Crystal Palace √ bournemouth saturday, may 13 2023 | 15:00
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palace √ bournemouth sat 13 may | 15:00
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10 chairman 34 pub talk 40 Ben Bailey Smith 44 joe antonelli 46 over the road 49 south of the river 54 ABCD epl 56 2012/13 revisited 58 from the archive 68 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 midfield is a bit like the heart of the system. If it doesn’t work then the team doesn’t work. It is up to me now to keep working and giving the maximum from myself
Editor Will Robinson Design Billy Cooke, Stu Ellmer, Lucas Gough Contributors Ian King, Robin Johnson, Ben Bailey Smith, Toby Jagmohan, Tommy Macarthur, Joe Antonelli Photography Neil Everitt, Sebastian Frej, Pinnacle Photo Agency, Getty, Toby Jagmohan Printer Bishops Printers
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At just 23-years-old, Cheick Doucouré has had a rapid rise to the top-level of European football. But it wasn’t always plain sailing, and here he discusses how he initially struggled to adapt to new surroundings, how he was inspired by a Premier League legend and why he refuses to stop having fun… Words: Will Robinson
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Worth a try? Probably. Discover the refreshing, crisp and perfectly balanced taste of Carlsberg Danish Pilsner.
Brewed in the UK, the Danish way. Enjoy responsibly.
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Did you know? Bournemouth were formed in 1899 as Boscombe, switching to Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic in 1923 and only adopting their current name ‘AFC Bournemouth’ in 1971, along with a new badge and a kit based on that of AC Milan.
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doc brown Ben Bailey Smith on the perils of great progress
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women's REVIEW 42-43
How Palace Women secured a second successive top-five finish
JOE ANTONELLI Joe Antonelli on a remarkable Under-15s Floodlit Cup success
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DANNY IMRAY 46-47
Danny Imray on achieving European dreams
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Crystal palace f.c. Joel WARD Tyrick MITCHELL Luka MILIVOJEVIC James TOMKINS Marc GUÉHI Michael OLISE Albert SAMBI LOKONGA Jordan AYEW Eberechi EZE Wilfried ZAHA Vicente GUAITA (GK) Jean-Philippe MATETA Jeffrey SCHLUPP Joachim ANDERSEN Nathaniel CLYNE James McARTHUR Will HUGHES Sam JOHNSTONE (GK) Odsonne EDOUARD Chris RICHARDS Cheick DOUCOURÉ Naouirou AHAMADA Nathan FERGUSON Joe WHITWORTH (GK) Jaïro RIEDEWALD David OZOH Kaden RODNEY
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M. Salisbury M. Wilkes N. Aspinall J. Bell A. Madley H. Lennard
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Mark TRAVERS (GK) Ryan FREDERICKS Jack STEPHENS Lewis COOK Lloyd KELLY Chris MEPHAM David BROOKS Jefferson LERMA Dominic SOLANKE Ryan CHRISTIE Dango OUATTARA Darren RANDOLPH (GK) NETO (GK) Joe ROTHWELL Adam SMITH Marcus TAVERNIER Jack STACEY Martías VIÑA Junior STANISLAS Kieffer MOORE Hamad TRAORÈ Antoine SEMENYO Marcos SENESI Illya ZABARNYI Philip BILLING Jaidon ANTHONY Jordan ZEMURA Ben GREENWOOD Dominic SADI
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