You have clearly not read the reasoned debate I've had with Hambo and others regarding this.

To answer you point briefly, as I'm pretty much done on this topic:

If the manager's been sacked - then it is very much up to the Chairman to make sure that the players are informed in a proffessional manner.

The answers to the squad, budget and timescale questions were far from satisfactory, as many a reasonable poster has agreed. It is a simple fact that our squad was thinned out significantly by administration.

No, the league table does not lie. It has us where we deserve to be, and where many of us predicted we'd be at the start of the season. I still don't know why we're now surprised to be struggling.

Ferguson - arguably unlucky. Managers just are not given sufficient time to do their jobs properly these days. We've given ours a very limited buget as well as very limited time. Personally, I'm disappointed.

I'm well aware that plenty of people disagree with me -and that does not bother me in the slightest. What annoys me is that fact that you and a couple of others seem to think that it is somehow out of order to challenge our board when they make themselves available. What exactly would it achieve to sit here in awe of them praise every decsion they make? Nothing - and it would render their participation in questions and answer sessions completely pointless.

We're all grateful for what CPFC2010 has done in saving our club - this does not mean that we now stop taking an interest and just assume that every decision they make is a correct or progressive one.

Like everyone, I hope that this decision turns out to be for the benefit of our club. So far, I think the comments posted and attributed to Neil Ashton, whilst they are just opinion, represent the best possible reason to look to replace Burley. If it is true that he was not focused, for whatever reason, then fair enough. The board, however, have not said this.

I think this is a reasoned point of view and one worth responding to.

I come on here to interact with the fans about out club that I am currently responsible for (with my co chairman, owners and chief exec).

I feel that the fans have a right to know as much as is reasonable and that doesn't compromise our position or competitiveness as a club or cause another person embarrassment. Yesterday was a fairly big event in the scheme of crystal Palace, I felt you had the right to know why and what the plan is. I didn’t come into this to sack managers, I like George a lot and we all wanted more than anything for him to succeed.

I could talk to the press, answer their questions and you could read it there but in a modern world with such amazing tools at our disposal why wouldn't I come on here and answer the questions of the people that care. Also very importantly gauge the mood and get ideas. The press pick up on it anyway and as such it kills two birds.

How many times as a fan did I have an idea and have no way of voicing it. This is an amazing environment and it seems crazy not to use it to talk directly to you.

Because very importantly I believe that I am accountable to you all. Maybe that’s’ not been the norm but that’s how we all feel.

Do I think it might drive interest and support for the club as well, Yes I certainly hope that this is a kind of unique access that is part of what can set us apart so in that context I guess there is a PR element to it. We could have taken fans on the board but why do that in the modern era when you can all get to me/us in this way and each and everyone of you can have a voice.

You will help form and shape this club as we move forward. Its already happening over loads of issues and small improvements but also all the player ideas, ticketing everything we look at all of them.

In that context, censorship is most certainly not required, I am more than capable of working out the agendas that people may have and factoring that into their views. I’ve already got a few peoples cards marked

If I come on here to answer selected questions then what would be the point, sometimes it moves very fast like last night and I miss some but I do try to answer them all, maybe someone could post a synopsis at certain points to save people reading the whole thread. I always quote the question or point I am responding to so maybe a mod could just cut my posts and post as a reference somewhere which would save repeated questions and people feeling they weren’t answered. I’ll also try to be clearer at the start what I wont respond to.

I feel sorry that some think I am not being candid or I am dodging topics. I really think I am meeting everything head on and being clear what I can and can’t comment on. I am really happy to clear up anything that still concerns people over this.

If we weren't talking on here, we would just have the press in between us surely that just makes it worse. Why wouldn’t I talk to you first before the press.

While we are on the subject of the press, The Neil would that be the same Neil Ashton that ran the story in the News of the world that I/we had met Alan Pardew for the managers job some months ago ?

Finally No I didn't go to the dressing room before the game .

Good luck with everything Steve and I'm praying you're considering Steve Coppell for a role in the new set-up.