| February Palace Interest 17:06 - May 27 with 3000 views | Samuelowen88 |
Anyone able to enlighten me? Seen mentioned a few times it got very close?
Just how close do we know? |  |
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| February Palace Interest on 17:08 - May 27 with 2964 views | The_Romford_Blue |
I said on here a few weeks back the story was kept under wraps. I know for a fact how close it was but wouldn't say while McKenna is there as it isn’t fair.
Suffice to say it was far closer than the Brighton United or Chelsea stuff got though.
Today is a brilliant day for our club
Edit - Now Phil has mentioned it publicly, I feel it is ok to say what I know.
My mate with the def info just text me by The_Romford_Blue 27 May 2024 17:12Seeing as you’ve mentioned it publicly, can I elaborate as to the Crystal Palace situation? Asides from a few PMs, I’ve been biting my tongue for ages about it haha..
For 12 hours in February McKenna had actually agreed to join. Everything was done and dusted other than the fee palace would give us. The rest was completely sewn up. Then late in the evening McKenna contacted Crystal Palace to say that he was doing a u-turn because he believed that ‘the project wasn’t complete’ at Ipswich. But for 12 hours he was genuinely a gonner. That’s how close it got.
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| February Palace Interest on 17:08 - May 27 with 2941 views | DarkBrandon |
Nothing formally made public. But it seems significantly closer than we realised at the time |  | | |
| February Palace Interest on 17:12 - May 27 with 2868 views | BloomBlue |
It wasn't close, I have a contact at Palace and it wasn't close. Palace got their no.1 target.
They never spoke with him officially, you would know if they had because it would have been leaked to the press that Palace had officially asked to speak with him. |  | | |
| February Palace Interest on 17:13 - May 27 with 2855 views | PhilTWTD |
| February Palace Interest on 17:08 - May 27 by The_Romford_Blue |
I said on here a few weeks back the story was kept under wraps. I know for a fact how close it was but wouldn't say while McKenna is there as it isn’t fair.
Suffice to say it was far closer than the Brighton United or Chelsea stuff got though.
Today is a brilliant day for our club
Edit - Now Phil has mentioned it publicly, I feel it is ok to say what I know.
My mate with the def info just text me by The_Romford_Blue 27 May 2024 17:12Seeing as you’ve mentioned it publicly, can I elaborate as to the Crystal Palace situation? Asides from a few PMs, I’ve been biting my tongue for ages about it haha..
For 12 hours in February McKenna had actually agreed to join. Everything was done and dusted other than the fee palace would give us. The rest was completely sewn up. Then late in the evening McKenna contacted Crystal Palace to say that he was doing a u-turn because he believed that ‘the project wasn’t complete’ at Ipswich. But for 12 hours he was genuinely a gonner. That’s how close it got.
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From what I gather, it was pretty much as close as it gets. |  | | |
| February Palace Interest on 17:20 - May 27 with 2720 views | Mullet |
| February Palace Interest on 17:12 - May 27 by BloomBlue |
It wasn't close, I have a contact at Palace and it wasn't close. Palace got their no.1 target.
They never spoke with him officially, you would know if they had because it would have been leaked to the press that Palace had officially asked to speak with him. |
McKenna verbally agreed to go and was all set to. Rommy is spot on and I assume he’s got that from a completely different place to me, likewise Phil. |  |
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| February Palace Interest on 17:23 - May 27 with 2641 views | Trequartista |
| February Palace Interest on 17:08 - May 27 by The_Romford_Blue |
I said on here a few weeks back the story was kept under wraps. I know for a fact how close it was but wouldn't say while McKenna is there as it isn’t fair.
Suffice to say it was far closer than the Brighton United or Chelsea stuff got though.
Today is a brilliant day for our club
Edit - Now Phil has mentioned it publicly, I feel it is ok to say what I know.
My mate with the def info just text me by The_Romford_Blue 27 May 2024 17:12Seeing as you’ve mentioned it publicly, can I elaborate as to the Crystal Palace situation? Asides from a few PMs, I’ve been biting my tongue for ages about it haha..
For 12 hours in February McKenna had actually agreed to join. Everything was done and dusted other than the fee palace would give us. The rest was completely sewn up. Then late in the evening McKenna contacted Crystal Palace to say that he was doing a u-turn because he believed that ‘the project wasn’t complete’ at Ipswich. But for 12 hours he was genuinely a gonner. That’s how close it got.
