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As I say, I genuinely have an almost unreasonable dislike for the club, probably due to experiences as a child in the 70's when my father had to shield my brother and I from its thugs. However most palace fans I've met were not like the ones that appear on here and were good for banter and...

As much as I dislike your horrible little club, I would sooner support it than Chelsea or Arsenal. What am i saying....?😵

Thanks. However, in area greater London is FAR smaller than Sussex being just over 600 sq miles whereas Sussex is almost 1500 sq miles. That backs up the point that your fans are/were more local.

Not just Croydon but the surrounding areas. I've known lots of palace over the years and they ALL came from nearby. I've NEVER known a palace fan from somewhere else. I must have touched a nerve though as you've resorted to insults. Either that or you are just plain rude.

You've missed the point. The premise was that only big teams had large numbers of fans which do not live in the immediate area. I merely pointed out why palace's support is now elsewhere. Of course your current success will maybe bring in new fans (where else did the 10000 plus come from who...

But you are ignoring WHY that is in your statement. Most Brighton fans live in Sussex in general, it's always had a wide support through the county as a whole, hence the song Sussex by the sea and not Brighton by the sea or something. People who support palace are not likely to come from Croydon...

Yes that is undeniably true. However that's different than 'sole reason'.

I thought it was the Barnes header off the bar and one off the line before they scored. Never mind.