York Knicks in 1999, the Golden State Warriors in 2007, and the Memphis Grizzlies in 2011. The Sixers ended their postseason run after losing in seven games to the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference semi-finals.


2011–12 Philadelphia 76ers season
This marked the last time the Sixers made the playoffs until 2018.


2011–12 Philadelphia 76ers season, Transactions, Free agents
Many players signed with teams from other leagues due to the 2011 NBA lockout. FIBA allows players under NBA contracts to sign and play for teams from other leagues if the contracts have opt-out clauses that allow the players to return to the NBA if the lockout ends. The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season.


2011–12 Philadelphia Flyers season
The 2011–12 Philadelphia Flyers season was the team's 45th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers lost in the second round of the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs to their crosstown rivals, the New Jersey Devils, in five games.


2011–12 Philadelphia Flyers season
In July 2011, veteran Jaromir Jagr joined the Flyers as a free agent, his first time in the NHL since the 2007–08 season. The season was also Chris Pronger's last in the NHL. After appearing in three Stanley Cup Finals and winning one with the Anaheim Ducks, Pronger had not played since November 2011 after battling several injuries and suffering from post-concussion syndrome. In 2013, Claude Giroux would replace Pronger as the Flyers' captain. Pronger's absence left Jean-Sebastien Giguere of the Colorado Avalanche as the last remaining active Hartford Whaler in the NHL at the time.


2011–12 Philadelphia Flyers season, Off-season
Following his penchant for making big moves, Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren pulled off perhaps the most stunning move of his tenure, trading captain Mike Richards to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Brayden Schenn, Wayne Simmonds and a 2012 second-round draft pick, as well as Jeff Carter to the Columbus Blue Jackets for their 2011 first-round pick (Sean Couturier) and Jakub Voracek, all within the span of one hour on June 23. Later that same day, Holmgren addressed the Flyers' long-standing goaltending issues by signing the Phoenix Coyotes' Ilya Bryzgalov to a nine-year, $51 million contract. On July 1, the Flyers signed Jaromir Jagr to a one-year contract, Maxime Talbot to a five-year contract and Andreas Lilja to a two-year contract.


2011–12 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season
Chris Pronger was named the Flyers' captain; however, 13 games into the season, he was lost for the remainder of the regular season and playoffs with severe post-concussion syndrome.


2011–12 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season
Bryzgalov's play ranged from spectacular to subpar, including being benched in favor of Sergei Bobrovsky for the Flyers' 3–2 loss to the New York Rangers in the 2012 Winter Classic. Twelve rookies played for the Flyers during the season, with the play of Sean Couturier, Brayden Schenn and Matt Read standing out impressively.


2011–12 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season
The Flyers concluded the regular season with the most powerplay opportunities of all teams (335), the most powerplay goals scored (66) and the most powerplay opportunities against (319).


2011–12 Philadelphia Flyers season, Playoffs
The Flyers drew the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round of the playoffs, a series in which the two teams combined for an NHL-record 45 goals in the first four games and a total of 309 penalty minutes in an intense, fight-filled series. The Flyers pulled off the upset in six games against a Pittsburgh team that was heavily favored to win the Stanley Cup. But in the second round against the New Jersey Devils, the Flyers' run-and-gun style of play was stymied by the Devils' forechecking and defense, and the Flyers were eliminated in five games.


2011–12 Philadelphia Flyers season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2011–12 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions
The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from June 16, 2011, the day after the deciding game of the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 11, 2012, the day of the deciding game of the 2012 Stanley Cup Finals.


2011–12 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Signings, Free agency
The following players were signed by the Flyers via free agency. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).


2011–12 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Signings, Internal
The following players were either re-signed by the Flyers or, in the case of the team's selections in the NHL Entry Draft, signed to entry level contracts. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).


2011–12 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Departures
The following players left the team via free agency, release, or retirement. Players who were under contract and left the team during the season are marked with an asterisk (*).


2011–12 Philadelphia Flyers season, Draft picks
Philadelphia's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on June 24–25, 2011. The Flyers traded their first-round pick, 25th overall, and their third-round pick, 85th overall, to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Kris Versteeg on February 14, 2011. They also traded their original second and fifth-round picks in two different trades.


2011–12 Phoenix Coyotes season
The 2011–12 Phoenix Coyotes season was the franchise's 33rd season in the National Hockey League (NHL), their 40th overall and the 16th in Phoenix, Arizona.


2011–12 Phoenix Coyotes season, Off-season
On May 10, 2011, the Glendale City Council voted (by a 5–2 count) to keep the Coyotes in Arizona for the 2011–12 season on an interim basis while it tried to find a new owner to keep the team in Glendale. Before this vote, there was widespread speculation that the team would be re-locating back to Winnipeg before the start of the 2011–12 NHL season. Potential owner Matthew Hulsizer ended his bid to purchase the Coyotes on June 27, leaving no current potential buyers of the team, once again leaving the Coyotes' future in question.


2011–12 Phoenix Coyotes season, Off-season
Pending free agent goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers prior to the start of free agency.


2011–12 Phoenix Coyotes season, Off-season
The Coyotes ended their minor-league affiliation with the San Antonio Rampage and signed an affiliation with the Portland Pirates.


2011–12 Phoenix Coyotes season, Regular season
The Coyotes finished with their third straight 90-point season, with 97 points. On April 7, 2012, the Coyotes defeated the Minnesota Wild with a score of 4–1 to win the Pacific Division title—their first division title as an NHL team.


2011–12 Phoenix Coyotes season, Playoffs
As Pacific Division champions, the Coyotes were the third seed in the Western Conference. They faced the Chicago Blackhawks in the first round, and defeated them in six games for the franchise's first playoff series win since 1987, when as the Winnipeg Jets, they defeated the Calgary Flames in the first round. The Coyotes defeated the fourth-seeded Nashville Predators in five games to advance to the first Western Conference Final in franchise history. The eighth-seeded Los Angeles Kings knocked the Coyotes out of the playoffs in five games.


2011–12 Phoenix Coyotes season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Legend:  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2011–12 Phoenix Coyotes season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Coyotes. Stats reflect time with the Coyotes only. ‡Traded mid-season. Bold/italics denotes franchise record.


2011–12 Phoenix Coyotes season, Transactions
The Coyotes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season.


2011–12 Phoenix Coyotes season, Draft picks
Phoenix's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota.


2011–12 Phoenix Suns season
The 2011–12 Phoenix Suns season was the 44th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as well as the last season the Suns had point guard Steve Nash on the team. The season was shortened to sixty-six games due to the 2011 NBA Lockout. Going into the All-Star break with a 14–20 record, the Suns went 14–6 in their next 20 games to push back into playoffs contention. Towards the end of the season, the eighth-seeded Suns were still in the hunt, but a loss after their second-to-last game on the road against the Utah Jazz eliminated them from playoff contention. They went 8–7 in April, finishing the season with a 33–33 record, 10th-best in the West.


2011–12 Phoenix Suns season
Nash led the team in assists per game (10.7; second-best average in the league, most assists in total), three-point percentage (.390%), and free throw percentage (.894%), while averaging a career-high in field goal percentage (.532%). Center Marcin Gortat led the team in most statistical categories, including games played (66), games started (66), minutes per game (32.0), field goal percentage (.555%), rebounds per game (10.0), blocks per game (1.5), and points per game (15.4). Nash was the lone member of the Suns selected for the 2012 NBA All-Star Game, his eighth appearance. In a game against the Denver Nuggets on April 21, Nash passed Oscar Robertson for fifth all-time in total assists.


2011–12 Phoenix Suns season, Offseason, NBA Draft
The Suns used their only draft pick to select power forward Markieff Morris from Kansas. Morris averaged 13.6 points and 8.3 rebounds per game in his last year with the Jayhawks. The Suns traded their other first-round pick, which they acquired from the Orlando Magic, to the Houston Rockets when they dealt Goran Dragić for Aaron Brooks. Their second-round pick was traded to the Chicago Bulls for Hakim Warrick in a sign and trade. Around a year and a half later, the Suns ended up with the 14th draft pick in Marcus Morris, who would be a part of the team for two or so seasons before being traded himself in 2015.


