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10 chairman 36 eagle eye 42 ben bailey smith 44 jesse derry 52 HISTORY MAKERS 54 FROM THE ARCHIVE 56 RETRO PALACE 62 PALACE FOR LIFE 69 BEAT BRIGHTY 70 stats & results
Directors Chairman Steve Parish, David Blitzer, Joshua Harris, John Textor Chief Financial Officer Sean O’Loughlin Sporting Director Dougie Freedman Club Secretary Christine Dowdeswell Head of Sports Medicine Dr. Zaf Iqbal Academy Director Gary Issott Director of U21 Development Mark Bright Chief Operating Officer Sharon Lacey Chief Commercial Officer Barry Webber General Counsel David Nichol Head of Ticketing Paul McGowan Head of Retail Foz Bowers Chief Marketing and Communications Officer James Woodroof Head of Safeguarding Cassi Wright Head Groundsman Bruce Elliott
12 The ending was perfect but up until those last nine games, it was a frustrating year. That’s football. That’s just how it is. It’s not meant to be easy and nothing’s a given for anyone
Editor Will Robinson Design Billy Cooke, Stu Ellmer, Lucas Gough
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Contributors Ian King, Robin Johnson, Toby Jagmohan, Tommy Macarthur, Doc Brown, Paul Taylor Photography Neil Everitt, Sebastian Frej, Pinnacle Photo Agency, Toby Jagmohan, Getty Printer Bishops Printers
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The old adage that the job of a goalkeeper is a lonely one has proven unfounded in south London for Sam Johnstone, who told Robin Johnson that – in a Palace shirt – he has never felt better supported, despite facing some of the greatest challenges of his career…
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WELCOME TO THE CLUB Play Now
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ben bailey-smith
Crystal palace f.c. Sam JOHNSTONE (GK) Joel WARD Tyrick MITCHELL Rob HOLDING James TOMKINS Marc GUÉHI Michael OLISE Jefferson LERMA Jordan AYEW Ebere EZE Matheus FRANÇA Jean-Philippe MATETA Jeffrey SCHLUPP Joachim ANDERSEN Nathaniel CLYNE Will HUGHES Odsonne EDOUARD Malcolm EBIOWEI Chris RICHARDS Cheick DOUCOURÉ Naouirou AHAMADA Dean HENDERSON (GK) Remi MATTHEWS (GK) Nathan FERGUSON Joe WHITWORTH (GK) Jaïro RIEDEWALD Jesurun RAK-SAKYI David OZOH Ademola OLA-ADEBOMI
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C. Pawson R. West M. Perry C. Kavanagh M. Salisbury S. Massey-Ellis
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Matt TURNER (GK) Nuno TAVARES Joe WORRALL Orel MANGALA Ibrahim SANGARÉ Neco WILLIAMS Cheikhou KOUYATÉ Taiwo AWONIYI Morgan GIBBS-WHITE Chris WOOD ANDREY Santos Wayne HENNESSEY (GK) Callum HUDSON-ODOI Harry TOFFOLO Nicolás DOMINGUEZ FELIPE Moussa NIAKHATÉ Anthony ELANGA Ryan YATES Odysseas VLACHODIMOS (GK) Serge AURIER Scott McKENNA Divock ORIGI DANILO Gonzalo MONTIEL Willy BOLY Andrew OMOBAMIDELE MURILLO Brandon AGUILERA Ola AINA
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