Peter Taylor Sacked; Neil Warnock In?

Hiatus is still on, but it's worth noting that Crystal Palace manager Peter Taylor has been sacked by Simon Jordan. Two wins by October 8th and a 19th-place spot ain't doin' it.

Still, I think Taylor is a good guy, he's been a gentleman about the ouster, and overall a Palace legend given his playing days at Selhurst Park.

Good luck to Taylor--but...who is going to take his place? Neil Warnock?

Hiatus

Absolute Cracker is going on hiatus for the time being. Please check out Arsenal news at the Arsenal Offside.

Finally...come on you Palace!

Scowcroft Stars as Crystal Palace beat Southampton 4-1

Striker James Scowcroft supplied a sweet hat trick as Crystal Palace snatched the three points at Southampton to open the season on a sweet note. With Clinton Morrison pitching in a goal, the final scoreline was 4-1 at the Saints' expense.

And in case you were wondering, yes, the Southampton defense was atrocious.

Andy John Returns to Selhurst Park

Eagles legend Andy Johnson and his Everton teammates breezed into South London yesterday, but neither side could score as the preseason friendly ended 0-0.

All in all, you have to think that Crystal Palace's preseason unbeaten run should portend good things for the upcoming Championship season.

Preseason Updates

Crystal Palace drew with Belgian club Anderlict 1-1, after defeating Oddevold 4-1. In the latter match, Clinton Morrison notably made his return from injury with a nice tally.

Some Preseason Results

Crystal Palace have been doing the usual preseason friendly dippity-do. Most recently, the Eagles defeated IFK Gothenburg 2-1 in a match played in Sweden. Next up is another Swedish side, IK Oddevold on Friday.

Previously, Palace defeated Barnet 3-2 and Dartford 3-0.

It's been a pretty good run for th Eagles this preseason, but you know what a good preseason means.*


*Fuck all.

Crystal Palace Squad Numbers Announced

Here they are folks, the 2007-2008 shirt numbers for CPFC. Also, note that the Eagles will be facing Aldershot Town in a friendly today. Update: Eagles 2-0 Shots.

1. Scott Flinders
2. Matt Lawrence
3. Tony Craig
5. Mark Hudson
6. Leon Cort
7. Carl Fletcher
8. James Scowcroft
9. Dougie Freedman
10. Clinton Morrison
11. Paul Ifill
12. Julian Speroni
14. Ben Watson
15. Mark Kennedy
19. Tom Soares
20. Danny Butterfield
21. David Martin
24. Jeff Hughes
25. Stuart Green
31. Arron Fray
32. Shefki Kuqi
33. Lewis Grabban
35. Rhoys Wiggins
36. Lewwis Spence
37. Charlie Sheringham
38. David Wilkinson
39. James Dayton
40. Ryan Hall
41. Moses SwaiBu
42. Ben Kudjodji