Exclusive: David Gold considering move to buy Crystal Palace
EXCLUSIVE
By Daniel Jones
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INTEREST: David Gold pictured outside his Caterham mansion. The former Birmingham chairman is understood to be thinking about a move to buy Crystal Palace
Multi-millionaire David Gold is weighing up a move to buy Crystal Palace.
The local businessman has just sold his £82.5 million stake in Birmingham City to Chinese billionaire Carson Yeung and is actively looking for new opportunities within the footballing world.
Gold, 72, has gone public in his desire to stay in the game and a source close to the Caterham-based entrepreneur confirmed that Palace is a club that appeals to him.
"David sees Crystal Palace as an exciting proposition," said the source. "He wants to stay involved in football and after years of travelling up and down the motorway he wants a club that is local.
"There is nowhere more local to him than Crystal Palace, he lives eight miles away from the ground."
*For the full story see this week's Croydon Advertiser, in shops today (Friday).
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by neil, n wales
Wednesday, October 28 2009, 8:37AM
“logged in to find latest news on Gold take over and once again threads turned into childish point scoring banter.surely the advertiser can organise a little"naughty corner" for some of you to continue your rantings”
by Lee, Croydon
Sunday, October 25 2009, 10:28AM
“peter, northants,
Derry Man of the Match? You & L0uis, Henfield Village must have been on the Voting Panel.When Derry goes `Forward` on his Dazzling runs, i liked his 2 Shots he had yesterday, 1 ended up on selhurst rd & the Other 1 in Sainsburys Deli Department.
The Future Could Be Bright, If Our Chaiman Who`s Orange, Slings His Hook.”
by Chris, Bromley
Saturday, October 24 2009, 6:48PM
“Hey I would love to watch attacking football, with an attacking line-up as I would say everyone who comments on this site would. We don't have the players to do that though. Sorry but Luis is right in what he says. I don't want to see Derry and Ertl playing together but it works for now... I see both sides of the debate. Hey calling me a stooge though!!! Ha ha! I like it! Good banter! My comment earlier was exactly how we played, I don't like it and I agree I want attacking football as you do but its not going to happen till players regain form and fitness. When you see that from players then Warnock will get more adventurous in tactics.”
by peter, northants
Saturday, October 24 2009, 5:58PM
“Clive, there is no need for insults, you are getting like Lee. Out of three of the last four games that Ertle has played, we have won two and drawn one and by all accounts could have easily won today. Under Warnock, Derry plays as a defensive m/f but there are times that he goes forward, exposing the defensive but when Derry plays alongside Ertle, he knows there is cover behind him. It did not seem a defensive display today by the number of chances we created and Derry was man of the match I believe.”
by Luis, Henfield
Saturday, October 24 2009, 5:44PM
“Clive your getting as BAD as Cosmas and Lee.sometimes defending IS the MOST IMPORTANT thing in football.As I've said before you CAN over attack but you CAN'T over defend.You DON'T have to attack for 90 minutes but you NEED to defend for 90+ minutes.”