But if four or five people keep saying the same thing about the expectations of fans, there has to be something in it. 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. And mainly get attracted to people who narrate it themselves for one and have had a career that has been worked at and tend to have controversy to contend with. Palace take action against Dowie". BBC Sport. 30 May 2006. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012 . Retrieved 23 October 2013.

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Hills, David (25 September 2005). "Guardian Unlimited Football: News: Football: Observer's Jordan faces FA charge". The Guardian. London . Retrieved 23 October 2013. Sadly Simon needed to be billionaire not a millionaire which again is very sad when you consider football needs to be run as a business and not a play thing. 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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In the late 1980s or early 1990s he was invited by a friend, James Wright, to join him in his business, Wright Connections, selling mobile phones via adverts placed in Loot and Exchange and Mart. Jordan and Wright rented an office from Delta 5, another mobile phone dealer, and the business lasted for a short time before changing its name to Corporate Cellular Ltd (CCL). This business was not considered to be a great success either and Jordan left in the early 1990s.

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Jordan has mastered the withering, comical put-down, and there are some hilarious passages and lines in here. The books flows at a nice pace, and the writing style reflects Jordan's brash, engaging style. What follows is a rollercoaster story of the inner workings of owning a football a football club, highs and lows, a refreshingly honest and throughly entertaining and informative account. Unhappy Newcastle fans made their feelings towards Bruce known at Old Trafford - his ties to rival club Sunderland meant the coach got off on the wrong foot from the beginning Credit: Getty 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. I really enjoyed reading this book and with Simon honest open account of his early success and sad encounters of the selfishness of the majority of people connected within football.

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Michelle Dewberry finally leaves hospital with son after six week stay". hulldailymail.co.uk. 3 September 2020 . Retrieved 23 September 2020. Jordan, Simon. "Guardian Unlimited Football: Columnists: Football: So who is Barry Bright?". The Guardian. London . Retrieved 23 October 2013. . It would be fascinating to hear perspectives of others involved to provide balance to a story of martyrdom.