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Simon Jordan
Simon Jordan (born 24 September 1967) is an English businessman and media personality. He is the former chairman of Crystal Palace, and is currently a co-presenter on the weekday mid-morning sports programme Talksport, White and Jordan, along with Scottish presenter Jim White. He is a former columnist for The Observer and writes a regular lead opinion column for the Daily Mail.
Jordan made his fortune in the mobile phone industry. In 2002, he co-founded the car magazine Octane, selling his 50% shareholding in 2006. In 2006, he opened the restaurant Club Bar and Dining in London's Warwick Street, and sold it in 2011.
Jordan and Briggs left Pocket Phone Shop in 2000 after selling the company to One2One for reportedly circa £80m. That year, Singapore financier Jerry Lim bought Crystal Palace, who had been hours from extinction, from the administrators, and immediately sold it on to Jordan. Then aged 32, Jordan immediately appointed himself chairman, making him the youngest chairman of a Football League club. Having been born "100 yards from the ground" Jordan had been a lifelong fan, and he noted: "I have been prepared to put my money into something I truly believe in, and my first job is to turn the fortunes of this club around." Jordan also vowed that the club would be promoted to the Premiership, within five years. They achieved this in four years. Despite owning the club, Jordan did not own the ground, which belonged to Ron Noades, who had been chairman from 1981 to 1998.
Jordan announced in July 2008 that he planned to sell the club and move away from football, stating he had "been disillusioned with football for a long time". This occurred following a Football Association tribunal's decision on the John Bostock transfer to Tottenham Hotspur, after which Jordan stated: "It's a panel of halfwits". Palace were awarded only £700,000, having valued Bostock at £5 million.
No potential buyers came forward to make a bid for Crystal Palace, and the club became embroiled in deep financial trouble. Rumours persisted of personal financial difficulties as Jordan faced cash flow problems relating to wage payments at the club in November and December 2009. On 26 January 2010 Crystal Palace went into administration and Jordan's ownership came to an end.
Jordan gained a reputation as a hirer-and-firer of managers early in his Crystal Palace ownership, though this changed as his reign progressed. Between 2000 and 2003 five managers departed the manager's post: Steve Coppell (August 2000), Alan Smith (April 2001), Steve Bruce (November 2001), Trevor Francis (April 2003), and Steve Kember (November 2003). Of these, only Coppell and Bruce left of their own accord, with Coppell's departure brought about by a personality clash and Bruce's resignation leading to a High Court case.
Iain Dowie was appointed in December 2003 and the club went up the table from the relegation zone to win promotion in May 2004, beating West Ham United at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium in the play-off final, fulfilling Jordan's promise of promotion within five years. However, the club remained in the Premier League for just one season, before being narrowly relegated in 2005. In May 2006, having accepted Dowie and Jordan had differences but the same goal, Dowie left the club by mutual consent. However, towards the end of the month, Dowie joined Charlton Athletic as their new manager, prompting Jordan to issue a legal writ against him, claiming Dowie had lied about his reasons for departure.
Peter Taylor, a former Crystal Palace player, was installed on 13 June 2006. However, his tenure lasted just 16 months, ending on 8 October 2007 with the sack. Jordan stated he wanted Taylor to be remembered as a good player for Crystal Palace rather than a bad manager. 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. The club embarked on a superb run of form that saw them move from the relegation places into the 2007–08 season play-offs, but the relationship between the pair ended in a dispute after Warnock left the club to join Queens Park Rangers following the Eagles[who?] entering administration.
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Simon Jordan
Simon Jordan (born 24 September 1967) is an English businessman and media personality. He is the former chairman of Crystal Palace, and is currently a co-presenter on the weekday mid-morning sports programme Talksport, White and Jordan, along with Scottish presenter Jim White. He is a former columnist for The Observer and writes a regular lead opinion column for the Daily Mail.
Jordan made his fortune in the mobile phone industry. In 2002, he co-founded the car magazine Octane, selling his 50% shareholding in 2006. In 2006, he opened the restaurant Club Bar and Dining in London's Warwick Street, and sold it in 2011.
Jordan and Briggs left Pocket Phone Shop in 2000 after selling the company to One2One for reportedly circa £80m. That year, Singapore financier Jerry Lim bought Crystal Palace, who had been hours from extinction, from the administrators, and immediately sold it on to Jordan. Then aged 32, Jordan immediately appointed himself chairman, making him the youngest chairman of a Football League club. Having been born "100 yards from the ground" Jordan had been a lifelong fan, and he noted: "I have been prepared to put my money into something I truly believe in, and my first job is to turn the fortunes of this club around." Jordan also vowed that the club would be promoted to the Premiership, within five years. They achieved this in four years. Despite owning the club, Jordan did not own the ground, which belonged to Ron Noades, who had been chairman from 1981 to 1998.
Jordan announced in July 2008 that he planned to sell the club and move away from football, stating he had "been disillusioned with football for a long time". This occurred following a Football Association tribunal's decision on the John Bostock transfer to Tottenham Hotspur, after which Jordan stated: "It's a panel of halfwits". Palace were awarded only £700,000, having valued Bostock at £5 million.
No potential buyers came forward to make a bid for Crystal Palace, and the club became embroiled in deep financial trouble. Rumours persisted of personal financial difficulties as Jordan faced cash flow problems relating to wage payments at the club in November and December 2009. On 26 January 2010 Crystal Palace went into administration and Jordan's ownership came to an end.
Jordan gained a reputation as a hirer-and-firer of managers early in his Crystal Palace ownership, though this changed as his reign progressed. Between 2000 and 2003 five managers departed the manager's post: Steve Coppell (August 2000), Alan Smith (April 2001), Steve Bruce (November 2001), Trevor Francis (April 2003), and Steve Kember (November 2003). Of these, only Coppell and Bruce left of their own accord, with Coppell's departure brought about by a personality clash and Bruce's resignation leading to a High Court case.
Iain Dowie was appointed in December 2003 and the club went up the table from the relegation zone to win promotion in May 2004, beating West Ham United at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium in the play-off final, fulfilling Jordan's promise of promotion within five years. However, the club remained in the Premier League for just one season, before being narrowly relegated in 2005. In May 2006, having accepted Dowie and Jordan had differences but the same goal, Dowie left the club by mutual consent. However, towards the end of the month, Dowie joined Charlton Athletic as their new manager, prompting Jordan to issue a legal writ against him, claiming Dowie had lied about his reasons for departure.
Peter Taylor, a former Crystal Palace player, was installed on 13 June 2006. However, his tenure lasted just 16 months, ending on 8 October 2007 with the sack. Jordan stated he wanted Taylor to be remembered as a good player for Crystal Palace rather than a bad manager. 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. The club embarked on a superb run of form that saw them move from the relegation places into the 2007–08 season play-offs, but the relationship between the pair ended in a dispute after Warnock left the club to join Queens Park Rangers following the Eagles[who?] entering administration.