Hopefully Textor is a good owner for us. In general I am in favour of widening the club ownership I prefer having multiple shareholders rather than being at the whim of one individual owner. Just ask the Arsenal fans.

The Southampton guy was a good owner but died and his daughter doesn't seem that interested. Chelsea's owner may end upsetting his mate Putin or facing UN sanctions it's a possibility.

Anyway lets hope it is a harmonious group of owners who are measured and thoughtful.

One more point

As I said, many will see it as postive.
But then don't complain if a Super League eventually becomes established, if games are moved to America or Asia and 3pm Saturday games become a rarity owing to global media demands.
It's correct to say Americans are protective of their investments, but there is , or may will be, a price to pay in the long term.
The economics are well understood but to lose the feeling of being a community club would be a real shame.
It's understood that many won't care if we claw a mid table finish each season.
To potentially lose the soul of the club to achieve such an objective could be a heavy price to pay.
I accept this may be a minority view but this is supposed to be a forum for debate.

It doesn’t sit well with me. Wealthy overseas owner coming in with no affiliation to the club. This is a small scale version of what happened at Chelsea and Man City, which I absolutely despise.

Unfortunately this is what the Premier League has become and what is necessary to survive. What a sad state football has become. Clubs should be made to run like businesses with no outside financial influence.

I’ve been the most excited about the new season as I have been for about 5 years with all the new signings. Probably should have put 2 and 2 together, but this puts a dampener on it for me. We’re no different from the rest.

You are spot on but You got to put those thoughts behind you. You won’t be able to change things. So if you follow the football you just have to accept this is all part of it. Or go and follow your local non league club. Just enjoy I for what it is.

Oh dear!

I think for me the main issue I have is that foreign investors tend to have diverse goals/intentions.

Take Roman at Chelsea and the City owners. They wanted sporting success where the cost didn’t matter. They bought it and once they had it, they made sure to solidify their position for future success.

Then there’s the owners at Leicester who I believe to be a bit of an anomaly. Great success, great model, didnt buy their titles…they earned it.

Then there are all the other foreign owners. The type to see clubs as a future investment. Plough 90m in today and one day get back 200m for your shares. All they have to do is stay in the Prem every year and each year their investment grows in its worth until one day a new bumper TV deal is agreed that makes the club a great return. But these owners tend to prefer security over a push for honours. Keeping the status quo is more important than winning something…but let’s be honest that’s not easy to do.

Perhaps none of these situations to most palace fans are too distasteful. I’ve always been happy to stay up…that’s me being honest. I’d love a good cup final again mind!

These guys are not going to buy us success. They may not even build something, build a club model, something to guarantee future success. They will only invest their money in ventures they considered