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Crystal Palace Squad List - 2010/11

Goalkeepers:

# 1.Julian Speroni
# 13.Lewis Price
# 35.Charlie Mann

Defenders:

# 2.Nathaniel Clyne
# 3.David Wright
# 4.Claude Davis
# 5.Patrick McCarthy (Captain)
# 6.Adam Barrett
# 17.Jack Holland
# 18.Lee Hills
# 19.Julian Bennett (returned to Nottm Forest, Jan '11)
# 20.Edgar Davids (left Nov '10, now a free agent)
# 22.Anthony Gardner (on loan from Hull)
# 24.Charlie Holness
# 26.Matthew Parsons

Midfielders:

# 7.Darren Ambrose
# 8.Neil Danns
# 10.Owen Garvan
# 11.Andrew Dorman
# 15.Kieron Cadogan
# 21.Kieran Djilali
# 23.Nathaniel Pinney
# 25.Alassane N'Diaye
# 28.Stuart O'Keefe
# 30.Alex Marrow

Strikers:

# 9.James Vaughan
# 12.Calvin Andrew
# 14.Sean Scannell
# 16.Wilfried Zaha
# 19.Jermaine Easter
# 29.Jonathan Obika (returned to Tottenham, Jan '11)
# 32.Pablo Counago (on loan from Ipswich)

# Subject to change.

'Eagles' still soaring as takeover deal is agreed in principle !

Selhurst Park stadium - home of Crystal Palace Football Club

Crystal Palace Football Club have been saved from extinction after an agreement in principle was reached to enable the consortium 'CPFC 2010' to buy the club and Selhurst Park.

Administrator Brendan Guilfoyle gave them until 3pm today to reach agreement with Lloyds Bank or he would start to liquidate the club.
Hundreds of fans protested outside the bank's offices prior to the deadline.
But an 11th hour deal was reached with 'CPFC 2010' which is headed by Palace fans Steve Parish and Martin Long.

The headquarters of Lloyds Bank, who own Bank of Scotland, was the focus of a peaceful but vocal protest by Palace fans today.
This followed a demonstration by around 1,000 supporters outside Selhurst Park on Monday.

A statement from Lloyds said:

"PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has reached an agreement in principle with CPFC 2010 in relation to the sale of Selhurst Park. This enables the consortium to go ahead with the purchase of both the Crystal Palace Football Club and Selhurst Park.

We have worked hard throughout this process to achieve a durable solution. We are pleased a successful conclusion has now been reached. We are also pleased that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, which acts on behalf of Selhurst Park, has publicly acknowledged today the ongoing support it has received from the Bank."

The 'CPFC 2010' consortium said:

"We can now confirm that there are no material differences between ourselves and Bank of Scotland regarding the sale of Selhurst Park.
Whilst its not 100% done we are confident that all the main barriers have been removed."

The next step in 'CPFC 2010's takeover is to agree the Company Voluntary Agreement – a process that is no formality, but one that has been eased by reports that both Agilo, the hedge fund that put the Club into administration in the first place, and ex-chairman Simon Jordan have agreed to do a deal.

If all goes well, a CVA meeting should be announced within the next few days (with the date set two weeks in advance) – and the club will then finally be able to step away from administration, and be able to look ahead with confidence, in the knowledge that the future of the club is finally secure.


Palace avoided relegation from the Championship under manager Paul Hart on the final day of the season with a 2-2 draw at Sheffield Wednesday that condemned the Owls to League One.

It was just another twist in a turbulent year so far, after the club was docked 10 points for going into administration in January. Manager Neil Warnock then left to join London rivals QPR and star striker Victor Moses was sold to Premier League side Wigan Athletic..

They Think It's All Over - For Palace It Very Nearly Is !

Crystal Palace Football Club are on the brink of being wound-up, but its prospective owners have appealed to new British Prime Minister David Cameron to step in and stop the club's demise.

