Category Archives: Football
Demolition works get underway for Selhurst £200m main stand
Almost nine years since the proposal was first aired to build a modern main stand and increase home capacity for Crystal Palace games to 34,000, physical, visible works have begun in and around Selhurst Park on a project that may … Continue reading
New Addington’s first World Cup player about to face England
On Palace’s youth books from the age of 11, the former Good Shepherd primary pupil is now a World Cup player – but for DR Congo. Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s biggest international test yet could come this week against former club-mates Aaron … Continue reading
FT reports: Palace’s US billionaire owners look to sell shares
Bankers on Wall Street and in The City have been tasked with finding potential buyers for Crystal Palace Football Club in a possible £1billion-plus sale. Palace’s American billionaire owners, Josh Harris, David Blitzer and Woody Johnson, are making moves to … Continue reading
New Palace boss Sage imparts his wisdom as he starts job
Crystal Palace yesterday confirmed the appointment of Pierre Sage as the club’s new head coach, on a three-year contract, subject to work visas being confirmed. The 47-year-old Frenchman replaces Oliver Glasner, the triple trophy-winning Eagles boss who left Selhurst Park … Continue reading
Crystal Palace are all set to add Sage to their winning recipe
Crystal Palace are expected to confirm Pierre Sage as the club’s new head coach within the next 24 to 36 hours. A deal has been “agreed in principle” with the 47-year-old Frenchman on a contract until the summer of 2029, … Continue reading
Glasner’s farewell letter to Palace fans: ‘Together, we believed’
Oliver Glasner, the most successful manager in the 120-year history of Crystal Palace Football Club, has said a final farewell to the club’s fans. The 51-year-old Austrian’s open letter was published on the club website this morning. Glasner’s final game … Continue reading
Riddlesdown win English Schools cup double with record score
It’s not just Crystal Palace who are winning football trophies every time they reach a final. Last week, the under-15 boys’ team from Riddlesdown Collegiate won two English Schools cups, in finals played just 14 hours apart. Riddlesdown is where … Continue reading
Desperate Perry is denied his victory parade for a second year
Jason Perry, Croydon’s failed and increasingly desperate Mayor, has been snubbed for a second time in 12 months, as Crystal Palace Football Club announced today that there would be no immediate trophy parade following their triumph in the UEFA Conference … Continue reading
Wharton, ‘the Wilpshire Pirlo’, makes World Cup case to Tuchel
In a great team effort to win Crystal Palace’s third trophy in 12 months, one player stood out. By STEVEN DOWNES Adam Wharton is 22 years old. Last night in Leipzig, he produced a performance that places him firmly among … Continue reading
‘Palace on the piss in Leipzig’: Fanatics are on the march again
Crystal Palace play in the first European final in the club’s history in Leipzig tonight. But it doesn’t mean that the Holmesdale Fanatics, nor other Eagles fans, are prepared to forgive and forget what the UEFA football bureaucrats did to … Continue reading
Trams unveil ex-Eagles winger Sean Scannell as new director
Former Crystal Palace midfielder Sean Scannell has been appointed as Croydon FC’s new director of football. Croydon-born Scannell, 35, played 130 games for the Eagles between 2007 and 2012, and has continued his playing career until very recently, including spells … Continue reading
Spoons skips the World Cup with refurb at their George pub
It promises to be a summer of bumper business for the borough’s pubs, with licensing hours extended late into the night for football fans to gather to watch World Cup matches from north America. So Wetherspoons, whose pubs make a … Continue reading
Part-time Perry’s Leipzig dilemma as Mayor faces fixture clash
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Life-long’ Palace fan is going to have to do some work to earn his £86,000 council salary, as opposition parties refuse to change date of Town Hall’s annual meeting on the night that the Eagles will be making history … Continue reading
Stormzy film company to make movie of Ian Wright’s life story
‘There are hard-hitting moments but in the end I want it to give people hope and joy’ says Palace hero as the story of his growing up in south London is to be made into a biopic Two of Croydon’s … Continue reading
Riddlesdown up for a cup double – and all in ‘bizarre’ 14 hours
Riddlesdown Collegiate’s under-15s might be the best football team of their age in the country – but English schools football bosses have presented them with the daunting task of playing two end-of-season finals within 14 hours later this month. The … Continue reading
Glasner’s Palace are one game away from Leipzig final send-off
Twelve months after the biggest game in the club’s history, comes the biggest game in the club’s history, with a European semi-final at Selhurst Park tomorrow night. PETER GILLMAN gets off the Eagles’ fans’ emotional rollercoaster to talk about the … Continue reading
Promotion dreams live on this week in crunch play-off clashes
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: Croydon’s clubs, the Trams and the Rams, go into play-offs this week knowing they face tough tests, as ANDREW SINCLAIR reports. PLUS: New co-chairs named for South Norwood-based club Croydon Athletic will go into this week’s Isthmian South … Continue reading
Trams are left rattled after club chairman English stands down
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: A place in the promotion play-offs has been secured by Croydon FC, but fans were surprised by the timing of the resignations of two members of the board with three, possibly four, big games still to come at … Continue reading
Newcastle’s Brown puts charity in the picture with Ted Lasso
By NADIA AZIZUDDIN For fans of Ted Lasso, portraiture and charity, artist Davey Brown is hosting a charity art exhibition and auction of his work in Richmond and Crystal Palace this summer. The exhibition is taking place at two of … Continue reading
At 78, Palace hero Roy becomes Bristol City caretaker boss
At 78, Roy Hodgson, the holder of the Freedom of the Borough of Croydon, is about to embark on his 21st managerial job. The former England manager and twice boss at his hometown club Crystal Palace, has today been announced … Continue reading
Croydon’s teams looking ready for end-of-season take-offs
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: Oliver Glasner’s reign at Selhurst Park isn’t over just yet, but while he and the Eagles have flown out to Cyprus, the borough’s non-league sides have been enjoying winning streaks and record scorelines, reports ANDREW SINCLAIR Crystal Palace … Continue reading
Khan hails £130m chance to revive Crystal Palace sports centre
Proposals for what London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has welcomed as a “once-in-a-generation” redevelopment of the sports facilities in Crystal Palace Park have been submitted in a planning application to Bromley Council. The £130million project aims to bring the Olympic-sized … Continue reading
Parkinson’s England team want law-makers to join a health kick
There’s a very special match being played tomorrow, between a parliamentary team made up of footballer MPs and peers, against the England Parkinson’s walking football team. One of the players in the England team is Croydon resident Seth Gillman, who … Continue reading
Magic at the Mayfield: Wayne Trice, Croydon Athletic, Mar 13
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Magic at the Mayfield: Wayne Trice, Croydon Athletic, Mar 13
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