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'First-class' - Simon Jordan makes Shaun Derry point after Crystal Palace's Roy Hodgson decision

Former Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan has tipped his old club to bring back former coach and player Shaun Derry.

The Eagles hired recently retired Roy Hodgson until the end of the season for his second stint in charge of the club following the sacking of Patrick Vieira on Monday morning.

The decision during the final international break of the season came with the club in 12th place in the Premier League but only three points above the drop zone.

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With Ray Lewington also returning to form part of Hodgson's backroom staff, Jordan can see a scenario where Derry is also brought back after he was relieved of his duties under Vieira.

“They’re re-jigging the backroom staff; Ray Lewington will go back in, who’s a first-class coach; Paddy McCarthy played for me at Palace; Darren Powell played for me at Palace, has gone in there as well on the coaching staff," Jordan told talkSPORT.

“So they’ve put in a bit of back fabric back into the team – they might even bring Shaun Derry back into the mix, who I think is a first-class fella.”

Derry played 226 times for Palace over the course of three separate spells, two permanent and one loan.

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