I agree and i knew someone would mention it, quite rightly, always rumours about him letting it go to the wire to maximize profits.

Thing is, that's good business, it isn't always 'morally' right, Jordan complained and still feels bitter it seems, but it is like that, cut throat. As we all know.

I think with parish, he has been here a while, but there is something about him, i cannot pin point, or describe that makes me feel unsure of him - it could just be listening to rumours and what not, but i do honestly feel he is a businessman first, fan second, a very close second.

Where as the rest, you kinda admired their naivety in being a fan first - but look how it ended up.

This was once a quality forum....

I agree with you and the post to which you responded. Promotion clearly sweetened the deal, but the original four weren't slow to cash out some of their profit, which is fine, but to portray Parish as an altruistic white knight (in the Tony Bloom mould) is way off the mark.

If Parish were to sell out his share tomorrow, what would be his legacy? Nothing of significance has been done with the club's infrastructure and nor would it seem that anything will be for the foreseeable future. He's been able to get the right managers in at the right time to save our arse, but two walked unexpectedly and the other one took leave of his senses. He's been good at managing the cash, albeit we've obtained credit secured against our future TV income. He's been a good chairman so far, but not yet one of the greats.

Bexley Dave

Can you hear the Brighton sing? I can't hear a ******* thing!

"The most arrogant, obnoxious bunch of deluded little sun tanned, loafer wearing mummy's boys I've ever had the misfortune of having to listen to" (Burnley forum)

Maybe a team of 30 nurses would have hired a new manager by now. It's getting ridiculous now.

Trump lost. Badly. Hahahahahahaha.

Whilst I agree with the vast majority of this - that last sentence, I think, doesn't do him complete justice - he's certainly the best chairman we've had since I've been a Palace fan (Noades onwards).

What benchmark are you setting as "great" - & billionaires who've made their dough out of fleecing their nation's natural resources don't count in my book.

The problem with infrastructure investment is that Palace - like a lot of clubs similarly sized - don't have the cash to improve infrastructure without the riches of Premiership status BUT that status itself then triggers a "NHS-type" drain on revenue - because any manager worth his salt is going to demand an ever- increasing war chest in order to "compete".

I feel a bit sorry for SP - I think he wants to improve the infrastructure, but the reality is that there is no spare £££ once the playing squad investment requirements of staying in the prem are deducted.

I presume this is intended as a wind up?

If not, where would you like to start? Maybe we'll go chronologically then:

Pulis has had a reputation for years & every club he's been at where he didn't get his own way he's left under a financial cloud - just ask Gillingham, Portsmouth or Bristol City fans. He really isn't the 'nice chap' his cronies in the media would like to portray him as - two different judges have confirmed this.

Pardew was next & here we have a situation where a large number of fans are adamant SP wasn't involved enough & gave him far too long due to (what turned out to be) a misguided sense of loyalty.

Sam was brought in as he was the right man for the job at hand. The length of the contract enabled the Club time needed to rebuild both at the front end and behind the scenes. I happen to believe the (published) story that the loss of a close friend was the cause of his change of heart and I fully support his decision on that basis.

It is improbable that SP could have foreseen Sam going, especially as Sam had stated in one of his last interviews that transfers were already targeted and a list agreed - his resignation meeting was originally intended to prioritise those & agree a plan of action.

SP is far from perfect but I can't think of another EPL chairman I'd want at Palace & all this 'controlling ' stuff seems pure speculation despite evidence to the contrary.

We'd all like to have a manager appointed & be all over transfers but having the right man and a plan is critical.

Edited by Nobbybm (19 Jun 2017 5.13pm)

Will this be five? It's gonna be five! It IS five!

If that we the criterion then in this house we would have ended up with Mourinho and gone bankrupt five minutes later.

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