So, the inevitable has finally happened and we find ourselves, once again, in administration.

At first I was feeling positive about the situation with the hope that Jordan had put us into administration knowing that a bid was on the table on the proviso that we entered administration first.

This, I thought would be good for the club as we could keep the squad intact whilst conquering the mountain of debt.

Unfortunately, it turns out this scenario was merely fantasy as it emerged that it was in-fact Agilo who have brought in the administrators, taking Simon Jordan by surprise in the process, which is quite frankly frightening.

They have brought in an administrator who will now act in their interest and will be looking to get their money back by selling off the squad as soon as possible.

So it seems Victor Moses, Neil Danns, Julian Speroni and Darren Ambrose as well as others will soon be forced out of the club for a fraction of their true worth and we will be left to fight on with the youth team and a smattering of senior players.

Many have been quick to blame Simon Jordan for the announcement but hopefully the revelation that he didn’t call in the administrators will silence the fans who were so quick to put the blame at his door.

Despite the well publicised mistakes he has made, he has always fought for our club and has put his heart and soul into the running of it.

Don’t forget, he is, after all, a massive Palace fan and was truly devastated by Tuesday’s news.

He has been fighting tooth and nail for months now desperately trying to avoid this situation and it has now been taken out of his hands.

He now faces a new challenge to recoup at least some of his personal wealth that he ploughed into the club to fund his dream of making it competitive.

Unfortunately for Simon the economy and the football landscape changed immeasurably since he arrived and has therefore run out of money before he could secure a buyer.

He is a victim of circumstance and timing and stands to lose millions because of it.

As shocking and upsetting this news is, there’s nothing we can do except support the club as best we can and recover the spirit of 1999.

Neil Warnock’s stance will be crucial to us in the next few weeks; he needs to set the tone for the players and fans alike.

We all need to rally in our hour of need, together as one and will need his leadership.

If he comes out fighting and stays on then I have faith that even if we go down it will be with a modicum of dignity; I trust him 100% with the running of the club.

Conversely if he decides he’s had enough or the administrators decide his wages is the first bit of cloth they want to cut then I fear there could be many more dark, dark weeks like this one.