2011–12 Phoenix Suns season, Offseason, Free agency
Veteran forward Grant Hill became an unrestricted free agent at the end of the 2010–11 season. Newly acquired point guard Aaron Brooks became a restricted free agent at the end of the season. On June 23, the Suns extended a $3 million qualifying offer to Brooks. However, due to the lockout, Brooks signed a contract with the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association on November 22. With no opt-out clause, Brooks had to complete the CBA season before returning to the NBA. On February 6, 2011, reserve point guard Zabian Dowdell was signed for the remainder of the 2010–11 season, with a team option for a second year.


2011–12 Phoenix Suns season, Offseason, Coaching changes
On July 14, the Suns signed Elston Turner as an assistant coach. Turner is considered to be a defensive specialist and has been called the Suns' unofficial "defensive coordinator".


2011–12 Phoenix Suns season, Roster, Salaries
The final year of Vince Carter's contract was non-guaranteed. Carter's contract stipulated that if he was not waived by the Suns before the start of free agency on July 1, his $18 million would become fully guaranteed. However, with the onset of the lockout, the Suns delayed the deadline until the date on which free agency began at the end of the lockout. Since he was waived by the time the lockout ended and the free agency period officially began that season, he would receive a guaranteed $4 million outside of the team instead. The second-year contracts of Gani Lawal and Garret Siler were non-guaranteed.


2011–12 Phoenix Suns season, Regular season, Game log
All games from November 1 through December 24 were canceled due to the 2011 NBA Lockout. A new schedule was created with games starting on December 25.


2011–12 Phoenix Suns season, Transactions, Free agents, Additions
^ a: Michael Redd signed onto the team two games after the beginning of the 2011–12 season. However, he didn't start playing until January 12, 2012 due to Redd fully recovering from some knee injuries during his last two seasons in Milwaukee.


2011–12 Phoenix Suns season, Transactions, Free agents, Subtractions
^ b: Gani Lawal originally left due to the 2011 NBA lockout in concerns of playing the season. He signed with Zastal Zielona Góra in Poland before returning to Phoenix once the lockout ended. However, Gani was waived by the team alongside Vince Carter once the season began, and he tried a stint with the San Antonio Spurs for their training camp before being waived again.


2011–12 Phoenix Suns season, Transactions, Free agents, Subtractions
He later found a new team in the Xinjiang Guanghui Flying Tigers, but due to personal problems, he returned to playing with Zastal once more before finishing his season with Chorale Roanne Basket in France. ^ c: Vince Carter was paid $4 million in order to get out of his contract with the Suns. ^ d: Zabian Dowdell originally signed a deal to play with Anadolu Efes Pilsen Spor Kulübü in Turkey on January 18, 2012. However, due to a failed physical, he would be waived from the team before even having a change to play for them.


2011–12 Phoenix Suns season, Transactions, Free agents, Subtractions
He would then play with Club Baloncesto Gran Canaria – Claret, S.A.D. on March 17, 2016 after passing their own physical exam. ^ e: Mickaël Piétrus was paid $1.2 million in order to get out of his contract with the Suns. ^ f: Garret Siler was waived after the January 2 game against the Golden State Warriors. He didn't play a single game with the Phoenix Suns in the regular season. ^ g: Garret Siler signed with the Jiangsu Nangang Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association quite some time after this season ended.


2011–12 Pirveli Liga
2011–12 Pirveli Liga  was the 23rd season of the Georgian Pirveli Liga. The season began on 23 August 2011 and finished on 27 May 2012.


2011–12 Pirveli Liga, Format
In the first stage, the teams divided into two groups: A and B. Each of the 10 teams. Groups in the first and second place teams (of four), will fight Umaglesi Liga for the transition. The remaining 16 teams will continue to struggle to maintain a place in the league.


2011–12 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team
The 2011–12 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Jamie Dixon, who was in his ninth year as head coach at Pittsburgh and 13th overall at the University. The team played its home games in the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and are members of the Big East Conference.


2011–12 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team
Pitt entered the 2011–12 season picked to finish fourth in the Big East Conference, ranked #11 in the pre-season ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll, and with the Big East pre-season player of the year, Ashton Gibbs. They finished the season 22–17, 5–13 in Big East play for a disappointing 13th-place finish. They lost in the second round of the Big East Basketball Tournament to Georgetown. They were invited to the 2012 College Basketball Invitational where they advanced to the best of three game finals series against Washington State. They defeated the Cougars 2 games to 1 to be the 2012 CBI Champions.


2011–12 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team, Outlook
The  Pittsburgh Panthers finished the 2010–11 season as Big East Regular Season Champions with 28–6, 15–3. They received a number 1 seed in the 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, but were upset by eventual national runner-up Butler in the third round. Finishing at No. 12 in the final Coaches' Poll, Pitt returns two starters, including 2011–12 Big East Pre-season Player of the Year, Ashton Gibbs, as well as two of its top four scores, 41% of its scoring, and 45% of its rebounding. Four freshman joint the team, including McDonald's High School All-American Khem Birch.


2011–12 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team, Outlook
At the Big East Conference media day on October 19, 2011, Pitt was selected by a vote of the league's coaches to finish fourth in the Big East Conference receiving one first place votes. Pitt guard Ashton Gibbs received preseason Player of the Year and first-team all-conference selections. The Panthers are ranked 11th in the nation in the preseason USA Today Coaches' Poll.


2011–12 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team
The 2011–12 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, coached by Agnus Berenato, were a member of the Big East Conference and played their home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.


2011–12 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team, Previous season
An unusual distribution of players by academic class, with five seniors and six freshman, but with no juniors or sophomores, and three new assistant coaches resulted in some growing pains for the 2010-11 Pitt women's basketball team which went 14–17, suffering their first losing season since 2004-05.


2011–12 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team, Previous season
In the Big East, the team finished with a 5–11 record finishing with the 12th seed in the Big East Tournament, the Panthers won their first round of the tournament to South Florida, but exited the tournament with a 61–65 loss to Marquette leaving the Panthers without a post-season tournament invitation for the first time since 2005.


2011–12 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team, Offseason
The Panthers lost their top four scorers, seniors Taneisha Harrison, Jania Sims, Chelsea Cole, and Shayla Scott, and return only one starters, Ashlee Anderson, along with five letter winners while welcoming seven newcomers. Composed of six sophomores and six freshman, with no seniors or juniors, Pitt is the youngest team in NCAA Division 1 for the 2010-11 season. Pitt looks to help replace 74.6% of its scoring, 64.1% of its rebounds, and 75.8% of its assists with its best ever recruiting class, ranked 18th by ESPN's Hoopgurlz, along with redshirt sophomore Abby Dowd, who begins play with the team after transferring from Buffalo during last season.


2011–12 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team, Offseason
Staff moves included moving Meghan Bielich to Director of Basketball Operations and adding David Scarborough as the team's Video Coordinator. Assistant coach Patty Coyle was promoted to associate head coach.


2011–12 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team, Offseason
The women's basketball team enters the season with modest expectations due to their inexperience and was picked to finish 12th in the Big East Conference in a preseason poll of conference coaches.


2011–12 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team, Recruiting
Pitt's 2011 Women's Recruiting Class was ranked 18th by ESPN's Hoopgurlz and 23rd by All-Star Girls Report.


2011–12 Pittsburgh Penguins season
The 2011–12 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the franchise's 45th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Penguins, led by head coach Dan Bylsma, would start the season without captain center Sidney Crosby. The team still managed a 51–25–6 record, an East-best 29 home wins, and their 108 points second-best in the Eastern Conference. In February, the team began the league's longest season winning streak and also saw the return of Crosby after missing more than 40 games with concussion like symptoms, before they saw the streak end in March at 11 games.


2011–12 Pittsburgh Penguins season
Center Evgeni Malkin was able to play in 75 games despite difficulties associated with recent knee surgery and recorded his greatest goal tally in a season (50) on the way to winning his second Art Ross Trophy. Marc-Andre Fleury tied a franchise record for goalie wins (226) in a victory against the Atlantic division winning-New York Rangers. The four-seed Penguins would see their playoff run end to the same team which halted their regular season winning streak, the Philadelphia Flyers, losing the first three games before perishing in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Semi-finals.


2011–12 Pittsburgh Penguins season
On April 27, Malkin was one of three finalists for the Hart Memorial Trophy, marking his third-career nomination for the award. On June 20 Malkin finished first in votes for the Hart Trophy, earning his first career MVP award.


