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Category Archives: Steve Parish
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
Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Football, Oliver Glasner, Pierre Sage, Sport, Steve Parish
Tagged Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace FC, Crystal Palace Football Club, David Blitzer, FA Cup, John Textor, Josh Harris, Lens, Ligue 1, NBA, New Jersey Devils, NFL, NHL, Oliver Glasner, Pierre Sage, RC Lens, Steve Parish, UEFA Conference League, Washington Commanders, Woody Johnson
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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
Posted in Adan Wharton, Crystal Palace FC, Eberechi Eze, Football, Oliver Glasner, Pierre Sage, Sport, Steve Parish
Tagged AC Milan, Adam Wharton, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace FC, Crystal Palace Football Club, Eberechi Eze, FA Cup, Frank Lampard, Lens, Ligue 1, Marc Guehi, Michael Olise, Oliver Glasner, Pierre Sage, RC Lens, Steve Parish, UEFA Conference League
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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
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
Posted in Croydon Council, Crystal Palace FC, Football, Mayor Jason Perry, Oliver Glasner, Selhurst, South Norwood, Steve Parish
Tagged Conservative, cpfc, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Football Club, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Oliver Glasner, Selhurst, South Norwood, Steve Parish, UEFA, UEFA Conference League, UEFA Conference League final, Victory parade
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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
Posted in Adan Wharton, Crystal Palace FC, Eberechi Eze, Football, Holmesdale Fanatics, Oliver Glasner, Sport, Steve Parish
Tagged Adam Wharton, cpfc, Crystal Palace Football Club, Dean Henderson, Eberechi Eze, Leipzig, Marc Guehi, Michael Olise, Oliver Glasner, Steve Parish, UEFA, UEFA Conference League
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‘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
Podcast: From toxic air to the soured atmosphere at Selhurst
Our first Croydon Insider podcast of 2026 is here – with a panel of readers and contributors delving behind the headlines on the stories that matter to you. Discussing how the highs of Wembley in May last year could have … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Sinclair, Croydon Insider, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace FC, Health, Inside Croydon, London Fire Brigade, Nadia Azizuddin, Oliver Glasner, Steve Parish, Waste incinerator
Tagged Andrew Sinclair, Beddington, Beddington incinerator, Cheryl Fergus-Ferrell, cpfc, CPO, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace FC, e-bikes, Environment Agency, Lee Townsend, London Borough of Croydon, Nadia Azizuddin, Riff Raffs, Rockbottom, St George's Walk, Viridor
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‘Where Eagles despair’: Palace fans respond to Glasner exit
‘It has given the impression that it is a club in crisis.’ Pundits and Palace supporters respond to the news of captain Marc Guehi’s transfer and the departure of the FA Cup-winning manager Could things get any worse for Crystal … Continue reading
Guehi signs for City as Glasner confirms own exit from Palace
‘We will do everything to bring another trophy back to Selhurst Park’ Oliver Glasner said today, after revealing he had told the club chairman in October his intention to leave at the end of his contract If Saturday, May 17 … Continue reading
Council finally completes sale of houses for Selhurst stand
In the first public update on Selhurst Park’s £200million main stand development for more than a year, Crystal Palace said today that they have finally completed the purchase of six houses on Wooderson Close – five of which have been … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace FC, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, Planning, Selhurst, South Norwood, Steve Parish
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Selhurst, Selhurst Main Stand, Selhurst Park, South Norwood, Steve Parish
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‘It seems that certain clubs have unique privilege and power’
Denied their rightful place in the Europa League, Crystal Palace have hit out at the governing body: ‘This growing and unhealthy influence… does not bode well… when rules and sanctions are unevenly applied in the most flagrant way’ After giving … Continue reading
Palace swizzled as Swiss sports court upholds UEFA decision
You win some. You lose some. Less than 24 hours after Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi lifted the Charity Shield as his side beat Liverpool on penalties at Wembley, his club was handed the verdict of a panel of specialist … Continue reading
FA moves to subdue Palace’s Fanatics at Wembley showpiece
The wall of sound and colour from the Palace end at Wembley at the FA Cup final in May, which wowed the world of football, will be missing, or at least much subdued, on Sunday when the cup-winners take on … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Football, Holmesdale Fanatics, Steve Parish
Tagged 2025 FA Cup final, CAS, Charity Shield, Court for Arbitration in Sport, Croydon, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace FC, Europa League, FA, Football Association, Holmesdale Fanatics, Lausanne, Liverpool, Manchester City, Nottingham Forest, South London and Proud, Steve Parish, UEFA, UEFA Conference League, Wembley, Wembley Stadium
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Podcast: Kevin Day talks UEFA, Simon Jordan and Uncle Reg
Comedian, scriptwriter, author and all-round good bloke Kevin Day, pictured left, returns to our Under The Flyover podcast to explain and discuss the clear miscarriage that his club, Crystal Palace, has suffered at the hands of UEFA, and what they … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Football, Inside Croydon, John Textor, Sport, Steve Parish, Under The Flyover, Woody Johnson
Tagged Croydon, Crystal Palace, Europa League, Kevin Day, Podcast, Simon Jordan, Spike Milligan, Steve Parish, UEFA, UEFA Conference League, UEFA Europa League, Under The Flyover
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Palace fans urged to get writing to UEFA HQ over Europa ban
One of Crystal Palace’s biggest fanzines is calling upon Eagles fans, and supporters of other clubs with a sense of fair play, to lobby UEFA with emails sent to the football bureaucrats in Switzerland who decided to demote the FA … Continue reading
Palace fury as Forest set to benefit from their UEFA demotion
Club chairman describes football rule-makers’ decision as ‘probably one of the greatest injustices that has ever happened in European football’ Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish was heading for New York for an emergency board meeting to decide whether he would … Continue reading
The curse of Textor strikes as Palace are demoted in Europe
Without a single ball kicked in anger, Crystal Palace have suffered their first “relegation” in more than a decade, as UEFA, football’s European governing body, announced that the FA Cup-winners were being bumped out of its second-tier competition, the Europa … Continue reading
Textor exits Palace with £190m deal that saves Europa dream
Crystal Palace fans who have been holding their breath since the cup final victory last month could be heard emitting a massive sigh of relief today. Or two sighs of relief: for director John Textor appears to have finally exited … Continue reading
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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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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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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