You are correct with the last piece, everyone has a right to an opinion.

I was 8 or 9 in the hey day of Wright, Bright, Coppell and Semi-final triumphs against Liverpool so i cant claim to have been a massive fan back then.

I do feel however, that there has never been a more positive outlook for the club since then, and thats down to the owners, plain and simple.

I think many do feel that the turbulence is at an end and irregardless if there is some yo-yoing between divisions (which hasnt done Norwich or West Brom any harm), the club is in a place to sustain that and continue to press on with its gradual development.

Next year we're even apparently having a proper kit maker again so im afraid ill always have rose tinted glasses when it comes to CPFC 2010 (i dont include Nike's terrible template kits in that!!)

How on earth is sticking to your guns 'starting to be a farce' !! FFS some of you lot will NEVER be happy.

The Voice of Reason In An Otherwise Mediocre World

spend spend spend whatever it takes is the mantra for some

I'll worry about how the transfer window has gone when it shuts, until then I'm sure a lot is going on behind the scenes.

It seems most clubs are leaving their business until late this window

we're the Arthur, we're the Arthur, we're the Arthur over here!

Positive! Proud & Palace - W block, AW

I think that's unfair to mention managers; the owners are far from trigger-happy. For whatever reason, two of those managers left, as opposed to being sacked, and one was a caretaker.

There is no doubt that the summer's transfer activity were nothing short of a farce; that has been identified by fans, the media and the powers that be. The largest squad in Europe thing is a little misleading, because it more refers to the number of different players that have played over a certain time; given the different situations we have found ourselves in in the past hour years, it's not totally unreasonable to understand why this may have occurred.

CPFC2010 have made mistakes, and I don't see any genuine fan say that they are beyond criticism; but I do think people are too prone to donning the tin-foil and crying out for some sort of cover-up or scandal, when the reality is either very different or irrelevant.

There is one aspect of CPFC2010's ownership that I don't think anyone can dispute; they have the fundamental security and sustainability of the club at heart. That is their number one priority, and rightly so. They are also still relatively new to owning and running a football club. They have had to adapt to varying situations, from maintaining Championship status, to sustaining a push for promotion, to having to deal with building a Premiership club. We've experienced these things before, from the outside, but we have no idea how it works behind the scenes, and they're doing it for the first time. They are not immune to criticism for there mistakes; they are human, have made errors and have largely held their hands up.

I would fight tooth and nail that they wholeheartedly have the interest of the club at heart, especially from a business point of view, and as such I'm not particularly interested in why Dougie left, or why Holloway resigned, or what the current relationship is like with Pulis. As someone has already stated, Pulis will identify either specific players he wants, or the type of player he wants, and then it's up to Moody to do the groundwork, and SP to sign the cheques. TP may get involved, he may not, but it is IM and SP's job to get signings over the line. Fundamentally, I believe that the vast majority of decisions have been made with the club'a best interest at heart.

They have made mistakes, they have learnt from some, and they will make more mistakes, but I don't think we can doubt that they have moved this club forward from when they picked it up. Not just in terms of playing staff and league, but all the smaller details too. Top clubs aren't just at the top because they have the best squads, but because they have the infrastructure behind it. I have been banging on about infrastructure since May 28th, and everything we've heard from CPFC2010 seems to suggest that they have identified its importance too.

This season, I think I've been more worried about off the field activities and management than I have the players, because it has been mismanagement during this exact situation that has nearly killed the club. Those mistakes cannot be made again, because chances are we may just disappear entirely. A certain player may be the key to staying up, but if he falls outside of an agreed wage structure, then we move on. It's as simple as that in my eyes.

I have no doubt that TP would be very aware of the financial situation at the club before he signed his contract, so I would say that frustration has simply been from other club's asking for too much, or a player wanting more wages, and it's in this respect that I feel we have to accept CPFC2010's judgement implicitly.

There have been signs of inexperience or an air of panic (summer transfers), but bar the Marange farce, I wouldn't say they've ever been unprofessional. The situation highlighted a lack of infrastructure behind the scenes when it comes to recruitment and scouting, but that's what IM is for now, so I thoroughly believe this would not be repeated again, because quite frankly it was embarrassing. When in the media, SP has always handed himself well IMO, and I don't quite understand the "he loves his own voice" critique, because I don't think I've ever come away thinking he's arrogant or full of himself, a stark contrast to SJ. He's sometimes too much of a fan, but ultimately all I see is passion. People see different things, but I always like hearing from SP and never think "oh not him again". What people think of someone as a person is entirely subjective, but I think I can count the times SP have compromised the club or his decisions on one hand.

I couldn't careless what other clubs are up to, but look at what Hull and Cardiff are up against? CPFC2010 are saints compared to those tyrants, and it feels good at the moment to have had British managers and British owners, in an age where foreign influence is rife in the Premier League. There's a hell of a lot that's right about the club and it's a management, and I thoroughly don't understand the doubt that creeps in sometimes, because I honestly don't think that level of negativity is justified. Criticize decisions, mistakes etc, but to question their integrity, as I have seen at times on here, is beyond reason.

I honestly feel we are in a unique position when you look at the makeup of the club and the family in its entirety, from fans all the way up to the directors. Unique in a positive way, because we've come leaps and bounds since 2010, and it has been the most positive the club has been for years and years, IMO. There are aspects of the club that are different to the norm, slightly outdated, need improving or need changing entirely, but in the context of our history and looking at the bigger picture, we are in a great position. This club continues to grow as an identity and a brand, and that's the greatest legacy CPFC2010 can leave us all; there'll be more mistakes along the way but ultimately, we are heading in the right direction for the right reason and mostly in the right way.

RED AND BLUE ARMY!

This. Agree with every word.

My first season ticket was 1970...I hear you loud and clear.

Sydenham by birth. Selhurst by the Grace of God.

...out of all the clubs relegated how many were in complete dissary whilst being so...I would say the other 75%, at this moment we are not in dissary...far from it.

.......has our coach driver done a Poo'yet, without thinking about Gus!