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Morpeth Eagle 02 Jan 11 11.55pm Send a Private Message to Morpeth Eagle Add Morpeth Eagle as a friend

Brilliant

Quote Seth at 02 Jan 2011 11.39pm

Quote Hampsterite at 02 Jan 2011 11.34pm

maybe he is taking a call fron Jose' !!


Either that, Sir Alex or Arsene. They're squabbling over the job apparently.


 

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TheDonCarlos Flag In The House 02 Jan 11 11.59pm Send a Private Message to TheDonCarlos Add TheDonCarlos as a friend

Hi Steve, any updates on the stadium and badge discussions? Also, abit cheeky I know, can we have a wider range of kits to choose from next time?

 

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redlondonboy Flag crawley, west sussex 03 Jan 11 12.06am Send a Private Message to redlondonboy Add redlondonboy as a friend

how about ray wilkins ?

 


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she gave a cough, a leg fell off and floated down the river".

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SW2Eagle Flag London 03 Jan 11 12.15am Send a Private Message to SW2Eagle Add SW2Eagle as a friend

Quote CPFC2010 at 02 Jan 2011 10.24pm

Quote SW2Eagle at 02 Jan 2011 5.58pm

Quote Penge Eagle at 02 Jan 2011 5.18pm

Quote SW2Eagle at 02 Jan 2011 2.48am

Quote Penge Eagle at 02 Jan 2011 2.37am

To SW2Eagle - you are talking utter rubbish. There was no decimated squad and Burley had ample support from the board to bolster it. His signings in general have been poor and he clearly lost the players. When should he have been sacked? When we are 15 points adrift at the bottom?

Finally, who cares if Steve Parish answers selectively? Do you not understand that what is said may be sensitive information and as a chairman some things have to remain private. You should be grateful he has taken the time to answer questions on here at all - and until 2am!

Penge - I care if he answers selectively - and so do a few other astute posters. You are welcome to your opinion, but if Mr Parish is going to come onto the forum (which I've told him I appreciate) he must be prepared to answer the questions posed. I've provided my comments in this respect, and will not go over them again.

If you bother to read the posts properly, you'll see that I also understand that some questions cannot be answered - this is not my concern, but there are certainly some that deserve an answer. I've mentioned Syd's already - somebody else asked why Danns only found out about the sacking via Twitter. A valid question and a concerning issue.

As stated, I stand by my view and hope to be proved wrong.

With regard to the squad - my point has only been answered by relying on a pedantic and slightly archaic definition of 'decimated' - rather than by answering the question properly. To clarify - our squad has been vastly reduced in key areas. We have lost Hill, Derry, Fonte, Butterfield, Moses, Ertl, Lee - and that's before the long-term injuries. There are probably more, but I'm not going to wast any more time justifying myself to you.


Edited by SW2Eagle (02 Jan 2011 3.22am)

You are clearly unhappy that Burley has been sacked and feel the need to pick holes in what SP has to say. We fought long and hard to avoid dropping to League One last season and don't want to do it again. I'm happy the board have shown some gumption and made a strong decision on this. Preston are one place below us and sacked Ferguson this week. So they are wrong to have sacked him too?

If you bother to read SP's posts properly you will see that Burley was given ample time and funds to improve the so called "decimated" squad and he did not.

It's not up to the chairmen to inform the players of the sacking. If you knew anything about football, you would know that it's the job of the football manager. If Burley did not want to tell the players, then how is that SP's fault. Do you expect him to ring Danns or each squad member up individually?

In this instance, backing a Mickey Mouse manager or a group of fans who run our club and seem to know what they want for the club's best interests in the short and long term, then I'm behind the board.

The league table does not lie. A chairman coming on a forum to speak to the fans should be welcomed...


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 .



Hi Steve

Thanks for taking the time to respond again. It would be foolish to expect every fan to agree with everything you do and I appreciate that you have acknowledged the fact that you are here to be challenged and questioned.

You yourself have said that we need to forget about the fact that we nearly went out of business and stop using this as an excuse for failure/mediocrity. I would assume, therefore, that it also makes sense to put the fact that the CPFC2010 saved the club (in a practical sense - I'll always be grateful) and focus on the future.

As I'm sure you are well aware, any new challenge will involve mistakes and criticism there is nothing productive about you coming on here if we all sit back and tell you you're doing a great job!

What I will say is that I know for a fact that things other posters have brought up in these discussions previously have been acted upon - such as queues in the Red and Blue bar, real ale, etc. It is great to see that you take a genuine interest and I have no doubt whatsoever that you have the clubs best interests at heart.

