Well said. I’m personally sick to death of hearing, “you should be grateful”, “remember what it used to be like”, “be careful what you wish for”, “we’ll be like Charlton if we expect too much”.

We are there, we are at the top table, forget about the past as the past is irrelevant, we need to push on. Our current target should be to become more like Leicester and less like Burnley. I want teams fearing us when they come to our ground, not attacking us for 90 minutes and using us for target practice.

I recall Noades literally sitting at the top table when the premiership was born. And look how that ended. Relegation, the richer clubs picking off our best players, 2 administrations and then touch and go as to whether we would be the first major club to fold.

I have said this before and been scoffed off. Being born from financial ruin has shaped CPFC 2010 Limited. It has made us prudent and cautious and our few unsuccessful forays into marquee signings have been followed by a withdrawal back into prudence and caution.

Pundits and fans alike hate this survive without breaking the bank attitude which has led to an old squad and some of the most uninspiring, anti-football ever to grace the top flight. However, I believe we are a product of our not too distant past and never want to go back there.

If I am right then those impatient for a quick fix, major investment and a rapid change to foxy football are in for further disappointment.

As someone who has supported the club for over 65 years I have a rather different perspective than some posters. So I agree with you. From where we were when it started for me to now is a hugely successful journey, which could so easily have ended completely a few short years ago. We are now in a phase where holding onto our place in the Premier League outweighs everything else. We have established a promising Academy, which can draw on a wide area of talent, which can feed through to the first team. We have plans to gradually modernise the stadium. These things take time. Right now the football can be painful to watch but the prize is worth the pain. The biggest challenge seems to me to be in this position in 12 months time. If we can do that then the next 10 years could be really exciting.

There's no Crystal Palace to watch now though BTP, I think that's most people's gripe! Here's hoping that changes tonight

Edited by Nicholas91 (03 Mar 2021 12.01pm)