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DenTyler Flag Sidcup 28 Dec 23 6.47pm Send a Private Message to DenTyler Add DenTyler as a friend

Serious question for those with possibly a better insight.

After all these years in the premier league why haven’t we got more money? Or moved forwards?

We are one of only 20 teams in what is pretty much agreed to be the greatest league in the world.
We are a long established club in that league now.
Usually full to capacity every home game with what is regarded as one of the best and most vocal set of supporters in the league.
A huge area to tap into, as was eluded to by SP many moons ago.

Why hasn’t a bigger investor not come in? All the so called big boys are well and truly backed and not going anywhere that leaves not that many teams in this great big shop window available to grab a piece of the pie.

Even without a Saudi oil prince coming in on a white horse to lift us how have we got so little funds that in the last couple of windows we have not got hold of a decent right back, cover for left back (who cost us nothing) or a decent goal scoring striker.
It makes no sense why we are such the poor relation in the league.

 

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davehuggins Flag 28 Dec 23 6.50pm Send a Private Message to davehuggins Add davehuggins as a friend

Lack of planning and always appointing coaches to fire fight

 

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AERO Flag 28 Dec 23 6.52pm Send a Private Message to AERO Add AERO as a friend

Lack of investment to keep up with the big boys.

 

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monkey Flag Sittingbourne,but made in Bromley 28 Dec 23 7.20pm Send a Private Message to monkey Add monkey as a friend

Originally posted by davehuggins

Lack of planning and always appointing coaches to fire fight

As if that’s our only issues We appoint coaches to fire fight as you call it because we can’t compete financially, unlike some we can’t spend a billion in two years on players and our ground doesn’t earn us much with only a 26000 capacity and a minimal corporate side compared to other clubs.

 

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davehuggins Flag 28 Dec 23 7.24pm Send a Private Message to davehuggins Add davehuggins as a friend

Think about Brentford, Brighton, etc etc they planned and got it right

 

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Palace Old Geezer Flag Midhurst 28 Dec 23 7.46pm Send a Private Message to Palace Old Geezer Add Palace Old Geezer as a friend

Our mediocre form in recent years, the apparent lack of ambition demonstrated by the board and our elderly, low capacity ground do nothing to tempt a starry eyed investor to throw good money at our club.

Unfortunately we are devoid of the perceived glamour that seems to attract the kind of financial investment we require.

 


Dad and I watched games standing on the muddy slope of the Holmesdale Road end. He cheered and I rattled.

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PalazioVecchio Flag south pole 28 Dec 23 9.20pm Send a Private Message to PalazioVecchio Add PalazioVecchio as a friend

cos this is the toughest, biggest-money League in the World.

cos there are probably a dozen clubs beneath us with a) a bigger weekly gate and b) no significant debts to worry about.

Sunderland, Middlesboro, Derby.

And even the kippy little stadia , with the small clubs....QPR....Have Owners/chairmen that make Bill Gates look impecunious.

Look at yesteryears 'good progress' clubs. Clubs that were always just outside the top 6. Good clubs with good prospects. Stoke, Watford, Wigan, Reading, Leicester, Portsmouth, Blackburn....why have they 'not progressed' ?

Cos, in the long run, only 5 teams are Premier League Stalwarts.

Every Zebra gets eaten by a hyena or a crocodile, eventually. I was hoping to see Everton go down, and look how well they fought back.

we need a 55 thousand capacity Stadium - in SE25, and no debts. With all our existing transport connections plus a Tram directly to Beckenham Junction. Thus, even relegation wouldnt phase us....we could quickly bounce back.

Also, South London is a hotbed for producing World-class footballing talent. We need to capitalise on that. Train up youngsters for export to European Clubs, Championship clubs etc. There are too many big footballers, from our hood, who didnt connect much with Palace.

Edited by PalazioVecchio (28 Dec 2023 9.56pm)

 


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Swindy Flag Bromley 28 Dec 23 9.31pm Send a Private Message to Swindy Add Swindy as a friend

Er, Parish !
Arrogant, complacent, continually papering over the cracks.

 

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radsyrendot Flag From Coventry now in Leicester 28 Dec 23 9.39pm Send a Private Message to radsyrendot Add radsyrendot as a friend

Lack of (real) investment in the team
Since promotion
Parish only interested in exterior of Selhurst Park ,New gates ect lol the new stand has now been going on for 9 yrs it's absolutely pathetic get rid of Roy and everyone else behind the scenes

 

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Swindy Flag Bromley 28 Dec 23 9.45pm Send a Private Message to Swindy Add Swindy as a friend

All of the above,
Particularly the notion of extending the main stand, pie in the sky & if it's all been about Sainsbury's digging their heals in about a piece of carpark, after these years in the 'Greed is good league', surely we can pay what they want ??

 

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Dangermouse Flag Hastings 28 Dec 23 9.46pm Send a Private Message to Dangermouse Add Dangermouse as a friend

Any investor would have to fork out a fortune for the ground as well as the team. If we had a 40k shiny complete stadium, I reckon we could get an investor. That's my opinion anyway.

 


That's Life
And as funny as it may seem
Some people get their kicks stompin' on a Dream.
KEEP THE FAITH!!!!!

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Eaglecoops Flag CR3 29 Dec 23 8.12am Send a Private Message to Eaglecoops Add Eaglecoops as a friend

Originally posted by Dangermouse

Any investor would have to fork out a fortune for the ground as well as the team. If we had a 40k shiny complete stadium, I reckon we could get an investor. That's my opinion anyway.

I disagree. Surely a wise investor looks for potential and not the finished article as the finished article has no room for improvement. It’s all about value for money and Palace would be relatively cheap to buy with potentially a big upside.

It would not surprise me if we have already had numerous approaches by wealthy consortia and individuals that have been turned away by Parish because they wouldn’t leave him in charge. I don’t believe he wants to let go of the reins.

 

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