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Category Archives: Crystal Palace FC
Something doesn’t sniff right as security firm breaks the law
EXCLUSIVE: Industry body says it is ‘appalled’ at the search of football fans outside Selhurst Park by staff from a private security company who failed to show their ID and licence, as is required by the law. PETER GILLMAN investigates … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Crystal Palace FC, Football, Inside Croydon, London-wide issues, Peter Gillman, Policing
Tagged Croydon, Crystal Palace FC, Football Supporters Association, Holmesdale Stand, InvictaK9, Metropolitan Police, National Training Inspectorate for Professional Dog Users, Peter Gillman, Private Security Industry Act 2001, Scotland Yard, Security Industry Authority, Selhurst, Selhurst Park
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After 120-year wait, it was tears of joy at Palace’s parade party
Inside Croydon’s PETER GILLMAN followed the team from Wembley to SE25 for yesterday’s outpouring of joy at the Palace victory parade Even now, it seemed unreal. Here we were on a packed Whitehorse Lane yesterday, waiting for the Crystal Palace … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Eberechi Eze, Football, Holmesdale Fanatics, Inside Croydon, Oliver Glasner, Peter Gillman, Steve Parish
Tagged 2025 FA Cup final, Croydon, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace FC, Daniel Munoz, Eberechi Eze, Holmesdale Fanatics, Jean-Philippe Mateta, London, Oliver Glasner, Peter Gillman, South London and Proud, Steve Parish, Wembley, Wembley Stadium
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Council boss denies demanding £200,000 in Palace parade row
EXCLUSIVE: Croydon’s chief exec has issued a plea to the borough’s councillors seeking their help to media manage adverse publicity over Crystal Palace’s truncated FA Cup victory parade. By STEVEN DOWNES Katherine Kerswell, Croydon Council’s chief executive, yesterday issued an … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Crystal Palace FC, Eberechi Eze, Football, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Oliver Glasner, Steve Parish
Tagged 2025 FA Cup final, Bromley Council, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Town Hall, Crystal Palace FC, Cup-winners' victory parade, Eberechi Eze, FA Cup, Katherine Kerswell, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Oliver Glasner, Open-top bus parade, Selhurst, Steve Parish, Tory
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Cup-winners Palace snub Perry over Town Hall victory parade
EXCLUSIVE: For Croydon’s Tory Mayor, failing to get a chance to bask in the reflected glory of the football club is another tale of ‘what might have been’. By STEVEN DOWNES Croydon Mayor Jason Perry has been snubbed by Crystal … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Crystal Palace FC, Eberechi Eze, Football, Mayor Jason Perry, Oliver Glasner, Steve Parish
Tagged 2025 FA Cup final, Community Action in Selhurst and Surrounding Areas, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Town Hall, Crystal Palace FC, Cup-winners' victory parade, Eberechi Eze, FA Cup, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Oliver Glasner, Open-top bus parade, Selhurst, Steve Parish, Tory
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MP Reed shown a yellow card for cosying up to water lobbyists
It appears that Steve Reed OBE, the MP for Streatham (and can’t be arsed with Croydon North), is not as big a football fan as he has tried to make out. Reed, now the environment secretary in Keir Starmer’s Labour … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Crystal Palace FC, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Thames Water
Tagged Croydon, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace FC, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Labour, Northumbrian Water, Selhurst Park, Steve Reed OBE, Thames Water, We Own It
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We’re South London and very, very proud of our FA Cup team
CUP FINAL COMMENTARY: With a chance for another opportunity to reflect on the scale of the achievement of Saturday’s FA Cup final win at Wembley, JERRY FITZPATRICK thanks the Eagles heroes for giving Croydon something to cheer about The most … Continue reading
A dream becomes reality: Wembley shook and it was beautiful
2025 FA CUP FINAL: Inside Croydon’s PETER GILLMAN was among the accredited media at Wembley for a historic day which captured the imagination of the nation and fulfilled the dreams of football romantics around the world Yessss!!! We aced it! … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Eberechi Eze, Football, Holmesdale Fanatics, Inside Croydon, Oliver Glasner, Peter Gillman, Steve Parish