2011–12 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, Game log
Excluding 9 shootout-winning goals, the Penguins scored 273 goals overall, the most in the League.


2011–12 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Stanley Cup playoffs
The Pittsburgh Penguins qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the sixth consecutive season, but lost in six games to the Philadelphia Flyers.


2011–12 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Player statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Penguins. Stats reflect time with Penguins only. ‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Penguins only.


2011–12 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Transactions
The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season:


2011–12 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Draft picks
The Penguins' selected five players at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.


2011–12 Plunket Shield season
The 2011–12 Plunket Shield season was the 86th season of official first class domestic cricket in New Zealand. The season started on 7 November 2011.


2011–12 Plunket Shield season
The Plunket Shield and other domestic cricket in New Zealand has traditionally been broadcast ball-by-ball by Radio New Zealand (RNZ) and more recently by Radio Sport after parts of RNZ were privatised in the 1990s. This season marked a historic milestone when Radio Sport decided to not provide any live commentary of the Plunket Shield, . This was unexpected by both listeners and the administrators of six major associations.


2011–12 Plunket Shield season
The competition was won by Northern Districts, who claimed the title for the eighth time after securing enough bonus points in their final match despite losing heavily to Central Districts by 252 runs.


2011–12 Plunket Shield season, Table
The winner will be decided on points at the end of the 10 rounds.


2011–12 Plunket Shield season, Teams
† Most teams play matches at other venues throughout the season.


2011–12 PlusLiga
The 2011–12 PlusLiga - was the 76th season of the Polish Championship (the 12th season as professional league - PlusLiga) organized by the Professional Volleyball League SA (Polish: Profesjonalna Liga Piłki Siatkowej S.A.) under the supervision of Polish Volleyball Federation (Polish: Polski Związek Piłki Siatkowej).


2011–12 PlusLiga
In the 2011-12 season, PGE Skra Bełchatów and ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle played CEV Champions League, Asseco Resovia Rzeszów and Tytan AZS Częstochowa in CEV Cup, AZS Politechnika Warszawska played in CEV Challenge Cup. Jastrzębski Węgiel received a wild card and won a silver medal of the Club World Championship 2011.


2011–12 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season
The 2011–12 season was Plymouth Argyle's 100th as a professional football club, their 87th as a member of the Football League and their sixth in Football League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. The season marked Argyle's 125th anniversary since founding in 1886.


2011–12 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Background
The 2010–11 season was the club's 39th in the third tier of the English football league system, having been relegated from the Football League Championship the previous season. It was their first campaign at that level for six years and Peter Reid's first season in charge since becoming the club's manager. Argyle began the season by picking up four points from their opening two matches, but they struggled for consistency over the next two months, winning four of their next 15 league matches.


2011–12 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Background
The club was firmly established in mid-table when they received a winding-up petition from HM Revenue & Customs over unpaid taxes in November, the third in the space of a year. A number of players were sold in January to raise funds, including top goalscorer Bradley Wright-Phillips, midfielder Craig Noone and defender Réda Johnson for six-figure fees. As a result, the team's form dipped and they lost nine of their next ten matches. The club was docked ten points by the Football League in February for issuing a notice of intention to appoint an administrator, which left Argyle bottom of the table.


2011–12 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Background
Two weeks later, the club's directors put the club into administration. The team won six of their next 11 matches, but relegation to League Two was confirmed at the start of May in their penultimate match of the season. Argyle finished 23rd in the league table, having taken 42 points from 46 matches. They finished above Swindon Town, but were six points below Walsall, who stayed up on the last day of the season.


2011–12 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Background
Having been in negotiations over a takeover with interested parties, nine first team players out of contract at the end of June were released by the club. They included defenders Marcel Seip and Krisztián Timár, Scottish players Chris Clark, Steve MacLean and Jim Paterson, midfielders Anton Peterlin and Luke Summerfield, forward Rory Fallon and Karl Duguid. The only player to be offered a new contract was Frenchman Stéphane Zubar, while captain Carl Fletcher agreed to stay by taking up the option of a further 12 months on his deal.


2011–12 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Background
First year professional Ryan Leonard was also released, and among the apprentices that were allowed to leave was Matt Rickard, who made one appearance for the first team in 2010–11. In June, Yannick Bolasie was transferred to Bristol City, and Kári Árnason was released after refusing to sign a wage deferral.


2011–12 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, Pre-season
The squad returned for pre-season training on 4 July. They were joined by defenders Durrell Berry and Robbie Williams, who agreed to join the club having been released by Aston Villa and Rochdale respectively at the end of last season, and two trialists; former Oldham Athletic forward Andy Crompton and Norwich City player Luke Daley. Later that day, defender Bondz N'Gala completed a transfer to Yeovil Town. Liam Dickinson, a former Barnsley striker, joined the squad on 5 July after agreeing to join the club on a free transfer.


2011–12 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, Pre-season
On 10 July, forward Joe Mason joined Cardiff City for an undisclosed fee. Two more trialists took part in training the next day; goalkeeper Jake Cole and French defender Ladjie Soukouna, while youngsters Jamie Richards and Luke Young signed their first professional contracts. Reid chose against pursuing his interest in Crompton. Argyle began their schedule of nine pre-season friendlies by defeating South West Peninsula League side Torpoint Athletic by two goals to one on 12 July. Winger Jed Harper-Penman scored both goals for a young Argyle team.


2011–12 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, Pre-season
The contract of Dickinson was cancelled the next day for personal reasons. Argyle faced Championship club Bristol City at Home Park on 15 July. Included in the team were three more trialists; former Millwall player Kiernan Hughes-Mason, Rochdale forward Anthony Elding and Blackburn Rovers striker Tom Hitchcock. The visitors won 3–2, with Hughes-Mason and Hitchcock scoring for Argyle. A team made up solely of the club's youth system played Western League side Barnstaple Town the next day. A brace from Matt Lecointe and further goals from Tyler Harvey and Ben Clarvis earned a 4–4 draw for the away side.


2011–12 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, Pre-season
Northern Irish forward Rory Patterson left the club later in the day to join Linfield on loan until the end of the season. Four new trialists joined the squad on 18 July; Argentine winger Andrés Gurrieri, former Everton and Birmingham City youngsters Gerard Kinsella and Shane Williams, and former Preston North End player Simon Whaley, while Hughes-Mason was allowed to leave. Stéphane Zubar returned to the club on 19 July after accepting the offer of a new contract.


2011–12 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, Pre-season
Terms were agreed with trialists Daley and Soukouna, and an agreement was reached with Blackburn Rovers to sign Hitchcock on loan for three months. Midfielder Damien Johnson completed a return to Huddersfield Town on a season-long loan, while former Barnet player Cole agreed to sign. Romain Larrieu's testimonial match took place on 20 July 2011 against Premier League club Queens Park Rangers. Argyle lost 1–0 in an even contest at Home Park. Two days later, a young team defeated local South West Peninsula League side Elburton Villa 3–1 at Haye Road, with LeCointe, Isaac Vassell and Harvey scoring for Argyle. Three trialists joined the squad on 25 July: French striker Joseph Mendes, and midfielders Joe Holt and Conor Hourihane, while Elding, Whaley and Shane Williams departed. A hat-trick from LeCointe earned a youthful Argyle side a 3–3 draw at Western League club Bridport on 26 July.


2011–12 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, Pre-season
The next day, Conference South side Truro City were defeated 2–1 at Home Park, with Fletcher and Hourihane scoring the goals for the hosts. Goals from Mendes and youth team player Colin Watson helped Argyle defeat Tavistock of the South West Peninsula League by three goals to one at Langsford Park on 29 July; the third was an own goal. Hourihane joined the club permanently the next day, signing from Ipswich Town on a free transfer. Holt, Mendes and Nikolaj Misiuk, a Lithuanian striker who had played against Tavistock, were informed that they would not be offered contracts.


2011–12 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, Pre-season
Kinsella's trial was ended due to a knee injury that required surgery. Argyle defeated South West Peninsula League side Saltash United 1–0 in their final pre-season friendly at Kimberly Stadium on 1 August. The only goal of the game was scored by Hitchcock. Middlesbrough defender Ben Gibson joined the club on loan for three months. Northern Ireland international Warren Feeney joined the club on a free transfer on 4 August after being released by Oldham Athletic.