Consortium 'CPFC 2010,' a group headed by local businessmen who want to buy the Championship club said in a statement today (Monday) that unless they can complete a deal to buy the Club by 3pm on Tuesday, the club would go into liquidation and Agilo, the hedge fund which put Palace into administration in January will sell the players to get their money back.

The sticking point has been over the purchase of Selhurst Park which is under the control of separate administrators PricewaterhouseCoopers, who are selling the ground on behalf of Bank of Scotland.

There is an issue over a clause that would see the bank receive further money if the ground was sold on in the future for something like housing.

Although a deal had appeared to be imminent, a sticking point arose because one set of administrators are working with the consortium, and another are working on behalf of the Government-owned Bank of Scotland, who own the club's Selhurst Park ground, and are its major creditor.

'CPFC 2010' have appealed to the Prime Minister, whose new coalition government is committed to sport, to step in and prevent the Bank of Scotland overseeing its demise.

A statement from 'CPFC 2010' read:

"As we sit today the future of Crystal Palace hangs in the balance and is very much in the hands of a person in a bank whom we have never met and, it seems, we are not allowed to speak to.
We note the new government's commitment to sport, particularly sport in the community. Bank of Scotland is currently government owned.
As such we would urge the new Prime Minister to intervene personally to resolve the situation or see a club supported by many thousands, and with a 100-year history, consigned to the scrapheap."

Palace's administrator Brendan Guilfoyle told Sky Sports News:

"I'm millions of pounds behind, staff weren't paid on Friday and a number were made redundant, others were asked to carry on working for nothing and it's not a situation I can allow to continue for long. So I've got to start selling players, and if I do that the indications are that the consortium 'CPFC 2010' will withdraw.
Since they are the only party willing to acquire the club then there is a distinct possibility that once I've sold the players I'll have to walk away and let the liquidation process continue."

Crystal Palace F.C - What A Season ! The Facts and Stats.

Darren Ambrose celebrates putting Palace 2-1 up at Hillsborough in the final game of the season.

Palace boss Paul Hart & his management team celebrate Championship survival at the final whistle yesterday, whilst Sheffield Wednesday boss Alan Irvine can only look down in frustration, as his team are relegated.

Crystal Palace Football Club - Season 2009/10

Final game of the 2009/10 Season: Sheff Wed 2-2 Crystal Palace

Final Championship Position: 21st

Total games played season 2009/10: 53 ( inc. 7 cup ties)

Total league games played: 46

Points total: 49

Games won in total: 14

Games drawn in total: 17

Games lost in total: 15

Home form: Won 8 Drew 5 Lost 10

Away form: Won 6 Drew 12 Lost 5

Total goals scored: 50

Total goals conceded: 53

Clean sheets in the league: 9

Top scorer: Darren Ambrose (20 in ALL competitions)

Most assists: Darren Ambrose (11 in ALL competitions)

Hat-rick(s): One - Danny Butterfield v. Wolves FA Cup 4th Rd Replay, Selhurst Park, 02/02/10

Most games played by a single player: 53 - Shaun Derry

Players sent off: 5 - Lee Hills, Paddy McCarthy, Neil Danns, Matt Lawrence, Claude Davis

Most yellow cards: 12 - Clint Hill

FA Cup progress: Reached the 5th Round. Lost to Aston Villa in a replay, 24/02/10

Coca-Cola League Cup progress: Reached 2nd Round. Lost to Manchester City, 27/08/09

Highest home league attendance: 20,642 v. Newcastle, 22/08/09

Lowest home league attendance: 12,328 v. Swansea, 09/02/10

Biggest home win: 4-1 v. Blackpool, 03/10/09

Biggest home defeat: 0-4 v. Scunthorpe, 12/09/09

Biggest away win: 4-2 v. Reading, 08/12/09

Biggest away defeat: 0-2 v. Newcastle, 27/01/10

Points total without deduction: 59

Finishing position without points deduction: 13th