How Palace made magical memories during 12 glorious months of Glasner

How Palace made magical memories during 12 glorious months of GlasnerByKeifer MacDonaldBBC Sport journalistPublished1 minute agoCommentsBySami MokbelSenior football correspondentWhen Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish first met Oliver Glasner in late 2023, he had no idea it would be a meeting that would change the course of the club's history.It was then sporting director, Dougie Freedman, who had set up the get-together in south London. Freedman had tracked Glasner's career trajectory in the Bundesliga with Wolfsburg and Eintracht Frankfurt and was impressed with what he saw.Roy Hodgson was in charge at Selhurst Park at the time but there was pressure on the club to make a change. Parish would have usually preferred to appoint a manager with some Premier League history, but there was something about Glasner that impressed the businessman.By the time Hodgson departed the following February, the wheels were already in motion towards the Austrian's appointment.Wind forward two and a half years, and Glasner has just led Crystal Palace to Conference League glory with a 1-0 win over Rayo Vallecano in Leipzig.It will be his final game in charge - but it comes at the end of a scarcely-believable 12-month period of unprecedented success."He has got to be one of the best managers Crystal Palace have ever had," said Palace midfielder Adam Wharton."He has made a massive difference for how the club looks at competitions. We are not just looking to stay in the Premier League and be in Europe, we are looking to win and be as high as possible."So how did Glasner lead Palace - without a major trophy in their history at the start of last season - to the FA Cup, Community Shield and Conference League all within the space of 375 unforgettable days?Crystal Palace win Conference League with superb victory over RayoEuropean heartbreak, transfer U-turns and threatening to quitIt was only a couple of weeks after beating Manchester City in the FA Cup fin...