2011–12 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, August
Argyle began the season with a 1–1 draw at Shrewsbury Town on 6 August. A late goal from Carl Fletcher cancelled out James Collins' opener for the home side. Three days later, the club took on Millwall in the first round of the League Cup at Home Park. Dany N'Guessan scored the only goal of the game to eliminate Argyle from the competition. Hull City midfielder Will Atkinson joined the club on loan for the rest of the season. He scored the opening goal in a 4–1 defeat against Rotherham United on 13 August.


2011–12 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, August
Gareth Evans and Adam Le Fondre both scored twice for Rotherham. A third consecutive defeat followed as Argyle lost 2–0 at home to AFC Wimbledon. Two second half goals from Jack Midson was the difference between the teams. Gillingham scored three late goals at Priestfield Stadium on 20 August after Gibson was sent off for two bookable offences. Danny Kedwell converted two penalties and Luke Rooney added the other.


2011–12 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, August
Zubar's contract was cancelled on 25 August after he asked to leave the club for personal reasons. Two days later, Argyle replaced Crewe Alexandra at the bottom of the league table after a 1–0 home defeat. Shaun Miller scored the winning goal for Crewe just before half time. Argyle were eliminated from the Football League Trophy in the first round by Exeter City after losing a penalty shoot-out. The match ended in a 1–1 draw, with a goal from Daley cancelling out James Dunne's effort for Exeter, before the home side won 3–0 in the shoot-out. Defender Simon King and midfielder Jamie Griffiths joined the club on loan for one month from Gillingham and Ipswich Town respectively. Richards was loaned out to Barnstaple Town for a month.


2011–12 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, September
Having threatened to strike in protest about money owed to staff days beforehand, Argyle lost 2–1 at Burton Albion on 3 September. Justin Richards and Calvin Zola gave Burton a two-goal lead before Atkinson's injury-time consolation. A brace from Gary Roberts consigned Argyle to a sixth consecutive defeat as Port Vale won 2–0 at Home Park. Both sides finished the match with ten men after Marc Richards and Soukouna were sent off. The club's losing streak was extended at Barnet after a 2–0 defeat at Underhill Stadium on 13 September.


2011–12 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, September
Izale McLeod and Daniel Leach scored either side of half time for Barnet. The club lost again four days later at Southend United. Fletcher was sent off in the 2–0 defeat and two former players scored Southend's goals – Liam Dickinson and Peter Gilbert. The next day, manager Peter Reid was relieved of his duties after 15 months in charge. The next day, Carl Fletcher was appointed as caretaker manager with Romain Larrieu as his assistant.


2011–12 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, September
The loan deals of Simon King and Jamie Richards were extended until 7 November and 1 December respectively. A first victory of the campaign was secured on 24 September against Macclesfield Town. Warren Feeney and Robbie Williams scored either side of half time to give Argyle a 2–0 win at Home Park.


2011–12 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, October
October began with a 2–0 defeat at Crawley Town. Striker Matt Tubbs scored both goals for the home side. Jamie Griffiths' loan from Ipswich Town was extended for a further month. The team threw away a two-goal lead to draw 2–2 with ten-man Accrington Stanley on 8 October. Simon Walton and Ladjie Soukouna scored before half-time after Sean Hessey was sent-off. Despite that, Accrington came back to earn a point thanks to goals from Kevin Long and Pádraig Amond. Argyle claimed their first away win of the season a week later at Dagenham & Redbridge.


2011–12 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, October
Matt Lecointe and Conor Hourihane gave the club a two-goal lead before Scott Doe and Jon Nurse scored for Dagenham. Simon Walton converted a stoppage time penalty to give Argyle a 3–2 victory. A late goal from Raffaele De Vita gave Swindon Town a 1–0 win at Home Park on 22 October. A 5–1 defeat at Oxford United three days later was their eleventh of the season. Robert Hall and James Constable both scored twice, with Peter Leven scoring Oxford's third. Argyle were briefly level in the second half after Simon Walton converted a penalty.


2011–12 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, October
Jamie Griffiths was sent off as Argyle lost 2–1 at Cheltenham Town on 29 October. An effort on goal by Jared Sims was turned in by Cheltenham defender Steve Elliott and Argyle retained the lead for an hour before Darryl Duffy scored from the penalty spot. Griffiths was sent off two minutes later and then Duffy scored the winner in stoppage time.


2011–12 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, November
Having guided Argyle to two wins and a draw since the departure of Peter Reid, new owner James Brent appointed Carl Fletcher as the club's player-manager on a full-time basis. Defender Ben Gibson's loan from Middlesbrough was extended until 29 January. Blackpool defender Paul Bignot joined the club on loan for three months on 4 November. An injury-time equaliser from Nick Fenton denied Argyle their third league win of the season as they drew 1–1 with Morecambe.


2011–12 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, November
Simon Walton gave the home side the lead in the first half and looked like picking up three much-needed points before Fenton's equaliser in the 94th minute. The club were held to a 3–3 draw by Stourbridge of the Southern League Premier Division in the first round of the FA Cup. Warren Feeney gave Argyle an early lead before Aaron Drake and Ryan Rowe scored either side of half-time for the visitors. Carl Fletcher equalised for Argyle, who then conceded a penalty and had Robbie Williams sent-off.


2011–12 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, November
Sean Geddes converted the penalty before a goal from Onismor Bhasera meant a replay was required. Argyle were reduced to nine-men in stoppage time when Connor Hourihane was sent-off for two bookable offences. Striker Craig Sutherland became the second Blackpool player to join the club in November when he signed a two-month loan deal.


2011–12 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, November
French player Maxime Blanchard joined the club on a short-term contract having impressed manager Carl Fletcher while on trial. A brace from Eunan O'Kane helped Torquay United defeat Argyle 3–1 and claim their first league win against them since 1972. After a goalless first half, O'Kane scored twice in quick succession and Danny Stevens gave them a three-goal lead. Will Atkinson's third of the season for Argyle was merely a consolation. Three days later, Argyle lost their FA Cup first round play at Stourbridge.


2011–12 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, November
Paul Bignot was sent off in the first half while the game was goalless for kicking Sean Evans. The home side made their numerical advantage count after the break, with Paul McCone and Evans making it 2–0 to the Southern League side. Millwall defender Darren Purse was the first of three players to join the club on loan on 24 November. Former Argyle forward Nick Chadwick arrived from Stockport County, along with Wolverhampton Wanderers player Ashley Hemmings. Argyle moved within three points of safety after defeating Northampton Town 4–1 at Home Park. A Simon Walton gave them the lead and a minute later Nick Chadwick scored his 11th goal for the club. Will Atkinson made it 3–0 and fellow debutant Ashley Hemmings scored a fourth before half-time. Northampton scored a late consolation through Adebayo Akinfenwa.


2011–12 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, December
Argyle resumed their league campaign on 10 December after a two-week break, having failed to reach the second round of the FA Cup. The team gained a point at Bradford City after a 1–1 draw to move above Dagenham & Redbridge at the bottom of the table. Simon Walton scored his sixth goal of the season after 59 minutes before Bradford equalised thanks to James Hanson late in the game. Onismor Bhasera was sent off in stoppage time for a second bookable offence. Argyle were held to a 1–1 draw by Hereford United on 17 December.


2011–12 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, December
Thomas Barkhuizen gave the visitors the lead midway through the second-half before Nick Chadwick equalised from the penalty spot after 81 minutes. Both sides finished the game with ten-men after Hereford's Michael Townsend received a second yellow card and Argyle's Darren Purse was given a straight red card. The team came from two goals behind to win 3–2 at Bristol Rovers on Boxing Day. The home side went ahead when Matt Harrold converted a penalty, and he added a second two minutes later before Warren Feeney scored for Argyle.


2011–12 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, December
Nick Chadwick's third goal in four games brought the scores level and Ashley Hemmings scored the decisive goal in the 93rd minute. A penalty save from Jake Cole earned Argyle a point in a 0–0 draw at Aldershot Town which lifted the club off the foot of the table as the year came to a close.


2011–12 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, January
On the 2nd, Argyle hosted local Devon rivals Torquay United in front of 12,836 at Home Park, which at the time was the highest League Two attendance of the season. The Gulls scored two second half goals through Billy Bodin and Lee Mansell, meaning that Luke Young's first Argyle goal was nothing but a consolation in a 2–1 defeat.


