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Cabaye tops the Palace wish-list: the five to sign this summer
As the squad begins pre-season training, our irregular Crystal Palace correspondent, GOLDIE, has hawked to us his football version of “Snog, Marry, Avoid”, identifying the players that he would really like to see signed up to play at Selhurst Park … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Football, Goldie, Sport
Tagged Alan Pardew, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace FC, Eagles, Loic Remy, Ola John, Palace, Scott Dann, Steven Caulker, Yohan Cabaye
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Boxing Day defeat sees Warnock sacked as Palace boss
Keith Millen will take charge of Crystal Palace at Queens Park Rangers tomorrow, following the sacking of manager Neil Warnock, announced just before midday today. Steve Parish, the club’s co-owner, made the decision this morning, having seen the team disintegrate … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Football, Sport
Tagged Crystal Palace FC, Eagles, Neil Warnock, Palace, Selhurst, Steve Parish
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Eagles fans reject Tory councillor’s call for civic parade
Last year, when Crystal Palace won promotion to the Premier League at Wembley, Croydon Council did nothing to mark the achievement. This year, with the club’s survival in the top division all-but-secured with the midweek 3-2 win at Everton, and … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, Crystal Palace FC, Football, New Addington, Selhurst, Sport, Tony Pearson
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace, Eagles, New Addington, Palace, Tony Pearson, Tony Pulis, Tory
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Palace fans accuse New Addington councillor of persecution
Crystal Palace fans are accusing Tony Pearson, a Croydon councillor who represents New Addington, of conducting a persecution campaign against them and the club, after a favourite match-day pub, the Portmanor on Portland Road, has been threatened with losing its … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Crystal Palace FC, Football, New Addington, Policing, Selhurst, Sport, Tony Pearson
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace, Eagles, Holmesdale, Holmesdale Fanatics, London Borough of Croydon, New Addington, Palace, Police, Tony Pearson, Tory
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Olympic legacy turns sour for Crystal Palace athletes
Barely 18 months after the warm glow of the Olympic flame was cast across the capital, and south London’s athletes arrived at the indoor training centre at Crystal Palace sports centre to find it under two inches of water, and … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Athletics, Bromley Council, Outside Croydon, Property, Sport
Tagged Crystal Palace, James Ellington, John Powell, London, Palace, Picketts Lock, Sally Gunnell
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Crystal Palace author to talk about his macabre book: Dec 14
Tom Brown, the writer of a bone-chilling Victorian tale will be giving a talk at the Upper Norwood Joint Library about his latest novel, Strange Air, which is essential reading for anyone fascinated by the history of Crystal Palace. The author, … Continue reading
Palace pull Pulis – next three matches will define the season
And back to square one. Crystal Palace finally announced yesterday, before the kick-off of their match at Hull, that Tony Pulis is to be the club’s new manager, replacing Ian Holloway. It had taken the club a month to agree … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Football, Sport
Tagged Crystal Palace FC, Ian Holloway, Keith Millen, Palace, Premier League, Pulis, Selhurst Park, Tony Pulis
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McCarthy is latest to be put forward for Palace’s impossible job
Mick McCarthy, the former manager of Millwall, Wolves and Ireland, is being lined up to take over at Crystal Palace. Sources close to the deal suggest that the former international centre half with the most Yorkshire of Irish accents could … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Football, Sport
Tagged Crystal Palace FC, Dan Petrescu, Ian Holloway, London, Mick McCarthy, Palace, Premier League, Selhurst Park
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Dan “Pet Rescue” offered the task of rescuing Palace
Keith Millen thought last Saturday’s 0-0 draw against Everton was going to be his last in temporary charge of Premier League strugglers Crystal Palace. That might still turn out to be wishful thinking. The clock is ticking. It is now … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Football, Roy Hodgson, Sport
Tagged Crystal Palace FC, Dan Petrescu, Ian Holloway, Keith Millen, Palace, Premier League, Selhurst Park, Tony Pulis
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Selhurst Park to be re-named? Don’t bet on it
Facing predictable fan outrage over the possibility that Selhurst Park will be re-named “The 12Bet Stadium” for the 2013-2014 season in the Premier League, after a little-known firm of Asian online bookmakers, the Crystal Palace management last night moved to … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Football, Sport
Tagged Croydon, Crystal Palace F.C., Holloway, Ian Holloway, Lazio, Palace, Premier League, Selhurst Park
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Selhurst sponsors have Palace as outsiders for first game
Crystal Palace appear close to announcing a stadium naming deal for Selhurst Park with an Asian-based online bookmaker – one of the many betting firms who are offering the Eagles at odds on that they will be relegated straight back … Continue reading
Palace stake millions on Gayle blowing up a storm
As the Premier League season approaches, IAN LAMONT assesses Palace’s summer signings When Crystal Palace signed Jose Campana from Sevilla, the wags on social media were quick to comment. By wags, I don’t mean the wives and girlfriends. The Eagles … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Football, Sport
