They were reading comments on Talksport yesterday and some Palace fans were angry that the ownership is not doing enough.

Simon Jordan said where do some of these fans expect Palace to be. This year will be their 10th year in the EPL in a row. He was saying although he is not a Parish fan he has punched above his weight.

What do you think?

I think Simon does make a good point. Palace have bought decent players in the past few years (Andersen, Guehi, Olise, Eze) (Mitchell has done well from the academy)

Edouard can do better and it has surprised many people how he is not scoring 10+ Goals every season at a minimum considering he has a lot of creative players (Eze, Olise, Zaha).

They have been to the FA CUP Semi Finals last year and been to a FA CUP final against United.

It would be good if Palace could buy a new RB, winger and clinical striker. However that all depends on how much/are able to spend this summer. To get to the next level i.e. consistently top 8-10 they will need signings every year which I cannot see happening as Palace do not usually spend a lot of money so the likelihood is most seasons they will probably see between 12 and 16th if they do not invest in their squad.

For once I agree with him.

Yes, but you're left with the conundrum - where is the ambition then? What can fans aspire to? It's like we're in the Premier League just for the sake of it. Like an uncle you don't like getting drunk at your table at Christmas.
Punching above our weight is just a code word for Championship side. Frankly, if Bournemouth and Brentford are Premier League, then we've every right to be here. We need to be run much better, on and off the field. Much better.
How many had problems with tickets, memberships, season tickets? I do nearly every year.
Think Selhurst Park has adequate facilities? It's not great is it.
Somehow we just have to put up with our skinflint mega rich owners whilst every other side buys left right and centre. As for new stand, for me that's just a running joke. My brother - who introduced me to Palace in the 70s - said he'd start coming back once the new stand was done. You get the drift.
On the pitch, the lack of effort is everything Palace have never been. This needs to be turned round now. Worrying times with no vision as far as I can tell. Presumably we're up for sale but the buyer has forgotten their club card and then forgotten their PIN and left the goods at the till. Had second thoughts when they saw the accounts.

Red and Blue Army!

Jordan is correct.

The club has had a great 10 years and we should all be grateful to Parish for his contribution.
That said, the harsh reality is that we will go backwards unless there is sufficient funds to continue improvement of the squad and the stadium because the Premier League does not stand still.

Edited by Hrolf The Ganger (11 Mar 2023 2.57pm)

It will change when the Super League happens, whether that is a good thing or not is open to opinion but the problem is that all the tv cash will go with it.

Jordan speaks from experience, he knows how hard it is to survive in the Premier.
His comments about fans who want to get relegated to reset the club, were also correct! Insane lunatics.