Burchy's Palace Blog
Tuesday, 31 October 2017
Continuation of a theme
Please note that in compliance with broadcasting regulations Burchy's palace blog is now diversifying into an audio blog with a Facebook and YouTube page. My support for Crystal Palace football club will now continue in an interactive audio visual capacity many thanks for this alert. Thanks to Stephanie jo, Guy and Ash and Emma as well as all broadcasting professionals within the community. In memory of Alan Brown
Sunday, 22 May 2016
FA Cup Final: Crystal Palace 1 – 2 Manchester United
So Crystal Palace end the campaign by losing the FA Cup
final narrowly by 2 – 1 thanks to a goal by Jason Puncheon cancelled out by
strikes from Juan Mata and Jessie Lindgart. In a day that saw and overcast and
wet conditions, both teams played a tight style with close control and sharp
passing. The game opened up in the second half in a five-minute spell with ten
minutes left on the clock.
Jason Puncheon gave the eagles the lead on seventy-eight minutes
only for Manchester United to equalize three minutes later on eighty- one
minutes. In extra time Chris Smalling got sent off on one hundred and five
minutes. Despite only having ten men united won the match in extra time with a
goal on 110 minutes from Jessie Lindgart. Palace was very well represented in
the stands by passionate fans put on a very colourful display which was also
very noisy
This will be the last match report to appear on my blog
which after five years and six seasons is now closing. Thank you for your loyal
readership over this time. It has been an honour writing about the famous
Crystal Palace.
Samuel Burch (May 2016)
Sunday, 8 May 2016
Crystal Palace 2 – 1 Stoke City
Now it turns that Palace can look to a cup final the first
in twenty- six years since Palace reached the magical forty- point mark. Responding
to a Charlie Adam goal a brace from Dwight Gayle has secured Palace’s survival.
Palace controlled the game for large periods and although many a team would
have given up Palace was expert in their tactics at holding up the ball and
spraying the ball out wide.
Wing play from Zaha and Bolasie marshalled the
defence very well.
Pardew can be satisfied with a fantastic ending to 2016 that
has seen Palace secure a top flight finish leading many to wonder where the
club goes next, and with the likes of Leicester winning the league Palace may
consider emulating them next season.
Yet Palace know given their history, football like all
sports is notoriously unpredictable and can make fools of us all. Palace now
prepare to enjoy a cup final which has been years in the making
Sunday, 1 May 2016
Crystal Palace 0 – 1 Newcastle United
So it may prevail that despite another cup final against
Manchester United it appears Crystal Palace might face relegation, an eight-point
lead above Sunderland with two games left despite Sunderland having a game in
hand.
Today Palace trailed on fifty minutes from a goal by Andros
Townsend, Scott Dann, freeing himself from defensive attention to win a second
half penalty which was uncharacteristically missed by Yohan Cabaye. The
equation remains that Palace require three points from six available against
Stoke City and Southampton to ensure Crystal Palace survive. The Eagles can now
look forward to the FA Cup final 26 years to the day since Palace lost to
Manchester United back in 1990.
Hopefully Palace can maintain their premier
league status. Honestly even if they cannot it would be nice to think a
historic second FA Cup final would be superb because it would complete a 28yr
cycle and a personal journey that included a Watford supporting Catholic
babysitter, a Brentford supporting German friend, and a mate who supports Bournemouth
where I had a fabulous year at university. Having followed Palace on preseason
tours to Sweden and America had many adventures I believe it is time to pass
the baton to the next generation.
I don’t know the future but I hope it is a prosperous one
for the Palace.
Monday, 25 April 2016
And so it happened… Magic of Cup sees Palace reach Wembley!
So it transpires after a difficult and disappointing 2016
there is light at the end of the tunnel as goals from Bolasie and Wickham meant
Palace made the cup final after an impressive 2 – 1 victory emulated the side
of 1990 in reaching an FA Cup final. Loud and Proud and very colourful.
A
magical day that I enjoyed very much was topped off by the appearance of the
very happy Steve Coppell who had returned to watch his team emulate his
achievement of 1990.
There have been many moments in time where I have felt lucky
to achieve so much and do many fantastic things however from the end of the
season I will be finishing my blog to concentrate on working for the licence
vichelars association in Ascot in late 2016.
Much love, thank you let’s hope we win the Cup.
Samuel Burch
Sunday, 3 April 2016
West Ham United 2 – 2 Crystal Palace
Goals from Damian Delaney and Dwight Gayle for Palace and
Lanzini and Payet for West Ham meant the match ended 2 – 2. Yet the game changed
when Kouyate was sent off on sixty-seven minutes. The decision to send off
Kouyate was a controversial one as Mark Clatenberg chose red after the player
made a controversial lunge on Gayle. This was Crystal Palace’s first point of
2016 and it drew a dent in West Ham’s top four aspirations as they are behind
Arsenal and Manchester City.
A good performance from Palace saw Damian Delaney
gave them the lead early doors before West Ham came back with two quick goals
to lead 2 – 1 at half time. Yet Gayle’s seventy-fifth-minute equalizer meant
Palace moved a point further clear of trouble.
Palace moved a point further away from the relegation zone
and a point closer to survival going into next week’s crucial clash against
Norwich City at Selhurst Park. Clearly not distracted by an FA Cup semi Final
against Watford, Palace played some attractive and flowing football and the
point means with seven games left this season they should have enough points in
hand to avoid relegation.
Saturday, 12 March 2016
Palace make Wembley on a Mad stad evening 0 – 2
A penalty from Johan Cabaye and a late strike from Frazier
Campbell meant Palace booked a trip to Wembley to Celebrate reaching the FA Cup semi final for the first time in 15 years in 1995. stating it would be a challenge this
time Pardew will lead his side out at Wembley for the first time in a cup
competition since 1990/91, when Palace played both in the FA cup final and
Zenith Data systems Cup.
Now Palace await an opponent from Mondays Draw, as a
trip to Wembley may light up Palace’s league form with a 0 – 12 record which
unless improved is relegation form. Emulating Wigan and winning the FA Cup but
going down may eventually be seen as historically significant even if
pragmatists may see relegation as financially disastrous and a failure.
Yet the game itself was comfortable for Palace with Cabaye
controlling midfield and Papis Soure doing very well on the left hand side.
Reading failed to grasp the nettle and Palace looked dominant for much of the
match yet it was not until the last ten minutes that the breakthrough goals
from Cabaye (Pen) and Campbell came out as Palace secured the victory.
Table toppers Leicester City come to Selhurst Park next
Saturday hoping to carry their good form into the league and damage Leicester’s
title ambitions.
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