CPFC vs Bournemouth

Crystal Palace v Bournemouth 12.05.2019 // 3pm

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Inside palace

Crystal Palace v Bournemouth Sunday 12th May, 3pm

Directors Steve Parish (Chairman) David Blitzer, Joshua Harris

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Chief Executive Phil Alexander Programme Editor Dan Blazer Graphic Design

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Billy Cooke, Luke Thomas, Andrew Makin Contributors James Woodroof,

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Terry Byfield, Ian King, Dominic Fifield, Chris Smith, Chris Waters, Grace Cullen, Ben Mountain Photography Neil Everitt, Sebastian Frej, Reuters, Pinnacle, Andrew Whitton, Rex Features, Tara Hook Printer Bishops Printers

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WE BID TO FINISH OUR SEASON WITH A GREAT PERFORMANCE AND BEGIN OUR PREPARATION FOR THE CLUB’S SEVENTH CONSECUTIVE SEASON IN THE TOP-FLIGHT

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your loyal and vocal support I am looking forward to the final game of the season, as we look to close what has been another memorable campaign with a victory at home.

We say goodbye today to two true legends of the club, Julián Speroni and Jason Puncheon. In these changing times it is a true achievement to dedicate so many years of your career to one club and to serve with such honour and success. I know that you, our loyal fans, will want to join me in thanking them sincerely for everything they have done and to wish them well in their next venture. They will leave many great memories with us that will not be forgotten.

A clean sheet against Everton made it two in our last three games at Selhurst Park, and I feel this is another step in the right direction towards amending our home form as we continue to strive to make Selhurst Park a fortress once more.

The Cardiff City game was of course yet another away victory. And although I have previously said that our results at home haven’t been what we would’ve liked them to be, we can be rightly proud of the success of the team on the road, especially now it has been confirmed that we are the only side to win against the reigning champions at home in the league, Manchester City.

Going to the Cardiff City Stadium, against a team fighting for their Premier League status, was always going to be a battle. To leave Wales with three points having played the way we did - especially in the first half - was very pleasing for me and on another day I feel we could have scored more than the three goals we did.

I would like to give a special mention to Vicente Guaita, your ManBetX Player of the Month for April.

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Vicente had to wait for his chance this season, as I am lucky enough to have several exceptional goalkeepers to choose from. However, when given the chance, he has grabbed it with both hands.

I must also give a special mention to you, our loyal fans, who attended our End of Season Awards last week.

The players, staff and myself all had a wonderful evening looking back with you on what has been another great 12 months for all teams associated with Crystal Palace Football Club.

A big well done to Aaron Wan-Bissaka, too, for being recognised by his teammates, fans and by the community for the work he does on and off the pitch; Aaron’s rise in the last 15 months has been nothing less than remarkable.

I would like to welcome Eddie Howe and all Bournemouth staff, players, fans and board members to Selhurst Park today. Like ourselves, I am sure Eddie will be satisfied with securing another season in the Premier League for his team as he bids to beat us to twelfth place in the League.

We shall be counting on your loyal and vocal support this afternoon as we bid to finish our season with a great performance and begin our preparation for the club’s seventh consecutive season in the top-flight.

Enjoy the game!

IN FOOTBALL IT IS SO HARD TO FIND THESE SORT OF CHARACTERS; HE IS A REAL LEGEND OF PALACE

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I am confident we can better them.

Another season comes to an end today at this great club that I have had another campaign of captaining with pride. I must thank you all for your support it makes a big difference to all the players.

Looking back on our previous home game, I think the Everton match ended up with the best outcome we could’ve hoped for over the 90 minutes. It was a very good point, against a good side and we can take a positive that we got another clean sheet at our home of Selhurst.

The coaching staff for Cardiff made a very good decision to put more attacking options into the side for us because they knew Cardiff would look to open up the game as for them it was a game of ‘to be or not to be’ in terms of their Premier League status.

Our attackers made a lot of chances, especially in the first-half; I was very pleased for Michy and Jordan, and especially Jordan because he hasn’t started for a long time but in training he has been working hard and he deserved his chance and took it well.

What a great night it was down at Boxpark Croydon with so many of you. And I must mention Aaron who deserved all the accolades he collected that evening; he has had an amazing season. I hope this will give him further energy to continue in the same way and to grow – I am happy to tell you that I voted for Aaron as my Players’ Player of the Season, with Wilf my close second choice.

On awards, Vicente was rightly your ManBetX Player of the Month after some amazing saves, most notably against Everton and Arsenal. Ever since he arrived he has been amazing and it is not easy to keep

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a goalkeeper of Wayne’s quality out of the side. For us it is a luxury to have so many quality keepers, as both of them have done amazing jobs this season.

On the topic of quality goalkeepers, we were sad to hear that Julián Speroni will be leaving us after 15 years of loyal service. In football it is so hard to find these sorts of characters; he is a real legend of Crystal Palace. Every single day he comes in and shows respect to us all, and we all respect him so much as he is a quality person.

Turning our focus to today’s game against Bournemouth, and I am expecting an open game from both sides as it is the last game of the season, and we are looking to try and win our last game for our fans. Bournemouth have had a good season, and they’re dangerous on counter attacks with a lot of pace throughout their squad but I am confident we can better them today.

For one final time this season, make some noise!

I KNOW YOU WILL SHOW YOUR APPRECIATION FOR BOTH PLAYERS – I PERSONALLY CANNOT THANK THEM ENOUGH

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give it their all to finish on a high Welcome to the supporters, players, staff and directors of AFC Bournemouth to Selhurst Park today, and to each and every Palace fan, for the last time this season.

Another season draws to a close. The most important thing was to secure our Premier League status for a seventh season. There have been some memorable moments, particularly the away wins at Manchester City and Arsenal. I’m proud of Roy, his staff and all the players who have worked tirelessly to get us to this position – and thankful to every one of you that has supported us this season. I am as committed as ever to go on to even bigger and better things next season, and push for a top 10 finish.

But first, we have the opportunity to secure a record Premier League haul of 49 points from a 38-game season with a win today. I believe that 11th would be a fairer reflection of our season than 12th or even 13th – so with your support, I have no doubt the lads will give it their all to finish on a high.

Last week, Darren Powell’s Under 15s team won the Premier League’s Super Floodlit Cup against Wigan Athletic, after coming back from a goal behind twice. It’s the fourth edition of the cup which only Manchester City and Chelsea have won – and our team knocked out current holders Chelsea in the previous round. What a result!

Huge congratulations to all the award winners at our excellent end of season awards event at Boxpark last week – Aaron, Andros, Kian, Malachi, Ashlee and Ciara. Aaron has had a magnificent season, and richly deserves to be awarded as your Player of the Season, and that the players voted him as their Player of the Season is testament to just how good he has been and how much he has developed.

There have been several other impressive performers –

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and it’s always hard to single out just a couple, so I was pleased to see you vote Vicente as the ManBetX Player of the Month for April.

Today, we bid farewell to club legends Julián and Jason. Julián has devoted the best 15 years of his playing career to our club; he will go down in the record books and will be remembered fondly by us all. You just don’t get many blokes like Julián in elite football any more – he is a model professional, ultra-committed, loyal, and has set impeccable standards to his team-mates down the years.

His contribution to this club cannot be overstated.

Jason’s leadership has been immense since joining us in 2013, putting his body on the line for the club week in, week out, and scoring some huge goals. He’s been a rock for us on and off the pitch, and someone I value hugely.

We will rightly acknowledge their contributions today, and I know you will show your appreciation for both players – I personally cannot thank them enough.

Finally, we’ve got a surprise up our sleeves today – so keep your eyes peeled! As usual, all the players will do a lap of the pitch at the end of the game to show their appreciation for your support, so please do stay and enjoy this time with the players.

Have a brilliant summer. Up the Palace!

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Crystal Palace v Bournemouth // Sunday 12th May // Selhurst Park

Today's game Crystal Palace can feel confident ahead of the season-closer against Bournemouth today, as when the Eagles have played their final game of a topflight season at home, they’ve never lost - winning five and drawing two of their seven such matches.

The Selhurst Park faithful could be in for a goal-fest this afternoon, as two Crystal Palace players have reached double figures in a single Premier League campaign for the first time: Luka Milivojevic (12) and Wilfried Zaha (10). Furthermore, Bournemouth have scored eight goals in their last two Premier League away games – two more than they had in their previous 11 on the road.