2011–12 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, January
With the January transfer window now open, Argyle confirmed the permanent signings of Nick Chadwick and Darren Purse, who had previously only been on loan from Stockport County and Millwall respectively, as well as signing former youth goalkeeper Ollie Chenoweth from Bideford. Crewe Alexandra won all three points when Argyle travelled to Gresty Road, a brace from Luke Murphy and a penalty scored by Ashley Westwood meant that Simon Walton's penalty and Matt Lecointe's second goal of the season were once again, nothing but consolations. Conor Hourihane was sent off late on in the game for two bookable offences, which was Argyle's tenth and final red card of the season, whilst first team coach Kevin Nancekivell was sent to the stands.


2011–12 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, January
Will Atkinson's loan from Hull City expired, so Argyle extended Ashley Hemmings' loan deal from Wolves and the contract of Maxime Blanchard until the end of the season, along with signing former Argyle captain Paul Wotton on a free transfer from Yeovil Town, and young winger Joe Lennox from Bristol City. Argyle played two home games in a row, the first seeing the team's first win of 2012, with a 2–1 win over Burton Albion, where two goals from Simon Walton either side of a goal from Calvin Zola sealed the points.


2011–12 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, January
The second game saw Argyle rescue a late point thanks to Maxime Blanchard's first goal in English football, the goal lifted Argyle out of the bottom two with the French defender scoring an overhead kick to cancel out Pablo Mills' first half stoppage time goal for high flying Crawley Town. The last game of the month saw the Greens travel to Port Vale's Vale Park, where an 86th minute Tom Pope goal saw the hosts win 1–0. Youth goalkeeper Ollie Chenoweth left to join Truro City on loan, whilst striker Rory Patterson returned from his loan at Linfield and was immediately released. On the transfer deadline day, strikers Juvhel Tsoumou and Alex MacDonald joined on loan deals from Preston North End and Burnley respectively.


2011–12 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, February
The first game of February was the only League Two game to go ahead that weekend, with adverse weather affecting the majority of the country. Former Argyle manager Paul Sturrock's Southend United were visitors to Home Park, and went 2–0 up in the first half through Michael Timlin and Dave Martin. Argyle's resurgent attitude however saw them pull level late on, with goals from Nick Chadwick and debutant Alex MacDonald denying Southend from going top of the table.


2011–12 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, February
A series of 0–0 draws at home to Barnet and Dag & Red surrounded Argyle's biggest win of the season, a 4–0 triumph away to Accrington Stanley in which Alex MacDonald's first half brace was added to by Darren Purse and Paul Bignot. Argyle travelled to Macclesfield Town's Moss Rose looking to go the whole of February unbeaten, but were disappointed when Conor Hourihane's 71st-minute goal was cancelled out by former Pilgrim Georgie Donnelly in the 95th minute.


2011–12 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, March
Postponements through the winter saw a fixture packed March in which Argyle played seven games. Gillingham came to Home Park for the first of the seven games, with Joe Martin giving them a 23rd-minute lead, before being sent off for a second bookable offence just eight minutes later. Argyle pushed the 10 men of Gillingham for the next hour but failed to score, losing 1–0.


2011–12 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, March
Three days later, Argyle had better fortunes on the road, beating AFC Wimbledon 2–1 with goals from Onismor Bhasera, just 12 seconds into the game, and Nick Chadwick either side of a Jack Midson goal for the Dons. A visit to the Don Valley Stadium was next, where a penalty given away by Darren Purse saw Lewis Grabban score to earn Rotherham United all three points.


2011–12 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, March
The next week, the pendulum swung once again, with Paul Wotton scoring his first goal since returning to Argyle in a 1–0 win over Shrewsbury Town, lifting the Greens out of the bottom two once again. Next up was the visit of Bristol Rovers, who took a first half lead through Matt Harrold, only for Maxime Blanchard to equalise late on for the hosts, which saw Argyle rise to 21st position in the table.


2011–12 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, March
Argyle completed the loan signing of Steve Fletcher from AFC Bournemouth, who sat out Argyle's 0–0 draw away to Northampton Town, before making his debut as a substitute in a 1–0 win at home to Bradford City, where Juvhel Tsoumou's goal saw Argyle claim the three points, to sit on forty points for the season.


2011–12 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, April
Argyle's form had significantly improved compared to fellow relegation battlers Hereford United, who Argyle travelled to on the 6th of April. An own goal from Dutch defender Stefan Stam gave Argyle the lead, but the Greens failed to extend their lead after a missed penalty from Simon Walton and the inevitable happened when Hereford's Tom Barkhuizen equalised in the second half. An injury to goalkeeper Jake Cole saw Romain Larrieu start and saw Ollie Chenoweth recalled from his loan at Truro City to sit on the bench in a 1–0 win at home to Aldershot Town; Alex MacDonald the goalscorer. A visit to historical rivals Swindon Town was next, and despite losing 1–0 through an 84th minute Alan Connell goal, results elsewhere meant that Argyle were nearly safe from relegation, with seven points separating them from the bottom two and with three games left to play.


2011–12 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, April
It was in Argyle's very next game in which they secured their Football League survival, a 1–1 draw with Oxford United at Home Park. Robbie Williams' free kick had given Argyle the lead, before Asa Hall equalised for the visitors. Macclesfield's and Hereford's results elsewhere meant that Argyle were safe. With league survival now secured, Argyle travelled to Morecambe and gave a debut to goalkeeper Ollie Chenoweth. Luke Young's fourth-minute goal was cancelled out by Jordan Burrow and Lewis Alessandra, before captain-for-the-day Darren Purse headed home a late equaliser for Argyle.


2011–12 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Review, May
Argyle played their final game of the season at home to Cheltenham Town, who had already secured a play-off spot. Former Argyle striker Steven MacLean gave the visitors the lead with a deflected free kick, before Juvhel Tsoumou equalised in the second half and the Robins then instantly took the lead again through Marlon Pack. With the score at 2–1 and neither side having anything to play for, manager Carl Fletcher substituted soon-to-retire goalkeeper Romain Larrieu on for Jake Cole in the 85th minute. Argyle finished the season with 46 points and in 21st place, ahead of Barnet on goal difference.


2011–12 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Player details
Updated to game played on 5 May 2012Source: No. = Squad number; Pos. = Playing position; Apps = Appearances made.


2011–12 Polish Cup
The 2011–12 Polish Cup was the fifty-eighth season of the annual Polish football knockout tournament. It began on 19 July 2011 with the first matches of the Extra Preliminary Round and ended on 24 April 2012 with the Final. The winners qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.


2011–12 Polish Cup
Legia Warsaw were the defending champions, having won their record breaking 14th title in the previous season. They successfully defended this title, becoming the winner of the Polish Cup for the 15th time in history.


2011–12 Polish Cup, Extra Preliminary Round
The draw for this round was conducted at the headquarters of the Polish FA on 28 June 2011. Participating in this round were 16 regional cup winners and 36 teams from the 2010–11 II Liga. The matches were played between on 19 and 21 July 2011.


2011–12 Polish Cup, Preliminary round
The matches were played on 2 and 3 August 2011 with the exception of Gryf vs. Zawisza match which was postponed to 10 August. Ruch Zdzieszowice and Jarota Jarocin received a bye to the First Round.


2011–12 Polish Cup, Round 1
The draw for this round was conducted at the headquarters of the Polish FA on 4 August 2011. The 14 winners of the Preliminary Round, along with Jarota Jarocin and Ruch Zdzieszowice and the eighteen teams from 2010–11 I Liga will compete in this round.


2011–12 Polish Cup, Round 2
The draw for this round was made on 24 August 2011. The sixteen winners of the Round 1 and the sixteen teams from 2010–11 Ekstraklasa will compete in this round. The matches will be played between 20 and 28 September 2011.


2011–12 Polish Cup, Round 3
The 16 winners from Round 2 compete in this round. The matches took place on October 18, 19, 25, 26 and November 9, 2011.


2011–12 Polish Cup, Quarterfinals
The 8 winners from Round 3 will compete in this round. The matches were played in two legs. The first legs took place on 13 and 14 March 2012, while the second legs were played on 20 and 21 March 2012.


2011–12 Polish Cup, Semi-finals
The 4 winners from the Quarterfinals will compete in this round. The matches will be played in two legs. The first legs will take place on 3 and 4 April 2012, while the second legs will be played on 10 and 11 April 2012.The two winners will move on to this year's Final.


