Palace Round-Up, Tuesday 27th October: Sage Handed More Time Despite Pressure as Fulham Cup Clash Looms
The big talking point today is Pierre Sage's future, with reports confirming the Frenchman will be given more time by the Crystal Palace board to turn things around despite an underwhelming start to his tenure (Sports Mole) (The Guardian) (Sky Sports). Sports Mole describes it as a 'crucial' decision made amid some disagreements within the boardroom (Sports Mole), while The Guardian reports that Sage's position had genuinely been in doubt and that he could still face the sack if results don't improve, with a defeat at Spurs on Saturday potentially a tipping point (The Guardian). Sky Sports add that Sage himself remains confident he can get Eagles form moving in the right direction again (Sky Sports).
Before that daunting trip to Tottenham, Palace have cup business to attend to first. The Eagles Beak previews Wednesday night's short trip across the capital to Craven Cottage, with Palace looking to use the cup as a way of putting some distance between themselves and their recent league struggles (The Eagles Beak). CPFC.co.uk also carried pre-match thoughts from Sage on the Fulham game, including a mention of a player who could be in line for a return (CPFC.co.uk).
Looking further ahead, Football.London previews the weekend's away day at Tottenham (Football.London), and also flags up an interesting quirk in the way Spurs have won their matches this season - something the site suggests should serve as a warning sign for Palace ahead of that north London trip (Football.London).
It was a tough night for the development squad too. Palace's U21s were beaten 2-5 by Southampton at Sutton, with the young Eagles unable to live with their visitors on the night (CPFC.co.uk) (CPFC.co.uk). CPFC.co.uk's report describes Southampton as having 'stunned' Palace with the scoreline (CPFC.co.uk), and highlights are available from what was a difficult outing for the junior side (CPFC.co.uk).
All in all, it's a day dominated by uncertainty over the manager's position, but with a cup tie at Fulham arriving quickly to offer Palace a chance to show a response on the pitch before Saturday's bigger test at Tottenham (Football.London) (Sports Mole) (The Eagles Beak) (The Guardian) (CPFC.co.uk) (Sky Sports).
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