Tag Archives: Selhurst Park

Burnley beware: Fanatics are back at Selhurst in full voice

The Holmesdale Fanatics are back. The large group of ardent Crystal Palace supporters who in previous seasons have provided so much of the noise, colour and vibrancy at Selhurst Park, this morning announced that they are to return to their … Continue reading

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Palace agree to Holmesdale ‘wall of noise’ at Selhurst Park

Crystal Palace’s loudest fans, the Holmesdale Fanatics, look like they may get their wish to create “a wall of noise” at Selhurst Park from next season, after the club issued a statement which could avoid a boycott of home games … Continue reading

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Speculation mounting over future of £70m transfer target Zaha

For Crystal Palace fans, that World Cup euphoria could be short-lived, as the optimistic It’s Coming Home theme of the past four weeks has segued into a version of the old Clash number: Should He Stay Or Should He Go? … Continue reading

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Free ticket offer for kids to Palace’s friendly v Toulouse

Youngsters are being given free tickets to Crystal Palace’s only pre-season match at Selhurst Park, against French Ligue 1 side, Toulouse. The offer is open to all children under 12 who are accompanied by an adult to the match on … Continue reading

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Palace hit TV jackpot as they report record £143m revenues

Crystal Palace’s long delayed financial accounts showed that the club is cashing in successfully on the TV riches from being in the Premier League, with a £11.8million profit on the 2016-2017 year. According to Deloitte’s Money League, based on these … Continue reading

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Planning approval granted for £100m Selhurst Park scheme

KEN LEE, our Town Hall reporter, on a planning committee outcome which was never in any doubt This was one fixture in the 2017-2018 season which Crystal Palace Football Club were never going to lose. Croydon Council’s planning committee last … Continue reading

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What’s in a name? Palace look to sell Selhurst naming rights

The Bet365 Stadium. The Etihad. The Emirates. The iPro. Bargain Booze Stadium*. The Amex… Modern sports stadiums are often known by the name of whichever amorphous corporate entity has bought up the naming rights to the venue, and Selhurst Park … Continue reading

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

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

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Palace pile on the election pressure over planning application

Crystal Palace Football Club are determined to get planning permission to build their £100million new stand, and yesterday staged an on-pitch stunt in a show of defiance to the local council, getting loyal fans on-side just as local elections are … Continue reading

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£100m new scheme for Selhurst – but no one’s told Sainsbury’s

Questions have been raised about plans, unveiled today, for a redeveloped Selhurst Park stadium for Crystal Palace Football Club. The club has been considering up-grading Selhurst Park for at least five years. Yet sources at Croydon Town Hall say that … Continue reading

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Selhurst Park business workshop on safeguarding, Jul 5

Crystal Palace football club is putting its weight behind a drive to encourage local organisations to keep children and vulnerable adults in Croydon safe from harm or abuse. Teaming up with Croydon’s multi-agency adults’ and children’s safeguarding boards and Croydon … Continue reading

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Music acts announced for Selhurst Park Beer Festival, May 27

Lawrence Hill, a contestant on ITV’s The Voice, has been added to the Selhurst Park Beer Festival line-up, and will perform on Saturday May 27. Hill is busy in the studio and gigging, having recently toured Europe with Kim Wilde, … Continue reading

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

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

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Former Palace player Southgate tipped for England job

REG E DWIGHT, our man on the terraces with the star-shaped glasses and a copy of When Saturday Comes tucked under his arm, reports on the consequences of our exit from Europe. Plus the latest Selhurst Park transfer news, including … Continue reading

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Five things we’ve learned about Palace this season

Ahead of Sunday’s big day out at Wembley for the FA Cup semi-final, GOLDIE offers his insight into five things we have learned about Crystal Palace this season 1 Whatever the question is, Adebayor is not the answer A short-term … Continue reading

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AUDIO: Now Eagles face vital Selhurst showdown with Norwich

A hard-fought 2-2 draw at West Ham thanks to a Dwight Gayle equaliser yielded Crystal Palace’s first league point for a month. But with fellow Premier League strugglers Norwich City winning their relegation battle with Newcastle yesterday, Palace’s breathing space … Continue reading

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AUDIO: Cabaye’s ‘masterclass’ keeps Palace moving up

Alan Pardew praised a Yohan Cabaye “masterclass” after Crystal Palace beat Southampton 1-0 in the Premier League yesterday. Cabaye scored the game’s only goal towards the end of the first half and was unfortunate not to secure a second as … Continue reading

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AUDIO: Cabaye is ‘the cream on the trifle’ for Pardew

Palace sit third in the Premier League this morning, after a deserved 2-0 win following a dominating performance at Selhurst Park yesterday against West Bromwich Albion. Up against a determined Albion side which had been well-organised by former Eagles boss … Continue reading

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Eagles fans angry as club moves to ban banners at Selhurst

Crystal Palace Football Club risked the anger of their most loyal fans when they issued a statement late last night effectively banning banners from Selhurst Park unless they had been passed for approval in advance by the club. With Palace … Continue reading

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Rejects and nightmares that Palace’s Pardew must avoid

Yesterday, GOLDIE listed the five players who he would like to see Palace sign (or at least not sell), during the summer. Here, he let’s us in on the players he really never wants to see in a Palace shirt … Continue reading

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Barwell’s bogus claim about football prompts Palace coup

After David Cameron came to Croydon and forgot which football team he had been briefed to say he supports, you might have thought that Gavin Barwell, desperately hanging on for his political career as MP for Croydon Central, would have … Continue reading

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Selhurst investment plans could be Parish’s Palace legacy

Crystal Palace’s terrific run of form under new manager Alan Pardew has provided the club’s owners with something even non-dom billionaires’ money cannot buy: time. RAY RYAN reports Steve Parish insists he is in no rush to sell Crystal Palace. … Continue reading

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Murray’s goals are making sure that Palace are minted again

And breathe… Palace fans were more than simply elated last night, as they saw their team take three points off the champions, Manchester City, with their 2-1 Premier League win at Selhurst Park. They were relieved as well, as their … Continue reading

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Warnock makes peace with Puncheon to seal second coming

RAY RYAN talks with the Palace manager after an encouraging start to his return to Selhurst Park Neil Warnock reckons Crystal Palace have come a long way since he took over at the start of the season. Palace’s new boss … Continue reading

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The Return of the Native: How Zaha came home to Palace

Bringing in a £10-million England international winger for £1.5 million should go down in anyone’s book as a “good bit of business”. That the deal that will see the return of Wilfried Zaha to Selhurst Park, , initially on loan … Continue reading

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