"So it will be in time for their Christmas shopping if not for my birthday. They were okay with that and very supportive. Simon Jordan is a smart businessman and it's just a matter of cash flow."
Palace were in the headlines for the wrong reasons over the summer as well with late payments.
Warnock added in the South London Press: "Everyone in football tends not to bother when things go wrong but I think the opposite - I'm committed to Simon and I want the players to support me in the same way.
"I've not got many years left in management and I want to be looking at the top end of the table, because I want to be in the Premier League.
"But I'm also aware of Simon's commitment, not just now but over the last couple of years. I owe it to him to get the lads prepared and going as best I can and support him in a difficult period. He's been the best chairman I've ever had."