Serious question for those with possibly a better insight.

After all these years in the premier league why haven’t we got more money? Or moved forwards?

We are one of only 20 teams in what is pretty much agreed to be the greatest league in the world.
We are a long established club in that league now.
Usually full to capacity every home game with what is regarded as one of the best and most vocal set of supporters in the league.
A huge area to tap into, as was eluded to by SP many moons ago.

Why hasn’t a bigger investor not come in? All the so called big boys are well and truly backed and not going anywhere that leaves not that many teams in this great big shop window available to grab a piece of the pie.

Even without a Saudi oil prince coming in on a white horse to lift us how have we got so little funds that in the last couple of windows we have not got hold of a decent right back, cover for left back (who cost us nothing) or a decent goal scoring striker.
It makes no sense why we are such the poor relation in the league.

Lack of investment to keep up with the big boys.

Think about Brentford, Brighton, etc etc they planned and got it right

cos this is the toughest, biggest-money League in the World.

cos there are probably a dozen clubs beneath us with a) a bigger weekly gate and b) no significant debts to worry about.

Sunderland, Middlesboro, Derby.

And even the kippy little stadia , with the small clubs....QPR....Have Owners/chairmen that make Bill Gates look impecunious.

Look at yesteryears 'good progress' clubs. Clubs that were always just outside the top 6. Good clubs with good prospects. Stoke, Watford, Wigan, Reading, Leicester, Portsmouth, Blackburn....why have they 'not progressed' ?

Cos, in the long run, only 5 teams are Premier League Stalwarts.

Every Zebra gets eaten by a hyena or a crocodile, eventually. I was hoping to see Everton go down, and look how well they fought back.

we need a 55 thousand capacity Stadium - in SE25, and no debts. With all our existing transport connections plus a Tram directly to Beckenham Junction. Thus, even relegation wouldnt phase us....we could quickly bounce back.

Also, South London is a hotbed for producing World-class footballing talent. We need to capitalise on that. Train up youngsters for export to European Clubs, Championship clubs etc. There are too many big footballers, from our hood, who didnt connect much with Palace.

Edited by PalazioVecchio (28 Dec 2023 9.56pm)

Kayla did Anfield & Old Trafford

Lack of (real) investment in the team
Since promotion
Parish only interested in exterior of Selhurst Park ,New gates ect lol the new stand has now been going on for 9 yrs it's absolutely pathetic get rid of Roy and everyone else behind the scenes

Any investor would have to fork out a fortune for the ground as well as the team. If we had a 40k shiny complete stadium, I reckon we could get an investor. That's my opinion anyway.

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