Category Archives: Crystal Palace FC

Palace granted permission (again) for £100m stand at Selhurst

Posted on October 21, 2022 by insidecroydon

Back of the net! The result of last night’s planning committee meeting was never in doubt. But now Crystal Palace and their chairman Steve Parish have to seal a deal with Sainsbury’s. By our Town Hall reporter, KEN LEE It … Continue reading →

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Residents’ groups show red card to Palace’s £100m new stand

Posted on September 20, 2022 by insidecroydon

Locals living near Selhurst Park have organised to oppose the new stand – despite being frozen out of meetings by their Labour councillors Two residents’ associations in the area around Selhurst Park, together with council tenants whose homes are under … Continue reading →

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Consultation on Selhurst new stand is extended by two weeks

Posted on August 24, 2022 by insidecroydon

Politicians moved unusually swiftly to avoid grounds for legal objections after council officials originally allowed only two weeks for the public to view plans for Crystal Palace’s £100m redevelopment Croydon’s neo-con politicians, Progress MP Steve Reed OBE and the Conservative … Continue reading →

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Residents blocked from meeting by football club’s lobbyists

Posted on August 10, 2022 by insidecroydon

Crystal Palace FC have lodged 40 new files as part of the planning application for their proposed £100m stand. But a meeting promised with affected households has been cancelled and residents told that they are not welcome to attend a … Continue reading →

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New boss, new squad, new hope as Trams approach kick-off

Posted on August 5, 2022 by insidecroydon

NON-LEAGUE NEWS: It’s been all-change for most of the area’s part-time players over the summer. ANDREW SINCLAIR gets you up to date with the latest news before the start of the season tomorrow Club officials are hopeful that Croydon Arena … Continue reading →

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‘Abrasive’ lobbyist smoothing the way for Selhurst’s new stand

Posted on July 20, 2022 by insidecroydon

Crystal Palace’s £100m new stand at Selhurst Park has the backing of fans (natch), support from councillors and approval from the planning department. Yet the club has gone out and hired a planning lobbyist. STEVEN DOWNES profiles Terrapin’s man hoping … Continue reading →

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Lobbyist to meet councillors over Selhurst stadium proposals

Posted on July 15, 2022 by insidecroydon

South Norwood councillors will next week be meeting with a representative of a lobbying firm working for Crystal Palace Football Club to discuss issues around the stalled development of a new £100million stand at Selhurst Park. According to a spokesperson … Continue reading →

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Planning permission lapsed for £100m new stand at Selhurst

Posted on July 13, 2022 by insidecroydon

The planning permission for Crystal Palace to redevelop their main stand in a £100million project at Selhurst Park has lapsed – leaving the club to go through a costly re-application process, or to continue to play their games in one … Continue reading →

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Thornton Heath, Stormzy and me: Palace’s Zaha on charity

Posted on May 31, 2022 by insidecroydon

Crystal Palace’s star player, Wilfried Zaha, has spoken out about his charity work and of growing up in Thornton Heath with rapper Stormzy. In an interview published on the Crystal Palace club website, Zaha, 29, explained how through their faith … Continue reading →

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All ale and hearty – a welcome return to beer festival season

Posted on May 17, 2022 by insidecroydon

The beer festival season is back. After covid cancellations, this year feels like it’s back to business for these jamborees of brewing, and BILL LACEY went along to Selhurst Park at the weekend to experience one of the very best … Continue reading →

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Vieira looks to Brentford and Bernabeu for Wembley glory

Posted on April 15, 2022 by insidecroydon

FA CUP SEMI-FINAL PREVIEW: Even though they are denied arguably their player of the season, Crystal Palace fans are approaching Sunday’s big match with nothing-to-lose optimism Crystal Palace will never have a better chance of beating the world champions and … Continue reading →

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Croydon 2021: Where Eagles care and people power takes hold

Posted on December 29, 2021 by insidecroydon

DID WE HAVE NEWS FOR YOU: In the second part of our review of the year, loyal readers step up to report raptor sightings, there’s the retirement of a much-admired Palace manager, worrying election results for Labour and the council … Continue reading →

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Southgate and Hodgson honoured at British Sports Awards

