Tag Archives: Selhurst Park
“I believe I will be referring to a new club as ‘my club’ soon”
Here, in full, is the statement issued earlier today by Crystal Palace FC co-owner John Textor: “In light of recent reports, which we believe may be well intended, but are still inaccurate or imprecise, we feel compelled to clarify our … Continue reading
58-year-old Palace fan gets England call-up for a special game
In a sumptuous summer of sport, we’ve had the Euros and the Olympic Games, with the Paralympics a week away. But for Selhurst Park season ticket-holder Seth Gillman, the match of his lifetime is still to come Little did Seth … Continue reading
Eagles fans cry fowl play as Palace sign betting firm sponsor
INNIS BEEKE on the PR disaster around the unveiling of Crystal Palace’s 2024-2025 season shirt Crystal Palace has been forced to call in lawyers and crisis management specialists after the launch of the club’s new kit quickly turned into a … Continue reading
Seven heavenly seasons’ finishes: but which is your favourite?
Was that the best finish to a Palace season ever? As four Crystal Palace players sign-in for the England training squad ahead of the Euros, life-long Eagles fan JERRY FITZPATRICK looks at how past stand-out years compare, and offers you … Continue reading
Crystal Palace for sale as Textor looks to buy into Everton
Crystal Palace Football Club is up for sale. Or, at least, a considerable chunk of the equity in the club is for sale, according to a report in the Financial Times, which states that co-owner John Textor, the American businessman, … Continue reading
Holloway to return as manager at Selhurst – for a good cause
Goals 4 GOSH, a charity football fixture that has already raised more than £100,000 for a children’s hospital, is returning to Selhurst Park on May 26. Among the celebrities expected to put on their football boots for this worthy cause … Continue reading
Hodgson ‘steps aside’ in a Palace farewell tinged with regrets
Crystal Palace go into tonight’s “relegation six-pointer” at Everton with Roy Hodgson no longer the manager of his boyhood club. The Eagles issued a statement this afternoon to confirm that 76-year-old Hodgson, now out of hospital following his collapse at … Continue reading
Tributes paid to Hodgson: ‘A superb manager, a superb person’
Roy Hodgson spent the night recovering in a south London hospital after being taken ill while overseeing a Crystal Palace training session on Thursday. After undergoing tests, it has been said that Hodgson, the former England manager, 76, was “walking … Continue reading
Hodgson’s absence fuels Glasner speculation at Palace
Might the Glaziers be about to get Glasner as their latest manager? Speculation over Roy Hodgson’s future at Crystal Palace cranked up a gear when the veteran manager failed to appear for a scheduled press conference at lunchtime today, with … Continue reading
Everything really is political on a stroll around South Norwood
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: This week, KEN TOWL wanders off on a tour of South Norwood, helped with a guide map that is available from one of Croydon’s libraries that is closed for five days of the week… The modern dictum that … Continue reading
Holmesdale fans condemn council as ‘shame of our borough’
Palace fans agree that Croydon Council is crap. There, in two-foot high letters on the Holmesdale End at Selhurst Park before the Everton game on Saturday was a clear message of contempt to the powers-that-be at the Town Hall: “Croydon … Continue reading
Development costs for Selhurst Park’s new stand soar by 50%
Building works on the main stand at Crystal Palace’s Selhurst Park stadium could begin next summer, but the club is facing soaring costs. The new stand could now cost Palace at least £150million – up by 50% on the initial … Continue reading
Palace confirm Hodgson as manager for one more season
Crystal Palace have confirmed that Roy Hodgson, who will be 76 when the new Premier League season kicks off next month, will be the club’s manager for 2023-2024. The one-year extension of Hodgson’s second spell in charge of the club … Continue reading
Veteran boss Hodgson set to stay on for one more season
Roy Hodgson is expected to accept a proposal to stay on as head coach at Crystal Palace for another season. The former England boss will celebrate his 76th birthday just days before the new season kicks off on August 12 … Continue reading
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
‘Precarious’ Palace sack boss Vieira after no wins in 11 games
Eagles were ‘sleepwalking to relegation’ under the former France and Arsenal star, as some suggest veteran ex-manager Hodgson might return in a caretaker role Crystal Palace have sacked manager Patrick Vieira. The move comes less than 48 hours after Vieira … Continue reading
Get Work Ready 6-week course, Selhurst Park, from Feb 23
Kick Off into Construction open evening, Selhurst Park, Feb 15
GOSH! It’s Cesc! Charity volunteer wins £10,000 for sick kids
A charity volunteer from Croydon received the surprise of his life when he received a call from a World Cup-winner to tell him that his football initiative had won a worldwide competition – and a £10,000 donation to his chosen … Continue reading
Cold-hearted Perry refuses to open warm banks in Croydon
More than half of local councils in England are planning “warm spaces”, where people can shelter from the cold this winter amid soaring energy costs. But not in Croydon, where the borough’s cold-hearted Mayor, Jason Perry, has decided that the … Continue reading
Residents’ groups show red card to Palace’s £100m new stand
Locals living near Selhurst Park have organised to oppose the new stand – despite being frozen out of meetings by their Labour councillors Two residents’ associations in the area around Selhurst Park, together with council tenants whose homes are under … Continue reading
Consultation on Selhurst new stand is extended by two weeks
Politicians moved unusually swiftly to avoid grounds for legal objections after council officials originally allowed only two weeks for the public to view plans for Crystal Palace’s £100m redevelopment Croydon’s neo-con politicians, Progress MP Steve Reed OBE and the Conservative … Continue reading
Residents blocked from meeting by football club’s lobbyists
Crystal Palace FC have lodged 40 new files as part of the planning application for their proposed £100m stand. But a meeting promised with affected households has been cancelled and residents told that they are not welcome to attend a … Continue reading
‘Abrasive’ lobbyist smoothing the way for Selhurst’s new stand
Crystal Palace’s £100m new stand at Selhurst Park has the backing of fans (natch), support from councillors and approval from the planning department. Yet the club has gone out and hired a planning lobbyist. STEVEN DOWNES profiles Terrapin’s man hoping … Continue reading
