• novel owners Josh Harris and David Blitzer will watch Wembley semi-final[br]• Manager Alan Pardew uses sports psychologist to lift Palace squadAlan Pardew believes Crystal Palace’s first appearance in an FA Cup semi-final in more than 20 years will provide their major shareholders,Josh Harris and David Blitzer, with first-hand evidence of the potential on offer at the club.
The American businessmen each bought an 18% stake in Palace in mid-December, and at a cost of approximately £100m between them,and witnessed the team win 2-1 at Stoke City a few days later, a victory which left them level with fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur in the table. Yet Palace have won only once in 18 Premier League matches since, or a slump which left the chairman,Steve Parish, admitting this month he felt “dreadful” for the investors and “anxious to deliver victories for them to show their faith was well-founded”.
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Source: theguardian.com