And if all that talk of goals wasn’t enough for you, then how about this: Scott Dann has scored in each of his last four league games against Bournemouth; against no other opponent has he scored more than two Premier League goals.

If Nathan Aké plays, then be sure to stay until the end as the defender has scored two of Bournemouth’s five 90th-minute-winning goals in the Premier League, scoring against Liverpool in December 2016 and Tottenham Hotspur in their last match.

A win for Crystal Palace will see them equal their best points haul in the Premier League – they earned 49 in 1992-93 across 42 games.

andros townsend has created 59 chances this season, more than any other Palace player.

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Previous encounters:

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stat to share: Batshuayi has scored in 8 different PL games and won all of them – the third-best record in Premier League history.

Bournemouth have scored twice - and remained unbeaten against the Eagles in each of the last three meetings.

Last TIME OUT BOURNEMOUTH 1-0 TOTTENHAM 42 Mark Travers 15 Adam Smith 3 Steve Cook 25 Jack Simpson 23 Nathaniel Clyne 24 Ryan Fraser 8 Jefferson Lerma 5 Nathan AkĂŠ 17 Joshua King 10 Jordon Ibe

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Newsroom U15s PRODUCE HEROIC COMEBACK TO LIFT SUPER FLOODLIT CUP Crystal Palace Under-15s made history by winning the national Super Floodlit Cup final for the first time ever.

A strong start was made by both sides, however it was Wigan Athletic who found the back of the net first, with Kian Monks turning home a penalty box scramble.

Palace eventually earned their well-deserved equaliser in the second-half when Victor Akinwale worked his way along the left wing before sending a cross into the box which Jack Wells headed home.

Just five minutes after pulling themselves level, Palace conceded for the second time. On this occasion, it was Adam Brooks who bagged from the centre of the box. However, Palace were awarded a penalty when Joe Haley fouled Akinwale in the box; Mooney kept his cool among the slotted home.

All square after 80 minutes, the final seemed destined for extra-time but Zion Atta had other ideas: racing into the box, the Palace man latched onto the ball and netted emphatically.

A five-goal thriller in which Palace’s Eagles can look back on the match – and tournament - with immense pride.

PALACE TO FACE HERTHA BERLIN IN SELHURST PRE-SEASON FRIENDLY Crystal Palace will play Bundesliga club Hertha Berlin in a pre-season friendly at Selhurst Park on August 3rd in the build-up to the 2019/20 Premier League campaign.

The match will kick-off at 3pm. Tickets can be bought via cpfc.co.uk, the Box Office in person or on 08712 00 00 71.

It'll be the first time that Palace and Hertha Berlin have faced off, with Die Alte Dame being one of the Bundesliga's oldest clubs with a history dating back 125 years. Having played in the Champions League previously and, moe recently, the Europa League, the German outfit bring a high quality pedigree in their visit to south London.

The three-time 2.Bundesliga winners currently sit in 11th place in the German top-flight.

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CELEBRATE FATHER’S DAY AT SELHURST Show your dad just how much you love him this Father’s Day with a special day at Selhurst Park. The day includes a three-course luxury Sunday lunch, behind the scenes access, photo opportunities in iconic Selhurst Park locations, a Palace family quiz and 2018/2019 season highlights.

Tickets can be bought via tickets.cpfc.co.uk, the Box Office in person or on 08712 00 00 71.

A FOND FAREWELL TO ROGER EAST A season-closer at Selhurst Park is always special, but today’s game against the Cherries will be extra special due to the fact that this will be referee Roger East’s final 90 minutes. The final cherry on top of what already promises to be a wonderful day is the fact that it is also East’s 54th birthday.

Today will be Roger’s 90th Premier League game and 403rd of his career across 12 different competitions including the FA Cup, Football League play-offs and the U18s Premier League. Roger has handed out 1302 yellow cards, 29 straight red cards and 101 penalties.

Be sure to give Roger the send-off he deserves today as he brings down the curtain on a succesful career that began back in 2007.

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NINTH ANNUAL SELHURST PARK BEER FESTIVAL The ninth annual Beer Festival will take place at Selhurst Park on Saturday 18th May between noon and 7pm. You can sample over 200 beverages, whilst watching a host of Palace icons playing football and later on go and enjoy the live music.

Tickets can be bought for £12 via cpfc.co.uk, the Box Office in person or on 08712 00 00 71.

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We all know so much about Wilfried Zaha the Crystal Palace legend and Ivory Coast international player.

However, here, the Eagles forward lets Dan Blazer behind the curtain of what a day looks like for Wilfried Zaha the man and Game of Thrones super-fan.

"I do usually put on my hip hop playlist for my drive to the training ground, which will start me up for the day and prepare me for training"

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The Palace faithful have seen Wilfried Zaha go from boy to man, potential superstar to club talisman.

Throughout his time with the south Londoners, the forward will have lost count of the amount of interviews he’s given, the number of shirts he’s signed and the countless times the fan favourite has stopped for one of the Eagles faithful in the street for a picture.

But what do we yet not know about the man who this season entered into Palace’s top 10 list for appearances? Does the Ivory Coast international also do things like stub his toe at home? Eat leftover takeaway for breakfast? Avoid social media through fear of spoilers?

We decided to find out this week, how does the man behind the flicks and tricks go about his business? Read on to discover what a typical day in the life is like for Zaha…

I am definitely not a morning person. I have one alarm but I certainly don’t get up straight away, 10 minutes after I will eventually get up, so I do hit that snooze button maybe once or twice.

I grab breakfast at home usually. But it does depend on time, if I am running a bit late, I will have breakfast in the canteen. My go-to first meal of the day is scrambled eggs, beans and some turkey bacon.

Turkey bacon is a recent thing for me, though, as I now don’t eat pork anymore; I saw a disturbing video a couple of months ago that put me right off of it. I always used to hear loads of stuff about how pigs are dirty but then that video put me right off and I made a decision that I can’t eat pork anymore.

Actually, you know what? I know I said I am not a morning person but my mood changes: sometimes I will wake up happy, sometimes I will wake up chilled, sometimes I wake up in mood where I don’t want to listen to music on my commute. However, I do usually put on my hip hop playlist for my drive to the training ground, which will start me up for the day and prepare me for training.

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My commute is roughly 30-35 minutes to the training ground and I like the drive there, as there’s never any traffic. I am currently test driving this new car that got brought in to the training ground for the players to try; I have tested it for two days and it will now go to another player to see if they like it – I nearly left the roof down recently but then Connor Wickham came out and told me it’s going to rain!

Once at training, without fail, I will do my special handshake with Mama – he has a million handshakes with everyone! I have no idea how he remembers them all but it is a big deal to him that we do it.

The other thing we all do is that every single player shakes one another’s hand – just your standard handshake, though, nothing like Mama’s – which I really like as it shows a good level of respect amongst the squad.

Then I will head out to training, and we always start with a game of two-touch, which is basically a game that is self-explanatory but you can’t use your thighs. I’ll be honest, there’s a lot of arguing amongst the lads because no one wants to lose, but it is all in good grace. The loser, as I am sure you’ve regularly seen in the training pictures, then gets their ear flicked by the team.

Training drills change all the time depending on what day in the week we are training and who the opposition are but my favourite drill if I could choose one would be four-v-four because that’s my game; I like tight, compact games where you are able to isolate someone, take them on and then score.

After training, I will have a sneak peek at what is on for lunch but if I am not fancying it, I will get

"I’ll be honest, there’s a lot of arguing amongst the lads because no one wants to lose, but it is all in good grace"

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changed and go home. I don’t choose to cook because I can’t really do it so I have a chef at my place. Of course, I will cook if I have to…actually nope, that isn’t happening, so I will then order in or go out for dinner.

I have my son three times a week, but my normal routine if I am not looking after my little man will be to have a nap for a couple of hours in the afternoon and, assuming I have a free day with no plans, I will catch up with my dad as he’s now living with me. He had a stroke during pre-season and because of that I wanted to have my dad closer to me.

I will then watch Game Of Thrones, that third episode of the current season ‘Battle Of Winterfell’ was mad; Arya out of nowhere! To be honest, that witch, Melisandre, kind of told Arya she was going to do something big, with everything she’s gone through like the changing of faces and moving in the shadows; I was shocked - Arya did it so well.

I have no idea who is going to end up on the Iron Throne; Jon Snow has a heart but I don’t know if he knows how to lead, as he always seems to end up by himself and luckily someone will save him – like in the ‘Battle of the Bastards’ episode.

