Freedman had an eye for a bargain & brought well, (Bolasie, Murray Ward etc) and had one or two very good players like Zaha. They were organised and hard to beat. olloway obviously inherited that side and although he nearly blew it, Palace went for it when it counted. But less said about that...
The Director's pay is not the issue from David Conn's report. What stands out for me is a whopping 90% of our turnover goes on wages which is completely unsustainable. And with a few exceptions, it confirms that where you finish correlates, more or less, with how much you spend on wages...