Isnt Crystal Palace Park in the Borough of Bromley Council. Selhurst Park Bourough of Croydon?

Probably ranted a dozen times in this thread alone but every time I go through CPP (in fact this is a weekly occurrence as I now play football there) I get wound up by the state of the upper half. I mean the bottom half is a park so does what it says on the tin, but the ruins of the original Crystal Palace would probably be safer in Palmyra and the NSC is now basically a private gym. London won't want another world class athletics arena if we were happy to see all the funds directed to Stratford to the detriment of the NSC but it was a state before we even bid for the Olympics which points to certain parties lack of regard for it.

To be honest I'd rather it remain as it is than Seb Coe get in to bed with Sadiq Khan and make a few quid from whatever these 2026 plans are, as would've been the case with the previous options presented around the time CPFC were first factored in proposals the site 2 years ago. It's a disgrace that any development has to be as part of a commercial package. I know someone has to pay for these things, invariably a company of considerably capital but not when it only has business interests at heart.

Maybe Bromley did the right thing in doing nothing or maybe the price wasn't right. Answers on a postcard.

Theorising from afar, but maybe the council involved would be more interested if our club carried their name - eg "Croydon" - a name that would take their city around the world rather than "Crystal Palace" which doesn't promote the Croydon name directly?

And no, I'm proposing or wanting CPFC to change their name just trying to fathom a reason for their indifference.

Don't dis my town. Some of us choose to live here even though we have other choices.

Interesting, I think government backing is the only way the park will happen for CPFC. If as you say Palace offered to build the stadium (LDA cover costs of all other building projects as well as improved transport links)and we get assurances the stadium is ours after the games and we don't have to share it with a rugby club AND no further athletics meetings will be held there so we can rip up the track and put seats in. IF, IF, IF, It would be a great idea.

Could not use the Olympic stadium during Commonwealth games. 1. West Ham will never agree to it (as tenants they would have to).
2. The Commonwealth Games clashes with our football season therefore even if West Ham agreed it wont be available.
CCP is in desperate need of a facelift. CPFC is in desperate need of a stadium. Winning bidding on an event like this could be the answer. Yes of course local residents will fiercely oppose it, they always do. But If the government stepped in and said 'The place is falling apart, this is the only way to fix it without the entire cost coming out the taxpayers pocket, its happening. Live with it or move house' Of course they are not going to say that but if they leave locals in no doubt that is the message It might just work.