Author: Edmund Brack

Ray Lewington has spoken publicly for the first time about his Crystal Palace exit – and reckons it was a “natural time” to end that coaching chapter.

Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha has officially launched his WZ Academy and says he is “so proud” about giving back to the Croydon community. 

Edmund Brack has looked at the state of play for Crystal Palace, as they appear close to agreeing a deal for Nuno Espirito Santo to be their new manager.

Crystal Palace defender Joel Ward is hopeful that he will extend his stay at Selhurst Park, with the 31-year-old’s contract set to expire at the beginning of July.  

Christian Benteke has signed a two-year contract extension to keep him at Crystal Palace until 2023.

Dougie Freedman has finally opened up about his decision to leave play-off chasing Crystal Palace for Bolton Wanderers in 2012 as part of an in-depth docuseries to be screened on Amazon Prime at the start of next month .  

Edmund Brack has reviewed When Eagles Dare, the Crystal Palace docuseries which comes to Amazon Prime Video on June 4.

Reise Allassani cannot hide his disappointment when October 23, 2012 is brought up. It was the day his seemingly inevitable route to the Crystal Palace first team suddenly encountered major obstacles.

Ollie Webber has praised the influence of two Crystal Palace icons – Shaun Derry and Julian Speroni – after his side won promotion to the U23 Premier League 2 Division 1.

The dust is settling on Crystal Palace’s 2020-21 Premier League campaign – and Roy Hodgson’s spell in charge of the SE25 club. Edmund Brack reckons a largely stress-free season is set to be followed by a challenging summer rebuild.

Roy Hodgson felt Wilfried Zaha’s pace and skill was a better weapon against Liverpool’s young centre-backs – in comparison to Jean-Philippe Mateta’s towering presence – as Crystal Palace ended the season with a 2-0 defeat to Jurgen Klopp’s side.

There was no happy ending for Roy Hodgson in his final game as Crystal Palace manager, as a Sadio Mane doubled consigned the South Londoners to a 2-0 defeat at Liverpool.

Geoff Thomas will never forget the day his world was “stopped in its tracks.” When he retired from professional football in 2002, following a solid career which saw him patrol the middle of the pitch for close to two decades, it was only his knees that signalled to him that maybe that he should call time on the sport he loved.

Roy Hodgson hopes that Wilfried Zaha will still be at Crystal Palace next season, but acknowledges that the club may have to be realistic with the 28-year-old’s desire to win trophies.

Former Crystal Palace manager Alan Smith believes Frank Lampard should be Roy Hodgson’s successor in SE25.

Gabriel Martinelli and Nicolas Pepe both scored in added time, as Crystal Palace fell to defeat in Roy Hodgson’s final home game in charge of the South Londoners.

Roy Hodgson has confirmed he is stepping down as Crystal Palace manager at the end of the season.

Edmund Brack focuses on Christian Benteke after Crystal Palace’s 3-2 win over Aston Villa, and reckons the revitalised striker needs to be secured on a new and extended contract.

Roy Hodgson hailed the performance of Tyrick Michell after the 21-year-old left-back scored his first Premier League goal, and the winner, in Crystal Palace’s 3-2 victory over Aston Villa on Sunday afternoon.