Category Archives: Wilfried Zaha

Palace’s relegation battle won, now fight starts to keep Zaha

Posted on April 30, 2018 by

It was the side’s finest performance of the entire Premier League season, rattling five goals past the recent past champions. Even Christian Benteke – renamed for the day Pen-teke – managed to score at Selhurst Park. With two games of … Continue reading →

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

Injury-hit Palace will need someone to halt Alexis goal threat

Posted on March 5, 2018 by

Ten matches to go, and Palace are back where they were after the first seven games of the Premier League season: in the bottom three. Which all adds a little more peril to the visit tonight of Jose Mourinho’s Manchester … Continue reading →

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

Ten things learned from Palace’s Premier League survival act

Posted on May 16, 2017 by

GOLDIE, our tame Eagle, has paused for breath after the weekend and had time to reflect on what to draw from the safe roost of mid-table at the end of the nail-biting 2016-2017 season In the end, it all looks … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Benteke, Crystal Palace FC, Football, Goldie, Sam Allardyce, Sport, Steve Parish, Wilfried Zaha | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Council lists just 30 events in Croydon for Black History Month

Posted on October 3, 2016 by

Singer Faith Child and Crystal Palace footballer Wilfried Zaha are the special guests at tomorrow night’s launch of Black History Month in Croydon, being staged at the council’s office building, Fisher’s Folly. But anyone thinking that the local council in … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Bernard Weatherill House, Carillion, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace FC, Football, Libraries, Music, Sport, Tony Newman, Wilfried Zaha | Tagged , , , , , | 5 Comments

‘Zaha is going nowhere’ says Palace chairman Parish

Posted on August 26, 2016 by

Wilfried Zaha’s agent may have just earnt the Palace player the sort of pay rise he was seeking. Steve Parish, the Crystal Palace chairman, last night dismissed the Tottenham transfer offer for the player as “ridiculous”. “We’ve told Spurs that … Continue reading →

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

Want-away Wilf triggers £15m transfer bid from Tottenham

Posted on August 25, 2016 by

Wilfried Zaha, the home-grown England international and long-time darling of the Selhurst Park faithful, walked into the Crystal Palace manager’s office at the club’s Beckenham training ground this morning to request a transfer. The 23-year-old winger’s formal request – which … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Benteke, Crystal Palace FC, Football, Sport, Wilfried Zaha | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Pardew looks to call on Palace’s not-so-secret secret weapon

Posted on May 20, 2016 by

FA CUP FINAL PREVIEW: Twenty-six years after a previous Wembley final appearance when he was a player in the Crystal Palace side, the club’s manager believes he has the answer to end 111 years of hurt. By IAN LAMONT When … Continue reading →

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