It was a poor situation in which to have to assume control: Palace were rock bottom of the League with only nine points from 18 matches and had crashed 1–4 at home to Millwall in the 1st round of the FA Cup; their seventh consecutive defeat.
It was a poor situation in which to have to assume control: Palace were the very lowest possible level of the League with only nine points from 18 matches and had crashed 1–4 at home to Millwall in the 1st round of the FA Cup; their seventh consecutive defeat.