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. His passion for Crystal Palace shines through, yet he certainly seemed to be saddled with a thankless task, fraught with obstacles, arguments, and disputes at every turn. Excellent book. You cannot help liking the bloke despite his arrogance. Never self-serving, he seems the kind of boss who drives you up the wall then buys you a drink if you survive. 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, Simon (5 March 2006). "Just one thing wrong with tabloid stories – the facts". The Observer. London.

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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. 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. Aside from appearances in football-related programmes, Jordan's first major TV appearance was in early 2007, appearing in Fortune: Million Pound Giveaway for ITV along with fellow millionaires the Ann Summers managing director Jacqueline Gold (daughter of West Ham chairman David Gold; entrepreneur Duncan Bannatyne; MOBO Awards founder Kanya King; and former Conservative Member of Parliament-turned-novelist Jeffrey Archer).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.

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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? Simon Jordan has revealed he has advised his former manager and now friend Steve Bruce to leave the Newcastle United dugout. I think he should leave Newcastle, I don’t think he can ever turn this around, I don’t think he’s ever going to right this. Find sources: "Simon Jordan"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( June 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Jordan was an accomplished young footballer signing schoolboy forms with both Chelsea and Crystal Palace.Jordan has stated "Steve Coppell and I just didn't get on" (i), and Coppell has stated "I didn't feel comfortable with Simon Jordan and neither did he with me."(ii) Palace put brakes on Bruce". BBC Sport. 22 November 2001. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012 . Retrieved 23 October 2013.

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ii) Dyer, Ken (3 September 2001). "Steve and Ron's chemistry is perfect formula". Evening Standard. Palace take action against Dowie". BBC Sport. 30 May 2006. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012 . Retrieved 23 October 2013. i) Jordan, Simon (4 September 2005). "Trevor just didn't have the whoooar factor". The Observer. London. 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.

Guardian Unlimited Football: Columnists: Being a stiff in a suit just isn't me". The Guardian. London. 21 August 2005 . Retrieved 23 October 2013.