[andy_m]

When Palace went into administration the biggest issues as far as I was concerned were to ensure the public purse hadn't been cheated, to ensure no suppliers suffered from unpaid debts, to ensure staff members were paid in full and on time and to ensure that any competitive advantage gained by living beyond our means was redressed. Sad to say that, on two separate occasions and under two different owners, we failed on the first three. The Inland Revenue lost out, small local businesses suffered - indeed some failed, and members of staff were laid off. Football, of course, looked after itself. Why anybody should be surprised that the Scottish game is trying to manipulate the matter for their own benefit whilst only appearing to care about sporting integrity and whilst small businesses go to the wall is beyond me - as usual, the very least important issue of the whole business is the one that will be most satisfactorily resolved.