Tagged Crystal Palace FC, Dwight Gayle, Elliot Grandin, Ian Holloway, Palace, Premier League, Stephen Dobbie, Wilfried Zaha
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Palace take their community work into Ireland
It turned out to be a comfortable 4-0 pre-season win last night at Waterford for Crystal Palace, now just two weeks away from their opening Premier League fixture. But after the game, the work for the club’s community group, the … Continue reading
Blue is the colour as Croydon landlord honours promotion bet
Crystal Palace fans who drink in the Bull’s Head on Wandle Road, a proper old-fashioned boozer popular with the locals, have been prolonging their celebrations since their club won promotion to the Premier League. They were sure that they had … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Crystal Palace FC, Football, Pubs
Tagged Croydon, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace F.C., London, Palace, Premier League, Scotland, Selhurst Park
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Careful what you wish for as you walk the Wembley way
Will there really be a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow that is the Wembley arch for Crystal Palace this afternoon? STEVEN DOWNES suggests not Today’s Championship play-off final is being bigged up in some quarters as … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Football, Sport, Wilfried Zaha
Tagged Croydon, Crystal Palace F.C., FA Cup, Ian Holloway, Palace, Premier League, Watford, Wembley
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Inside Croydon’s Hero of the Week: Wilfried Zaha
Cometh the hour and a half, cometh the man. Even some of Wilfried Zaha‘s most devout fans had acknowledged that, well, maybe the young winger had seemed a little weary, perhaps even distracted, since his stunning start to the season, … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Football, Sport, Wilfried Zaha
Tagged Brighton, Crystal Palace FC, England, Gianfranco Zola, Glenn Murray, Old Trafford, Palace, Wilfried Zaha
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Play-offs within reach for Palace down Holloway’s road
It is promotion High Noon – well, 12.45 – at Selhurst Park tomorrow, as Crystal Palace seek to secure a promotion play-off place. IAN LAMONT knows where he’s placing his money Inside Croydon’s loyal reader will remember that I have … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Football, Sport
Tagged Bolton, Croydon, Eagle, Ian Holloway, Owen Garvan, Palace, Premier League, Selhurst Park
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Palace’s promotion run-in should lead to Wembley
IAN LAMONT weighs up the odds of Palace getting promoted this season. He had to: he’s had money on it Soon after the characterful Ian Holloway was appointed manager of Crystal Palace in November, I had a cheeky bet. Well, … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Football, Sport
Tagged Croydon, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace FC, Eagles, Holloway, Ian Holloway, Palace, Wilfried Zaha
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Zaha’s move to United and the test of true greatness
With the January transfer window about to close, Crystal Palace’s £15m “lend-lease” deal for Wilf Zaha to move to Manchester United in the summer is looking like one of the best pieces of business in the past month. IAN LAMONT, … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Football, Sport, Wilfried Zaha
Tagged Alex Ferguson, Crystal Palace F.C., England, Manchester United F.C., Old Trafford, Palace, Wilfried Zaha, Zaha
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Wilf Zaha: player of 2012, but not yet Palace’s all-time best
There will be few arguments at Selhurst Park as to who has been the Palace player of 2012. Season ticket-holder ZOE MESSENBIRD spoke to other fans, including co-owner Steve Parish, about where Wilf Zaha rates among the club’s all-time greats. … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Football, Sport, Wilfried Zaha
Tagged Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace F.C., England, Ian Wright, Palace, Victor Moses, Wilfried Zaha, Zaha
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Ollie the Eagle? Palace poised to unveil Holloway as boss
It is rare for a football club, seeing one of its best human assets lured away, to find a replacement that offers an improvement on the status quo. But if Steve Parish, Crystal Palace’s co-chairman, has been successful in hiring … Continue reading
Palace’s back-to-the-future scheme if Freedman opts to leave
As E I Addio, our man in the Holmesdale End, might say, the next 24 hours are crunch time for Crystal Palace. With the Eagles flying high in fourth place of the Championship table, manager Dougie Freedman is due to … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Football, Sport
Tagged Bolton, Dougie Freedman, Freedman, Owen Coyle, Palace, Phil Gartside, Premier League, Selhurst Park
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Games Maker volunteers see Palace make a game of it
Crystal Palace called on the Olympic spirit at Selhurst Park, coming back from 2-0 down against Cardiff with a Glenn Murray hat-trick, all backed by a new squad of “Games Maker” volunteers. After the success of the army of tens … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Crystal Palace FC, Football, Selhurst, Sport
Tagged Cardiff, Crystal Palace FC, Dougie Freedman, Glenn Murray, London, Olympic, Palace, Selhurst Park
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Be careful what you wish for in the football sack race
Heard this joke in a Palace pub at lunchtime on Saturday: First football fan: “What’s the difference between Dougie Freedman and Alex Ferguson?” Second football fan: “No one was calling for Alex Ferguson to be sacked after United lost their … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Football, Sport
Tagged Alex Ferguson, Darcy Blake, Dean Moxey, Dougie Freedman, Freedman, Palace, Selhurst Park, Twitter
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