Be Careful What You Wish For

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It's both an entertaining and astounding read about all the experiences he has had facing incompetent football associations, bland managers, heartless players and of course greedy agents.

Be Careful What You Wish For: Jordan, Simon: 9780224091824 Be Careful What You Wish For: Jordan, Simon: 9780224091824

In 2018, Jordan began a relationship with the sports broadcaster Talksport, featuring on shows with Danny Kelly and being nominated for sports pundit of the year in 2019. In 2020 after the success of his appearances, he joined Jim White on one of Talksports flagship shows. As of 2022, he often appears with Danny Murphy and Martin Keown. As mentioned by another reviewer, there is something Trumpian about Simon Jordan. He's not prone to a great deal of self doubt has many great friends, boasts of his great wealth and spending, and, you know, nothing is ever his fault. I genuinely can't remember him saying he got anything wrong in this book, other than going against his gut instinct. Eight managers in ten years and lost a fortune but I wonder if he's learnt anything from it. A study in hubris.IThe 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. 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? Hills, David (25 September 2005). "Guardian Unlimited Football: News: Football: Observer's Jordan faces FA charge". The Guardian. London . Retrieved 23 October 2013.

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An explosive insight into the previously unseen world of football club ownership by one of the game's most-recognisable figures Jordan also used the column to highlight the inconsistencies in the F.A. disciplinary panel. The same panel decided no disciplinary action would be taken against Paul Jewell, manager of Wigan, who had been charged on the basis of making comments similar to Jordan's. Jordan described the compliance process as being "based on mood", noting: "There's no frame of reference, no consistency – and, yes, it's personal. It amounts to me not being able to say a referee is incompetent while others can, using the same language." [20]

Throw away your heuristic bias and give this a read …..you won’t be disappointed, it’s a compelling story narrated by a man with a passion for achievement. Breathtakingly honest, highly controversial, humorous and full of jaw-dropping anecdotes, Be Careful What You Wish For is far more than a football book. It is a social commentary on the culture of great wealth and ambition; a Shakespearean tragedy that exposes the dark side of chasing a dream. The perfect Christmas gift for all football fans.

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Ten years later Palace was in administration and Jordan had lost nigh on everything. Be Careful What You Wish For lifts the lid on being the owner of a football club and how the game really works. Hopes and dreams sit alongside greed, self-interest, dodgy transfers, boardroom fights and dressing room dressing downs. Throughout no one is spared, least of all Jordan himself. 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)

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Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Shows only minor signs of wear, and very minimal markings inside (if any). Palace put brakes on Bruce". BBC Sport. 22 November 2001. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012 . Retrieved 23 October 2013.