If he wants us to operate on "clever bargain scouting and cast offs" I'm not sure that Pulis and Moody are the pair to do that.

I also didn't form that opinion !

I can totally see where CPFC2010 are coming from and perhaps this is true of very many supporters , however IF we are meekly relegated on the back of what fans consider to be a lack of investment in players and support for the manager then they will disregard any talk of "Sustainability" and "Not mortgaging the club" and will heap criticism in the direction of the Board.

Surely the point is to get us to a place where we are not reliant on rich owners having to pump in money every season to keep us 'competitive'. I would rather they try to make us run like an actual business instead of p*ssing loads of money away. And why would they want to pour money into a championship club if they can get it to make enough money to cover its losses?

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First, you are welcome to call me an idiot, but do it for the right reason and not by badly misquoting me.

I wrote: "Don't be a prat. Picking up the tab doesn't make it sensible to say what you like."

To which you replied: "If you are going to call me a prat then I'm going to call you an idiot for suggesting that the people who pays the bills don't get to say what they like."

You will note that I did NOT say that people who paid the bills did not get to say what they liked. Of course they bloody do. People who don't pay the bills get to say what they like as well (as HOL proves.) What I said was that it is NOT SENSIBLE for people who pay the bills to say what they like...it is very rarely sensible to ever simply say what you think, without any self discipline or thought to how it will sound in public. Thus, I thought Parrish's comment "We will do what we want" (or whatever it was exactly) was churlish and immature. In my view, it was NOT a smart thing to say. If you quote me, or call me an idiot, do it accurately.

As for speaking their minds, I will criticise someone who says something I think is stupid regardless of whether they are paying the bills or not. Money doesn't but my silence or my respect.

Sydenham by birth. Selhurst by the Grace of God.

Parish has always come across well in anything I've ever seen him in. He's not arrogant, IMO, just confident and very sure of where he wants to take things. You don't get to where he is by being anything but confident and ruthless.

Their, and our, main priority, as he points out, is avoiding another administration, because quite honestly we won't deserve to survive that ordeal again. We should be thankful of that, because look at what the likes of Hull and Cardiff are going through! Their respective owners believe they are the club, and that it is their toy to do whatever they wish.

CPFC2010 have always acknowledged they are custodians of the club; they're simply looking after it. A landlord at a pub can leave a legacy, but the history of the place lies in its walls, its patron and its stories.

We knew that operating in the Championship was costing the club money; everyone is in the same boat, more or less. Zaha's sale has helped massively no doubt, but we also have the injection from this season, any potential parachute payments, and, crossing everything, consecutive seasons in the Prem.

Whatever league we are in, the club needs to be healthy financially. If we go down, we either need to implement contingency plans, or gut the squad and start again when the times right. Sustainability of the club is the No.1 priority.

Things look good though, though I'm by no means an expert! Previous administrations have come following poor financial management following seasons at the top, so the real test comes after this season.

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