Denton Wilde Sapte’s chairman, Mark Andrew, has become a firm fan of Crystal Palace football club after helping to save it from closure by acting for the administrators.

“I used to support Blackburn Rovers, but since March 1999 I have been very much involved in the affairs of Crystal Palace and have become a Palace supporter,” he told The Diary. “But towards the end of last season we sponsored the match between Crystal Palace and Blackburn Rovers. It was a considerable conflict of interest.”