A lot has got to happen in the final episodes! I am going to miss it when it is over, what am I going to watch?! It is the best thing I have ever seen, even though I do appreciate it takes a little time to get fully into it because there are so many crazy names.

I spend a lot of time in my room; I have a fridge in there and my gaming setup. I try to get stuff in my house that will stop me needing to go out and therefore wasting energy.

I am playing Assassin’s Creed at the moment, not the newest one, but the one before that. However, I

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"I spend a lot of time in my room; I have a fridge in there and my gaming setup. I try to get stuff in my house that will stop me needing to go out and therefore wasting energy"

am mainly a FIFA player; I used to play a lot with Jonny Williams before he left. I play against Max Meyer sometimes and he is decent.

I’ve got to say, I feel like my rating should be better. It is 82, which is not bad but it definitely should be better: a little bit faster, definitely more skilful and my strength is not as bad as EA Sports make out; I think I could be an 84-rated player.

I was the

same rating on the last game, and I am questioning whether they don’t think I have improved at all! I got nine goals last season, and I am now on 10 with one game to go, so I’m hoping I can add to my personal best at Selhurst Park today in our final game.

Before I fall asleep, without fail, I watch Family Guy in bed; the show is always on ITV2. I can’t remember one night for years that I haven’t watched it.

He may be just too good for you, but Wilfried Zaha isn't too good for living life like the rest of us. Whether it's FIFA, Family Guy or even fridges in the bedroom, we all just want to enjoy our free time even if life compared with a footballer feels like a different world.

The next time you're watching Daenerys Stormborn of the House Targaryen battle the Night King or even Stewie berate Peter, you're doing so with Wilfried Zaha

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Throughout this season we've been finding out which shirts matter most to the Palace squad. Here, Vicente Guaita gives us an insight into the most special jerseys in his collection.

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WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST SHIRT AS A KID?

WHAT WERE YOU WEARING ON YOUR PRO DEBUT?

WHICH IS THE MOST SPECIAL SHIRT YOU’VE WORN?

As a kid? I don't remember! Oh, the Ronaldo one from when he was at Inter Milan. Number 9 on the back.

First professional shirt was Valencia's in a Europa League game, maybe Uefa Cup then! It was against Maritimo of Portugal.

I think the one I debuted in, the club I'm from: Valencia. I try to save a shirt every season to track my career and the first I started with was Valencia.

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WHO IS THE BEST PLAYER YOU’VE SWAPPED WITH?

WHO WAS THE LAST PLAYER YOU SWAPPED WITH?

WHICH IS THE BEST SHIRT OF ALL TIME?

In his 'moment, Victor Valdes.

When he was at Barcelona he was a great 'keeper and an inspiration to me in terms of quality and style.

I don't really swap shirts that much so it's hard to remember!

This has stumped me. Iker Casillas, in his final season at Real Madrid.

For me it's the Crystal Palace one.

I can't say any other! There are lots of beautiful ones but right now this is my favourite.

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2016-2018

100 YEARS OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE PROGRAMME This season, Ian King celebrates a century of the Palace matchday programme as he charts its evolution from a humble pamphlet to its current form.

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2016-17 The programme continued under the stewardship of Jonathon Rogers as editor, maintaining 88 pages for £3.50.

The regular articles remained in a similar format but changes were made with the introduction of ‘My First Game’ by a Palace fan, ‘Selhurst Stunners’ which was a profile of some of the best ever goals seen at Selhurst Park but not scored by a Palace player, and in ‘Testing the Waters’ Chris Waters took a sideways look at various aspects of the visiting club.

Again there was a round-up of how the players loaned out had been getting on, with journalist and Palace fan Louise Cort taking over from Layla Anna-Lee. For the second season running there was a section called ‘Flashback’ that looked back at a previous game with our opponents - a match report, player interview and description of the programme were enveloped in the programme cover for that match.

A ‘Head To Head’ with our opponents began the statistical section at the back that also listed the players’ appearances from the Under 23s and Under 18s and again there was pullout section, ‘Junior Eagles Mag’, for our younger supporters.

2017-18 A picture of a player appeared on the cover once more and alternative articles inside included a look back at the turbulent Premiership campaign of 1997/98, a return of ‘Cult Hero’ and ‘Kit Off’: a comparison of our opponents' best and worst kits compared to the Eagles’ at that time.

There was an alphabetised A-Z journey through our history including a club, Palace player and other historical facts. In ‘Step Back’ club photographer Neil Everitt dipped into his vast archive to produce unique club imagery from seasons gone by.

At the back, ‘Junior Eagle Mag’ gave way to a tear out pair of postcard size reproductions of programme covers issued by the club over the seasons entitled ‘Palace Postcard Collection’ (totalling 40 in all).

The last game of the season, at home to West Bromwich Albion, marked the final ‘Match Of The Day’ commentary by the legendary John Motson and a limited edition of the programme was produced with a picture of him on the cover instead of captain Luka Milivojević.

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‘PIRATE’ PROGS

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To end with, let’s go back to the days of around 50 years ago when, on big matchdays, unscrupulous people would produce unofficial programmes of poor value to sell to unsuspecting spectators on their way to a game that would be attracting a sizeable attendance.

They would position themselves well away from the ground. In regards to Palace this occurred on at least eight occasions and twice there were two versions for the same game as those involved in the making of the programmes looked to make a quick buck.

Each of these eight-page programmes had the same format with the name of the game and no price on the cover along with an action picture that was regularly utilised. Inside was a suggested team list for the game with the added proviso of ‘subject to alteration’ and the centre pages contained ‘pen pictures’ of sixteen well-known footballers with no relevance to the game referred to. The rest of this poor production was completed with lists of F.A. Cup winners, First Division champions, European Cup winners and the like.

It appeared to be a well-organised outfit as the same two or three printers were involved in the production of the 'pirate programmes'.

Since 1918 the club has produced programmes for events and not just Palace games. No doubt one exists for the only full England international friendly at Selhurst Park against Wales on 1st March 1926, as well as at various international levels held at Selhurst including England Under 23s and youth encounters and one of the early Women’s FA Cup finals.

The club has also hosted matches where a neutral venue was required such as Amateur Cup semi-finals, London or Surrey Senior Cup finals, second replays in the F.A. Cup (no longer an occurrence) and in one instance the short-lived F.A. Cup 3rd and 4th place play-off in 1971.

There have of course been innumerable testimonial games and friendlies for which a programme has been issued, which in some instances have varied in size to just a single sheet, some of which are still sought after by collectors.

Programmes were also produced, not necessarily by the club, for events such as cricket matches and bicycle polo contests and the odd music concert at Palace's home in south London.

That completes the evolvement of the Palace matchday programme from its humble beginnings to today’s impressive booklet.

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Happy 40th birthday to Martin Wheeler; son, Ethan, is ready to join him as a Crystal Palace supporter. Enjoy the day!

Happy Birthday to best Grandad in the world! Love all your grandchildren.

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Love mummy, daddy, Jessica and all the family xxx

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HAPPY 30th BIRTHDAY TOM! LOVE FROM DAD, SUE, LUCY, TORIE, JJ, JACOB AND FLO. UP THE PALACE!

In loving memory of John Burden 20/10/1945 - 8/4/2019. Always and forever an Eagle! Greatly missed by everyone who knew and loved him XXX

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Dexter, I have loved our first year as season ticket holders at Selhurst Park. So looking forward to next season! Come on Palace!

Lots of love. Dad xxx

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Scott Guyett has a close connection to Crystal Palace and today’s opponents Bournemouth. Here, the current Eagles employee talks to Ben Mountain about how it all fell into place when he left Australia in hope of becoming a professional footballer.

40 SCOTT GUYETT

A daunting 9,500 miles separated Scott Guyett from his childhood dream back in 1995.

Having moved from England to Australia aged just five, Palace's now Head of Sport Science & Strength and Conditioning Coach retained an attachment to his country of birth that intertwined with a passion for football.

An Aussie accent in tow and nothing but a drive to make it in the sport he had always loved, Guyett left his family behind in the southern hemisphere to break into football back where he was born.

But it was a move of unimaginable risk. With no professional football to his name and knowledge only amassed from internationally posted Shoot magazines “about four months late”, Guyett moved in with distant family to begin a career in non-league football with eighth-tier Gresley Rovers.