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I wonder if there's a jpg of him holding a Palace scarf up sitting in someone's Recycle Bin at Selhurst Park. |  |
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| February Palace Interest on 17:28 - May 27 with 2492 views | PhilTWTD |
| February Palace Interest on 17:23 - May 27 by Trequartista |
I wonder if there's a jpg of him holding a Palace scarf up sitting in someone's Recycle Bin at Selhurst Park. |
I don't think it quite reached the scarf holding stage, but not too far off. | | | |
| February Palace Interest on 17:30 - May 27 with 2420 views | gtsb1966 |
| February Palace Interest on 17:28 - May 27 by PhilTWTD |
I don't think it quite reached the scarf holding stage, but not too far off. |
Begs the question though as to why it got that close if he knew the project wasn't finished. |  | | |
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| February Palace Interest on 17:32 - May 27 with 2340 views | blueasfook |
| February Palace Interest on 17:28 - May 27 by PhilTWTD |
I don't think it quite reached the scarf holding stage, but not too far off. |
Wow, scary stuff. It reminds me of the time I accepted a job offer but then decided to stay where I was. The HR lady sent me an email asking why I had changed my mind. Felt really bad about it and felt like I'd messed them about. |  |
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| February Palace Interest on 17:35 - May 27 with 2284 views | PhilTWTD |
| February Palace Interest on 17:32 - May 27 by blueasfook |
Wow, scary stuff. It reminds me of the time I accepted a job offer but then decided to stay where I was. The HR lady sent me an email asking why I had changed my mind. Felt really bad about it and felt like I'd messed them about. |
I did that with Andy's Records once. Decided to go to university instead. | | | |
| No ambition. (n/t) on 17:38 - May 27 with 2210 views | Bloots |
| February Palace Interest on 17:35 - May 27 by PhilTWTD |
I did that with Andy's Records once. Decided to go to university instead. |
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| February Palace Interest on 17:39 - May 27 with 2202 views | the_toff |
Palace? What the hell was he thinking?
There’s no loyalty in football but it’s disappointing to hear he was willing to leave this project in February. And again (potentially) in May. |  | | |
| February Palace Interest on 17:39 - May 27 with 2198 views | blueasfook |
| February Palace Interest on 17:35 - May 27 by PhilTWTD |
I did that with Andy's Records once. Decided to go to university instead. |
You heartless sod. I loved Andys Records. | |
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| February Palace Interest on 17:40 - May 27 with 2171 views | garygboltonblue |
| February Palace Interest on 17:20 - May 27 by Mullet |
McKenna verbally agreed to go and was all set to. Rommy is spot on and I assume he’s got that from a completely different place to me, likewise Phil. |
Do you know why the change of heart | | | |
| February Palace Interest on 17:41 - May 27 with 2153 views | Mullet |
| February Palace Interest on 17:39 - May 27 by blueasfook |
You heartless sod. I loved Andys Records. |
Probably stopped them going bust sooner though. | |
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| February Palace Interest on 17:41 - May 27 with 2142 views | blueasfook |
| February Palace Interest on 17:41 - May 27 by Mullet |
Probably stopped them going bust sooner though. |
Ouch. | |
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| February Palace Interest on 17:51 - May 27 with 1971 views | le2blue |
| February Palace Interest on 17:39 - May 27 by the_toff |
Palace? What the hell was he thinking?
There’s no loyalty in football but it’s disappointing to hear he was willing to leave this project in February. And again (potentially) in May. |
Well, in this case their clearly is, as he didn't and hasn't this time. Fair play to him to hear out options from other clubs but clearly what he has built in terms of relationships with the owners, mgmt and fans is very important to him. Thank god. |  | | |
| February Palace Interest on 17:55 - May 27 with 1921 views | Mullet |
| February Palace Interest on 17:41 - May 27 by blueasfook |
Ouch. |
I have been instructed to say publicly that Phil Ham would not have caused the eventual decline of said record emporium. Furthermore, any suggestion that he would be responsible for that through the disappearance of numerous half man half biscuit cds is scurrilous and unfounded speculation and should be treated as such.
If you copy and paste that, I’ll not ban you this time.
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| February Palace Interest on 17:57 - May 27 with 1861 views | MK1 |
It really doesn't matter now, does it?
Just rejoice in the fact he is still here. |  |
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| February Palace Interest on 18:10 - May 27 with 1729 views | urbanpenguin |
| February Palace Interest on 17:28 - May 27 by PhilTWTD |
I don't think it quite reached the scarf holding stage, but not too far off. |
This all sounds like the time we signed Ian Crook. |  | | |
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