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Future looking bright to ambitious O'Keefe

By Croydon Advertiser at 07:15 on 26/05/12

STUART O'Keefe believes Crystal Palace are only heading in one direction after pledging his future to the club. The 21-year-old midfielder signed a new three-year deal with the club this week, which will run from July 1 until the summer of 2015. And O'Keefe, who made 19 appearances for the Eagles this year, is already looking ahead to a good future with the club. He said: "I have had a good couple of years here with the club...
Summer of duty calls

By Croydon Advertiser at 07:15 on 25/05/12

FOUR Crystal Palace players are set to continue their football over the summer after being called up by their countries. The Eagles' player of the year Jonathan Parr (above) looks set to extend his marathon season after being called up to the Norwegian squad for the friendly with England tomorrow (Saturday). He could be in line to win his seventh cap for Norway as they take on Roy Hodgson's men in Oslo. Meanwhile, Mile Jedinak has...
Design an ad and win

By Croydon Advertiser at 07:15 on 25/05/12

A COMPETITION has been launched for schoolchildren to design a ground advertising board for display at Selhurst Park. The competition, which was announced by Crystal Palace platinum partners Jelly Communications, offers pupils in Year 5 and below the chance to design an advertising board that will be visible at the first televised home game of next season. From the entries received, eight finalists will be selected, with each...
Striders gain fourth place

By Croydon Advertiser at 07:15 on 25/05/12

ATHLETICS: Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in their first track fixture of the season, in the Rosenheim League at Battersea Park on Wednesday. Their women finished equal fourth, level on points with local rivals Croydon Harriers and a point clear of hosts Serpentine. Their men had to settle for sixth. Striders' most successful athlete was Natalie Osher, who competed in three different events, finishing third in the 200m...
Friendly fixture

By Croydon Advertiser at 07:15 on 18/05/12

CRYSTAL Palace have announced their fourth pre-season friendly this week. Palace will face Aldershot at the Recreation Ground on Saturday, July 28, with a 3pm kick-off. This will be the third of four away friendlies already lined up for Dougie Freedman's men ahead of the 2012/13 season. The other scheduled friendlies are against Dulwich Hamlet on Tuesday, July 24 and Margate on Friday, July 27, before Palace face Swindon Town on...

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Tough decisions made as five told to pack bags

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By Croydon Advertiser at 07:15 on 25/05/12

DOUGIE Freedman admitted some tough decisions had to be made after Crystal Palace released five players this week. Lee Hills, Calvin Andrew, Nathaniel Pinney, Jake Caprice and Charlie Holness have all been told that their contracts will not be extended when they expire next month, leaving them free to find other clubs. And while releasing players is part and parcel of the modern day game, Freedman said it did not make the decisions...
We have to be so clever

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Moving the goal posts again louis, you did say academy head coach which was wrong was it not ?. I...

By Croydon Advertiser at 07:15 on 25/05/12

PALACE boss Dougie Freedman has said the club has to be "clever" in the market this summer. Freedman admitted this week that the Eagles could not compete with clubs with bigger budgets, adding that, as a result, Palace would have to be clever and seek out the best deals for the club, including free transfers. He said: "In the food chain, Crystal Palace are quite low down. "It is very difficult to get those free...
Club to call the shots on young stars' future

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We,No Longer,have to Sell & When,& if,the Time is Right it will be on Our Terms to Benefit...

By Croydon Advertiser at 07:15 on 25/05/12

CRYSTAL Palace boss Dougie Freedman says the club will decide if and when it sells its talented youngsters – and it won't be just yet. As in January, the summer will undoubtedly bring speculation about the futures of several of the Eagles young stars, including academy products Wilfried Zaha and Jonathan Williams. A number of Premier League sides are reportedly courting Zaha this summer, while newly-relegated Bolton Wanderers ...
Coach Popovic on the brink of Australian move

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My heart goes out two the two people who sit either side of this self processed man in the...

By Croydon Advertiser at 07:15 on 22/05/12

EAGLES' first-team coach Tony Popovic is expected to leave the club in the next few days to take over at the A-League's new western Sydney side. As reported in the Croydon Advertiser last week, Popovic is a wanted man back in his home country, with former club Sydney FC, where he finished his playing career before becoming the club's assistant manager, interested in making him their new manager. A new rival western Sydney franchise...
Crystal Palace at crossroads for new ground bid

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By Croydon Advertiser at 07:15 on 19/05/12

CRYSTAL Palace co-chairman, Steve Parish said a redevelopment of Selhurst Park is possible, although he admitted this is just one of the options currently being explored. Future stadium plans were discussed at the club's Fans' Forum last week and the redevelopment of the Eagles' current ground was mooted as a possible solution. However, Parish told the Croydon Advertiser this week that it was not the only option. He said: "It...