Read this explosive insight into the previously unseen world of football club ownership by one of the game's most-recognisable figures. Fidler, Chris (14 April 2006). "Jordan: why I waved goodbye to football". South London Press. Archived from the original on 24 October 2013. He has described himself as being "good enough to be a professional, but mentally I wasn't interested. You often get players who have bags of talent, but not the required application. I was one of them." [2] His father Peter Jordan played for the Palace youth team, but never made an appearance for the first team.

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His passion for Crystal Palace shines through, yet he certainly seemed to be saddled with a thankless task, fraught with obstacles, arguments, and disputes at every turn. The book was a critical and commercial success, it was published by Random House achieved an award at The British Sport books awards and was a finalist in the William Hill sports awards. Find sources: "Simon Jordan"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( June 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Jordan, Simon (5 March 2006). "Guardian Unlimited Football: Columnists: Football: Just one thing wrong with tabloid stories – the facts". The Guardian. London . Retrieved 23 October 2013. Jordan, Simon (5 March 2006). "Just one thing wrong with tabloid stories – the facts". The Observer. London. Long-term Palace lease revealed". BBC Sport. 17 April 2008. Archived from the original on 21 April 2008 . Retrieved 23 October 2013.

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In 2006 Jordan part funded and executively produced Sweeney Todd, a film featuring Ray Winstone and Tom Hardy. In 2012 Jordan published an account of his life, an autobiography Be Careful What You Wish For. The book recounts his business success in the cellular phone business, but mostly focuses on his time as the youngest ever owner of a professional football club as chairman of Crystal Palace Football Club.An explosive insight into the previously unseen world of football club ownership by one of the game's most-recognisable figures

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Jordan stopped writing for The Observer in the 2006–07 season. He started writing again with his own column entitled "Simon Jordan’s Big opinion" in The Sun from August 2019 to November 2020. Guardian Unlimited Football: Columnists: Being a stiff in a suit just isn't me". The Guardian. London. 21 August 2005 . Retrieved 23 October 2013. Press Gazette: Max Clifford column". Press Gazette. 9 December 2005. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012 . Retrieved 23 October 2013. Hills, David (25 September 2005). "Guardian Unlimited Football: News: Football: Observer's Jordan faces FA charge". The Guardian. London . Retrieved 23 October 2013. Simon Jordan doesn't mince his words. After making million in mobile phones he decided to buy his boyhood club, Crystal Palace. At 31, he became the youngest chairman ever. He was also the most outspoken, announcing at his first Palace press 'I don't give a **** about football protocol.'

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Ten years later, Palace was in administration and Jordan had lost nigh on everything. Be Careful What You Wish For lifts the lid on being the owner of a football club and how the game really works. Hopes and dreams sit alongside greed, self-interest, dodgy transfers, boardroom fights and dressing room dressing downs. Throughout no one is spared, least of all Jordan himself. Simon Jordan: Buy a football club and lose a fortune – the Jordan way". The Independent. 2 June 2012.