Tagged 2025 FA Cup final, Croydon, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace FC, Daniel Munoz, Eberechi Eze, Holmesdale Fanatics, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Kevin de Bruyne, London, Manchester City, Oliver Glasner, Pep Guardiola, Peter Gillman, South London and Proud, Steve Parish, Wembley, Wembley Stadium
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‘This team feels ready to seize the moment’ says Palace chair
FA CUP FINAL BUILD-UP: ‘We don’t know if we will win but we will show our personality’ – manager and club chairman embrace the south London spirit of Palace’s loud and proud fans Oliver Glasner will be fulfilling a childhood … Continue reading
Palace record-breaker Joel Ward: This is merely ‘See you later’
FA CUP FINAL BUILD-UP: A decision has been made by player and club that a record-breaking career at Selhurst Park must come to an end Joel Ward will depart Crystal Palace as a player when his contract expires at the … Continue reading
Parish’s position in jeopardy as Textor stages a Palace coup
FA CUP FINAL BUILD-UP: After ‘a turbulent few months’ behind the scenes at Selhurst Park, could the man who helped save the club from insolvency be forced out? “We’re going into the build-up before the biggest game in the club’s … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Crystal Palace FC, Football, John Textor, Oliver Glasner, Steve Parish
Tagged 2025 FA Cup final, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace FC, David Blitzer, Dougie Freedman, FA Cup, John Textor, Josh Harris, Selhurst Park, Steve Parish, Wembley, Wembley Stadium, Woody Johnson
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‘More buckets than businesses’: readers quiz Labour’s Davis
‘What are you going to do about the Whitgift Centre?’ one of our readers asked Councillor Rowenna Davis, Labour’s recently selected candidate to stand for election as Croydon Mayor in May 2026. ‘At the moment, there’s more buckets than businesses.’ … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Council Tax, Croydon Business Association, Croydon Council, Croydon Insider, Crystal Palace FC, Fairfield Halls, Inside Croydon, Ken Towl, Mayor Jason Perry, Neil Bennett, Rowenna Davis, Under The Flyover, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Whitgift Centre
Tagged 2025 FA Cup final, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Connie Duxbury, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Community Energy, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace FC, Fairfield Halls, Hammersfield, Ken Towl, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Neil Bennett, Oumesh Sauba, Rowenna Davis, Tory, Waddon, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Palace fans asked to avoid Trafalgar Square on Cup final day
‘Let’s do what we do best and finish what we started’, says supporters’ group, as they plan their big match build-up Crystal Palace fans planning to gather in central London on Saturday ahead of the FA Cup final at Wembley … Continue reading
NEW SUBSCRIBER OFFER: Get a free Palace Cup final T-shirt
May 7 UPDATE: This reader offer is now closed. Thank you to all those who have subscribed or upgraded their subscription. The T-shirts are on their way!! To help celebrate Crystal Palace reaching this year’s FA Cup final, Inside Croydon … Continue reading
You cannot buy that: Glasner’s Eagles produce display of joy
Crystal Palace are heading to the third FA Cup final in the club’s history, after a magnificent Wembley victory which was a triumph for the Eagles fans as well as their players Moments after referee Anthony Taylor blew the final … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon FC, Crystal Palace FC, Eberechi Eze, Football, Holmesdale Fanatics, Oliver Glasner, Selhurst, South Norwood, Sport
Tagged Aston Villa, Croydon FC, Crystal Palace FC, Dean Henderson, Eagles, Eberechi Eze, FA Cup, FA Cup final, FA Cup semi-final, Geoff Thomas, Ismaila Sarr, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Kieran Rufus, Manchester City, Marc Guehi, Nottingham Forest, Oliver Glasner, Steve Coppell, The Trams, Wayne Rooney, Wembley, Wembley Stadium
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Build costs soar to £200m for new main stand at Selhurst Park
Palace’s new stand could take a decade to pay for itself, according to latest reports Soaring development costs hitting an estimated £200million and continuing uncertainty over the role of a previous board member threaten to further delay the build of … Continue reading
When people talk, things happen and they get things done
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Businessman TIM WATES believes that even a small shift in engagement with each other can make a big difference to the borough’s future Across Croydon, many community groups, volunteers and businesses are rolling up their sleeves to make … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Charity, Community associations, Croydon Commitment, Crystal Palace FC, Education, Knife crime, Lives Not Knives, Serious About Youth, Tim Wates, Wates Group
