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Sheks Crows Eye Flag Virginia 28 Nov 17 12.20pm Send a Private Message to Sheks Crows Eye Add Sheks Crows Eye as a friend

Picked it up from Amazon this past week, haven't been able to put it down.

In the past I always viewed SJ as a bit of a blowhard and a braggart, but I digress he makes many fair points about the modern game. He certainly strikes me as the archtypical sociopathic buisnessman, which according Malcolm Gladwells book "David and Goliath" is a common trait amongst succesful buissnessman. I have yet to reach the part about the SP takeover but am certainly looking forward to it, I have a underlying sense that SP and SJ are probably more similar to one another than either would like to admit, but SP is no doubt more polished and "family friendly".

Apologies if this topic has been broached before, just a bit tantalized about how much i'm enjoying the book.

Edited by Sheks Crows Eye (28 Nov 2017 12.21pm)

 
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Spendy26 Flag Lived in Purley for 15 years, Now ... 28 Nov 17 1.48pm Send a Private Message to Spendy26 Add Spendy26 as a friend

It a great read, I couldn't put it down read in one sitting :-)

 
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topcat Flag Holmesdale / Surbiton 28 Nov 17 3.15pm Send a Private Message to topcat Add topcat as a friend

***Spoiler alter***

I read it. Basically he states that he was brilliant and everything that went wrong, in business or at Palace, wasn't his fault.

 

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Username Flag Horsham 28 Nov 17 3.36pm Send a Private Message to Username Add Username as a friend

Originally posted by Sheks Crows Eye

Picked it up from Amazon this past week, haven't been able to put it down.

In the past I always viewed SJ as a bit of a blowhard and a braggart, but I digress he makes many fair points about the modern game. He certainly strikes me as the archtypical sociopathic buisnessman, which according Malcolm Gladwells book "David and Goliath" is a common trait amongst succesful buissnessman. I have yet to reach the part about the SP takeover but am certainly looking forward to it, I have a underlying sense that SP and SJ are probably more similar to one another than either would like to admit, but SP is no doubt more polished and "family friendly".

Apologies if this topic has been broached before, just a bit tantalized about how much i'm enjoying the book.

Edited by Sheks Crows Eye (28 Nov 2017 12.21pm)


I'd say it's pretty clear that SP is much smarter as well when it comes to business.

 

Employee of the month is a good example of how someone can be both a winner and a loser at the same time.
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cantrbury eagle Flag Canterbury 28 Nov 17 4.59pm Send a Private Message to cantrbury eagle Add cantrbury eagle as a friend

listened to talk sport this morning Simon Jordan was on talking about tonight's game he said that he was Jealous of Parish as he was chairman when we beat the Weed in the playoff semi final.I have a copy of his book found it a good read.I believe we can thank Simon Jordan for getting the Specials back together who performed at his 40th birthday party.I am getting excited about tonights game come on you Eagles

 
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RH8Eagle Flag Oxted 28 Nov 17 6.35pm Send a Private Message to RH8Eagle Add RH8Eagle as a friend

I have a birthday coming up next month and my wife has been asking what I would like. I might just put a request in as a back up if I don't get what I would really like..

 
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xomnea Flag 28 Nov 17 11.02pm Send a Private Message to xomnea Add xomnea as a friend

I would 100 percent have a read. Read it on holiday once and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Regardless of your thoughts on jordan, it's a great insight into the goings on of behind the scenes football in general, with a few great stories of Jordan's dealings with other chairmen and the FA.

 
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Forest Hillbilly Flag in a hidey-hole 29 Nov 17 3.06pm Send a Private Message to Forest Hillbilly Add Forest Hillbilly as a friend

SJ has always talked a good fight, and is always engaging and good entertainment.
If his book were to be considered as a document of fact, I would put it just behind his T-shirt release of "Club and Ground re-united"

 

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jamiemartin721 Flag Reading 29 Nov 17 4.52pm

Simon Jordon probably should have considered being a writer, rather than an entrepreneur investor (after selling up his phone company). The book reads extremely well, and is well written (its funny, insightful and captures the absurdity of owning a football club really well).

I wouldn't treat it as truth, that would stupid, but it reminds me of something Tony Wilson refers in regards to '24 Hour Party People', the importance of the myth being much more interesting than the subjective truth.

 

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