Be Careful What You Wish For

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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. [8] However, towards the end of the month Dowie joined Charlton Athletic as their new manager, prompting Jordan to issue a legal writ against him, [9] claiming Dowie had lied about his reasons for departure. Breathtakingly honest, highly controversial, humorous and full of jaw-dropping anecdotes, Be Careful What You Wish For is far more than a football book. It is a social commentary on the culture of great wealth and ambition; a Shakespearean tragedy that exposes the dark side of chasing a dream. And Jordan admitted in a conversation with talkSPORT host Jim White on Tuesday that he has advised Bruce to leave St James' Park, saying he'll never be able to win over the Toon Army despite being a local boy himself. PDF / EPUB File Name: Be_Careful_What_You_Wish_For_-_Simon_Jordan.pdf, Be_Careful_What_You_Wish_For_-_Simon_Jordan.epub In 2008, Jordan produced the film version of Telstar based on the play about the life of record producer Joe Meek. The film followed Jordan's production of the play of the same title at London's New Ambassadors Theatre. The film was solely funded by Jordan and featured Kevin Spacey, James Corden and JJ Feild. It was reasonably well-received by critics opening in 45 screens in the UK and selling releases in 32 countries.

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ii) Dyer, Ken (3 September 2001). "Steve and Ron's chemistry is perfect formula". Evening Standard. Read this explosive insight into the previously unseen world of football club ownership by one of the game's most-recognisable figures.New wage delay for Palace players". BBC Sport. 2 January 2010. Archived from the original on 20 February 2011 . Retrieved 23 October 2013. Jordan also used the column to highlight the inconsistencies in the F.A. disciplinary panel. The same panel decided no disciplinary action would be taken against Paul Jewell, manager of Wigan, who had been charged on the basis of making comments similar to Jordan's. Jordan described the compliance process as being "based on mood", noting: "There's no frame of reference, no consistency – and, yes, it's personal. It amounts to me not being able to say a referee is incompetent while others can, using the same language." [20] Why? Because he claims they have overinflated expectations of where the club should be - as he's been told by several ex-Magpies bosses. Best football related book I’ve read. Very interesting to learn about what really happens in relation to transfers/players/chairmen/agents. Also the way he made his money, bought Palace and lost Palace.

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But that hope didn't last long as Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice on his long-awaited return to Old Trafford Credit: getty Guardian Unlimited Football: Columnists: Being a stiff in a suit just isn't me". The Guardian. London. 21 August 2005 . Retrieved 23 October 2013. Ten years later, Palace was in administration and Jordan had lost nigh on everything. Be Careful What You Wish For lifts the lid on being the owner of a football club and how the game really works. Hopes and dreams sit alongside greed, self-interest, dodgy transfers, boardroom fights and dressing room dressing downs. Throughout no one is spared, least of all Jordan himself. The time to quit was when he did his job last season. He was getting a large amount of personal abuse and he got Newcastle to 12th in the Premier League. For me, that was it, Steve. You wanted to manage Newcastle, be careful what you wish for, and you’ve now managed them.Jordan serves as a refreshing antidote to the hypocrisy, greed, and self-serving agendas that pervade the modern game. Throw away your heuristic bias and give this a read …..you won’t be disappointed, it’s a compelling story narrated by a man with a passion for achievement. Ten years later Palace was in administration and Jordan had lost nigh on everything. Be Careful What You Wish For lifts the lid on being the owner of a football club and how the game really works. Hopes and dreams sit alongside greed, self-interest, dodgy transfers, boardroom fights and dressing room dressing downs. Throughout no one is spared, least of all Jordan himself. Press Gazette: Max Clifford column". Press Gazette. 9 December 2005. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012 . Retrieved 23 October 2013. Perhaps this is not the best endorsement for Simon Jordan and his book, but how many other football chairman can you think of that was more controversial, more outspoken, and more blonde than the former Eagles owner?

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The book was a critical and commercial success, it was published by Random House achieved an award at The British Sport books awards and was a finalist in the William Hill sports awards. Jordan, Simon (5 March 2006). "Just one thing wrong with tabloid stories – the facts". The Observer. London.Find sources: "Simon Jordan"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( June 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)