Simon Jordan

Agents are nasty scum. They're evil and divisive and pointless. They only survive because the rest of the sport is so corrupt…

— Simon Jordan

When I bought Crystal Palace - the club I supported all my life and the one my father had played for -…

— Simon Jordan

Racism needs to be eliminated, ignorance educated and opportunities created.

— Simon Jordan

When I bought Crystal Palace at the age of 31, I naively thought it was all about attainment. How wrong I was.

— Simon Jordan

I think the conventional wisdom in the game is that Daniel Sturridge is a troubled, problem player. He's a very, very, very…

— Simon Jordan

Owning a club in a multi-ethnic community and firing managers for fun, I never once received an application from a black manager.

— Simon Jordan

The likes of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram dominate every aspect of people's thinking and have in part been responsible for the election…

— Simon Jordan

If games are required to be played behind closed doors, the loss of income becomes a big factor for every club.

— Simon Jordan

If you have ambition in football that's the dangerous thing because the ambition will drive you on to make decisions that commercially…

— Simon Jordan

The coronavirus is a crisis the likes of which the world has not seen for a long time, shutting football down.

— Simon Jordan

No one gets jobs for life any more, do they? Why is it different for football?

— Simon Jordan

I made mistakes and it is silly and foolish to suggest I didn't.

— Simon Jordan

Does international football really mean that much to players? I think when England fans look ahead to home games against Bulgaria and…

— Simon Jordan

The reason the Football League is broken is because there has been a complete lack of direction or response since the Premier…

— Simon Jordan

In football, statistically, there's an under-representation from the BAME community in dugouts, boardrooms and coaching roles. The claim is that systemic racism…

— Simon Jordan

Our national sport is bloated with overpaid players, the majority of which aren't willing to help their own industry.

— Simon Jordan

In the crisis over ITV digital in 2002 for instance, the incompetence was staggering. EFL clubs were signed to a broadcast deal…

— Simon Jordan

Whilst Solskjaer is a decent football man, you wonder when Manchester United became the side of someone that employs the track record…

— Simon Jordan

Football could deliver its own content to a worldwide audience of easily 100 million people at a tenner a month.

— Simon Jordan

In retrospect, of course I regret calling them (Charlton fans) morons. Imbeciles would have been more appropriate.

— Simon Jordan

The bottom line is if you want to own a football club you have to pay the price to have success.

— Simon Jordan

More often than not I am cynical.

— Simon Jordan

Football has systematically refused to deal with agents. Instead of regulating them like the mid-2000s, football has loosened control over the business…

— Simon Jordan

While it may be argued that football isn't the most deserving of causes, it is part of the social fabric of this…

— Simon Jordan

Despite all the billions now involved, football still needs heart and soul and owners who believe, care and honour their responsibility of…

— Simon Jordan