“I look back on it now and think, ‘honestly, how did I do it?’” he reflected. “I’m amazed that I’m still here 25 years later because that was a tough time. I was on my own. I was with family but they were distant family, they weren’t close family. I look back now and think, ‘that was tough: really, really tough.’”

Jobs at various warehouses across the English Midlands - including a spell with Carlsberg Tetley preceded Guyett’s eventual break into the beautiful game, 9,500 miles and 20 years on from emigration to Australia.

It was Oxford United who Guyett put pen to paper with in his first professional deal, though that didn’t prevent him from slipping back into non-league football with Chester City just the following season.

Perhaps aptly given the now-43-year-old’s determination to succeed in professional football, the Seals earned promotion to the fourth tier in the same campaign that Guyett joined and the Australian was back once again in the Football League.

Spells with Yeovil Town, Aldershot Town, AFC Bournemouth and a brief stint with Dorchester Town followed before the defender chose to hang up his wellworn boots having realised and completed his dream 15 years after leaving Australia.

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It was at that time he arrived in south London and at Crystal Palace. “I started a Sporting Exercise Science degree when I was at Yeovil,” he explained. “I had always been interested in performance and a lot of that came from my own frustrations of not playing at a higher level. At the time I used to think: ‘why am I not playing at a higher level? What’s stopping me?’ A lot of it was probably physical: I wasn’t quick enough and probably wasn’t strong enough.

“The more I did the degree, the more I enjoyed it. It almost became more important than my playing. I was coming to the end of my career and then the position at Palace came out of nowhere.

"Chris Short was doing this job before me and went to Leicester City when Sven-Goran Eriksson took over.

Short was actually on my university course. He rang me and said: ‘look, listen, the job at Leicester has come up and Palace said I can go but they need to find someone immediately.’ I had literally just finished playing. I came up and had a quick chat with George Burley and that was it.”

Today, Guyett has spent over 10 years with Palace, seeing them enter administration, bounce back and then soar into the Premier League, where they have now consolidated their safety for the sixth successive time.

From thumbing through outdated Shoot magazines to lugging crates of mass-produced lager across warehouse hangars, Guyett had become a professional footballer and taken his career one step further: into the Premier League.

Casting his mind back to earlier years in Australia and overalls in the Midlands, he said: “To work with a Premier League football club for the length of time I have is incredible. I thought towards the back end of my playing career that that’s me done; I’d never envisaged being part of a Premier League football club for such a long period.

“I look back on that time and I’m quite proud of the fact that I saw it through and came through it because it was a tough, tough time."

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THE CHERRIES FOUNDED: 1890

2014/15 CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS

The manager 41-year-old Eddie Howe is currently in his second spell in charge of the Cherries, after leaving Bournemouth in 2011 for Burnley. However, after just 22 months at Turf Moor, Howe returned ‘home’ and is now the current longest-serving manager in the Premier League (and the third-longest in the Football League).

Howe’s affinity with Bournemouth began during his playing career, again across two spells; he ran out 352 times for the Cherries – with a move to Portsmouth in between - before retiring and moving to the Dean Court dugout in 2008.

Club legend Signed from Hartlepool on the 28th July 1992 for just £30,000, Fletcher would go on represent the Cherries for almost two decades – and just like Eddie Howe, across two spells. During the striker’s first spell at Dean Court, over 15 years, he made 581 appearances for the Cherries, scoring 105 goals on the way to becoming a fan favourite.

In 2007, Fletcher joined Chesterfield, however just 18 months later the forward returned to Bournemouth for another four-and-a-half years, adding 16 goals and 146 appearances to and already impressive haul for the Cherries.

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I N T E R N AT I ON AL C AP S : 6 5 GOAL S : 0

After spending the 2014/15 season on loan with Bournemouth in the Championship, the ‘keeper joined the Cherries permanently from Southampton for Eddie Howe’s side’s debut season in the Premier League.

A mainstay in Bournemouth’s first two campaigns in the top-flight, the former Celtic goalkeeper lost his place between the sticks. However, Boruc – at the age of 39 – has had something of resurgence this season, becoming the Cherries’ No.1 again in the league since the middle of January this year.

AFCB Games: 129 AFCB Goals: 0

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AFCB Games: 305 AFCB Goals: 20

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Leyton Orient

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AFCB Games: 263 AFCB Goals: 17

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AFCB Games: 304 AFCB Goals: 3

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I N T E R N AT I ON AL C AP S : 1 0 GOAL S : 1

The Dutchman can play at left-back or centre-back for Eddie Howe’s side, having made 34 appearances at the heart of the defence in the league this season, and filling in at left-back twice.

Having made just one league start in three seasons – alongside four sub appearances – for Chelsea, Aké spent half the 2016/17 season on loan with Bournemouth playing 12 times. Aké then joined permanently in the summer and has gone on to make another 78 appearances for the Cherries.

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AFCB Games: 14 AFCB Goals: 0

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AFCB Games: 16 AFCB Goals: 0

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I N T E R N AT I ON AL C AP S : 7 GOAL S : 1

The Scottish international spent Bournemouth’s first season in the Premier League back in the second tier, on loan at Ipswich Town – making just 15 starts in the league. However, upon returning to the Vitality Stadium, Fraser made himself a key part of Eddie Howe’s plan.

This current campaign is the winger’s finest in front of goal for Bournemouth, with seven goals so far. Furthermore, with 14 assists in the league he has bettered his total for the previous four seasons combined.

AFCB Games: 173 AFCB Goals: 22

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I N T E R N AT I ON AL C AP S : 2 GOAL S : 1

The only English player to both score and assist in more Premier League games in a single season than Callum Wilson during this campaign (6) was Alan Shearer for Blackburn Rovers in 1994-95 (7) – however that was a 42-game season.

Since joining from Coventry City the striker has been reliable for the Cherries, scoring 58 goals in 147 appearances, which includes this season’s best-ever personal haul of 14 league goals for the England international.

AFCB Games: 147 AFCB Goals: 58

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Things you didn't know...

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Each week, Chris Waters delves into the archives to find some obscure facts about Palace’s opponents. Here, he looks back at all things Everton.

Formed in 1890 as Boscombe St. John’s Institute FC, in 1899 the club then morphed into Boscombe FC, finally becoming Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic FC in 1923 to make it more inclusive of the area it was representing. Though now commonly known as AFC Bournemouth, the club’s officially registered name is still Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic Football Club.

The club began to gain momentum and crowds, and the need for a ground became paramount. Local businessman JE Cooper-Dean granted a long lease to some wasteland formerly used as a gravel pit next to King’s Park, and Dean Court was built, named after its benefactor. It wasn’t ready until December 1910, meaning for the first few months of the season the players had to get changed in an adjacent hotel.

The origin of the Cherries' nickname has two possible sources. Some say it was taken from the cherry red striped shirts which the players wear, while others point to the fact that Dean Court was built next to some cherry orchards on its construction in 1910.

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The distinctive Bournemouth crest of a footballer heading the ball may look generic but that player was based on striker Dickie Dowsett. The forward was a prolific goalscorer for the Cherries, netting 79 times in 169 occasions between 1957 and 1962, having been converted from a winger to an inside-forward at Dean Court.

Bournemouth’s rise up the leagues has been a remarkable and well-documented tale. As recently as April 2009, the Cherries only secured their football league status with a home win over Grimsby Town, with legend Steve Fletcher netting the all-important goal under the auspices of rookie manager Eddie Howe. Their achievement was all the more spectacular given the minus 17-point penalty incurred that season for failing to comply with insolvency rules.

Eddie Howe actually started his football career with Bournemouth. He made 200 appearances as an accomplished defender before Harry Redknapp paid £400,000 to take him to Portsmouth where he injured his knee in each of the opening games of the next two seasons, forcing him to effectively miss two whole campaigns. Cherries fans then orchestrated his permanent return to the club by raising £21,000 themselves with the club in dire financial straits.

With the club cementing its place in the Premier League for a fourth season in a row, it is easy to forget that in the club’s entire history, Bournemouth have only played higher than the bottom two divisions of the Football League for a total of eight seasons. Their first promotion to the equivalent of the Championship wasn’t until 1987, and promotion to the top tier was first achieved in 2015.

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Combined xi Palace & Bournemouth Darryl Flahavan

Joel Ward

Jamie Vincent

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Phil Holder

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Both camps GK: Darryl Flahavan – CPFC 4/0 AFCB 51/0

Being Palace’s No.2 to Julián Speroni meant the ‘keeper found opportunities hard to come by. However, in his debut season at Bournemouth he played in 44 of the 46 league games, but during another few years at the club the appearances dried up.

