Despite owning the club, Jordan did not own the ground, which belonged to Ron Noades, who had been chairman from 1981 to 1998.

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On 8 August 2023, Jordan told Talksport that he was recovering from prostate cancer, and urged men as young as late thirties to get the PSA blood test.But if four or five people keep saying the same thing about the expectations of fans, there has to be something in it. Dowie won the right to appeal against that decision, leading to it being heard in the Court of Appeal. Be Careful What You Wish For (2012) is his account of how he made his fortune and chased a dream and it is an interesting tale regardless of how you feel about the man himself (nowadays still ruffling feathers as the voice of TalkSPORT). The first few chapter cover how he made his fortune as a mobile phone mogul in the nineties, which was a bit dull but I suppose part of his rags to riches story. On 11 October at a press conference he unveiled Neil Warnock as the new manager, which failed to surprise many as the two were reported to be good friends.

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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.He's not prone to a great deal of self doubt has many great friends, boasts of his great wealth and spending, and, you know, nothing is ever his fault. Money coming in and money going out does not make football a great business if your not one of the big clubs in the top tiers.

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During his ten years in football covering the entire decade of the noughties he became one of the game’s most recognisable faces. In 2020 after the success of his appearances, he joined Jim White on one of Talksports flagship shows. I was one of the many football fans who disliked Simon Jordan for no reason than his unusual appearance and smarmy personality on TV, but over the course of the book I grew to like him to a certain extent, and really feel sorry for him towards the end. When he sold it for GBP75 million, he bought Crystal Palace FC, the club he d supported as a boy, and led them into the Premier League. Modesty is definitely not a problem Jordan suffers from, and I can imagine many people would find his self assured manner spills too far into arrogance to enjoy this book but I found his open and blunt way of lifting the lid on things interesting enough to overlook the cringeworthy and self agrandising elements.An explosive insight into the previously unseen world of football club owne rship by one of the game's most-recognisable figures.