Football Reporter | Primarily Crystal Palace & England | ✉️ fl-bobby.manzi@newsquest.co.ukhttps://bsky.app/profile/bobbymanzi.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/bobbymanzi.bsky.social/post/3mlrazk7b7s2tOliver Glasner: "Manchester City have a huge final in three days, so maybe it is the legitimation to make huge rotation against Arsenal [before the Conference League final]." #CPFC13 May 2026 21:34 +0000at://did:plc:ytohetaawmw6vptfhddw5o7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlrazk7b7s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/bobbymanzi.bsky.social/post/3mlnbmmf6rs2fAntonín Kinsky may well have stopped Tottenham Hotspur from facing Lincoln City next season. Mathys Tel will be thanking his lucky stars. #THFC https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/tottenham-hero-mathys-tel-439707112 May 2026 07:34 +0000at://did:plc:ytohetaawmw6vptfhddw5o7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnbmmf6rs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/bobbymanzi.bsky.social/post/3mlnat4j6q22fOliver Glasner on Ismaila Sarr: “I’m a bit surprised it’s now 20 goals, but I’m pretty sure it will be more at the end of the season.” #CPFC https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/sport/26097630.im-bit-surprised---glasner-hails-crystal-palace-bagsman-sarr/12 May 2026 07:20 +0000at://did:plc:ytohetaawmw6vptfhddw5o7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnat4j6q22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/bobbymanzi.bsky.social/post/3mlfp5oop7k2tWhere do you want your statue, Oliver Glasner? Each season, only three teams out of the hundreds of clubs in Europe can lift a continental trophy. Palace are just 90 minutes away from becoming one of those. Surreal does not do it justice. #CPFC https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/crystal-palace-chaos-stronger-440790409 May 2026 07:15 +0000at://did:plc:ytohetaawmw6vptfhddw5o7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlfp5oop7k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/bobbymanzi.bsky.social/post/3mkdqf7xhec2lTyrick Mitchell went off with an achilies injury at Anfield. He's been managing it for a while. Should be okay for Thursday's game against Shakhtar Donetsk. #CPFC https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/sport/26053437.oliver-glasner-delivers-tyrick-mitchell-injury-update/25 Apr 2026 19:07 +0000at://did:plc:ytohetaawmw6vptfhddw5o7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkdqf7xhec2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/bobbymanzi.bsky.social/post/3mjyfwcvhwc2vThe wait for Brennan Johnson to fulfil the expectations of his £35m move to Crystal Palace continues. Glasner backed him, but that was more an indictment of his sluggish start than a glowing endorsement of his display vs West Ham. Palace paid for attacking results, not defensive traits. #CPFC https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/crystal-palace-spurs-offload-brennan-johnson-436525821 Apr 2026 07:00 +0000at://did:plc:ytohetaawmw6vptfhddw5o7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyfwcvhwc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/bobbymanzi.bsky.social/post/3mjufw6lwzc2c🚨 Exclusive: Maxence Lacroix is set to be involved in Crystal Palace’s clash against West Ham tomorrow. The Frenchman has been given the all clear after being forced off against Fiorentina with a knee injury on Thursday. #CPFC19 Apr 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:ytohetaawmw6vptfhddw5o7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjufw6lwzc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/bobbymanzi.bsky.social/post/3mjti5e7fv22tIs there a more influential player in the Premier League than Manchester United talisman Bruno Fernandes? In every season since Fernandes joined #MUFC in January 2020, his goal contributions have hit double figures. He's now just two assists away from a PL record. Piece: https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/man-utd-bruno-fernandes-henry-de-bruyne-436130519 Apr 2026 07:56 +0000at://did:plc:ytohetaawmw6vptfhddw5o7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjti5e7fv22thttps://bsky.app/profile/bobbymanzi.bsky.social/post/3migxybysnc2f🚨 NEW 📈 Crystal Palace spent £16.8m on agent fees across the 2025-26 season, which is up almost £5m on last season. 🦅 Seven clubs spent less than #CPFC. 