Owen Garvan

**DeLorean** · 28/08/2013, 3:21 PM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

Cracker of a goal too. Seen it on sky sports news there.

The play for Garvan's goal begins around 7:15

**DannyInvincible** · 31/08/2013, 4:38 PM

Garvan isn't in the Palace squad at all today for their home fixture against Sunderland. Has he picked up an injury?

Delaney has started in the centre of the Palace defence, whilst O'Shea and Westwood feature in the Sunderland rear-guard.

**tommy_c12000** · 31/08/2013, 5:32 PM

Don't think he is injured. He may well be on his way to Bolton to link up again with Dougie Freedman

**Closed Account** · 04/09/2013, 6:55 PM

Left out of 25 man premier squad
prompting this on twitter

**DannyInvincible** · 04/09/2013, 7:26 PM

I assume he's referring to Ian Holloway there? Was there a falling out or does Holloway simply not rate him? He started Palace's opening game of the season, so it all seems odd.

**Ol� Ol�** · 04/09/2013, 9:44 PM

It's quite incredible that Holloway has been so quick to dispose of someone like Garvan who really contributed to the promotion success. The players he's decided to replace him with are of very, very dubious quality. Garvan is probably hoping he can get himself a loan and some regular playing time before coming back and trying to impress a new manager.

Had a quick look at their Wiki page and it appears new signings Stephen Dobbie and Florian Marange are also down in the reserve list. A very bad case of squad planning by Holloway then. As I read somewhere, he's taking the approach of throwing enough sh*t at a wall and hopping enough sticks.

**tricky_colour** · 05/09/2013, 3:02 AM

Originally Posted by joe_denilson

Left out of 25 man premier squad
prompting this on twitter

Kind of brave words to say about your manager!!
However as he signed a 2 year contract at the end of May maybe not, but it is one of the problems
with having a twitter account, I don't think you can unpost what you have already posted.

He later posted this.

[utube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m0dJXtwwiY&feature=youtu.be[/utube]

**tricky_colour** · 05/09/2013, 3:04 AM

Originally Posted by joe_denilson

Left out of 25 man premier squad
prompting this on twitter

Kind of brave words to say about your manager!!
However as he signed a 2 year contract at the end of May maybe not, but it is one of the problems with having a twitter account, I don't think you can unpost what you have already posted.

He later posted this.

Might be worth remembering the opening line to the song "And now the end is near....".

**DeLorean** · 05/09/2013, 1:47 PM

Absolute disaster for the poor guy. Twitter really only serves to self destruct but I can understand his frustration. He's been waiting a long time to make it to this level and then to be cut having scored a cracker only a few days earlier, on top of a fairly impressive performance against Spurs. What was Holloway's thinking or did they have a falling out?

I wonder if our rarely seen Palace fan, Fitzy, has any inside information?

Edit: I just see it mentioned here in The Croydon Advertiser. Seems he wasn't happy with not playing every week... not sure that makes a huge amount of sense as he started nearly all the remaining games last season after returning from injury. He only came on with a half hour remaining against Stoke alright but he hardly threw his toys out of the pram over that, surely? If he was sick of being substituted it would make slightly more sense.

**SwanVsDalton** · 13/09/2013, 8:35 AM

Holloway says he was left out due to 'attitude issues'.

**DeLorean** · 22/10/2013, 2:05 PM

Looks like Garvan might be right.

**Charlie Darwin** · 22/10/2013, 3:24 PM

Well, strictly speaking, no. He says he'll be longer (true) and then Holloway will (false if the reports are true).

**DeLorean** · 22/10/2013, 3:37 PM

I don't get you, unless you're making reference to the fact that he should have typed "than" instead of "then"?

**BonnieShels** · 22/10/2013, 4:17 PM

That's exactly what smartypants is doing.

**back of the net** · 23/10/2013, 3:37 PM

looks like Holloway is out the door
- Martin O Neill to replace?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24643421

**tricky_colour** · 23/10/2013, 4:07 PM

Originally Posted by back of the net

looks like Holloway is out the door

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24643421

Not a great surprise, but I thought he would stay for the Arsenal game.

Watched this video yesterday and felt a bit sorry for him, he as much as admits he may have got his squad selection wrong.
However I am not sure if I understand why he has to stick with that squad, I thought you could play who ever you liked, apparently not.

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/foo...ess-conference

Looks like the video is unavailable now, but he did seem a bit down but big enough, to his credit, to admit he may have got things wrong.

Had a look at Owen's twitter account but he has not posted anything yet, would not advise him posting anything undiplomatic.

As I understand he he still can't play for Palace until January?

I guess he can pass the time working as a clairvoyant, maybe he could post up his prediction for the next Euromillions lottery?

**Charlie Darwin** · 23/10/2013, 4:21 PM

What did he say about his squad selection?I don't think the video is available outside the UK.

Garvan can't play in the league until January, but he would have been able to play in the cup if they'd not been knocked out.

**geysir** · 23/10/2013, 4:39 PM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

What did he say about his squad selection?I don't think the video is available outside the UK.

Garvan can't play in the league until January, but he would have been able to play in the cup if they'd not been knocked out.

Strictly speaking, why's that?

**BonnieShels** · 23/10/2013, 4:51 PM

Surely to do with the Transfer window reopening?

**Charlie Darwin** · 23/10/2013, 4:55 PM

Originally Posted by geysir

Strictly speaking, why's that?

He's not on the squad list for this season and that can't be amended until January. The new manager would have to apply to have him included from January on.