No it is not. It is not like a simple case of paying a tradesman to turn up and give a quote. It takes a lot of time and SP is no doubt being very meticulous. For a number or reasons. Whenever anyone submits planning applications it's presented to those surrounding it. A neighbour puts in a new window and they have to apply for it if it's on the side of the house. So don't try and claim this or those around SP are any different.

And nah, can't say I've noticed the supermarket and car park, flats behind the WH end and row of houses built across from The Clifton Arms in the decades I've been going to Selhurst since before you were soiling your training pants in juniors. Do me a favour.

On the subject of the car park. The Sainsbury's car park starts on WH Lane and ends where the main stand ends. The CPFC car park starts there.

Parish is not being meticulous because Sainsbury's are being obstinate or will be driving hard bargains. He could be going about things carefully so that they or residents do not have the opportunity to object to the plans or one of the plans we're going to submit to the council. It is not all black and white.

Again, SP has said before about the significant costs of the professional plans and progressing the plans before even an agreement has been reached and a spade is dug. It costs several million before you get plans agreed.

I hear SP has some drawings of what he'd like to do with the main stand but isn't releasing anything until he's confident it's going to get the go ahead. Again, that project I wouldn't be surprised if it's been altered since knowing we'd have £50million plus of cash to spend on it rather than a 20 year mortgage and at a cost to our abilities in surviving Prem football or gaining promotion from Champ football.

Of course there's planning issues, there is everywhere, but what you were trying to imply was that finances were not an issue, or more specifically, what the real reason was for the delay as there was a plan, which was incidentally a 'concept' idea 6 years ago. If you don't think the delay since 6 years ago has anything to do with Parish/CPFC not having the money and needing a 20 year mortgage in a business that was losing £5mil a year in the Champ and struggling in each season after promotion for a significant time then each to their own.

With the US investment that all changes. No debt from before or with ground building, no interest from previous debt or ground building and the opportunity to maximise the corporate revenue which gives you the revenue you're allowed to increase wages. It is a completely different opportunity and that changed when the US investment was signed off, only 4 months ago.

Edited by Rudi Hedman (21 Apr 2016 11.21am)

Plans were not released. Some comments and statements were made. It takes a few million to get surveyors and solicitors to draw up plans of this size, probably why nothing concrete was released before SP went fishing for US investment. Once investment comes in, amount available and what's possible and plans to do it can change (no need for club and TV revenue to be used but also none of the investment is planned for squad costs)

Also, nothing has been progressed since then, probably because we were stuck on just over 30 points with the end of season drawing closer.

Although it looks like SP may reveal plans or minor details of plans and time frames this Summer, with his PR experience, I wouldn't be surprised that if we reach the FA Cup Final, press releases and short interviews on London news programmes and sport channels happen the week before. Timing is important in his game.

I have always asserted that one can upgrade 'Selhurst Park' and increase capacity but how on earth will the surrounding streets cope with the increased traffic ?

One can point to 3 mainline stations in quite close proximity but for many it simply isn't practical to make the journey by rail.

Don't agree Liverpool get 40,000 + every week, and Anfield pops out of a scene from Coronation street, just like main Road used to.