LB: Jamie Vincent – CPFC 29/1 AFCB 141/6 A loan spell from his first club, Palace, turned into a permanent deal with Bournemouth, the club in which the left-back made the most appearances for in his career.

CB: Ian Cox – CPFC 18/1 AFCB 209/17 After leaving Palace to join Bournemouth, the former Trinidad and Tobago international became an ever-present for the Cherries between 1996-2000.

RB: Joel Ward - CPFC 215/5 AFCB 25/1 A brief loan spell from Portsmouth to the Cherries but Ward is closely associated with the Eagles, currently in his seventh year with the south Londoners.

CM: Carl Fletcher – CPFC 75/4 AFCB 224/23

IN EACH EDITION, WE WILL TRY TO FORM THE BEST STARTING LINE-UP POSSIBLE COMPRISED OF PLAYERS WHO HAVE REPRESENTED BOTH THE EAGLES AND TODAY’S OPPONENTS, AND SEE WHICH CLUB COMES OUT ON TOP WHEN IT COMES TO APPEARANCES AND GOALS.

AM: Peter Johnson – CPFC 7/0 AFCB 107/11 Just a handful of appearances for the Eagles means that Johnson is more fondly remembered down at Dean Court, running out for the Cherries over 100 times during the mid-to-late 70s.

RW: Dickie Dowsett – CPFC 56/22 AFCB 169/79 A man with an eye for goal, Dowsett notched roughly a goal every two games for the Eagles and the Cherries between the late-50s and mid-60s.

ST: Glenn Murray – CPFC 125/47 AFCB 22/4 The striker holds the record for the most goals (30) in a Championship season, an accolade he earned whilst in south London. It was a less prolific time for the striker at Bournemouth, struggling to cement a regular spot.

ST: Lewis Grabban – CPFC 13/1 AFCB 115/36 Grabban's career began at Crystal Palace but after three years at Selhurst, the striker found chances limited and moved on. He enjoyed a decent goal return at Bournemouth, bagging 35 goals in 87 games.

Very much a Cherries man despite playing for Palace, after almost 200 appearances for Bournemouth, Fletcher is now youth team manager.

CM: Phil Holder – CPFC 112/6 AFCB 58/4 The midfielder is part of the 100-club for the Eagles, making 112 appearances for the south Londoners. Holder left Palace for a summer in the United States with Memphis Rogues before returning to England with Bournemouth.

LW: Wally Hanlon – CPFC 130/9 AFCB 19/3 After a two-year spell with Brighton & Hove Albion, the winger moved to Bournemouth for one season before spending the majority of his career at Selhurst Park making over 100 appearances for the Eagles.

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CPFC 785

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1968/69

19th April 1969

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Match report reproduced from the Evening Standard

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he lifelong Palace supporter, who struggled from his seat on the touchline in front of the main stand and hobbled on to the pitch waving his stick, brought the most touching and epitomising moment of Selhurst Park’s greatest day on Saturday.

The old man reflected in that golden 63rd minute, when Palace cracked their third goal, the feelings of us all – the blissful thought that Palace really WERE in the First Division.

His actions obviously did not go unnoticed and afterwards, as the champagne corks popped, officials were asking who was the old man who had summed up Palace’s promotion climb in a fleeting moment of ecstasy?

Palace would like to know. For here obviously was one of the people who has followed his team through thick and thin over many years and who just let his emotions get the better of him.

It was a choker for Bobby Woodruff, for one. As the players peeled off their shirts and socks and threw them to the milling thousands in front of the stand in their gladiatorial salute after the game, the fans chanted: “We want Woodruff.”

Woodruff, sidelined in the last three weeks through a broken collarbone, appeared briefly in the directors’ box but then had to step away – his face in his hands.

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10 minutes from the end the crowd spilled over the fence and passed away the time doing “Knees up Mother Brown” until the final whistle blew and then the crowd surged on to the pitch to ‘capture’ their heroes.

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They succeeded in catching only one – John Loughlan – and it took him a good five minutes to push his way through to the players’ tunnel.

It was a fairy tale ending to, really, a fairy tale season. Fulham were two up at the interval and everyone was wondering what an anti-climax it was going to be.

It was five years ago – almost to the day – when Palace had sealed promotion from the Third to the Second when 27,000 turned out for the last game of the season and Palace went down on a flat 1-3 to Oldham!

This match must have run through many fans’ minds. But what transpired was even better than if Palace had run through the match 6-0 winners.

In a tremendous comeback Palace cracked three goals in the first 18 minutes of an unforgettable second half.

In 30 seconds Palace had pulled one goal back. A Tony Taylor shot ricocheted off a Fulham

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Kember shrugged off tackles from either side and squeezed the ball into the net. That put the bit between his teeth.

In the 60th minute came one of the finest goals seen at Selhurst all season. A great through ball from Colin Taylor beat Fulham’s nagging offside trap at last, Cliff Jackson ran through, picked the pass up, but with the angle gone he cleverly held the ball, beat a defender and pushed it back for Mark Lazarus, who flashed the ball into the corner of the net.

Three minutes later came the third.

Again, it was Colin Taylor who paved it, with a cross from the left. Roger Hoy who had played a great role in defence and attack, took it on the other side, pushed it inside and Cliff Jackson put the finishing touch.

In 18 minutes the whole complexion of the game had changed dramatically. And one could sense the relief.

Palace – J Jackson, Loughlan, Hoy, Sewell, McCormick, Payne, Lazarus, Kember, C Taylor, T Taylor, C Jackson.

Fulham – McClelland, Callaghan, Byrne, Moreline, Roberts, Hore, Jones, Lloyd, Conway, Dear, Large

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aturday 5th May 1979 was meant to be the final day of the season in Division Two but for a number of clubs, including Palace, there were still outstanding fixtures to be played. On that afternoon, the Eagles made the short trip across London to Leyton Orient as five clubs – Brighton & Hove Albion, Stoke City, Sunderland, Crystal Palace and West Ham United - were still vying for the three promotion places to Division One. With Steve Kember serving a one-match suspension, Terry Fenwick took his place in midfield to face an Orient side including two familiar faces in goalkeeper John Jackson and forward Alan Whittle.

The breakthrough came around the hour mark when Kenny Sansom crossed the ball and David Swindlehurst rose to angle a header past Jackson.

However, towards the end of the 90 minutes there was a scare in which Sansom had to nod the ball off the Palace goal-line.

News of Wrexham taking the lead over Sunderland with 11 minutes left meant that, as it stood, the Eagles would move into the third promotion place and the Hammers defeat at Blackburn Rovers took them out of contention. For a few moments it was thought promotion had been gained but the Black Cats scored two late goals and with the other two clubs also victorious the Eagles remained in fourth place.

However, they had completed their league programme leaving the Eagles with the only outstanding game, at home to midtable Burnley the

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following Friday evening, the day before the cup final.

Now the choice was simple: defeat meant another season in Division Two, one point would gain promotion over Sunderland but victory would land the title over Stoke and arch rivals Brighton.

The club knew there would be a large attendance of over 40,000 and advised fans to arrive at Selhurst Park before 7pm but even then the club were surprised by the turnout. On a warm sunny evening the gates began to be closed an hour before kick-off with some spectators climbing the floodlights to get a view. At first the attendance was declared as 51,801, later officially amended to 51,482 - but those present knew it was much higher than the stated figures, with many supporters on the day gaining illegal entry to the home of the Eagles.

Steve Kember returned to the side that contained six other players who had started almost every league game and for 77 minutes the contest remained goalless due to a string of near misses. The Burnley ‘keeper Stevenson denied Swindlehurst, Paul Hinshelwood and

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Jim Cannon who had also seen a header hit the bar.

Then Vince Hilaire conjured up another magical moment to cross the ball and there was Ian Walsh flying through the air to head the ball home. With the crowd getting ready to celebrate, the police presence was having difficulty restraining fans from getting onto the pitch and then two minutes from time a shot from Swindlehurst evaded Stevenson and signalled a small scale rehearsal of the main pitch invasion that followed the final whistle.

It is said that the Palacesupporting pilot of the plane taking the Brighton players and management to America broke the news to them mid-Atlantic.

For those of us there for that memorable evening there was the hope that now Palace had a team with youth at its heart that could test the best in Division One for years to come – the phrase ‘Team Of The Eighties’ had yet to be coined.

