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But at the end of the day Ken, If you own it and it's losing money, or you want to make costly improvements, the money still has to come out of your pocket; it matters not what you call it. As the US investors were only offering half the projected cost of the new stand, it's obvious that the intention was/is to seek additional funding elsewhere.

And I'm sorry, but I don't by the "poor little Palace being ripped off by all these nasty people" one bit. We knew that we were going to be required to contribute to the public infrastructure improvements and if we didn't want to have to buy back land from Sainsbury's we shouldn't have sold it to them in the first place. And if we'd come up with a more modest, yet practical, scheme for a new stand, rather than a massive vanity project, we wouldn't have had to provide alternative properties for the ones that now need to be demolished.

We are sailing very close to an FFP breach and I'm not sure how long we can afford to be "patient and vigilant". We either increase our income, which was the intention of the proposed infrastructure improvements, or we sell some of our expensive and well paid assets and replace them with something cheaper.

Bexley Dave

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All very strange, we were told that the American input was to take us to the next level, and that they were investing in the club as a long term plan... not to earn a quick buck and bail out...

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I agree apart from in bold. The sales offland to Sainsbury’s and developers by the Clifton happened nearly 30 years and several chairmen ago. I know what you’re saying but in the other points you’re referring to the current share owners.

Sainsbury’s have always been an obstruction but now it appears it’s the investors or the choice of choosing/agreeing with those investors.

COYP

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Indeed.

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8th highest wage bill (higher then Leicester for instance) season before last and turn over-wage ratio of 78 percent, the highest of the League.
Still some people on here seem to think we live on the cheap. Hopefully Benteke will go and fingers crossed Meyer will prove he is worth his wages.

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I don't know...the longer this drags on with no firm start date the more I reckon its never going to happen, which means we as a club stagnate. And in the meantime imagine the impression Selhurst must make on prospective signings?

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A bit dramatic don't you think?

Leicester won the league with a ground that holds only 5k more spectators than ours.

West Ham have a 55k capacity and didn't finish much higher up the table than us.

Watford's capacity is a touch over 20k and they are considered a pretty decent side these days.

Leeds have a capacity approaching 40k.... as do Sheff Weds and they are not doing all that well.

Selhurst may not be perfect but Lombardo said it was the best set of fans he had ever played for. Plus we are a London club which makes us highly desirable.

Lets be perfectly frank.. if you think Palace will ever consistently finish in the Top 6 or 7 with or without a banging ground (and without being a billionaires play-thing) you are misguided.