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How The Eagles Became ‘Glad All Over’: The Crystal Palace FA Cup Story

When the final whistle went, I was in disbelief.
It didn’t feel real, Crystal Palace had just won the FA Cup.

Tens of thousands of Palace fans burst into tears, the players collapsed to their knees and Glad All Over fittingly echoed on the speakers around the ground.

As someone who always wished for Palace to win just one FA Cup in my lifetime, it felt unbelievable that it could actually happen. So how did we get here?
South West Londoner •

Crystal Palace and Millwall fans excited for FA Cup derby

Crystal Palace host Millwall at Selhurst Park this Saturday in what will surely be a highlight of the FA Cup fifth round.


The south London sides haven’t faced each other since their heated affair at The Den three years ago where Michael Olise’s brilliance was the difference.


The current Bayern Munich star lit up south London that day with a goal and an assist, bringing on an onslaught of bottles from Millwall fans, although Palace supporter Tom Bucher has fond memories of the 2-1 win in 20...
South West Londoner •

Londoners magazine including news, health, sport and Christmas

The 2024 Londoners winter magazine is here!


In it, we cover news, sports, culture, health and Christmas stories from all over the city.


Take a look at our story exploring the importance of girlguiding and how it helps women and young girls.


In culture, have a read about the experiences of contestants who seek romance at the DateinaDash Squid Games night. Don’t worry, nobody dies!


On the topic of health, this magazine explores the rise of Ozempic, as well as the impact of miscarriages...
South West Londoner •

The Rise of the National League

The success of the English fifth tier is seemingly ever growing as it continues to rise in popularity year by year.

In the 17/18 season there were eight non-professional clubs in the National League, now there are only four non-professional clubs left.

Sutton United turned professional and have since been promoted from the National League to League 2.

On the current state of the National League, Sutton’s Chief Operating Officer Tim Allison said: “It’s certainly the case that even the least pr
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Drogheda’s Boomerang Youth Cafe open doors to showcase services

The basement in Boomerang is also used for art projects.

Remotes were at a premium at the Boomerang Open Day.

There were some amazing war games on display at the Boomerang Cafe 10th anniversary.

Serious games of Connect 4 were part of the Open Day.

Catrina Culligan stands proudly at the entrance to Boomerang Cafe in Fair Street. Photos: Colin O’Riordan

Boomerang youth cafe will be celebrating ten years in action this year and their recent open day showcased the best of what the youth servic
South West Londoner •

Have YouGov’s opinion polls exposed a divide between the monarchy and ethnic minorities?

BBC Panorama’s YouGov opinion polls may have exposed a major divide between the monarchy and those with ethnic backgrounds ahead of the King’s coronation.

Only 38% of ethnic minorities in the poll believed the monarchy should continue compared to 62% of white voters.

The polls also showed 49% of ethnic minorities believed that the monarchy have a problem with race and diversity compared to 29% of white people.

On its website, anti-monarchy campaign group Republic said: “To date, none of the s
South West Londoner •

The Woman Who Turned Into a Tree arrives at Omnibus Theatre

Lisa Langseth’s “The Woman Who Turned Into a Tree” has arrived at the Omnibus Theatre in Clapham and will continue until 22nd April.

The play, shortlisted for the New Diorama Untapped Award 2023 reworks the Ancient Greek story of lead character Daphne, who is played by Bathsheba Piepe.

The play is Langseth’s UK writing debut and tells a story about isolation, identity and a destructive obsession with the opinions of others.

Daphne is looking to reinvent herself in a world governed by toxic ma
South West Londoner •

You Bury Me arrives at Richmond's Orange Tree Theatre

Ahlam’s You Bury Me arrived at the intimate Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond on Monday and will continue showings until April 22nd.

The play is about the city of Cairo and the lives of six young characters within it, including Rafik (Nezar Alderazi), Tamer (Moe Bar-El), Osman (Tarrick Benham), Alia (Hanna Khogali), Lina (Eleanor Nawal) and Maya (Yasemin Özdemir).

The show is directed by award-winning Katie Posner, who was joint-winner of the women’s of the inaugural Women’s Prize for Playwritin
South East Londoner •

Where did it all go wrong for Crystal Palace’s Vieira Project?

Last Friday, Arsenal icon Patrick Vieira was sacked by Crystal Palace after a 12 game winless run with the threat of relegation looming.

On the 20th of March 2022, Vieira’s eagles soared to a 4-0 victory over Everton on their way to Wembley.

On the same day a year later, Roy Hodgson took the reigns again in a desperate attempt from Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish to keep the winless Eagles afloat in the Premier League.

Popular Twitter user and Palace fan, HLTCO said “The ownership struct
South East Londoner •

Millwall: London club pushes towards the play-offs

Millwall have made an incredible push recently towards a play-off spot thanks to Gary Rowett turning The Den into a fortress.

The Lions have only lost twice at The Den this season and haven’t lost a league game there since September.

Even a possible record-breaking Burnley side only managed a point at The Den and second placed Sheffield Utd side were defeated in spectacular fashion thanks to a Tom Bradshaw hat-trick.

Millwall have also stayed strong away from home recently, winning five of th
South East Londoner •

Crystal Palace vs Brighton: from play-offs to the Premier League

Crystal Palace host Brighton at Selhurst Park in another chapter of this fixture’s intense history this Saturday.

This fixture is an intense yet often misunderstood rivalry, stemming back from the days of Alan Mullery and Terry Venables at the helm.

The coaches had played together at Tottenham Hotspur yet they clashed behind the bench during Palace and Brighton’s bid for promotion in the third tier.

The 1976/77 season was where the rivalry began, as Palace played Brighton five times including
North West Londoner •

Why are Tottenham fans set to protest against Daniel Levy?

Tottenham Hotspur fans have continued to protest against their owners, the ENIC group and chairman Daniel Levy in the wake of a seemingly unsuccessful transfer window.

Many protesters organised a walkout, expected to take place in the 22nd minute of Tottenham’s game against Man City this Sunday.

This, according to Tottenham fans, is to signify 22 years of failure from ENIC and Levy.

Chants of “We want Levy out” can be heard throughout the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in every Spurs match, win or
South West Londoner •

Which London Players are most likely to leave on Deadline Day

After a hectic January transfer window it is finally deadline day, meaning that London’s Premier League sides will likely have a busy day ahead.

Clubs often scramble to bring in new players on January 31, but stars leaving is just as important. Below are some of the most likely outgoings from London’s biggest sides.

With Jorginho coming in, Lokonga’s place in the Arsenal squad is uncertain. Crystal Palace are currently targeting the 23-year-old on loan to help fix Patrick Vieira’s struggling m
South West Londoner •

Festive family farce Crackers arrives at the Polka Theatre

Crackers the Christmas family farce has arrived at Polka Theatre and will run until 15th January.

The first showing at the Wimbledon theatre was on 19th November with the show being aimed towards children aged five to 12.

The show was written by award-winning writer, Charles Way, directed by Nicky Allpress and is about a family trying to save their house from developers and save Christmas.

Way described a farce as an anarchic form of theatre, which is all set in one room with very exaggerated
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