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Ian

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Striker | 1985-1991 2778 Games, 117 Goals 1988/89 Record: 54 Games, 33 Goals

Tell us about how you came about joining Crystal Palace at the third time of the club trying to get you along for a trial.

I was approached a couple of times by Palace but didn’t take them up on their offer of going for a trial due to one reason or another. However, one day when I was speaking with my former boss where I was working and he said it was a once in a lifetime opportunity and he kindly gave me some time off so I could go along to a trial over two weeks.

I can’t look back on it and feel anything other than an appreciation of just how well it went because it didn’t take long to realise the opportunity I had and how hard it was going to be but I was ready for the challenge.

My time at Palace will always be my greatest time, it was all about new opportunities for me to learn and catch up having come into that level of the game late but what a chance to have.

Tell us all about that wonderful strike partnership you had with Mark Bright.

Once Brighty joined I will always say it took my professional thinking to another level and showed me how to conduct myself and to deal with the demands of being at Crystal Palace, both on and off the field.

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We did a lot of work on the training ground to know how we would both be playing in match situations; we had a hunger for goals and over our career at Palace had a great return but it took time and I remember at the end of Brighty’s first season we chatted about the need to both be scoring more goals.

Training games gave us the chance to learn more about each other’s game and that was reflected as time went on and thankfully it just got better and better for us both while at Palace.

What are your memories of our two play-offs in 1989?

One of the greatest atmospheres I played in at Selhurst Park would have been that semi-final of the play-offs against Swindon Town. We were losing 1-0 after the first-leg but they didn’t have a chance in the second-leg as we played so well that night. The Arthur Wait Stand

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was rocking; I would go as far to say I am sure it felt like it was moving to us out on the pitch!

When I remember the play-off final and the firstleg up at Blackburn Rovers, Eddie McGoldrick had made it 2-1 and then with almost the last kick of the game they made it 3-1 and I don’t think I have ever been so devastated than when I came off the pitch that night.

Steve Coppell quickly let everyone realise that we had another game to play. I thought we had blown it but I also think Blackburn believed they had already done the job. They hadn't though. When they saw us in the tunnel and of course the 30,000 crowd and when we got the first goal of the afternoon followed by Dave Madden’s penalty you could see how close we were.

But you were always left thinking: ‘if they get one it’s literally over’ but we saw it through and the crowd invaded the pitch. It was amazing; I had never seen anything like it, just unbelievable memories.

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After nearly 15 years spent with Crystal Palace, Juliån Speroni continues to hold the affection of the south London faithful. Here, the recent recipient of the Chairman’s Award for Outstanding Contribution and four-time Player of the Season reflects with Ben Mountain on his decade and a half in SE25 at the end of a truly remarkable journey.

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Julián Speroni sits in a grey, empty and sporadically heated room. He talks about breakfast, his children and mate, an Argentinian tea he drinks every morning. He even explains where to buy it from.

He talks with ready conviviality, propped up on a plastic office chair before heading out for a morning of training - aged 39 - with a Premier League football club.

The setting is not befitting of a man with his stature looking back at nearly 15 years spent weaving some of the most iconic threads in the tapestry of Crystal Palace’s history.

Probably a little cold but reluctant to make it known, Speroni - an ever-present figure in thousands of south Londoners’ lives for a decade and a half - then spends the next 30 minutes delving into the highs and lows of a remarkable career, often veering into what it is that connected him with a small, passionate fan base almost 7,000 miles away from his hometown.

He gets things rolling right where it all began: Saavedra, Buenos Aires.

“I was born in Buenos Aires, the capital and a big city a bit like London. I had a lot of friends around and a nice childhood really. I had working class parents but we were pretty happy.

“Not many games were shown at the time but when we had a chance to watch a game it was always Manchester United or Liverpool. The league that I watched most growing up was the Italian Serie A because that was the most popular in Argentina. “I didn’t know much about Crystal Palace...”

Fast-forward from childhood - when full-sized posts for an eight-year-old goalkeeper would threaten to crush the earliest hopes of an infant career - to early adulthood, and Speroni would find himself in Dundee having sent off a homemade VHS of his finest saves to the Scottish club’s manager, Ivano Bonetti.

Initially unable to speak a word of English, it didn’t take long for the young Argentinian to write his name into the annals of Dens Park, but by the time Speroni had worked his way into the hearts of enough Dark Blues to

My relationship with the fans, with the people in the club, it was brilliant and I didn’t want to change all of that earn a place in their Hall of Fame 11 years later, Palace had come knocking.

Aware of then-manager Iain Dowie’s interest, Speroni began to keep an eye on the Eagles’ progress. On holiday watching his prospective club battle with West Ham United in the 2004 play-off final, he would decide to commit his future to the south London outfit, unalert to exactly what it would hold for him and his family over the next 15 years.

“I never planned to be here that long,” he admitted.

“Normally players tend to be with a club for three or four years and then they move on.

“I was always happy here and my family was happy here. Some things for me don’t have a price. I never saw a big enough reason to go and my relationship with the fans, with the people in the club, it was brilliant and I didn’t want to change all of that. I didn’t see a reason to change all of that.

“Year after year after year, I kept renewing my contract and then I find myself 15 years later, I’m still here and still enjoying playing football. As I said before, some things don’t have a price.”

Despite a turbulent start to life in the English capital, Speroni had perhaps unwittingly found the club he would go on to call home and began developing a now unbreakable bond with Palace’s embracing fans.

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“How they welcomed me when I arrived; it was brilliant. It’s not easy to come from abroad and settle yourself in a new place where you don’t know anybody and you don’t know the customs of the place and the traditions and a lot of different things. All of that made our relationship grow.

“I think my relationship with the fans developed quite early in my career, obviously not from the beginning because it takes a little bit of time but I remember playing when Gábor [Király] wasn’t playing in cup games and I used to feel that appreciation from the fans. Then as soon as I established myself as No.1, that first Player of the Season award, after that I felt that the connection was growing and growing and growing and it’s hard to explain.

“We’ve been on a long journey together I feel, they know that.”

But Speroni’s career with Palace certainly hasn’t been one without its challenges and the now-39-year-old has experienced relegation, administration, near-collapse and the stewardship of 12 permanent managers in the course of his spell. Looking back on perhaps the toughest point in Palace’s recent history, Speroni recalled how avoiding relegation in 2010 felt for a man right at the heart of the action.

“It was tough,” he recalled. “Coming into that game we’d had the chance to secure our Championship status in the game before that. We played West Brom and needed to win but we drew 1-1. We had the ball cleared off the line in the last minute and we thought, ‘that was the chance, that was the chance,’ and we would have been safe going into the last game of the season but that wasn’t the case.

“Those games are not the ones you enjoy coming into. Those games are tough; really, really tough. Our careers are on the line as well. If you go down a division, everything goes down and your pedigree goes down as well. But also for the people at the club, they depended on us to get a result there because they didn’t know if they’d have a job later.”

I always remember the important saves in important moments where by making that save you’re helping the team to achieve something important

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Thankfully, however, jobs were saved along with the club as Speroni and his team secured the survival of Crystal Palace by holding Sheffield Wednesday to a 2-2 draw, Alan Lee and Darren Ambrose the goalscorers with the Eagles’ No.1 characteristically doing his bit to guard the Crystal Palace goal.

A save against Luke Varney - described as “excellent” by the BBC and, naturally, “not spectacular” by the man himself - kept the Eagles in the game at 1-1. Ultimately, it seemed to epitomise what the shot-stopper means to his south London club: vital, modest and working entirely for those around him.

“I had to make it because if you end up 2-1 down, everything changes. People ask me, ‘what’s the best save you ever made?’ It’s hard to pick one save but I always remember the important saves in important moments where by making that save you’re helping the team to achieve something important.”

For Palace fans, then, the bank of Speroni’s best saves is close to overflowing, and while the shot-stopper will forever be known for selflessly shunning the spotlight, two moments from 2013 stand out as truly remarkable, even in his book.

“The one against Brighton is just a reaction. One-onone, I made myself big and then that ball was going over my shoulder. I just threw my hand at it and luckily it was quick enough to just touch it onto the crossbar.

“Obviously in the play-off final, I had to make an important save there as well. That didn’t look spectacular but believe me, that was a tough save to make because I was going completely the other way and I had to come back to my left.

