As I have said about 87 times - Parish should keep a hold of the club but recognize he is a woefully inept chairman when it comes to transfers and managerial matters.

He is a businessman, and should run the non footballing matters at the club.

Give those other tasks, lock stock, to someone already at the club or bring a fresh face in.

Then we might actually:

Sell some dead wood for once....
Have a proper goalkeeper the manager actually wants to play, and more than 1....
Be able to properly run a transfer window....
Have actual squad depth in key areas like up front

As Parish often says "the sun will come up" even if we go down, but it will hamper the development of the stadium, and all the rest of the things we should be modernizing. I know Parish has done a lot there (an area where he actually does know his a^se from his elbow) but of course more is needed.

Well, simply put, that's silly. It is not supported by the evidence.

Main points in his favor: He purchased the club in 2010; the team got promoted in 2013; we have been to one cup final (only our second proper cup final ever); we have achieved the longest consecutive period in the top flight in the club's 113 years of history; the club has had four of its highest ever league finishes; the club owns its own ground (again); they have improved the facilities (although there is a way to go); they have plans in place to expand the ground (also a ways to go); we have one of our best ever first 11, with only the 1990-91 side clearly better (albeit most of the current lot seem to be semi-permanently injured).

Main points against: consecutive poor transfer windows; over-promises when he should keep quiet; imbalanced squad (albeit one horrifically ravaged by injuries); troubles with FFP (presumably because of some of the dross still on the books); we have struggled to hold onto managers (although that has not always been his fault); hmmm, that's about it.

So, we have had four of our best six (or seven) finishes in the league ever, only our second ever proper cup final, and we have been in the top division for a longer consecutive spell than in our entire history and yet, you claim, he is totally inept.

That is simply put, bizarre.

The above post relieves me the effort of saying it myself...a totally accurate and fair analysis of CPFC 2010's enormous and admirable record. Steve only became chairman at a later stage after the group of Palace supporting businessmen saved us from 10 years of Jordan chaos.

It is hard for a veteran supporter to understand why the whine of criticism still goes on and on here. Yes mistakes have been made...to err is human.

On the whole, the mistakes are small compared with the club's progress and prospective improvements.

Edited by Jamesey (27 Feb 2018 11.55pm)

It seems to be popular consensus to blame Parish for our current predicament, whether it be his appointment of De Boer or his lack of investment in the transfer windows. Whilst there is indeed a reasonable case to be made, those that criticise must recognise that it is only by virtue of Parish that we are in existence and in the PL, let alone enjoying our fifth consecutive season in it. You may point to a lack of managerial stability in recent years, but we simply speculate on reasons for this. Considering the circumstances we have found ourselves in (vis a vis Pulis, Big Sam, etc), I doubt that you would find many chairmen capable of weathering the storm and keeping us up. It is easy to jump on the bandwagon, but I am convinced that Parish is the best man for the job, and although I regrettably predict us being relegated (in no small part due to our unprecedented injury crisis), with Parish we stand as good a chance as anyone of returning to the PL.

It seems to be popular consensus to blame Parish for our current predicament, whether it be his appointment of De Boer or his lack of investment in the transfer windows. Whilst there is indeed a reasonable case to be made, those that criticise must recognise that it is only by virtue of Parish that we are in existence and in the PL, let alone enjoying our fifth consecutive season in it. You may point to a lack of managerial stability in recent years, but we simply speculate on reasons for this. Considering the circumstances we have found ourselves in (vis a vis Pulis, Big Sam, etc), I doubt that you would find many chairmen capable of weathering the storm and keeping us up. It is easy to jump on the bandwagon, but I am convinced that Parish is the best man for the job, and although I regrettably predict us being relegated (in no small part due to our unprecedented injury crisis), with Parish we stand as good a chance as anyone of returning to the PL.