CRYSTAL Palace have drafted in George Wood as their new goalkeeping coach from Blackpool.
Eagles boss Ian Holloway was keen to bring the former Palace custodian back to Selhurst Park after working with the 60-year-old in his managerial reign at Bloomfield Road.
Wood, who was at the club from August 2011, groomed current Tangerines goalkeeper Matt Gilks into a top goalkeeper during his time in the north-west, evident on the back of five Player of the Year awards picked up last season.
Palace's number one Julian Speroni has performed very well this season but is set to benefit even further under the former Scottish international, who played nearly 200 games for the Eagles between 1983-1987 and picked up the Player of the Year award once in that time.
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Eagles boss Ian Holloway was keen to bring the former Palace custodian back to Selhurst Park after working with the 60-year-old in his managerial reign at Bloomfield Road.
Wood, who was at the club from August 2011, groomed current Tangerines goalkeeper Matt Gilks into a top goalkeeper during his time in the north-west, evident on the back of five Player of the Year awards picked up last season.
Palace's number one Julian Speroni has performed very well this season but is set to benefit even further under the former Scottish international, who played nearly 200 games for the Eagles between 1983-1987 and picked up the Player of the Year award once in that time.
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