There is an awful lot of doom and gloom at the moment. A lot of the criticism involves lack of investment in players, players being paid a fortune and not earning it, minimal ambition etc.
I've always considered following Palace to be a bit of a battle against the odds. We're not the most fashionable club around after all. I bought into the viewpoint that maybe one day, we might unearth a few gems and actually win something (oh for that mid/late 70's youth set up again!) but never, ever be of the opinion that any success would be anything more than fleeting. We simply will never be big enough to compete at the top table for any length of time.
So presently, we have a few bob coming in. However, it's going out the door pretty quickly too and the level at which we are currently competing means that we still aren't a big fish and it's still just as hard as it always has been for the likes of Palace.
But what if we got the sort of investment of a Manchester City or a PSG? How would you feel about buying the title?. Money no object, buy the very best. Just think what it could mean. Titles, cups, European football, a nice new shiny stand - hell a shiny new stadium! We're not talking about a one-off here. This would place Palace in the position of being a dominant force in English and European football for years to come.
Personally, I'd be tempted for less time than it's taken to write this OP. They talk about the "soul" of a club and to be honest, that Youth Cup, ZDS trophy and other assorted ephemera rather define what we are and I wouldn't sell it at any price.
Given accusations of "entitlement" and JCL support, what views on this do other BBSers have? (Poll welcome {but not Graham} if anyone wants to set one up).
I've always considered following Palace to be a bit of a battle against the odds. We're not the most fashionable club around after all. I bought into the viewpoint that maybe one day, we might unearth a few gems and actually win something (oh for that mid/late 70's youth set up again!) but never, ever be of the opinion that any success would be anything more than fleeting. We simply will never be big enough to compete at the top table for any length of time.
So presently, we have a few bob coming in. However, it's going out the door pretty quickly too and the level at which we are currently competing means that we still aren't a big fish and it's still just as hard as it always has been for the likes of Palace.
But what if we got the sort of investment of a Manchester City or a PSG? How would you feel about buying the title?. Money no object, buy the very best. Just think what it could mean. Titles, cups, European football, a nice new shiny stand - hell a shiny new stadium! We're not talking about a one-off here. This would place Palace in the position of being a dominant force in English and European football for years to come.
Personally, I'd be tempted for less time than it's taken to write this OP. They talk about the "soul" of a club and to be honest, that Youth Cup, ZDS trophy and other assorted ephemera rather define what we are and I wouldn't sell it at any price.
Given accusations of "entitlement" and JCL support, what views on this do other BBSers have? (Poll welcome {but not Graham} if anyone wants to set one up).
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