Crystal Palace wins Conference League, secures spot in Europa League

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With Oliver Glasner departing and key players coveted by big clubs, Conference League winners’ future is unclear After everything Steve Parish has been through over the past 12 months, he was just about able to compose himself. The man who fell in love with Crystal Palace as an 11-year-old schoolboy when they reached the FA Cup semi-finals for the first time in 1976 from the old Third Division and stepped in to save his club from administration in 2010 reflected with pride on the journey that has taken them to three trophies under the shrewd management of Oliver Glasner. “It’s incredible,” said Parish after Jean-Philippe Mateta’s goal against Rayo Vallecano in Leipzig sealed their triumph in the Conference League. “An amazing achievement. All the ups and downs … To get to the Europa League, where we deserve to be. It just shows you: sometimes the good guys win. When I bought the club I wasn’t sure we’d ever play in Europe, let alone win a trophy. It’s a dream come true.” Continue reading...

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Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Mark Langdon, Paul Watson and Ed Aarons as Crystal Palace win the Europa Conference League Rate, review, share on Apple Podcasts and join the conversation on email. On today’s podcast: another trophy for Crystal Palace. At the start of last season they had only ever won the Kent Cup, now they add the Europa Conference League to last year’s FA Cup win. It was Oliver Glasner’s last game … we think – could he change his mind? While it just was not to be for Rayo Vallecano, it has given us the chance to learn about this wonderful throwback club in Spain. Continue reading...