Chairmen at the top table of English football typically land their place through wealth, power, influence and a driven head for business.
Their journey there is often hard-fought and requires dedication, large swathes of time and hours committed outside of the routine nine-to-five.
They don't tend to land the role in an attempt to support their 11-year-old daughter's desire to play football.
For Palace Ladies' chairman Richard Spokes, however, this is exactly how his eight-year tenure began and, today, despite its unconventional early roots, his is packed with the same dedication as any other chairman's role.