Tagged Croydon, Croydon College, Croydon Voluntary Action, Crystal Palace FC, Fairfield Halls, Lives Not Knives, Palace for Life Foundation, Serious About Youth, Tim Wates, Wates, Wates Group
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It’s a Sheikh down: Freedman confirmed as leaving Palace
Crystal Palace fans were today coming to terms with the news that Dougie Freedman is leaving the club. Palace chairman Steve Parish said Freedman, as sporting director, had been “instrumental in everything we have done over the past eight years”, … Continue reading
83-year-old Palace fan shaken by Selhurst security shakedown
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Season ticket-holder PETER GILLMAN had been looking forward to the Ipswich match all week, but in the queue at the gate something happened which left him questioning his club’s approach At the age of 83, a milestone I … Continue reading
Palace are adding a touch of poetry to their beautiful game
It is sometimes said that football, when it’s played properly, at its fluid best, is like a form of physical poetry. Well now, the National Literacy Trust and Arts Council England have launched A Poem for Your Club to try … Continue reading
Saudi-backed group close to sealing £150m Palace share deal
It could soon be a whole new ball game at Selhurst Park, as a consortium headed by a Texas basketball hero moves to buy out John Textor Crystal Palace might yet become the latest Premier League club to undergo a … Continue reading
Here’s our wish-list for a better Croydon and Sutton in 2025
What do you want for Croydon, and Sutton, in 2025? We approached a wide range of figures, including loyal readers, religious leaders, educators and business people for their thoughts – and hopes – for the New Year Ken Towl Addiscombe … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Allders, Andrew Fisher, Claire Bonham, Climate Crisis Commission, Council Tax, Crime, Croydon Council, Croydon Harriers, Croydon Insider, Croydon parks, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace FC, David Morgan, Environment, Housing, Inside Croydon, Jerry Fitzpatrick, Ken Towl, Knife crime, Lloyd Park, Mayor Jason Perry, Nick Mattey, North End Quarter, Peter Underwood, South Bank Poly, Sutton Council, The Andrew Fisher Interview, Under The Flyover, Waste incinerator
Tagged 2025, Addiscombe, Allders, Andrew Fisher, Anna Arthur, Beddington, Bishop of Croydon, Claire Bonham, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Harriers, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace FC, David Morgan, Deborah Bowen, Donna Fraser, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Green Party, Jerry Fitzpatrick, John Jefkins, Johnny Dobbyn, Ken Towl, Labour, London, London South Bank University, Maureen Levy, Mayor Jason Perry, Nick Mattey, Peter Underwood, Rt Rev Dr Rosemarie Mallett, Tim Coombe, Vanguard Way, Vanguard Way Association, Whitgift Centre
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Work on Selhurst Park’s £150m main stand to start next year
More than six years since Crystal Palace first applied for planning permission, construction work is on course to start at the end of the football season, while south London-based businessmen have been lined up to buy out John Textor as … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace FC, Football, John Textor, Planning, Sport, Steve Parish
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Everton, John Textor, Selhurst Main Stand, Selhurst Park, Steve Parish
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Stormzy’s football club sacks third manager in less than a year
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: Less than six months after delivering promotion to the Isthmian League for Croydon Athletic, coach Jermaine McGlashan has left the Thornton Heath-based club AFC Croydon Athletic, the non-league football club owned by Stormzy and Wilf Zaha, last night … Continue reading
‘I need to deliver league title’ says new Trams boss Gonnella
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: It’s been a helter-skelter start to the season, with the Rams knocked out of the FA Cup and struggling for points in the Isthmian League, while, as ANDREW SINCLAIR reports, neighbours Croydon FC are looking solid For all … Continue reading
Posted in AFC Croydon Athletic, Andrew Sinclair, Croydon FC, Football, Sport, Wilfried Zaha
Tagged AFC Croydon Athletic, Antonio Gonnella, Croydon Arena, Croydon FC, Crystal Palace, Jermaine McGlashan, Mayfield Stadium, Pape Souare, Rams, South Norwood, Stormzy, Thornton Heath, Trams, Wilf Zaha
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Textor sets out his long goodbye from Palace and its fans
Crystal Palace’s multi-millionaire American co-owner John Textor has issued a 1,100-word statement today to confirm that he wants to sell his shares in the club in order to buy a chunk of Premier League rivals Everton. He has made the … Continue reading