💰 League spend on agent fees has risen by 12.5%, with total expenditure reaching a record £460.3m.01 Apr 2026 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:ytohetaawmw6vptfhddw5o7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3migxybysnc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/bobbymanzi.bsky.social/post/3mi5ikuwn3k2u🚨 Adam Wharton has left the England camp and returned to Crystal Palace. Wharton picked up a knock during yesterday’s friendly against Uruguay. #CPFC28 Mar 2026 20:40 +0000at://did:plc:ytohetaawmw6vptfhddw5o7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi5ikuwn3k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/bobbymanzi.bsky.social/post/3mhsehlnfyk2f🆕 Walter Benitez: “It’s Crystal Palace’s first year in Europe, so every game is like a final.” Chat with the #CPFC goalkeeper 👇 https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/sport/25958752.walter-benitez-urges-crystal-palace-adopt-cup-final-mentality/24 Mar 2026 10:28 +0000at://did:plc:ytohetaawmw6vptfhddw5o7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhsehlnfyk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/bobbymanzi.bsky.social/post/3mhppojqtjs2u🗣️ Exclusive - Maxence Lacroix: ‘We can create more legends at Crystal Palace’ 🏆 Just reaching the Conference League final is not enough 🦅 THAT celebration 🇫🇷 His France call-up #CPFC https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/sport/25957719.maxence-lacroix-sends-warning-conference-league-contenders/23 Mar 2026 09:10 +0000at://did:plc:ytohetaawmw6vptfhddw5o7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhppojqtjs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/bobbymanzi.bsky.social/post/3mhppm44x5s2uExclusive - Will Hughes: 'Football underrates Ismaila Sarr' + a warning against getting carried away after reaching the Conference League quarter-finals. #CPFC https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/sport/25958289.will-hughes-hails-underrated-crystal-palace-teammate-ismaila-sarr/23 Mar 2026 09:09 +0000at://did:plc:ytohetaawmw6vptfhddw5o7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhppm44x5s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/bobbymanzi.bsky.social/post/3mhalf5g5ec2pCrystal Palace is rooted in one type of player: mavericks. Any generation of #CPFC supporters would say that is why they love watching them. Yet that unpredictability has evaporated in Oliver Glasner’s final season, leaving supporters bored as exhausted groans and boos become a matchday staple. https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/crystal-palace-watch-oliver-glasner-429784917 Mar 2026 08:44 +0000at://did:plc:ytohetaawmw6vptfhddw5o7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhalf5g5ec2phttps://bsky.app/profile/bobbymanzi.bsky.social/post/3mh5vspjdrs23Talking points from Crystal Palace’s goalless draw vs Leeds. 🥱 Flatness and apathy have become the norm 🤔 Jumbled Johnson 🤦🏼‍♂️ Bramall’s Blunder #CPFC https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/sport/25937979.crystal-palace-0-0-leeds-flatness-apathy-norm/16 Mar 2026 07:12 +0000at://did:plc:ytohetaawmw6vptfhddw5o7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh5vspjdrs23https://bsky.app/profile/bobbymanzi.bsky.social/post/3mgwkupnnb22iAdam Wharton bemoans European referees. “The referees give fouls for pretty much nothing. You can't be physical and get into them. It's football. It's a contact sport. These referees are just different. It's very inconsistent.” #CPFC Full quotes 👇 https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/sport/25933119.adam-wharton-frustrated-inconsistent-conference-league-officials/13 Mar 2026 09:08 +0000at://did:plc:ytohetaawmw6vptfhddw5o7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgwkupnnb22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/bobbymanzi.bsky.social/post/3mgs5mywc322lOliver Glasner: ‘Hopefully we can see Cheick Doucoure play at Selhurst for us this season.’ A promising update after Doucoure played 45 mins for Crystal Palace’s Under-21s last Friday. #CPFC https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/sport/25928028.oliver-glasner-delivers-promising-cheick-doucoure-update/11 Mar 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:ytohetaawmw6vptfhddw5o7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgs5mywc322lhttps://bsky.app/profile/bobbymanzi.bsky.social/post/3mgfioktl3c26Ismaïla Sarr exceeded his goal tally from last season with a brace at Spurs. Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner couldn't be happier with him. #CPFC Quotes: https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/sport/25914847.palace-boss-glasner-hails-ismaila-sarr-spurs-double/06 Mar 2026 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:ytohetaawmw6vptfhddw5o7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfioktl3c26https://bsky.app/profile/bobbymanzi.bsky.social/post/3mgf56s44hk2aAfter months of denial, Spurs are now confronting the daunting possibility of hosting Championship football in their £1bn stadium next season. #THFC Comment: https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/tottenham-sack-igor-tudor-hire-robbie-keane-427800706 Mar 2026 10:48 +0000at://did:plc:ytohetaawmw6vptfhddw5o7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgf56s44hk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/bobbymanzi.bsky.social/post/3mgbdquvx7s2rJean-Philippe Mateta is nearing his Crystal Palace return after two months on the sidelines. However, Oliver Glasner did not rule out JP having surgery in the long term. Hopeful he can avoid it, but it depends on how his knee