Category Archives: Football

Crystal Palace lament Kayla, Selhurst Park’s flying mascot

Posted on June 20, 2020 by

Kayla, Crystal Palace’s stunning matchday mascot, has died. The bald eagle had been flown at Selhurst Park before games for the past 10 years, but yesterday Eagle Heights Wildlife Foundation, where the huge bird was kept, announced that Kayla had … Continue reading →

Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Football | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Van Aanholt takes easy lead as Hopkins scores more own goals

Posted on June 5, 2020 by

“Twitter spats” are rarely worth reporting on, but Palace defender Patrick van Aanholt last night won widespread praise across social media when he delivered some withering rebukes to that living and breathing example of “white privilege”, the toxic Katie Hopkins. … Continue reading →

Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Sport | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Palace to make history when they go live on Match Of The Day

Posted on June 5, 2020 by

Crystal Palace can rest easy in the assurance that, on this occasion at least, they are guaranteed to be Gary Lineker’s first match up on Match Of The Day. That’s because when the football season resumes, Roy Hodgson’s Eagles will … Continue reading →

Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Football, Sport | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Two years on and Palace have not signed planning agreement

Posted on April 19, 2020 by

Two years since Croydon Council gave a green light to Crystal Palace for a £100million new main stand at Selhurst Park, the club has still to sign off on the Section 106 agreement laid out in the planning permission. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Crystal Palace FC, Football, Planning, Selhurst, Sport, Steve Parish | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Hodgson calls for better government support for the NHS

Posted on April 13, 2020 by

Veteran football manager praises Crystal Palace players and club for their generous work in the community during coronavirus emergency Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson has called for the NHS to be given more, and better, resources from government, rather than … Continue reading →

Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Football, Roy Hodgson, Sport | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Covid-19 lockdown could cost Palace £37m in lost revenues

Posted on April 8, 2020 by

The covid-19 lockdown of top-tier football may end up costing Crystal Palace more than £37million. That’s the latest estimate by a leading football finance analyst, on the day after the chairman of the FA, Greg Clarke warned a council meeting … Continue reading →

Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Football, Sport | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Vandals ‘trash’ South Norwood clubhouse for fifth time

Posted on April 5, 2020 by

ANDREW SINCLAIR on another bitter set-back for a local sports club Croydon Football Club’s premises at Croydon Arena in Albert Road, South Norwood was broken into on Friday – the fifth break-in at the non-league team’s clubhouse in a year. … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Croydon FC, Football, South Norwood, Sport | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Season’s abrupt end leaves clubs uncertain over promotion

Posted on March 26, 2020 by

NON-LEAGUE NEWS: It was inevitable, but when the end of the season was announced, abruptly, on Tuesday, there was dismay and some shock among our local clubs, as ANDREW SINCLAIR, right, reports The decision was announced on Tuesday, with all … Continue reading →

Posted in AFC Croydon Athletic, Croydon FC, Football, Sport | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

‘A time to prepare, not panic’ MP Jones says over coronavirus

Posted on March 13, 2020 by

Croydon, London and much of the country was going into a self-imposed lockdown today, as sports events, concerts and other public gatherings, large and small, were being postponed or called off to try to avoid the spread of coronavirus. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Central, Croydon Minster, Croydon NHS Trust, Crystal Palace FC, Health, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayday Hospital, Mayor of London, Sarah Jones MP, Sport, St Helier Hospital | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Croydon FC’s game abandoned after referee is racially abused

Posted on March 2, 2020 by

Croydon FC’s match at Croydon Arena was abandoned at half-time on Saturday after the referee was racially abused by a player from the visiting side. This is the second game in a couple of months in the South East Counties … Continue reading →

Posted in AFC Croydon Athletic, Croydon FC, Football | Tagged , , | Leave a comment