Anway - it is great to see that we've had plenty of applicants. As I said in an earlier post - I hope we continue to focus on a style/brand of football that will help our younger players develop. We must never lose sight of the bigger picture.

Good luck with finding the right man, and here's to three points tomorrow in what has to be considered a huge game!

 


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taldous123 Flag Perth 03 Jan 11 12.19am Send a Private Message to taldous123 Add taldous123 as a friend

Just want to thank you Steve for coming on here and talking to the regular fans. It's so refreshing and your right, there are some great ideas on here from time to time. Fans of other clubs would love to have this sort of thing.
You answered all the main points i wanted to know. Think it's great cpfc2010 are genuinely working for a great future for our great club. The trouble is you can never please everyone no matter what you do. Thats life
Lets get as many of us as we can at the game tomorrow to get right behind dougie and the boys. Come on u Eagles.......

 


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money4nuffin Flag croydon 03 Jan 11 1.27am Send a Private Message to money4nuffin Add money4nuffin as a friend

Quote CPFC2010 at 02 Jan 2011 10.48pm

Quote SpikeyMatt at 02 Jan 2011 10.47pm

Many applicants, Steve?


quite a few today, around 10 household names


Oh dear!? I don't think "Sony playstations red 'n' blue army" really has a good ring too it!

 


For f*cks sake Murray!!

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Kosowski Flag Standing at the top of B Block 03 Jan 11 1.38am Send a Private Message to Kosowski Add Kosowski as a friend

Whats done is done, for one I cant think of many chairmen who would put their hands up and admit to making a mistake in their choice of manager. We move on starting tommorow.

Lets start that new chapter with a good crowd, a good atmosphere and a good result. The team and the Doog will need us behind them more than ever in this interim period. We'll all feel a little better about things if we can pick up 3 points tommorow.

Edited by Kosowski (03 Jan 2011 1.39am)

 


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Palace_Guard Flag Kyiv 03 Jan 11 3.46am Send a Private Message to Palace_Guard Add Palace_Guard as a friend

Thank you very much for coming onto this website to talk to us Steve P. Very much appreciated from all palace fans in Australia.

Edited by Palace_Guard (03 Jan 2011 4.30am)

 


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Ard1 Flag Holmesdale Lower, Block A 03 Jan 11 9.59am Send a Private Message to Ard1 Add Ard1 as a friend

Hi Steve, good response.

There is one thing I was intrigued to know. Do you ever use the BBS and HOL for player suggestions?

Obviously I know you wouldnt sign someone up by reading a copy and paste of a wikipedia page! It would just be good to know as I think fans would love to know they play a small part in signing successful players for their club. Names like Boyd, Tubbs, Le Fondre, Wright- Phillips, Rhodes and Austin are great suggestions if they come with sensible fees (obviously not all). Iversen was also suggested on HOL a while back.

Also is the competitive side of you wanting to square it off with Millwall by signing Puncheon underneath their noses?

 

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Quote Ard1 at 03 Jan 2011 9.59am

Hi Steve, good response.

There is one thing I was intrigued to know. Do you ever use the BBS and HOL for player suggestions?

Obviously I know you wouldnt sign someone up by reading a copy and paste of a wikipedia page! It would just be good to know as I think fans would love to know they play a small part in signing successful players for their club. Names like Boyd, Tubbs, Le Fondre, Wright- Phillips, Rhodes and Austin are great suggestions if they come with sensible fees (obviously not all). Iversen was also suggested on HOL a while back.

Also is the competitive side of you wanting to square it off with Millwall by signing Puncheon underneath their noses?


Of course we look at the player suggestions!!

Puncheon......it did cross my mind

 

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REBECCA Flag Rustington 03 Jan 11 10.54am Send a Private Message to REBECCA Add REBECCA as a friend

Steve,

Just reading about Pablo's comments on Burley's departure, it seems to me he is only here because of GB and not CPFC.

I understand his loan period is for the whole season and his attitude worries me.

If needed could he be sent back?

Thanks for your time.

 


This roller coaster I am on just won't stop.

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laddo Flag london 03 Jan 11 10.54am Send a Private Message to laddo Add laddo as a friend

Steve, thanks a lot for keeping us fans informed of the latest developments. I for one must admit that I am a little concerned about the future, solely because Burley was creating a footballing philosophy I agreed with yet it was starting to get to a stage where results had to improve!

I know you've said you want to get the right manager rather than a 'manager right now' but are you a little concerned that too much time looking for the right manager may damage any player recruitment plans we have? Will you be asking candidates as to which players they want? Will the Plymouth left-back still be signing (I rate him)?

Cheers steve, keep up the hard work!

 


laddo

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