sexbelowsound Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 We are locationally challenged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 1 minute ago, sexbelowsound said: We are locationally challenged. Located OK for a bumbling fool like Doug to get a billionaire investing in us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Just now, DCJonah said: Located OK for a bumbling fool like Doug to get a billionaire investing in us. The landscape has changed considerably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Yeah, each club is getting a shit load more money than they were back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morley_crosses_to_Withe Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Palace are welcome to Josh Harris. His 76ers have just equaled their own awful NBA record of 26 consecutive losses that they last set two seasons ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 2 minutes ago, DCJonah said: Yeah, each club is getting a shit load more money than they were back then. You honestly think buying a football club is the same as it was when Randy bought us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 1 minute ago, Morley_crosses_to_Withe said: Palace are welcome to Josh Harris. His 76ers have just equaled their own awful NBA record of 26 consecutive losses that they last set two seasons ago. You really can't compare the two sports. In the NBA, if your team sucks, it takes at least 5-6 years to turn it around. As long as he has endless cash to throw at Palace, they'll be sitting pretty in the PL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Just now, sexbelowsound said: You honestly think buying a football club is the same as it was when Randy bought us? You honestly think being in Birmingham is the reason he can't sell us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Just now, DCJonah said: You honestly think being in Birmingham is the reason he can't sell us? Not why he can't/won't sell us but more so that we don't represent value for money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morley_crosses_to_Withe Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 1 minute ago, maqroll said: You really can't compare the two sports. In the NBA, if your team sucks, it takes at least 5-6 years to turn it around. As long as he has endless cash to throw at Palace, they'll be sitting pretty in the PL. You'll know more about this than I, but hasn't he owned them since 2011? Surely that's enough time to put them in some order and not let them break their own horrendous record this year after it happened two seasons ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 So then he has to adjust the asking price. If I put my house on the market at London prices I can't turn round and complain about the location for not getting any buyers 2 years later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 The Chinese agreed a deal to buy us in the summer but if fell through because of the sudden economic situation over there and they weren't even the front runners to buy us. So there is interest and I'm sure once the season is over there will be again, I'm not getting my hopes for then, but I don't think it's the asking price that's proving to be an obstaacklele to us being sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted December 17, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted December 17, 2015 If Crystal Palace sells it will be a good thing. There used to be a takeover of a top flight club multiple times a season, but there has not been one for a few years now. There has been a lot of uncertainty put into takeovers due to the new financial restrictions and the increased TV revenue but as soon as one club sells there should be a domino effect and several more go (us, Newcastle, Everton etc) as there will be a new blueprint for how they should be structured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 2 minutes ago, DCJonah said: So then he has to adjust the asking price. If I put my house on the market at London prices I can't turn round and complain about the location for not getting any buyers 2 years later. I agree but he isn't going to do that is he and whilst he is keeping the price as it is reported to be clubs like Crystal Palace, and further down the London chain of teams, will get investment or taken over before we do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 4 minutes ago, Morley_crosses_to_Withe said: You'll know more about this than I, but hasn't he owned them since 2011? Surely that's enough time to put them in some order and not let them break their own horrendous record this year after it happened two seasons ago? When you're in the shit in the NBA, it's a really long haul back to being a team that wins more than loses. He may well have made mistakes, but as long as he commits the money to Palace for them to spend relatively freely, there's not much more you can ask for other than to not hire complete retards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 I thought the 76ers being shit was partly to get high draft picks not just a shocking owner. It's backfiring but as others have said there's no real punishment for a poor strategy in American sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 1 hour ago, Morley_crosses_to_Withe said: Palace are welcome to Josh Harris. His 76ers have just equaled their own awful NBA record of 26 consecutive losses that they last set two seasons ago. Devils are one of most frugal teams in NHL at moment as well, 5th lowest salary cap in league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 1 hour ago, Rds1983 said: If Crystal Palace sells it will be a good thing. There used to be a takeover of a top flight club multiple times a season, but there has not been one for a few years now. There has been a lot of uncertainty put into takeovers due to the new financial restrictions and the increased TV revenue but as soon as one club sells there should be a domino effect and several more go (us, Newcastle, Everton etc) as there will be a new blueprint for how they should be structured. I think we may struggle on price, location and the league we may then be in when any such domino effect might kick in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneNightInRotterdam Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 6 hours ago, TRO said: we spent as much money in the summer that the whole Leicester squad equates to. I would suggest the tomatoes get thrown at him for his decision of WHO spends that money and on whom,as opposed to the amount of money. Fair point. I meant putting money towards good proven players (Afobe, Austin etc) rather than spend money on more gambles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 (edited) 14 hours ago, sexbelowsound said: The landscape has changed considerably. and if we signed players like Brian Clough did and went on to good things again like in the early 80's under Saunders, We would change the landscape back to suit us.....thats a red herring. Leicester are Leicester in the East Midalnds........Not Leicester Square. Edited December 18, 2015 by TRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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