The Crystal Palace Courier
Market17 Aug 2026
Crystal Palace turn down Atlético Madrid for Jørgen Strand Larsen
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Crystal Palace
Evann Guessand was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Dean Henderson falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Crystal Palace
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: Robert Murray joins the Crystal Palace first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Robert Murray is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market17 Aug 2026
Luke Wright steps up from the Crystal Palace academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Luke Wright has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Timothy Matthews joins the Crystal Palace first team
- Boardroom The ground is getting bigger
- Squad Benji Casey signs a new deal
- Squad Crystal Palace lose Sean Somade