To herald the arrival of their new manager, Crystal Palace shared a video that featured a succession of stats pertaining to Frank de Boer's illustrious playing career.

Unfortunately, the aforementioned tweet -- which invited Palace fans to "get to know Frank de Boer a little better" -- was chock full of pictures of the Dutchman's twin brother, Ronald.

Its very difficult to find action photos of Frank , that's why they use me instead ������ @CPFC #urnotthefirstandnotthelast...

Confirmation that Frank de Boer is the new manager at Crystal Palace has come not a moment too soon. The supporters were beginning to lose patience. An innocent tweet from the club's social media account on Wednesday, an apparently harmless picture of the training ground bathed in sunshine, brought an unexpected response. What followed was a cascade of tweets from fans begging for a new manager to be announced.

You can understand their anxiety. It has been an unsettling 18 months for Palace...

After what was possibly the most drawn-out managerial saga of Crystal Palace's long and tempestuous history, Frank De Boer has been chosen as the man to succeed retiree Sam Allardyce.

The Crystal Palace job isn't hugely unique, but it'll take skill and expertise to build upon the work done by Sam Allardyce last season.

Here are five things De Boer will need to get right to make success of his time at Palace ...

1. Address the goalkeeping issue

A clear weak spot has been the goalkeeper position....

With Frank De Boer poised and ready to take the reins, Crystal Palace found an ingenious way to alert their Twitter followers to the imminent managerial appointment.

Indeed, the club borrowed heavily from the Vatican City by releasing plumes of white smoke into the air above Selhurst Park.

💭💭💭 pic.twitter.com/ruXld8jy08

— Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) June 26, 2017

However, rather than the famous old chimney at the Papal conclave, the Eagles instead used the one at the Tasty Jerk takeaway, just around the corner from their stadium.

Impressive stuff, and certainly the most...

With the transfer window open and silly season in full swing, several football players and clubs have begun using their official social media channels to nip spurious transfer rumours in the bud.

To that end, a rather large rumour was sparked in the aftermath of the General Election result when a tweet from the BBC's political editor Laura Kuenssberg appeared to confirm that Prime Minister Theresa May would be arriving at Palace on Friday afternoon.

Just officially confirmed - she ll go to Palace...

Wilfried Zaha's five-year contract extension at Crystal Palace not only shows great commitment from the 24-year-old but also great intent from the club.

Zaha's career at Palace has been one of progressive improvement, the winger growing into a player of international stature through hard work, dedication and an effervescence for the sport. He loves to receive the ball, enjoys taking on opponents and strives to contribute to the club's cause.

Much was said at the start of the season about Zaha's...