The pathway from Crystal Palace’s Academy to first-team has always been a well-trodden path and this looks set to continue after last night’s announcement that Bromley Council had approved the club’s redevelopment plans for the site, which will help the club achieve its ultimate ambition of achieving Category 1 Academy status.
It’s the next exciting development in Palace’s growth, and the result of lots of behind the scenes work. Speaking to Palace TV after the news outside the borough’s Civic Centre, Chairman Steve Parish revealed: “It’s something we’ve been working on for a long time, so we are absolutely ecstatic that Bromley have given us the go-ahead.