Under Steve's 'Watch' we have reached an FA Cup final and this is our 10th season in the PL.
A club which almost went out of existence prior to his arrival.

Tompkins, also known as 'Tonks', bestrode the match like a colossus.

Surging forward in the 69th minute, he raced into the Albion box and planted a bullet header past the demoralised defenders into the gaping empty net.

With typical modesty reminiscent of Sir Bobby Moore deceased he just said he thought it was what the Selhurst Park faithful wanted.

And he doesn't even have a VPN.

Remarkable.

COYP.
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I am sure we all realised that your quote about Tompkins bestriding the match like a colossus was channelling the speech by Cassius in Act One Scene Two of Shakespeare's Julius Ceasar. But was there a source for the other phrase you showed in bold, namely gaping empty net?

I am not disagreeing with you Willo, however, it is the future that matters, not the past, there are many example of business that were good in the past but they are not around today because they did progress and update as they moved forward. Frankly it's embarrassing seeing the progress of BHA, Brentford etc, whilst we tread water at best. Under Parish our recruiting has been abysmal, we have allowed the sick, lame and useless to extend contracts, we have no succession planning. Our EPL survival is really under threat and that has also happened under SP watch so please lets be honest we need more able and committed owners to take us forward and for that to happen Parish has to go!

From last season's squad :

Cucurella - Bought for £15 Mill. Sold for a sum that could reach £62 Mill.
Bissouma - Bought for £15 Mill. Sold for a sum that could reach £30 Mill.
Trossard - Bought for £18 Mill. Sold for a sum that could reach £27 Mill.

Despite selling these players they are still doing well in the PL.