September 6 2002

Terry Bullivant

Coach Terry Bullivant said Palace cannot complain about the injury crisis which has hit the club.

Dougie Freedman, Shaun Derry, Matt Clarke and Tony Popovic are the latest additions to the casuality list which includes Jamie Smith, Julian Gray, Ade Akinbiyi, Kit Symons and Craig Harrison.

Bullivant told the official site: "We have had injuries to key players but you must remember that everyone else has similiar problems and we have to accept it.

"I would imagine that every manager has a list of players that they have missing. Roy Keane is going to be injured for a few months but you don't hear Alex Ferguson complaining.

"We are lucky because we have some good players in our squad to bring into the side."

He added: "It's a long season and there are a lot of sides in the same position as us. A couple of wins will improve our position and our confidence.

"There is no doubt that we are the sort of side who can string four or five wins together because I have seen nothing in this league that frightens me."