Top 10 Own Goals

We’ve all done it. Stuck a great clumsy boot out and divided the ball into the back of our net. There isn’t a worse feeling in football (unless you’re Vinny Jones and you’ve just grabbed Gazza’s balls) but here are 10 idiots who did rather more than stick out a clumsy boot:

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Trotta interests a few Championship clubs

Free-scoring striker Marcello Trotta could be on his way to a Championship club near you as an assortment of clubs are rumoured to be quietly interested, the kind of shyness which occurs in teenage love ah bless them, in taking the Fulham youngster on loan.

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Palace add more Crystal to their youth production

It has emerged this morning that Crystal Palace have added yet another name to their much-envied youth system, by signing Dulwich Hamlet defender Michael Chambers for around £80,000.

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2012 Ones to Watch

With 2012 upon us, a year that contains some noteworthy footballing dates, especially EURO 2012 and the Olympics, it is worth considering the men to keep an eye on for next year. Some you may have heard of, some you may have not, but this lot are set to make 2012 a year to remember.

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Could Palace starlet be a January transfer target for United

One saying in football that never gets old is ‘shop window’ and that’s exactly what some of Crystal Palace’s players did a fortnight ago at Old Trafford when they knocked Manchester United out of the Carling Cup and advanced into the competition’s semi-finals.

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Clyne to shine in Premiership?

On Wednesday he was helping keep Manchester United at bay.

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3 Players United Will Have To Be Wary Of - Crystal Palace

Manchester United of course host Crystal Palace tonight at Old Trafford in the Carling Cup, so with that in mind it’s worth taking a look at these three players who we should be wary of going into the game:

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Manchester United v Crystal Palace Preview: Macheda And Pogba Should Impress

Manchester United will be looking to get over the weekend’s disappointment of drawing at home to Newcastle United by defeating Crystal Palace in the Carling Cup and reaching the competition’s semi-finals.

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Steve Coppell: The Man That Ties Together United And Crystal Palace

On Wednesday Manchester United face Crystal Palace in a Carling Cup quater-final match at Old Trafford, although on pap this is a big game for the smaller Club, in the late 1960's Palace were a 1st Division top team that played attractive football and in fact were in the top flight as recently as 2005.

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There must be a better way

One of the most contentious and pressing issues in English football is how to make the next generation of English footballers as good technically as their Spanish, German or Dutch counterparts.

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Wales continue revival with hasten Speed

As England did their best to betray any optimism that may have occurred to any fan before, or that may have come flooding in with a delightfully efficient first 40 minutes in Podgorica before the self-destruct button was so wilfully pressed, it was easy to miss the other game in group G, that of Switzerland’s visit to Wales with the away team still in contention for the runners-up spot, aiming to set-up an effective play off with Montenegro who were busy erasing any hopes that Fabio Capello has a team correctly equipped for Euro 2012.

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Saturday Paper Round Up @ City consider Van Persie move, Chelsea target in contract talks and Barca eye Palace teen

Valencia are set to hold contract renewal talks with striker Francisco Alcacer in a bid to put an end to Arsenal's interest in the player.

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Derby Violence – A step too far?

On derby heavy weekend consisting of Everton vs Liverpool, Fulham vs Queens Park Rangers and Tottenham vs Arsenal is upon us. Having reported on the Brighton vs Crystal Palace the other day and witnessing the violence first hand I felt the need to blog.

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Shrimpers News

So sunny Sarfend report back for pre-season training on Friday with only one new signing to the squad so far - ex-Millwall legend Neil Harris.

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Championship Transfer Round Up

With the Championship season a distant memory and fans now turning their attention to the new campaign rather than reflecting upon the old, the transfer market is gathering steam.

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