Whilst its The Mirror so enuff said...it isn't really speculation fired by them

Pulis was pretty clear about 'getting our business done early'...something we patently haven't done

As far as the rules go, it's a website not a democracy - Hambo 3/6/2014

We are not equiped for the premier league is the bottom line.

We don't have the resources financially or staff wise to cope with the demands of the premier league.

Expecting miracles is totally unrealistic.

SP said we would give it our best shot and this is it.

Thing is even if we offer silly money, one of our rivals in the bottom 9 or so will offer more often just to scupper our chances of getting the player. I think these days even with a chairman who is loaded, it is a dangerous game going gung ho on transfers. I'm sure we can get some decent (if perhaps untried players in) who may be of use if we should be in the Championship again come August

But two things. First, you have to play the game or you can't win. There's no point being alive if you never do anything because you're afraid of the consequences. You may be right; someone else might outbid us. But that is not a reason not to bid in the first place.

Second, suppose we bid for a player and then get outbid? Well, if nothing else we've forced a rival to spend more money than they wanted or intended, thereby probably weakening them in the long-run. It's like the seller having a plant at an auction, whose real purpose is the drive the price up. There's more than one way of playing the game.

Very few untried players -- even those with good or promising reputations -- are Premiership quality. Gayle is a salutary example of this. Alright, you can get lucky every now and then but it's not a very good way to compete, let alone stay up.

Sydenham by birth. Selhurst by the Grace of God.

sashI was thinking the other day that the current situation reminds me of the season after we finished third in the league and were in a position, where with a bit of investment, could have changed the future of the club..instead we did the regular Palace trick of snatching failure from the jaws of victory

Here we have been given hope and momentum by Pulis arrival and of the 10 clubs or so in the dogfight seem to have the bet man at the helm to get us out of it.

To do this is patently obvious we need a little more quality and if we do stay up who knows..

Now its not about splashing cash about wantonly but it seems that EVERY target seems out of our reach and if we keep the same attitude then we will not buy the goals that may keep us up, or the CB that can settle that back four when under pressure or that player to create and add guile to the hard work

I have a sinking feeling that yet again wrong decisions at the top will shape the history of the club for the next decade...as happened with Bloye, Noades, Jordan et al

I have fingers crossed that in the next few days everything will turn up roses but its more hope than expectation at the moment
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We must be from the same era.
Edited by The Sash (26 Jan 2014 3.00pm)

is this the same jordan who over stretched financially and borrowed from a hedge fund who put us in administration. You have a short memory!