Posted on December 4, 2021 by insidecroydon

Former Palace manager’s career recognised with prestigious award – ‘He made football better’ Gareth Southgate and Roy Hodgson, two Crystal Palace all-time greats, were among the award winners at the 2021 British Sports Awards on Thursday. England manager Southgate was … Continue reading →

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Nothing to see here: police back down over Palace banner

Posted on October 26, 2021 by insidecroydon

As the old saying goes, tweet in haste, repent at your leisure. Croydon’s police are certainly repenting that tweet they sent out on Saturday evening after Crystal Palace’s match against Saudi-owned Newcastle United, following a backlash from fans who reminded … Continue reading →

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Met Police score spectacular own goal over Saudi banner

Posted on October 25, 2021 by insidecroydon

Palace fans’ group accuses the Premier League of choosing ‘money over morals’ on £300m Newcastle takeover deal and doing ‘business with one of the world’s most bloody and repressive regimes’ Croydon’s police invited scorn and ridicule on Saturday, when they … Continue reading →

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Hodgson rules himself out of the running for ‘impossible job’

Posted on October 16, 2021 by insidecroydon

By our Town Hall correspondent, PEARL LEE Roy Hodgson, Croydon lad, Freeman of the Borough and all-round local hero, has firmly ruled himself out of the reckoning to become the first directly-elected mayor of Croydon next year. Hodgson was at … Continue reading →

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France star Vieira now in the frame for Palace manager’s job

Posted on June 29, 2021 by insidecroydon

Pizza delivery riders in the Selhurst Park area had better get ready: Patrick Vieira could be coming to town. Now, given the disappointments, twists and turns in previous news reports about the appointment of a manager to replace Roy Hodgson … Continue reading →

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Favre’s 11th-hour U-turn leaves Palace fans with questions

Posted on June 25, 2021 by insidecroydon

Even by Crystal Palace standards, the excitement and anticipation over the news that Lucien Favre was set to sign a three-year contract to manage the football club was extremely short-lived. Little more than 24 hours after reports that the former … Continue reading →

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Parish gets his man as Palace agree three-year deal with Favre

Posted on June 24, 2021 by insidecroydon

What could possibly go wrong? Crystal Palace have agreed a three-year appointment for their new manager, and just need the government to issue a work permit… There was palpable excitement among Eagles fans last night when the news emerged that … Continue reading →

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Wilfried Zaha Academy summer camp, Purley, Jul 26-Aug 27

Posted on June 17, 2021 by insidecroydon
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Palace confirm Hodgson to retire after last games of season

Posted on May 18, 2021 by insidecroydon

Roy Hodgson’s final home game as Crystal Palace manager will be tomorrow night at Selhurst Park. At least Eagles fans will be able to give their veteran manager a proper send-off, as some spectators will be allowed in for the … Continue reading →

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Veteran Palace boss Hodgson heading towards his final game

Posted on May 10, 2021 by insidecroydon

It seems a foregone conclusion: after nearly four years of steady, mid-table safety, and 162 games in charge, Roy Hodgson’s last match as manager at Crystal Palace will come on the final day of the season at Liverpool, one of … Continue reading →

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Palace fans’ donations help homeless charity cook up hope

Posted on May 4, 2021 by insidecroydon

Homelessness charity Evolve Housing + Support, together with Crystal Palace FC and their charity, the Palace for Life Foundation, are launching a 12-week cooking course for people who are homeless in Croydon. The Foundation has donated £1,000 to pay for … Continue reading →

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Social media black-out is ‘start of a fightback’ says Townsend

Posted on April 30, 2021 by insidecroydon

Crystal Palace’s Andros Townsend says that the social media boycott by English football which begins this afternoon is just the start of a fightback against online abuse and discrimination. Townsend, Palace and the majority of clubs in the country will … Continue reading →

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Teacher recalls Merton’s park stars finest hour and a half

Posted on March 28, 2021 by insidecroydon

Two south London boroughs have managed to produce a profusion of footballing talent, from Neil Sullivan to Callum Hudson-Odoi, from Jason Cundy to Wilfried Zaha. Here, DAVID MORGAN looks back to the days when he was manager of one of … Continue reading →

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