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Flinders out of flavour for visit of Reds


IT hasn't been the dream move he hoped for but Crystal Palace's former Barnsley goalkeeper, Scott Flinders, is nowhere near ready to hand his gloves in.


The Rotherham-born former Oakwell academy graduate will be on the bench tomorrow when Barnsley tackle Palace at Selhurst Park.
Since moving to South London in the summer for more than £1 million he has lost his place in the first team, been on loan to Gillingham and returned to Palace to be understudy to Gabor Kiraly.
"I wasn't expecting to be dropped from the side, so I was disappointed. But it's now up to me to bounce back. I need to prove to the manager I'm worthy of a place in the side," Flinders said.
"I've had a look back on the video at the goals I've conceded and maybe I could've done better with one or two.. I'm my own worst critic sometimes.
"The gaffer told me not to be too hard on myself, but it's difficult to analyse your performance and not find fault.
"It's in the nature of most keepers, and I'm no different. We love keeping clean sheets, but we hate conceding goals. So to concede seven goals in two games was really disappointing, whether they were my fault or not.
"I pulled off a few decent saves, but the most important thing is keeping the ball out, and I didn't do that.
"But I haven't lost heart or confidence. I've got faith in my abilities, so I'll always back myself. I just need to prove to the manager I'm good enough to play at this level."
Flinders will warmly welcome Barnsley to Selhurt tomorrow and have a special word with Oakwell No 1 Nick Colgan.
"The Barnsley result's the first one I look for a on a Saturday afternoon.," he confessed. "I've got fond memories of the place. I'm still in touch with Nick Colgan and (goalkeeping coach) John Lukic. I
"'m good friends with John, and I can't praise him highly enough. I learned so much from him. Nick's a great keeper, who did really well last season.. From what I've heard, he's having another good season this year."
He added: "The Barnsley game was one of the first fixtures I looked for when they were published, which makes it all the more frustrating for me to lose my place in the side. But that's football for you. And it's not about me, it's about the team. We desperately need a win soon, and I hope it comes on tomorrow despite my affections for Barnsley.
"It doesn't matter how we get the win. We just need one to start climbing back up the table again."
Palace chairman Simon Jordan is backing manager Peter Taylor despite his poor start to the season.
Taylor left Hull during the close season to take over from Iain Dowie but has struggled so far at Selhurst Park.
Palace lie two points above the relegation zone and they have won just once in the past nine games. But Jordan said: "I have very strong support for Peter Taylor."