"Ron Noades didn’t play football at any level, but he did a lot of scouting whilst Chairman. He unearthed a lot of talent and signed them.
So what’s your point about Parish never having played football? "

Ron Noades had a very good eye for a player.
He and Coppell spent hours on the road scouting players.
He also qualified as a referee and was manager of Southall FC, hence his personalised numberplate 'SFC 3'

You are not alone.
Palace don't do mid table mediocrity!
I love it and hate it in equal measure!!!

Edited by The Dolphin (26 Oct 2017 6.12pm)

welcome to being a palace fan it took you long enough

Your original point was, that as Parish hadn't played football at any level, so he doesn't know what he is doing.
The Noades example, shows you don't have to have played football to know what you doing as a Chairman. I didn't say he had more ability the Parish, both have their faults, but not playing football isn't one of hem.

Did Noades ever go into a season with only one striker having appointed the most s***e manager in the history of football? Genuine question.

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If you include Burley,that makes two seriously flawed appointments.
In regard to his appalling poor judgment,knowing Wickham was likely to be out for quite possibly the entire season,he let Campbell go ( against his better judgment and regrets his decision) starts the season with ONE striker and fails to complete the signings on deadline day of either Tosun or Nsiade,the Everton striker,because he didn't want to pay their agents a fair days pay for a fair days work or the structuring of the transfer fee was apparently, not to his liking.
His penny pinching on those two agreed deals will no doubt come back to haunt Parish in May.