Tucked away almost unnoticed last week was the possible end of an era, as Dougie Freedman signed on loan with Leeds United until the end of the season. Earlier in the week Freedman was against the move, saying he wanted …

On a rare trip down South I was lucky enough to take the opportunity to get to Selhurst last night. Well, lucky if you don’t mention that it was absolutely freezing cold in SE25 last night, and probably more so if (like me) you were in the upper tier of the Holmesdale. I came away with a desperate need to thaw out, but also optimistic about our future.

Hmm, probably not the way that Neil Warnock envisaged his first home game as Palace manager. Despite Dougie Freedman’s equaliser Palace ended up being on the wrong end of a 3-1 scoreline.

Among the visitors and main talking points tonight were …