News about Joel Ward

CARA SLOMAN: He's one of them. Ward is the longest active player at Palace. He has been there for more than a decade. No one has soaked in the glories of promotion and has followed every step along the way. Even Wilfried Zaha joined Manchester United for a while. He's seen the club change and expand, becoming Patrick Vieira's 10th permanent manager. Ian Holloway and Neil Warnock, Alan Pardew and Roy Hodgson, and now under Vieira, they've all developed a new identity and style of play. And yet, though much has changed, what matters is what hasn't changed.