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So Palace haven't spent in 3 years supposedly due to funding for this 'new stand'. Are we actually any closer to building commencing... SP with a classic PR job, smoke and mirrors once again, pocketing 80k a week whilst we all argue as to whether or not this is viable. One thing that is not up for contention is that SP has done very, very well out of the club from an individual financial standpoint, and to say he has the club's best interest at heart would be fairly tongue in cheek. I'm not blaming the man at all, but at least sell up to people who have a greater LT ambition, rather than using it as a cash generator for personal projects in the south of France.

Dont let Cabaye go

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i understand what you are saying, but by comparison the new Spurs ground has cost £1bn so £100m for 1 of 4 stands whilst very expensive seems reasonable.

The reason it is so big is because we need the extra capacity - other grounds like Man U and Newcastle don't have 4 sides the same size and are still fantastic.

In terms of finance yes the extra 8k seats will add some value but it is the executive seats that will make the project worthwhile. On a matchday with meal and lounge access they can be sold for say £300 a game - that's over £5k a season. A 1,000 of them and it's £5m a season.

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For some here that's bordering on blasphemy...........I am not one of them

Responsibility Deficit Disorder is a medical condition. Symptoms include inability to be corrected when wrong, false sense of superiority, desire to share personal info no else cares about, general hubris. It's a medical issue rather than pure arrogance.

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I still can't believe that anyone has has fallen for this new stand cobblers. Parish is a bulls hitter extraordinaire. He craves adoration, and this is one way of getting it. Wake up and smell the coffee ffs.

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Trying to build/redevelop anything within the London boundaries is very difficult these days. Spurs greased a lot of palms to get approval for their stadium and even then it took years to get it done and came in way late and way over budget.
Palace as a club have nowhere near as much political clout as Spurs not does Parish have the same negotiating strengths as Levy.
If true, taking into account traffic issues, parking, etc there are no options locally away from Selhurst Park you have to make it work. A new main stand will bring about state of the art corporate facilities. This is where the money is. A top quality Premiership Corporate box in todays market can command 10m plus in revenue per year. A new main stand will give us 20 to 30 such boxes. Do the maths. It will be the difference between being able to compete financially in the top division or just trying to stay up each year.
And when you look at the potential revenue a new main stand can bring in 100m to build it seems in the greater scheme of things pocket change.
Even Parish realises this. Its not about wanting/not wanting a new stand. If the club is to survive long term in the Premiership its essential.

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We’re pretty poxy at everything unless we get a manager in with experience to show the club inside how to do things. Pity nobody comes in like that away from the playing side and we’re forever run like an amateur bunch of charlatans.

COYP