SP has stated that your wage bill has trebled for this season though hasn't he? That must make it in the region of 40-45 million even before transfer, signing on and agents' fees are taken into account. Won't leave much from this season's 60m.
Their Premier League squad is 25 + a couple of U21s. However, they apparently have 46 players in their squad (not including the youngsters in their equivalent to our DS). That's a lot of money on the pay-roll, and a lot of dross to have to ship out in a single transfer window.
It is...
The Great Palace 2013 managerial farce. 27 days...and counting...
I agree; I can't see him setting the PL alight. If he was going to shine at the top level, he'd have done it before he was 30.
Last year he benefitted from being the front man playing in a very attacking team with the most...
This is hardly surprising. Whoever the takes on the role is not only inheriting a relegation bound team, but also faces having to deal with the expensive legacy of quite possibly the worst and most haphazard set of summer signings since the transfer window was introduced 10 years ago.
I'm sure that wasn't alone in predicting a bottom 3 finish for Palace this season; I never expected it to be such a car crash though. I stand by my assertion that, regardless of the parachute payments, a disastrous season in the Premier League can do more harm than staying at a level where...