2011–12 Polska Liga Hokejowa season
The 2011–12 Polska Liga Hokejowa season was the 77th season of the Polska Liga Hokejowa, the top level of ice hockey in Poland. Eight teams participated in the league, and Ciarko PBS Bank Sanok won the championship.


2011–12 Polska Liga Hokejowa season, Play-downs
MMKS Podhale Nowy Targ is relegated to the Polish 1. Liga


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season
The 2011–12 season was Port Vale's 100th season of football in the English Football League, and fourth successive season in League Two. It marked the start of Micky Adams' second spell in charge of the club, and despite fan unrest with the board, Vale fans and players were hopeful of promotion come the end of the season. However a ten-point deduction for entering administration doomed the club to a mid-table finish. They exited both the League Cup and Football League Trophy at the First Round following defeats to League One clubs. They also crashed out of the FA Cup at the First Round against non-league opposition.


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season
Behind the scenes, former chairman Bill Bratt left the club, as a new look board was installed, consisting of chairman Peter Miller, vice-chairman Mike Lloyd, CEO Perry Deakin, and Glenn Oliver; with only Oliver having any connection to the previous Valiant2001 regime. In September, this new board announced that sports construction firm Blue Sky International were planning to invest £8 million into the club. However doubts quickly began to emerge over the deal, and in December the CEO of Blue Sky confirmed that the company had never agreed to any such deal, and that they would not be investing any money into the club.


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season
The club's financial problems and boardroom infighting left Adams unable to strengthen his squad during the January transfer window, thereby making promotion an unlikely goal by the half-way stage. The club was unable to pay the player's wages in February. On 29 February, HM Revenue and Customs issued the club with a winding up petition. The club entered administration on 9 March. On 4 April, the administrators revealed Keith Ryder to be the preferred bidder, though he never completed the deal.


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
The return of Micky Adams meant that Vale could enter the pre-season looking to improve the playing squad, rather than search for a new manager. His first signings of the season were former Glenn Hoddle Academy youngsters Ryan Burge and Ben Williamson, a midfielder and striker respectively. Adams' notoriously tough pre-season training regime began in earnest, though the players reported that they had come to expect the hard work come summertime and Adams himself was pleased with the condition his players began the pre-season in.


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
Adams built on his new youth policy with the signatures of Sheffield United duo Kingsley James and Phil Roe; as well as Walsall defender Clayton McDonald, and left-back Mike Green. The club undertook a tour of North America for the first time in its history, where they recorded victories over USL Premier Development League sides North Sound SeaWolves, Tacoma Tide, Kitsap Pumas, and Victoria Highlanders.


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
Following this tour, Justin Richards made a surprise exit to Burton Albion – this left namesake Marc as the club's senior player at the relatively young age of 29, in one of the club's youngest ever squads. To replace the departing striker former loanee – and self-confirmed Vale supporter – Tom Pope was signed from Rotherham United.


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
Vale began the season with a run of four games unbeaten, picking up easy wins over Accrington Stanley and Barnet and hard-fought draws with Crawley Town and Burton Albion, before finishing August with a 3–2 defeat to Southend United. Following a spate of injuries Adams signed Rangers and Northern Ireland utility player Andrew Little on a four-month loan. With 25 goals in the first six league games, Vale players found scoring goals easy, but the strength of the previous season – defending – seemed to have left them.


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
In September, a brace from Rob Taylor and late winner from Pope were enough to beat Bradford City, as Vale climbed into the automatic promotion places. On 22 September 2011, Adams signed free agent Rob Kozluk on a short-term contract until 1 January 2012, and also brought in Liam Chilvers on a month's loan from Notts County (a loan deal later extended to 24 December); both players were signed to bolster Vale's struggling defence. The pair made their débuts two days later, as Vale earned a 1–1 draw with local rivals Crewe Alexandra at the Alexandra Stadium – Pope finding an equaliser just two minutes after Byron Moore gave the "Railwaymen" the lead.


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
However, after scoring in all of their first fifteen league and cup games, a 4–0 home defeat by Morecambe sent the "Valiants" down to eleventh place; in doing so the "Shrimps" avenged the 7–2 defeat inflicted upon them at the Globe Arena on the penultimate day of the 2010–11 season. Andrew Little returned to parent club Rangers after the game, having damaged his knee ligaments during the defeat. Mike Green also left the club after asking to have his contract terminated following a loan spell at Eastleigh.


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
After a run of five games without a win – which included 388 minutes without scoring a goal – Adams signed Cameroonian striker Guy Madjo and winger Jennison Myrie-Williams on loan from Stevenage, as well as Irish defender Shane O'Connor on loan from Ipswich Town. The two Stevenage loanees scored a goal a piece against struggling Dagenham & Redbridge on 10 December, to give the Vale their first win in more than six weeks. Supporters showed their disapproval against the board by displaying red cards in the home fixture against Aldershot Town, a game in which Madjo scored a hat-trick.


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
Following this match, both Roe and McDonald were signed until the end of the season, whilst Kozluk was released. On 30 December, midfield playmaker Gary Roberts had his contract terminated following two serious breaches of club discipline in the space of three months.


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
Nominated for the Manager of the Month award for three wins in four December games, Adams revealed that due to the club's precarious financial position he was unable to sign any new players or even retain his loan players in the January transfer window – despite the chairman having previously told him to draw up a list of transfer targets. Contract negotiations were also put on hold.


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
In addition to off-the-field troubles in January, Adams also had to deal with an injury crisis to his small squad; already missing Ryan Burge and Lewis Haldane with long-term injuries, the treatment room also welcomed Marc Richards, Rob Taylor, Gareth Owen, Tom Pope and Lee Collins. Vale suffered four consecutive defeats, before managing to turn things around by the end of the month with 1–0 wins over Rotherham United and Plymouth Argyle. On 14 February, midfielders Chris Shuker and Paul Marshall joined the club on non-contract terms.


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
However the treatment room grew more busy, as Adam Yates and Tom Pope picked up injuries requiring several weeks of rest. The club expected to receive a boost when Trinidad and Tobago international Chris Birchall returned from the Los Angeles Galaxy to play for the club on a month-by-month basis; however the club were hit by a transfer embargo by the Football League on 25 February for failing to pay a bill. Nevertheless performances on the pitch were solid, and Vale entered the Crewe derby having won four and drawn one of their last five games.


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
The derby finished honours even again at 1–1, with a late header from Byron Moore cancelling out the own goal scored by Crewe skipper David Artell. A 2–1 home defeat by Barnet on 10 March ended Vale's run of eight game unbeaten; combined with a ten-point deduction for entering administration, the club slipped from 9th to 14th in the space of 24 hours. Promising young defender Lee Collins was the first the leave the club post-administration, joining Championship side Barnsley on a loan deal worth £50,000 to the Vale on 15 March.


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
The drama continued in the game against Shrewsbury Town on 27 March, as the match was abandoned after 64 minutes due to a fire caused by the failure of the floodlights at the New Meadow. With the season drawing to a close, Adams began developing his squad for the following season, and announced that he had 'reluctantly' released defender Charlie Raglan, without giving him his first team debut. He offered contracts to all but three players: Chris Martin, Phil Roe, and Paul Marshall; he also placed Burge on the transfer list.


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
Aside from Lee Collins, the first player to reject a contract with Vale to move elsewhere was Anthony Griffith, who signed a two-year deal with League One side Leyton Orient. The first out-of-contract players to pledge their futures to Port Vale were Rob Taylor (two years), Lewis Haldane (six months), Ben Williamson (one year), and Sam Johnson (one year). Days later it was announced that Sean Rigg had signed with Oxford United, whilst Clayton McDonald confirmed that he would accept Vale's offer of a new one-year deal.


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League Two
However the biggest blow to fan's hopes of promotion came when it was announced that talismanic top-scorer Marc Richards had signed a two-year deal with relegated League One side Chesterfield. June began with John McCombe and Tom Pope both agreeing to sign new deals with the club. The only player to reject the club's offer of a new contract despite not signing a contract elsewhere was goalkeeper Stuart Tomlinson; he eventually ended up at Burton Albion.


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
On the financial side, hostilities were renewed between Bill Bratt's board and some supporters' groups. The North London Valiants rejected a seat on the board after dismissing the offer as "hollow and disingenuous". Bratt resigned as chairman on 29 July, citing a desire to unite the fans, and was replaced by Mike Lloyd. The board of directors at the start of the campaign consisted of: Mike Lloyd (as chairman), Glenn Oliver, Bill Bratt MBE, and Micky Adams (serving as both manager and director).


