I think you are forgetting that football is an entertainment industry. Meaning we, the fans (customers) are the ones that have a right to expect entertainment not the other way around. If the HF want to do what they do great. Good luck to them. Its a free country. Dont be a berk and start criticising the rest of us because we just want to turn up and watch our local team play football (and hope we win/play well)

Great post.
With some very salient points.

Albeit missing the crucial element that football clubs are just that - clubs. They are a community resource. We don't passively watch football, it's not like the cinema. It is a participation activity. Marshall McLuhan would almost certainly term it a 'cool' medium.

Firstly ahhhhh didums you're exactly the type of person I'm referring to.Happy to attack my opinion and views but can't back it up other than for the lame ass reasons I have already stated.

And how are they being shafted exactly ? please tell me because you must've been talking to Sp direct as nothing has been settled, in fact at this moment in time it's just as likely that the "I'm not moving brigade" could end up with a better seat !! no one knows least of all you.

Secondly I suggest you look up the hypocrite, here let me help:

Hypocrite

a person who pretends to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs, principles, etc., that he or she does not actually possess, especially a person whose actions belie stated beliefs.

So please tell me how stating that the HF IMO have acted churlishly, in anyway links to my opinion that the atmosphere is better with them.

It's a simple statement of fact. No HF, no atmosphere.

If your saying I should back your bunch of windbags just because I think the HF have gone about it the wrong way then I'm sorry but your stretching the definition of hypocrite a tad far.

As for being a bully LOL! have a read of your own post, and have a look in the mirror pal. And just for your info I say nothing on here I wouldn't say to anyone's face preferably over a beer or two.

Get over yourself

Willo you are wasting your time trying to debate reasonably with people like Danny becuse anybody who has a different viewpoint is just subject to a tirade of abuse and sarcasm and told in so many words to feck off. They have absolutely no sympathy for anybody who is being moved by a bunch of bullies who have blackmailed Parish into moving loyal supporters against their will. I may be wrong but it's only players who win matches not some mythical"atmosphere".

The cold and hard reality is that Crystal Palace Football Club is a business. It is run in such a way as to maximize income wherever possible, given the astronomical prices for players and their wages these days.

Like it or not, it was the visuals and noise from the Holmesdale Fanatics in Block B (not the Arthur Wait, not Block E or anywhere else) which set Palace apart from other Premier League clubs in terms of TV coverage.

The displays, the passion, the fervor, the guys leading the mob and barely watching the game - all this stuff got enormous coverage on NBC over here during matches. Yanks lap it up like chocolate milk. I have personally met and spoken to people who have started to follow Palace because of those type of scenes on screens over here. Those people have gone out and spent money on merchandise, made trips to watch games etc etc.

Understand your chairman, because while he shows time and again he doesn't know much about football, CEO4TAG knows a thing or two about marketing.

When he spoke on the FYP pod about this topic (go and listen to it if you haven't) he admitted he has used HF imagery to peddle merchandise/sell the club in some way, shape or form on many occasions.

Add that into the HF getting lucky this year with some truly terrible form at home (and some very quiet home support, lets be honest) and it was only ever going to go one way.

I am not condoning how Parish has handled this but in terms of Premier League sides he knows he has something special there and he knows he needs to safeguard it.

At this stage I would suggest the club is held to account for adequate compensation, but it seems the ship has sailed and the decision is made. Time to move on.