“I didn’t want to touch him [Troy Deeney] because it would have been a penalty so I had to try to get my hand across him. I lifted the ball and I was hoping for someone, my teammates, to clear it because I wasn’t sure who was in front of me. Luckily, we managed to clear that ball and win the game.”

Winning that particular match meant that Palace had hauled themselves from the brink of relegation and

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financial catastrophe to Premier League football in just three seasons: a fifth of Speroni’s time with the club.

And throughout that era, the shot-stopper has been ever-present; always there on Saturday afternoons offering customary applause in response to the Holmesdale’s sociolect-afflicted version of Do The Conga prior to kick-off.

Sitting slightly cold in a grey, empty and sporadically heated room, Speroni seemed to be offering one last round of applause to the Holmesdale and its surrounding stands at Selhurst Park, returning persistently to the fans and what their steadfast support has meant over the last 15 years.

Looking back over his career, Speroni was only ever going to focus on one thing as he rounded the time off: Crystal Palace’s fans.

“Time has gone so quickly,” he said. “2004 and 15 years later, it just went in the blink of an eye. I went through everything really, it was a rollercoaster of ups and downs but I enjoyed every minute. There were tough times of course, but that’s part of the game and that makes you develop. It makes you a better player, a better person hopefully - and it’s a journey that I guess footballers have to go through.

“There’s nothing I can say really more than thank you for everything. We’ve been through so much: faces have changed, players have changed and owners have changed, but the important thing is what we’ve done together for the football club, that’s the main thing. We all disappear, we all go, but the club will stay here for many, many, many years so hopefully we built some good memories together.

“One day when I won’t be here anymore, hopefully the fans - if they think of me, if they remember me - they will think: ‘okay, this guy performed at this club for service.

He gave everything he could.’ “A big thank you to everyone for all these years.”

That doesn’t read right. It seems strange that at the end of a decade and a half serving this club in 405 appearances and keeping 112 clean sheets in the process, Speroni feels that it is his duty to say thank you. Far from it. For being south London’s No.1 through everything, thank you, Julián.

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head of comms to a waiting car.

Managers tend to dread their post-match

November 2012 and Roberto di Matteo,

press conference. They complain

six months on from hoisting the European

emotions, still running high after the

Cup in Munich, had watched helplessly

training ground just before dawn, with Benitez

drama of the game just completed,

as his Chelsea side were dismantled

in place by mid-morning. It was hard not to feel

can cloud their judgement and make

and dismissed by a rampant Juventus

sorry for the departing incumbent. That night in

them prone to say things that might

in Turin. The Italian had taken the bold

Turin, more than any, was probably a time when

otherwise be avoided. Maurizio Sarri,

decision to drop the record signing,

the obligation to conduct post-match media

fuming having been sent to the stands in

Fernando Torres, a political move which

duties felt unnecessarily cruel.

the recent draw with Burnley, opted to

undermined his position yet further.

swerve his media duties and dispatched

So comprehensive was the

his deputy, Gianfranco Zola, to face

thrashing, on the back of two wins

the glare of the cameras. The stand-in

in seven, that talk had emerged even

preceded most of his answers with

during the 3-0 defeat that Rafael Benitez

apologies for the head coach’s absence.

had been sounded out as a possible

Some of the better copy is

replacement. Di Matteo, a dead man

generated from those immediate,

walking, took to the stage post-match

raw reflections on the match when a

at and offered deflated defiance: “I’m

manager’s sense of grievance, or even

responsible for the results and at the

outrage, is at its most exposed. Jose

moment I am here and I think I will be for

Mourinho, whom most considered

the future,” he said. “But that question

so calculating in everything he said,

[about my future] is probably not one you

gave some of his best copy when the

should ask me. As far as I’m concerned,

adrenaline was still running and he had

I’ll keep working.”

bones to pick with referees, opponents

Those quotes ended up merely

or, sometimes, even his own players. The

fleshing out the Benitez story in the

quotes pieces invariably hold the back

copy, filed on the coach back to the

page, or at least warrant a separate slot

airport where we boarded Chelsea’s

alongside the match report inside.

official flight to Gatwick. We were kept

Yet one of the most memorable

He was duly sacked back at the club’s

separate, at the back of the plane but, at

post-game briefings I ever attended was

3am having collected our bags from the

with a manager no one actually expected

carousel, a few of us found ourselves

to be in situ by the time the newspaper

standing on the concourse in arrivals as

was due to come out. Retreat to

Di Matteo was led glumly away by the

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MARATHON MARCH 2019: ‘LET’S MAKE IT BIGGER AND BETTER’ Palace legends Andy Johnson and Mark Bright are taking part in the third annual ‘Palace for Life Marathon March’ and they want you to join them!

More than 50 Eagles fans have already pledged to walk this year’s marathon-length walk from Selhurst Park to Trafalgar Square on Saturday 12 October. The event brings together Palace fans and legends, with last year raising over £100,000 to support vulnerable young south Londoners.

Set to take part in his third Marathon March is Andy Johnson: “I’m really pleased to confirm that I’ll be back at the Marathon March for a third time this year and going for my hat-trick!” the penalty-taking fan favourite said.

“Having walked alongside Palace fans and some of my former teammates at this event for the past two years, there was no hesitation about whether I’d return; it’s an amazing day from start to finish.

“The amount of money we’ve raised for Palace for Life Foundation’s work with youngsters in the community is staggering and I hope we can top it this year. I’m calling on as many Palace fans to join me and sign up today.”

Fellow club legend Mark Bright will take on the challenge for the second-year running: “The Marathon March was an amazing day out last year and it was a pleasure to walk and talk with so many fans.

“Completing the walk and knowing we’d raised so much money to help youngsters in the community was a wonderful feeling.

“I’m already looking forward to taking part again

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this year; let’s make it bigger and better.”

As an added incentive, any fans who, like Andy Johnson, will be going for their Marathon March hattrick will receive a special edition ‘magic hat’!

The social event is open to anyone, and is non-competitive, with the primary aim to raise money for the Palace for Life Foundation. All participants are asked to register for £25 and commit to raising a minimum of £300 each in sponsorship.

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FACT FILE Name: Nya Kirby Date of birth: 31/01/00 Place of birth: Islington Position: Midfield When did you start at Palace?

Summer 2016 Team supported as a youngster?

Manchester United First footballing idol?

Ronaldinho Career highlight to date?

Winning the U17 World Cup Favourite food?

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I’d study sport science Hopes for next season?

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Nya Kirby

I spent time watching Blackpool before making the move. I’d spoken with Brighty and he said that he thought a loan option would be good for me. He told me Blackpool were interested so I went to watch them against AFC Wimbledon and afterwards I spoke with the manager Terry McPhillips; he sounded like a great coach to play for. After that I went to the next game against Portsmouth and from there, it just felt like the right club. From that, I signed in January and went on to really enjoy my time with Blackpool.

My goal against Luton Town was a highlight. It kind of just popped up! Matty Virtue - the player that earned the assist - did really well to keep it alive. He just swung it back into the box and I kept my eye on it. I didn’t think it was a goal but when it left my boot I knew it was a good connection. It was my second start and first goal so it was a great achievement that felt like a real relief because it helped my team earn a draw.

Living on my own has definitely been the biggest change. It’s my first long period of living away from home. I don’t want to describe the first few weeks as ‘tough’ but I was just getting used to cooking on my own and the normal stuff like washing. Cooking different things is challenging; I’m always on YouTube looking for new recipes! I get to see my parents because they come to watch most games on the weekend but my mum wouldn’t have it if I gave her my washing!

Palace’s Development squad is really talented and that’s key. It’s very important because it keeps the standard high in training and in games. You improve when you’re playing with better players than you and having good players around you helps to keep the standards high. I saw that Kian Flanagan won U23 Player of the Season and he deserved it from the beginning of the season. He was our star man and I feel like he’s done really well throughout the season so congratulations to him.

My teammates and coaches were great at settling me in. All my teammates have been really welcoming and it was really easy to fit in. Terry McPhillips is always asking me how I am, how I fitted in when I started and even at the end he’d ask me how everything was. He’s been great. It’s a new experience learning under different managers because it helps me develop my game. The coaches at Palace stay in touch, too, like Richard Shaw, Dave Reddington and Mark Bright and I’d like to give thanks to them for that.

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I’m not sure what’s next for me but I’ll be working hard regardless. I’ve got the end of the season now and a couple of weeks off so I’m going to spend time with the family. I want to keep fit, be ready for the hard work in pre-season and I’ll see what happens from there. I’ve just got to speak to the manager, Brighty and Richard Shaw and see what they say is the best path for me to go on. But I’ve really enjoyed the past six months.

