Simon Jordan
Simon Jordan
Simon Jordan (born 24 September 1967) is an English businessman and media personality. He is the former chairman of Crystal Palace, and is currently a co-presenter on the weekday mid-morning sports programme Talksport, White and Jordan, along with Scottish presenter Jim White). He is a former columnist for The Observer and writes a regular lead opinion column for the Daily Mail.
Simon Jordan
Jordan made his fortune in the mobile phone industry. In 2002, he co-founded the car magazine Octane), selling his 50% shareholding in 2006. In 2006, he opened the restaurant Club Bar and Dining in London's Warwick Street, and sold it in 2011.
Crystal Palace
Jordan and Briggs left Pocket Phone Shop in 2000 after selling the company to One2One for reportedly circa £80m. That year, Singapore financier Jerry Lim bought Crystal Palace, who had been hours from extinction, from the administrators), and immediately sold it on to Jordan. Then aged 32, Jordan immediately appointed himself chairman, making him the youngest chairman of a Football League club. Having been born "100 yards from the ground" Jordan had been a lifelong fan, and he noted: "I have been prepared to put my money into something I truly believe in, and my first job is to turn the fortunes of this club around." Jordan also vowed that the club would be promoted to the Premiership, within five years. They achieved this in four years. Despite owning the club, Jordan did not own the ground, which belonged to Ron Noades, who had been chairman from 1981 to 1998.
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