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> [In all other industries, if things are going belly up after a year or so, would the most senior people get to keep their jobs? No. They get fired and rightly so. The difference in football is that people get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-jordan/in-all-other-industries-if-things-are-going-belly-up-after-a-year-or/)

[Simon Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-jordan/)

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## More by Simon Jordan

> [I'm not going to drag it out or make a point, because points are pointless.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-jordan/i-m-not-going-to-drag-it-out-or-make-a-point-because-points-are/)

[Simon Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-jordan/)

> [Ninety per cent of players and managers don't support the club they are employed by.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-jordan/ninety-per-cent-of-players-and-managers-don-t-support-the-club-they/)

[Simon Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-jordan/)

> [This increasing level of player power worries me. Of course they are the stars but this acquiescence over contracts, transfers, managers and even their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-jordan/this-increasing-level-of-player-power-worries-me-of-course-they-are/)

[Simon Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-jordan/)

> [True diversity is created by equal opportunity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-jordan/true-diversity-is-created-by-equal-opportunity/)

[Simon Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-jordan/)

> [A football club is the sum of all its parts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-jordan/a-football-club-is-the-sum-of-all-its-parts/)

[Simon Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-jordan/)

> [The culture of football is curious - steeped in tribalism, a sense of ownership, huge amounts of emotion and often a complete lack of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-jordan/the-culture-of-football-is-curious-steeped-in-tribalism-a-sense-of/)

[Simon Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-jordan/)

> [I had an Aston Martin phone worth ?15,000 given to me as a present. I dropped it in a gin and tonic about 15…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-jordan/i-had-an-aston-martin-phone-worth-15-000-given-to-me-as-a-present-i/)

[Simon Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-jordan/)

> [If you look at football, it's full of hypocrisies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-jordan/if-you-look-at-football-it-s-full-of-hypocrisies/)

[Simon Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-jordan/)

> [I believe change to be a good thing. Everything must evolve but you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-jordan/i-believe-change-to-be-a-good-thing-everything-must-evolve-but-you/)

[Simon Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-jordan/)

> [I lost my club through a series of circumstances and bad luck. The whole banking system collapsing and my foolish bravery didn't help.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-jordan/i-lost-my-club-through-a-series-of-circumstances-and-bad-luck-the/)

[Simon Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-jordan/)

> [As a chairman I sometimes sat in a room adjacent to the dressing room, listening to various managers give team-talks, often thinking I'd heard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-jordan/as-a-chairman-i-sometimes-sat-in-a-room-adjacent-to-the-dressing-room/)

[Simon Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-jordan/)

> [Netflix doesn't simply house its own content, it carries that of others as well to increase its opportunity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-jordan/netflix-doesn-t-simply-house-its-own-content-it-carries-that-of/)

[Simon Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-jordan/)

> [When I was growing up, Tottenham were many people's second team - with Glenn Hoddle, Ossie Ardiles and Steve Archibald helping them to play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-jordan/when-i-was-growing-up-tottenham-were-many-people-s-second-team-with/)

[Simon Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-jordan/)

> [If you lose a football club everyone knows and other people get nervous, including banks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-jordan/if-you-lose-a-football-club-everyone-knows-and-other-people-get/)

[Simon Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-jordan/)

> [If I see another David Gold interview on the poor East End Jewish boy done good I'll impale myself on one of his dildos.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-jordan/if-i-see-another-david-gold-interview-on-the-poor-east-end-jewish-boy/)

[Simon Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-jordan/)

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