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Seasonal Statistics Most touches

Interceptions

Aaron Wan-Bissaka

Luka Milivojevic

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2,651 Top Goal Scorers 01. Luka Milivojevic

12 10

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Overall Discipline

05

Total Goals

41%

Shooting Accuracy

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14

Hit Woodwork

46

140

Shots on Target

199

Shots off Target

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Pass Success Rate

Player In Focus

77%

Average Possession

44%

Touches In Opposition Box

Wilfried Zaha

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Best Mins Per Goal

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ATT

POS

Sat 11

15:00

Fulham

W 2-0

24,821

4th

Mon 20

20:00

Liverpool

L 0-2

25,750

10th

Sun 26

13:30

Watford

L 1-2

20,014

10th

Tue 28

19:30

Swansea City

W 1-0

9,122

CC2

Sat 01

15:00

Southampton

L 0-2

25,495

15th

Sat 15

15:00

Huddersfield Town

W 1-0

23,696

12th

Sat 22

15:00

Newcastle United

D 0-0

25,679

11th

Tue 28

20:00

West Bromwich Albion

W 3-0

10,818

CC3

Mon 01

20:00

Bournemouth

L 1-2

10,199

13th

Sat 06

15:00

Wolves

L 0-1

25,717

14th

Sun 21

16:00

Everton

L 0-2

38,668

15th

Sun 28

13:30

Arsenal

D 2-2

25,718

14th

Wed 31

20:00

Middlesbrough

L 0-1

11,850

CC4

Sun 04

16:00

Chelsea

L 1-3

40,407

14th

Sat 10

17:30

Tottenham Hotspur

L 0-1

25,685

16th

Sat 24

15:00

Manchester United

D 0-0

74,516

16th

Sat 01

15:00

Burnley

W 2-0

25,098

14th

Tue 04

19:45

Brighton & Hove Albion

L 1-3

29,663

15th

Sat 08

15:00

West Ham United

L 2-3

56,995

16th

Sat 15

15:00

Leicester City

W 1-0

24,738

15th

Sat 22

15:00

Manchester City

W 3-2

54,340

14th

Wed 26

15:00

Cardiff City

D 0-0

25,206

14th

Sun 30

12:00

Chelsea

L 0-1

25,781

14th

Wed 02

19:45

Wolves

W 2-0

30,666

14th

Sat 05

17:30

Grimsby Town

W 1-0

19,967

FA3

Sat 12

15:00

Watford

L 1-2

25,010

14th

Sat 19

15:00

Liverpool

L 3-4

53,171

14th

Sun 27

16:00

Tottenham Hotspur

W 2-0

19,491

FA4

Wed 30

19:45

Southampton

D 1-1

28,339

15th

Sat 02

15:00

Fulham

W 2-0

25,355

14th

Sat 09

15:00

West Ham United

D 1-1

25,552

13th

Sun 17

16:00

Doncaster Rovers

W 2-0

14,010

FA5

Sat 23

17:30

Leicester City

W 4-1

31,778

13th

Wed 27

20:00

Manchester United

L 1-3

25,754

14th

Sat 02

15:00

Burnley

W 3-1

19,223

13th

Sat 09

12:30

Brighton & Hove Albion

L 1-2

24,972

14th

Sat 16

12:15

Watford

L 1-2

18,104

FA6

Sat 30

15:00

Huddersfield Town

W 2-0

25,193

13th

Wed 03

19:45

Tottenham Hotspur

L 0-2

59,215

13th

Sat 06

15:00

Newcastle United

W 1-0

51,926

12th

Sun 14

14:05

Manchester City

L 1-3

25,721

13th

Sun 21

16:00

Arsenal

W 3-2

59,929

12th

Sat 27

15:00

Everton

D 0-0

25,789

12th

Sat 04

17:30

Cardiff City

W 3-2

32,133

12th

Sun 12

15:00

Bournemouth

2018/19 Games 2018/19 Goals Palace Career Games Palace Career Goals

Cheikhou Kouyaté

TV

Red Card

Max Meyer

OPPOSITION

Yellow Card

Scott Dann

Goal(s)

James Tomkins

KO

Unused Sub

Luka Milivojevic

MAY

APR

MAR

FEB

JAN

DEC

NOV

OCT

SEP

AUG

DATE

Used Sub

Patrick van Aanholt

Started

Joel Ward

Home Fixtures Away Fixtures Cup Fixtures

Julian Speroni

Fixtures & Results

01

02

03

04

05

06

07

08

2

9(2)

38 39(2) 30 10(3) 21(14) 25(12)

1 405 217 5

3

12

1

81

92

87

149

35

2

10

24

7

15

2

37

Alexander Sørloth Andros Townsend Wilfried Zaha Mamadou Sakho Wayne Hennessey Jordan Ayew Jeffrey Schlupp Christian Benteke James McArthur Jonny Williams Connor Wickham Lucas Perri Michy Batshuayi Sullay Kaikai Bakary Sako Pape Souare Aaron Wan-Bissaka Giovanni McGregor Vicente Guaita Ryan Inniss Martin Kelly Sam Woods Dion-Curtis Henry Nya Kirby Joe Tupper Jason Puncheon Jairo Riedewald

09 10 11 12

w

13 14 15 17 18 20 21 22 23 25 26 27 29 30 31 33 34 35 36 39 41 42 44

tvt

x

t

4(12) 39(5) 35

1

8

10

20

123 322

55

1

13

1

53

27 19(1) 16(9) 25(12) 9(10) 36(3)

126

2

5

1

3

25

80

90

169

2

5

21

19

1

1(6)

1

10(2) 0(2) 0(3) 2(2) 37(1)

4

70

41

12

11

53

1

10

4

1

8

63

45

23

1

23

1

18(1) 0(1)

3(5)

4

123

1

169

19

1

16

86 STATISTICS

League Table Pos

Club

P

W

D

L

F

1

Manchester City

37 31

2

4

91 22 69 95

A GD Pts

2

Liverpool

37 29

7

1

87 22 65 94

3

Chelsea

37 21

8

8

63 39 24 71

4

Tottenham Hotspur

37 23

1

Top Scorers Mohamed Salah

22

13 65 37 28 70

P-E Aubameyang

20

5

Arsenal

37 20

7

10 70 50 20 67

Sergio Agüero

20

6

Manchester United

37 19

9

9

Sadio Mané

20

7

Wolves

37 16

9

12 47 44

3

57

Jamie Vardy

17

8

Everton

37 15

8

14 52 44

8

53

Harry Kane

17

65 52 13 66

9

Leicester City

37 15

6

16 51 48

3

51

10

Watford

37 14

8

15 51 55

-4

50

11

West Ham United

37 14

7

16 48 54

-6

49

12

Crystal Palace

37 13

7

17 46 50

-4

46

Eden Hazard

15

13

Bournemouth

37 13

6

18 53 65 -12 45

Ryan Fraser

14

14

Newcastle United

37 11

9

17 38 48 -10 42

Christian Eriksen

12

15

Burnley

37 11

7

19 44 65 -21 40

T. Alexander-Arnold

11

16

Southampton

37

9

11 17 44 64 -20 38

Andrew Robertson

11

17

Brighton & Hove Albion

37

9

9

19 34 56 -22 36

Leroy Sané

10

R

Cardiff City

37

9

4

24 32 69 -37 31

R

Fulham

37

7

5

25 34 77 -43 26

R

Huddersfield Town

37

3

6

28 21 75 -54 15

Most Assists

Statistics correct as of Thursday 9th May

Matchweek 38 Fixtures Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester City

Liverpool v Wolves

Sunday 12 May 2019 – 3pm

Sunday 12 May 2019 – 3pm

Burnley v Arsenal

Manchester United v Cardiff City

Sunday 12 May 2019 – 3pm

Sunday 12 May 2019 – 3pm

Crystal Palace v Bournemouth

Southampton v Huddersfield Town

Sunday 12 May 2019 – 3pm

Sunday 12 May 2019 – 3pm

Fulham v Newcastle United

Tottenham Hotspur v Everton

Sunday 12 May 2019 – 3pm

Sunday 12 May 2019 – 3pm

Leicester City v Chelsea

Watford v West Ham United

Sunday 12 May 2019 – 3pm

Sunday 12 May 2019 – 3pm

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