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Tag Archives: Premier League
Palace fans prepare to bid farewell to all-time great Zaha
How a £200,000 per week contract offer, the Premier League’s oldest manager and a hamstring injury could all be inter-woven into the future plans of one of the greatest players ever to strut his stuff on the Selhurst Park turf … Continue reading
It’s a case of Hodgson’s choice for Palace fans as Roy returns
With an announcement that confirmed that the directors at Crystal Palace had no “Plan B” for the replacement of sacked boss Patrick Vieira, it is a case of Hobson’s, or Hodgson’s, choice as the club set another record with the … Continue reading
Vieira looks to Brentford and Bernabeu for Wembley glory
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
AUDIO: ‘Wonder goal’ sees Palace denied victory yet again
Conor Wickham drew the boos of the frustrated fans of his former club at Sunderland last night, as he was twice on target to give Crystal Palace a glimpse of their first league win in 11 games, only for the … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Football, Sport
Tagged Alan Pardew, Crystal Palace, Eagles, FA Cup, Premier League, Selhurst
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Millen’s in charge, as Palace’s search for a manager continues
Here we go again. Crystal Palace fans who recall the month-long hokey-cokey managerial appointment “process” at Selhurst last November will have despaired yesterday afternoon, as it emerged that Malcolm “Malky” Mackay was not going to be appointed as the club’s … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Football, Selhurst, Sport
Tagged Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace FC, Football, Iain Moody, Malky Mackay, Premier League, Selhurst, Selhurst Park, Steve Parish
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Mackay was poised to get Palace job and £25m transfer fund
2.15pm UPDATE (see below): So it’s to be Malky Mackay. Which it was always going to be from the moment Iain Moody was made “sporting director”, or whatever vacuous title he was given when appointed last year, and after Mackay … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Football, Selhurst, Sport, Wilfried Zaha
Tagged Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace FC, Football, Malky Mackay, Premier League, Selhurst, Selhurst Park, Sport, Steve Parish, Tony Pulis, Wilfried Zaha
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Transition Town publishes guide to local businesses
Crystal Palace Transition Town is backing its local economy and celebrating Crystal Palace community life by launching The Local & Fair Guide to Shopping and Eating in Crystal Palace this Saturday. The guide celebrates the myriad of shops, artisan work shops, pubs, … 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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Weary Holloway pays the price of his promotion success
So Ian Holloway has paid the price of success. The Crystal Palace manager tonight left “by mutual consent”, which for once was not intended euphemistically when it was announced by the club’s co-chairman, Steve Parish at a hurriedly called press … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Football, Sport, Wilfried Zaha
Tagged Crystal Palace F.C., Fulham, Holloway, Ian Holloway, Parish, Premier League, Selhurst Park, Wilfried Zaha
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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
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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
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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
Croydon FC rocked as whole squad joins another club
As Crystal Palace try to come to terms with their best player of last season going off to play for one of their new rivals in the Premier League, consider the plight of non-leaguers Croydon FC who are just a … Continue reading
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Tagged Croydon, Croydon FC, Crystal Palace F.C., Isle of Wight, Premier League, South Norwood, Whyteleafe
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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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Crystal Palace Festival boosted by grant from Lottery
The Crystal Palace Overground Festival, which starts this Thursday, has been awarded £8,365 by the Big Lottery Fund. The grant will help towards the costs of the four-day event, including infrastructure and volunteers. This will be the third time the … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Comedy, Community associations, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Community Association, Dance, Music, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Big Lottery Fund, Croydon, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Disc jockey, Food, Premier League, Westow Park
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New gallery puts art at the heart of Crystal Palace
An art gallery is to open in the former Thicket Pub on Anerley Hill, Crystal Palace, which will raise money for the Upper Norwood Joint Library. Local developer Lightbox is opening the gallery as part of the residential re- development … Continue reading
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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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
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Tagged Bolton, Croydon, Eagle, Ian Holloway, Owen Garvan, Palace, Premier League, Selhurst Park
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Phoenix club fighting for promotion in their first season
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: Both of the borough’s non-league sides are in midweek action this week, provided Croydon FC‘s opposition don’t manage to try to plough up their pitch half an hour before the game. Tonight in the Combined Counties League Premier … Continue reading
Holloway: Crystal Palace get their manager
The BBC is reporting this morning that Ian Holloway has accepted Crystal Palace’s offer of the job of manager. The 49-year-old leaves Blackpool after three years in chargewhich included a term in the Premiership and reaching the Championship play-off final … 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
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Tagged Bolton, Dougie Freedman, Freedman, Owen Coyle, Palace, Phil Gartside, Premier League, Selhurst Park
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