Even though Parish and Holloway used a machine gun approach in that summer and Pulis brought in a few really good additions we made a profit that season and about 2 seasons later it was that that was used as a reason we were at some disadvantage to newly promoted clubs.

It’s the lack of scouting and buying of only players with Prem pedigree apart from Souare and Luka with big transfer fees and big wages that has contributed to this situation. Pardew has played his part and Sam had to really bring in some Prem pedigree players because we were doing the usual of repairing a repeated fvck up or procrastinating from the chairman.

But it can still be salvaged. Parish probably works best under pressure and quietly. It’s when there’s no pressure or things seem well or he’s all over Twitter and possibly Dragons Den that he doesn’t work so well and takes really risky chances the football world knows are bonkers.

COYP

prevention and ambition go hand in hand, and you said yourself we dont have alot to spend at the moment,
so to achieve a ambition he must make the club financially sound ,which i believe this is being achieved

Have you considered that the Americans want Parish out and are withholding any more funds due to the current running of the club? Blitzer and Harris paid £50mil for a percentage of the club on the proviso it was used towards the new stand. The stand is still not any closer to being built, we dont even have an agreement in place with Sainsbury's nor has it been signed of by the Mayor...don't let Parish fool you.

And Parish hasn't withheld funds/gambled before the american's investment? A board member can be voted off by a majority shareholder of over 50% however as the sharehold is split no majority has anywhere this. Usually this would be a special resolution, you need would need this passed by 75% of the members.

What in your opinion has Parish done wrong? We are entering our 6th season in the Premier. New stands don’t get built overnight, clubs spend years jumping through planning approval hoops, you can’t blame Parish for the slow pace that local government progress.

It comes down to Parish not being an experienced Prem chairman.

6 years of premiership money and the majority of it spent on wages and now looking ahead, a new stadium.

With a tighter, more experienced group running the club, from manager to chairman, the players wages should be reasonable, with proper scouting, youth system and process in place.

Anyone can make Parish seem a villain or a hero, it's the way you word it

"He's got it right - we have never had it so good, been in the prem 6 years, bought in some class players... got a new stand being brilliant... we are just unlucky with injuries"

"He's got it wrong - we're all over the place, been in a scrap for 6 years, bought in some expensive flops... now held hostage to a new stand... our squad can't cover injuries"

There comes a time you get pissed off drinking from a half empty glass.

This was once a quality forum....