Owen Garvan admits Crystal Palace career appears to be over
Owen Garvan has linked up with Bolton Wanderers on loan and conceded that his time at Crystal Palace would appear to be over.
The 26-year-old has been allowed to move to the Macron Stadium on an initial three-month deal.
It is unlikely that he will be called back to Selhurst Park at the end of that agreement, with Neil Warnock having left the Irishman out of his 25-man Premier League squad.
Garvan admits that he now has to explore other options and look to impress during his time in the Sky Bet Championship.
He said in the Bolton News: “There has been a lot of chopping and changing at Palace but I think the club has come on a hell of a lot in the last two years.
“I wish them well. I want to go and play football.
“There is a slim chance I’ll be there next season, you never know, but I love being out there and getting the buzz on Saturday at 3pm. I want to continue that.”
Garvan has linked up with a Bolton side still searching for its first win of the season six games into the campaign, but he claims to have seen signs of encouragement during a debut outing in a 0-0 draw with Sheffield Wednesday.
He added: “The lads have shown resilience, we didn’t lose the game, and there is something to build on.
“I didn’t realise how big a club this really was until I turned up at the training ground and saw the facilities.
“They have struggled for the first few games but I want to come here and help.
“I’m surprised that the club is down there but things can change really quickly. It was 0-0 today but that could easily have been a goal either way.
“The Championship is just a case of picking yourself up and going again.
“The ball will go in off someone’s backside one week and then we’ll go on a roll, hopefully that can happen to us.”