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Crystal Palace will re-appoint former player Shaun Derry to Roy Hodgson's backroom team... just five months after he fell out of favour with sacked head coach Patrick Vieira

Crystal Palace will re-appoint former player Shaun Derry on to head coach Roy Hodgson's backroom team just five months after he was sidelined by axed boss Patrick Vieira.

Derry is rejoining the Eagles ahead of next season to work alongside Hodgson and his coaching staff.

The former midfielder was relieved of his first team duties earlier this year after Vieira, manager at the time, decided he didn't like Derry's approach to man-management with players.

But Palace failed to win a single match following Vieira's decision to marginalise Derry, who is a hugely popular and respected figure at the club.