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
Matchday tickets for adult fans were priced between £20.50 and £21.50 – the highest minimum price for an adult in the division – though a BBC survey placed Vale Park as the eighth priciest venue in the league when food and drink were also factored into the equation. Fan unrest emerged on the opening day of the season, as some 500 protesters campaigned outside the ground during the draw with Crawley Town, before putting their views toward new chairman Mike Lloyd when he came to hear their views.


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
Bratt then announced that he would step down as a director in September following planned investment from an anonymous group. This news was enough to end protests by fan group 'Black and Gold Until It's Sold', as the group waited for Valiant2001's influence in the boardroom to cease completely. In September 2011, the anonymous investors were revealed to be sports construction firm Blue Sky International, who planned to plough £5 million into the club in twelve months, as well as a further £2.5 million by 2016. This sum would secure the long-term future of the club.


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
Following the announcement of the Blue Sky investment, club CEO Perry Deakin announced his intention to purchase £100,000 of shares to replace Bill Bratt on the board of directors. Peter Miller, vice-president of the sports and education division of Global Events Group, a consultancy firm based in Atlanta, Georgia, also bought a £250,000 stake in the club. As a result of the imminent investment and departure of the Valiant2001 directors, fan groups 'North London Valiants' and 'Black and Gold Until It's Sold' announced a cease-fire in their protests. '


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
North London Valiants' representative Malcolm Hirst said that "We feel the time has come to forget our political differences and move forward together"; whilst a 'Black and Gold' spokesman said that "Sadly, the dream of a fan-owned democratically run club proved beyond our reach and we have to accept that the smaller shareholders will not have any influence on the future direction of the club. The promise of a supporter director on the board is, however, a significant compromise."


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
The day after these announcements Longsdon businessman Mark Sims, who had been voted onto the board four months earlier at the club's EGM, withdrew his candidacy after refusing to take on the required financial guarantees. That same day Bill Bratt resigned from the board completely, and was replaced by as a director by CEO Perry Deakin. Peter Miller (formerly of Luton Town) was voted onto the board on 24 October. Miller was also elected chairman seven days later, with Mike Lloyd becoming vice-chairman.


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
In November the club were threatened with legal action by Ameriturf, a rival company of Blue Sky that had previously been looking to invest in the club and that had sponsored the pre-season tour of America. Adams stepped down as a director on 5 November, the day of his 100th game in charge at Port Vale. However eleven days later, doubts began to emerge over the Blue Sky deal, as it was revealed that the deal may not go ahead due to 'contractual issues'. Fan groups criticised the board for their lack of transparency on the issue.


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
More fierce criticism came when The Sentinel reported that neither Miller or Deakin had actually purchased £350,000 worth of shares as they had reported just before they were elected onto the board; a spokesman for the supporters' club said that "I think Mr Miller and Mr Deakin should be removed from the board. In my opinion, they were elected under false pretences." It was also revealed that the club had agreed to pay Miller a salary of £100,000 a year (former chairman Bill Bratt was unpaid, though received a £50,000 salary as CEO).


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
Peter Miller issued a statement on the Port Vale website decrying the paper's reporting as being "misleading and unhelpful", and stating that whilst "it is common knowledge", he could "confirm, beyond all doubt, that these sums have been lodged and £350,000 has been received by Port Vale Football Club for our [Deakin and Miller's] respective shareholdings." Former director Stan Meigh called on Miller to resign.


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
Supporters group 'North London Valiants' further discovered that Deakin and Miller had used their 'nil-paid' shares to vote each other onto the board, as well as the 'nil-paid' shares from Blue Sky (this totalled as £500,000 worth of unpaid for shares); combined with 'yes' votes from directors Mike Lloyd and Glenn Oliver this rendered voting from other shareholders a mooted exercise. As these facts were revealed, former prospective investor Mo Chaudry offered to lay on hospitality for the Roy Sproson statue unveiling ceremony, as the club had refused to provide refreshments for former players and Sproson family members. On 8 December, Hank Julicher, CEO of Blue Sky International made the following statement:


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
"I can tell you categorically that Blue Sky will not be investing in Port Vale Football Club. The deal is dead and has been, in my eyes, for a long time. I simply don't know where these figures of £5 million and £8 million came from. It was never our intention to invest that kind of money into Port Vale. I'd have to be crazy or on drugs to agree to such a thing. By my estimation, the maximum outlay for Blue Sky would have been in the region of $850,000 (the equivalent of about £550,000).


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
The partnership won't be happening. The reason I have remained quiet for so long is that I have visited Port Vale. I have met the people who work there. I have spoken to fans and I've seen the passion. They're good people – honest and hard-working. I don't want to be the guy to punish them or their football club. I'm angry. Really angry. The people I have a problem with are on the board at Port Vale; Peter Miller, Mike Lloyd and Perry Deakin.


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
However, I've received dozens of emails, hand-written letters and phone calls from Port Vale fans recently and so I want to make my position clear: Blue Sky hasn't put any money into Port Vale and won't be doing so. End of story... as for the shares said to have been issued to my wife Margit, and counted in the 'yes' vote for the recent polls to elect Perry Deakin and Peter Miller to the Port Vale board, I know nothing about them and Margit tells me neither does she. In my opinion they are 'ghost stock' – 'phantom shares'.


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
We were supposed to do all these jobs such as the Robbie Williams Suite and then reinvest the money from the profits back into Port Vale. You've seen the contract. The deal I signed back on August 31 was entirely dependent on the club bringing in the money to make these things happen through a variety of sources. Peter Miller talked about lottery funding and other deals they were working on. In my opinion, both I and the club's supporters have been misled."


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
Miller said that this statement was a "blatant misrepresentation of the facts". In October, Blue Sky had announced a ten-year £1.25m sponsorship deal with Yeovil Town. The board responded with another statement on the club's website, and provided documented evidence to prove that Blue Sky did in fact apply for £150,000 of shares and did vote for Miller and Deakin to join the club as directors. Julicher responded by saying "we haven't paid so how the hell do we own shares?"


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
He further said that he backed out of any deal when he was told to pay money upfront and when his own negotiations were ignored: "Peter Miller would just put things off. Finally we had a meeting at Crewe Hall and I said to him 'Where's this stuff, baby? Where's the beef?' But he didn't have any answers, so I said 'It's over'." The club then issued another strongly worded statement, condemning Julicher's "stream of dangerous inaccuracy" and The Sentinel for their "subjective agenda".


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
However the Supporters' Club voted in favour of another EGM to remove the Miller-led board, as the contract with Blue Sky was revealed, confirming Julicher's words that the company were only ever planning to invest £500,000 in synthetic training pitches. In the December home game against Aldershot Town, 80% of Vale fans in attendance took part in the 'red card' protest against the board.


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
Deakin announced his resignation from the position as CEO on Christmas Eve, claiming that: "Over the last two or three months I have accepted advice from certain individuals at the club about what is best for Port Vale. I am extremely upset and angry about the position I have been placed in through no fault of my own. It is an impossible position."


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
On 28 December, The Sentinel reported that 22 days earlier a £277,000 mortgage was taken out on Vale Park to pay for day-to-day operations. The next day, Deakin, Lloyd and Oliver announced that they had "carried out a review of Miller... and decided his tenure [as chairman] should cease" at the end of the calendar year.


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
The leader of Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Mohammed Pervez, told reporters that he was "concerned" about the club's ability to repay a £2.25 million loan taken out in 2006, and also confirmed that the mortgage the club had taken out in December breached the loan agreement with the council. In addition to board members, The Sentinel's Martin Tideswell also criticised local MP Joan Walley, the local council, the FA, and the Football League for not acting to protect the club from its directors: "they fiddle and talk in platitudes while Vale Park burns."


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
Meanwhile the club's directors announced that the club's AGM would be held on 13 March, having twice postponed the meeting traditionally held in December. On 25 January, fan groups organised an interim board consisting of Pete Williams (supporters' club chairman); Margaret Sinstadt; Mike Thompstone and Paul Humphreys (both of whom former directors who resigned during the 2010–11 campaign) – the former two finding sponsors with at least a £50,000 stake, and the latter two not requiring a stake due to their status as former directors.


