February 2013, Swansea cruise past Bradford to win the capital one cup for the first time. They book a place in Europe and a place in history for what can only be described as a miraculous turnaround. February 2014, Swansea harshly dismiss manager Laudrup; the manager who won the cup with them and brought them into the knockout stages of Europe despite being in charge for little over a year and a half. Things change quickly in football and this means that the Swans could have another turnaround in a fortnight when they go to the Naples. However, for a successful football club stability is key and perhaps it is not the be all and end all as we have seen at times e.g Chelsea but it is still massive.
When Crystal Palace were promoted many people were quick to suggest which model the club should follow however recent months have shown us that a very good model can be in huge jeopardy with panic and all of a sudden it becomes a not so good model. The sacking of Steve Clarke at West Brom for being a victim of his own success and the resignation of Nicola Cortese from Southampton show us that stability in the premier league is no longer common. I barely need to even discuss the happenings at Cardiff city which speak for themselves.
CPFC 2010 who own crystal palace have been criticised before for being slow in appointing new managers and having slow activity in the transfer window but they have always come through. It is a shame that in football, clubs that have knee jerk reactions to situations are criticised but then clubs that carry out business in a methodical way are also criticised for not acting quick enough. Crystal palace have shown to the world that they have a good model by reducing the debt of the club from £30 million to circa £7 million now; we are also the only club in the premier league to have made a profit.
in conclusion we should not follow the model of any other club or take stupid risks in buying overpriced players but should continue having faith in a model that is working very well for our football club.
Puncheon above our weight 