reacts. #CPFC https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/sport/25908836.jean-philippe-mateta-nearing-crystal-palace-return/04 Mar 2026 22:34 +0000at://did:plc:ytohetaawmw6vptfhddw5o7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgbdquvx7s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/bobbymanzi.bsky.social/post/3mgbdj64dlk2rOliver Glasner has urged Brennan Johnson to relax after an indifferent start at Crystal Palace. "He doesn’t need to prove anything," said Glasner. "He sometimes puts himself under too much pressure." Full story as Glasner labels Johnson 'incredible' 👇 #CPFC https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/sport/25908821.palace-boss-glasner-brennan-johnson-doesnt-need-prove-himself/04 Mar 2026 22:30 +0000at://did:plc:ytohetaawmw6vptfhddw5o7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgbdj64dlk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/bobbymanzi.bsky.social/post/3mga4ulkph22tAdam Sells reviews the decision to send Maxence Lacroix off at Old Trafford + explains that, despite Crystal Palace adding depth in attack, they still lack quality. #CPFC https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/sport/25906093.oliver-glasners-centre-back-conundrum-ahead-spurs/04 Mar 2026 10:59 +0000at://did:plc:ytohetaawmw6vptfhddw5o7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mga4ulkph22thttps://bsky.app/profile/bobbymanzi.bsky.social/post/3mfzfnzr6ls2yOliver Glasner: "A penalty and a red card is a very harsh decision - maybe it’s a bit of the Old Trafford bonus." #CPFC https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/sport/25897562.oliver-glasner-palace-victims-old-trafford-bonus/01 Mar 2026 18:47 +0000at://did:plc:ytohetaawmw6vptfhddw5o7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfzfnzr6ls2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/bobbymanzi.bsky.social/post/3mftenfcbls2rCrystal Palace have been a mix of turgid and toothless this season — Evann Guessand proved he can be the solution. #CPFC https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/crystal-palace-evann-guessand-eberechi-eze-425320327 Feb 2026 09:13 +0000at://did:plc:ytohetaawmw6vptfhddw5o7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mftenfcbls2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/bobbymanzi.bsky.social/post/3mfowk3f6gk2qCrystal Palace captain Dean Henderson has warned any wantaway teammates to be ‘very careful’. #CPFC https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/sport/25886732.dean-henderson-issues-warning-crystal-palace-teammates/25 Feb 2026 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:ytohetaawmw6vptfhddw5o7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfowk3f6gk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/bobbymanzi.bsky.social/post/3mfhwjugjyk26Oliver Glasner: “I want to say sorry if someone felt disrespected because I never want to disrespect anyone. “If they feel disrespected, that’s how they feel. Maybe the words were taken the wrong way. But I will always say what I think is right and I think this is right.” #CPFC https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2026/02/22/evann-guessand-winner-may-have-saved-oliver-glasner-job/22 Feb 2026 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:ytohetaawmw6vptfhddw5o7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfhwjugjyk26https://bsky.app/profile/bobbymanzi.bsky.social/post/3mfhwfggmps26Crystal Palace supporters could not resist taunting under-fire manager Oliver Glasner – even after a vital 90th-minute winner to move 10-points clear of the relegation zone. #CPFC https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-15582623/Crystal-Palace-1-0-Wolves-Oliver-Glasner-responds-Eagles-fans-taunt-banner-claiming-finished-told-stay-humble-win-ease-relegation-fears.html22 Feb 2026 19:59 +0000at://did:plc:ytohetaawmw6vptfhddw5o7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfhwfggmps26https://bsky.app/profile/bobbymanzi.bsky.social/post/3mffojlr4f22g#CPFC21 Feb 2026 22:33 +0000at://did:plc:ytohetaawmw6vptfhddw5o7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mffojlr4f22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/bobbymanzi.bsky.social/post/3mfd7degvws22Oliver Glasner: ‘‘Many players think they have to move on and some are looking at where they will play next year rather than where they are playing right now. This is part of success, but it is never a good circumstance.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Feb 2026 22:55 +0000at://did:plc:ytohetaawmw6vptfhddw5o7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfd7degvws22https://bsky.app/profile/bobbymanzi.bsky.social/post/3mfd76gly2k22Oliver Glasner on the brink at Crystal Palace after extraordinary dig at fans. #CPFC https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2026/02/20/oliver-glasner-brink-sack-crystal-palace-fans-turn/20 Feb 2026 22:53 +0000at://did:plc:ytohetaawmw6vptfhddw5o7t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfd76gly2k22