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
Six days later, Ameriturf announced that they would again be interested in investing into the club. However the company that produced the club's matchday programmes threatened the club with legal action after they were allegedly misled over sales figures. In February, Stoke-on-Trent city council confirmed that for the first time the club had missed its monthly repayments of around £19,000 for a £2.25 million loan taken out in 2006.


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
On 25 February, the club were hit with a transfer embargo after failing to payca tax bill, leaving fears of administration more acute than ever following the club's exit from administration in 2003. Peter Miller then quit the board, leaving just three directors; meanwhile club sponsors Harlequin Property began suing the club over the repayment of a £125,000 loan, and the city council confirmed that it was still owed £9,033 in unpaid loan payments. The players were not paid in February. On 29 February, HM Revenue and Customs issued the club with a winding up petition.


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
Two days later the council proposed putting the club into administration, which was by then the club's only chance of survival. Perry Deakin told the media that he regretted ever getting involved with the club, but laid the blame for the club's collapse at the hands of former chairman Bill Bratt; his parting comment was "Perhaps in hindsight I was a bit naive. I had a look at the club's website and there didn't appear to be any issues there. I guess I should have looked at The Sentinel's site."


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues, Administration
The club entered administration on 9 March 2012. Stoke-on-Trent City Council agreed to pay £500,000 to cover running costs for the next three months, and also agreed to pay the estimated £100,000 administrators' fee. The administrators were Begbies Traynor, headed by Bob Young (the same "Administrator Man" who took charge in 2003); Young was assisted by Gerald Krasner and Steve Currie. The administrators appointed Wasserman Media Group's Ben Mansford to try and sell the club's players to any interested parties.


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues, Administration
They also made four redundancies: Hayley Wright (commercial manager), John Baines (media officer), Paula Jones (PA), and Perry Deakin – Deakin had claimed to have announced his resignation weeks ago, but was actually still on the payroll. On 4 April, the administrators revealed Lancashire businessman Keith Ryder to be the preferred bidder, ahead of bids from Mo Chaudry and several other interested parties. Fans expressed surprise at the decision, but were optimistic of a bright future under Ryder. It was revealed that Ryder had loaned the club £100,000 to stay afloat in February.


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues, Administration
It was also announced that the City council were to lose £1 million of the £1.8 million the club owed the authority, whilst other creditors received a mere 3p in the £1 for the rest of the £2.7 million debt. Aside from the council and Ryder, the two other significant creditors (owed more than £50,000) were Gibraltar-based loan company Continental Solutions Limited (£277,734) and HMRC (£189,965). More unexpected creditors included £15 of expenses owed to Perry Deakin, £3,550 owed to Rangers and £70 owed to S&A Pet Discs.


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues, Administration
Ryder revealed himself to be a Manchester United supporter with a keen interest in football; a quiet man, he put forward realistic aims for the club and a wish to keep footballing matters up to Micky Adams. By 6 July, he was allowed to complete his takeover, though he never did.


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the FA Cup, Vale faced a home tie with Grimsby Town, a side struggling in the Conference National. A goalless draw meant the Vale had to find victory at Blundell Park to progress. Conference South side Salisbury City awaited in the Second Round, meaning that Vale only had to beat two non-league sides to progress to a potentially lucrative Third Round tie. In the replay, Vale were forced to play in the colours of rivals Stoke City, due to a clash of kits.


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
A Serge Makofo goal was enough to settle the tie, as Vale exited the competition at the First Round for the first time since 2002. Micky Adams said he was "disappointed and embarrassed" and "I'm angry and disappointed with certain players and a little bit bewildered"; he also criticised the referee for allowing the goal despite the fact that Makofo handled the ball. He went on to say that "All leave has been cancelled, there's no more days off. It's double-session time every day until we get it right."


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the League Cup, Vale fell at the first hurdle to highly fancied League One side Huddersfield Town; the "Valiants" took the lead with a Gary Roberts effort, before the "Terriers" recovered to leave Burslem with a 4–2 win.


2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the Football League Trophy, Vale exited at the First Round to League One Tranmere Rovers following a shoot-out at Prenton Park; Chris Martin scored a penalty and saved one, however misses by Pope and Roberts proved costly – ironically the pair had only been brought on as last minute substitutes to take penalties. This meant that Vale had been eliminated from the competition after a defeat in the penalty shoot-out for the third consecutive season. Adams paid little heed to the result though, as he was more concerned with Lewis Haldane, who had to be stretchered off the field with a broken leg.


2011–12 Port Vila Premier League
The 2011–12 TVL Premier League or 2011–12 Port Vila Premier League is the 18th season of the Port Vila Premier League top division.


2011–12 Port Vila Premier League
The top five of the league qualify for the 2012 VFF National Super League.


2011–12 Port Vila Premier League
Amicale FC were the champions and Teouma Academy relegated to the 2012–13 TVL First Division.


2011–12 Portland Pilots men's basketball team
The 2011–12 Portland Pilots men's basketball team represented the University of Portland in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pilots, members of the West Coast Conference, were led by sixth-year head coach Eric Reveno. They played their home games at the Chiles Center. They finished the season 7–24, 3–13 in WCC play to finish in eighth place and lost in the second round of the West Coast Conference Tournament to San Francisco.


2011–12 Portland Pilots men's basketball team, Departures
The Portland Pilots lost Luke Sikma and Jared Stohl because they both graduated from the University of Portland. They were both averaging over 10 points per game.


2011–12 Portland Trail Blazers season
The 2011–12 Portland Trail Blazers season was the 42nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Due to the 2011 NBA lockout the regular season was shortened to 66 games. The Trail Blazers finished the season in 11th place in the Western Conference with a 28–38 record. It was the last season with head coach Nate McMillan, who was fired on March and with starting shooting guard Brandon Roy, who announced his retirement. The Trail Blazers also parted ways with their number one pick from the 2007 NBA draft Greg Oden after an injury-marred short career with the team.


2011–12 Portland Trail Blazers season, Transactions, Free agents
Many players signed with teams from other leagues due to the 2011 NBA lockout. FIBA allows players under NBA contracts to sign and play for teams from other leagues if the contracts have opt-out clauses that allow the players to return to the NBA if the lockout ends. The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season.


2011–12 Portsmouth F.C. season
The 2011–12 Season was Portsmouth's second season in The Championship after they were relegated from the Premier League during the 2009–10 season.


2011–12 Portsmouth F.C. season, Players, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 Portsmouth F.C. season, Players, First-team squad
For reserves and academy, see Portsmouth F.C. Reserves and Academy


2011–12 Portsmouth F.C. season, Players, Transfers
Portsmouth have confirmed that any contracts due to expire at the end of the 2010–11 season would not be renewed due to their financial problems, and will release ten players.


2011–12 Portsmouth F.C. season, Players, Transfers
To make things worse, the number of first-team players reduced, with Nadir Çiftçi transferring to Kayserispor.


2011–12 Portsmouth F.C. season, Players, Transfers
On 1 June 2011 the club announced that it had been bought by Convers Sports Initiatives (CSI).


2011–12 Portsmouth F.C. season, Players, Transfers
After the club takeout, new signings arrived on Fratton Park. David Norris arrived on a free transfer from Ipswich Town; Jason Pearce came from Bournemouth; Luke Varney, from Derby County; Stephen Henderson, from Bristol City and Greg Halford, from Wolverhampton Wanderers.


2011–12 Portsmouth F.C. season, Players, Transfers
On 13 August, prior to kick-off against Brighton at Fratton Park, it was announced, much to the delight of the home fans, that Portsmouth had re-signed forward Benjani Mwaruwari, who previously left the club in 2008. On 14 October, Steve Cotterill agreed a compensation package to be allowed to take the vacant Nottingham Forest manager's position. Later that day, it was announced that first team coaches Stuart Gray and Guy Whittingham would take over management duties, Cotterill's departure allowed several omitted players a return to the first team, such as Dave Kitson and Ricardo Rocha in a 2–0 home win against Barnsley.


2011–12 Portsmouth F.C. season, Players, Transfers
Following Cotterill's departure, Michael Appleton was announced as the new manager on 10 November 2011. His first match in charge was a 2–0 defeat at Watford, only Appleton's second match as a first team manager after taking charge of a single match during a spell as caretaker manager of West Bromwich Albion.