Crystal Palace: London is Ours

News coming out of Selhurst Park has told us that following the resignation of former manager Tony Pulis, the man set to become the new boss, former Newcastle manager Alan Pardew has pulled out of the deal at the last minute due to personal reasons. As a result, at the last minute, Steve Parish has appointment the unknown Englishman Lloyd Debenham on a one-year contract.

This appointment comes as a shock with not many people knowing Debenham. Despite not knowing him, he already holds a UEFA Pro License after gaining many years of experience at the St Albans City youth set up. He is said to be well renowned for his attacking style of play and his strict discipline in the dressing room.

Crystal Palace owner Steve Parish told us: "I understand why our fans may be concerned that the appointment, however I feel as though Debenham is the sort of a coach that we have been looking for. Someone who is willing to play attacking football in this division yet keep strong discipline in the dressing room to allow a professional atmosphere within the club.

When appointed, Debenham told the Crystal Palace Twitter page: "Crystal Palace is a special club and I believe it has the potential to go far. With our location and being set in London I believe that we can attract a number of star players to our club"

"I want to take Palace to the top," he continued, "I believe that we can become one of the top forces in European football however that will take hard work. I believe that if we recruit well in the summer, play an attractive style off football and sign the right players, then there is no reason why we can't finish in the top 10 this year"

Lloyd Debenham's first test will be later this week as his side take on their first friendly match of the season as they prepare for the 2014/15 Premier League season.

Best of luck, first get London to be yours, then Europe!

Good start to the story, looking forward to it!

Crystal Palace have today confirmed the signing of two youngsters from the lower leagues. This is just one example of how Debenham is looking to deploy his youth policy within the club.

The first of the signings is Crewe Alexandra's young midfielder George Cooper who is signed for approximately £275,000 with bonuses to be added on the shed he reached a certain amount of appearances or score a certain amount of goals.

Cooper can play in both attacking midfield and on the left wing, he is believed to be one of Crewe's most promising youngsters from their academy. At only 17 years old this promising midfielder has got the potential to become possibly one of the best midfielders in the Premier League.

To help continue his development, Cooper has been sent out on loan to league one side Walsall on a six-month loan which will expire in January. Walsall have the option to extend his loan should the option become available.

The second of these two youngsters is Preston North End's promising midfielder Josh Brownhill. The youngster has signed for Palace on a deal believed to be around £900,000 and like Cooper is believed to have a lot of potential.

Just like Cooper, he will be loaned out until January to help with his development. The 18-year-old midfielder or join Swindon town on loan until January. Just like with the arrangement with Cooper and Walsall, they have the option to extend his loan should the option become available.

Palace would also like to confirm that the following players have left:
Adlene Guedioura to QPR
Glenn Murray to Hull City
Fraizer Campbell to West Bromwich Albion (loan)
Kwesi Appiah to Port Vale (loan)

Good luck!

Best of luck, hopefully these players can get some game-time on cups.. How much did you get for Guedioura and Murray?

Good young signings there, both have great potential.

@Paulker: I got 4 mil for Guedioura and about 2 mil for Murray

Crystal Palace have today confirmed that they have completed three signings. The deals have taken longer than anticipated to be completed but after increased talks between all Club is a deal has finally been reached between all parties.

The first of the three signings is QPR attacking midfielder Adel Taarabt Who has been unsettled at the West London club following a fall out with their manager. After numerous weeks of talks there finally agreed a deal worth £8 million, Taarabt has signed a four year deal at Palace.

Neil Taylor is the second signing made by The Eagles who has joined the club on a deal from Swansea City. The fee is believed to be in the region of £4.3 million, but will increase should he reach a certain number of appearance for both club and country. The Welsh international has signed a four year deal at the club.


The final signing made by Crystal Palace is Fenerbahce forward Emmanuel Eminike. The twenty-seven year old forward is well renowned for his pace and finishing ability in the Turkish league. The Nigerian International has joined Crystal Palace for a fee worth to be £13 million and will sign a four year contract with The Eagles.

All of them have all been allocated sir squad numbers for the 2014/15 season:
12.Neil Taylor
17.Emmanuel Eminike
24.Adel Taarabt

So much money spent! Prove me wrong and make em' shine!

A mixed bag of results there!

Results show that once the players started picking up on Debenham's ways, the results started improving

@Pauker: Aha exactly! XD