"We are on target for another season in the Premiership, nothing to look at round here, but thanks for your interest."

That should do it.

The first mistake organisations (especially football clubs) make is to over-communicate. The more you say, the more questions it raises.

Look at the idiot Chairman at Fulham earlier this season, taking to Twitter to apologise for the teams performance straight after a loss, saying they had tried all they could to buy replacement defenders, exactly why those deals had fallen though, and promising they would certainly be signing new defenders that window.

Then Parker, who has obviously stressed the need for new players in private, has to front the media and try to limit the damage.

'Scott, Barry Sillybollox here for Sky Sports. How do your current squad feel about being labeled not good enough by the Chairman, after less than five games? Will it affect morale, confidence and performances? Had you told the players they weren't good enough and were getting replaced, or did you keep that one quiet from them? Will other clubs charge loads more now they know how desperate Fulham are for new defenders?'...

Etc and so on.

Hopefully Parish will continue to keep his cards close to his chest and run the business like a grown up.

No public statement for me, thanks. Keep it in house.

Yep, I agree. Parish is not only the chairman, he's a lifelong fan of our club. He'll be well aware of the need employ a credible manager when Roy retires at the end of his current contract.

Just let him get on with his job I say.

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

Any sort of statement either positive or negative would just confirm the thinking that something was about to happen creating instability, why would we want that?

just picked up this on news now , dont know if its true or not . prob not .

PA

Palacetopman
29 MIN AGO
Mr Hookhills You never told us you were a Chinaman.
Crystal Palace have reportedly held talks with an unknown Chinese company about the possibility of a £220m takeover this Summer
The club are said to have 'rolled out the red carpet' for the prospective investor on a visit to Selhurst Park and the Beckenham training ground last month.
According to The Sun, Palace majority owners, American businessmen Josh Harris and David Blitzer, have appointed a US investment bank as advisors to help them achieve a sale.
The newspaper claims that the interested party's initial offer was below the £200m mark, although Harris and Blitzer remain confident of achieving their full £220m valuation.
It remains unclear whether long-term chairman Steve Parish, who owns 18% of the club, is involved in the deal.
Palace have stabilised in the Premier League following the appointment of Roy Hodgson as manager and last season finished 12th in the table

If you think life's hard , wait till you get married .

I think this is old news I'm sure I read this about 6 months ago!

One more point