Each announcement that comes out of Selhurst Park makes me realise how relieved I am we still have a club, and drives home the fact we are indeed still here and here to stay.

Usually, the release of the fixtures list is greeted with excitement at FYP Towers each June but this time there was just a massive sigh of relief that the Football League has deemed Palace in a fit state to take part this season.

Another piece of the CPFC2010 jigsaw is falling into place with the appointment of George Burley as manager.

While I'm not entirely convinced it's the right part for our puzzle it's clear that right now we need to make our pieces fit and work together whatever their shape.

Burley has promotion pedigree, having taken Ipswich up in 2000 and secured fifth spot in the Premier League.

If he did that at Palace there'd be a statue erected so fast outside Selhurst they wouldn't even bother with planning permission - and yet all we want now is someone to give us a bit of stability.

We want a board with realistic ambitions and a manager with realistic tactics.

Oh, and replica shirts at realistic prices wouldn't go amiss either.

From talking to fans and journalists who have followed teams Burley previous coached, it's clear that he likes his sides to play neat, fluid football.

This is something Palace fans have been crying out for and deep down think it's the way their team is supposed to play football (although conveniently forget that in our most successful spell under Coppell in the early 90s we played some awful football).

The thing is, does Burley have the players at his disposal to craft such a team?

The best news of the week, though, was that Dougie Freedman will stick around in an assistant's role.

I was more worried about keeping him than who was going to be handed the gaffer's role - as well as being an important part of our club's past Dougie is a major component of our future, that and he loves Palace as much as the fans do.

CPFC2010's intention to go back to basics has been widely welcomed by the fans, not least because the chaps in the boardroom have been quick to engage the fans and keep them updated.

Co-chairman Steve Parish has been on both cpfc.org and the Holmesdale Online answering fans questions from the development of the Main Stand at Selhurst to the chance of getting some cold beer in the Holmesdale.

There was a sharp intake of breath when Parish was unveiled at Burley's press conference last week sporting a Simon Jordan-esque hair cut, let's hope the synonyms with Palace's former owner end there.

The next few months aren't going to be pretty but the signs from inside the boardroom are promising.

Palace fans are going to need to be patient with development on and off the pitch as we try to rebuild.

I'm just happy we've still got a club to be patient with.