list of illustrations

1. Simon Jordan, 2000 (courtesy of Getty Images)

2. At The PocketPhone Shop; Steve Coppell; Alan Smith (both Getty Images); at Blackburn Rovers (Press Association)

3. In the stands at Stockport County (Press Association); Clinton Morrison and Dougie Freedman (Action Images)

4. Steve Bruce, Steve Kember and Terry Bullivant; Steve Bruce leaving the High Court (both Press Association)

5. Trevor Francis; Steve Kember (both Press Association); Iain Dowie (Getty Images)

6. Neil Shipperley scores against West Ham, 2004 (Getty Images); celebrating in the stands (Blades Sports Photography)

7. Team celebrations, 2004; Andrew Johnson (both Getty Images)

8. With Iain Dowie, 2005 (Getty Images)

9. Playing in Geoff Thomas’s testimonial (Action Images); playing at Wembley (Getty Images)

10. Outside the FA tribunal (Press Association); in the stands for the 2004 play-off semi-final first leg (Getty Images)

11. Arriving in court; Iain Dowie arriving in court (both Rex Images); Peter Taylor (Press Association)

12. With Theo Paphitis (Press Association); with Lynval Golding (private); with Steve McClaren, Daniel Levy and Paul Kemsley (Action Images)

13. On the red carpet with Nick Moran (Press Association); with Nick Moran, Carl Barat, JJ Feild and Pam Ferris at the Telstar premiere (Getty Images); sat in the Club Bar and Dining (Rex Features)

14. With Neil Warnock (Action Images); Victor Moses celebrates; John Bostock (Press Association)

15. In the stands for the game against Burnley (Press Association); Palace players rue miss in the 2008 play-off semi-final (Getty Images)

16. Simon Jordan, 2007 (Action Images)