Actually the Cronx is a nice pint to, had a pint of Greenstead last night apparently from Dunnings mill in East Grinstead, was ok...anyway I have strayed of the subject.
My bad, I have never lived in a Croydon, a leafy village near Westerham for 20 years and 35 in the glorious county of Sussex. Mind you that doesn't excuse my poor spelling.
That's great, i am happy you are happy, it's also a good time to be a Palace fan as well. Now it's Friday a glorious day in Sussex, there's a cold larger waiting in the pub garden, followed by a Harvey's .
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, I have a fondness for grounds that have evolved with different stands and quirky looks. I personally think the big bowl arena type grounds a bit meh.... I don't include Falmer as it's not bad looking,
My apologies, I was basing my aspersions on the fact it wasn't the highest attendance therefore not sold out. But as you say police do put limits on crowds as well as the case on Saturday.
It was about 1000 less than max match capacity, but that is dependent on police advise concerning sterile areas, so taking into account only 2000 away fans instead of 2500 that's 500 off max match capacity and I would have thought that was again on Police advise, the match sold out to Palace...
Yes like a lot of Palace fans I live in Sussex..and Palace is still my nearest team ( OK crawley but that wasn't always the case)
As I said I understand you might want to call your rivals Scum or such like but pikeys just sounds silly...its like someone calling me ginger nut when I have black...
Yes yes I get the joke but Crystal palace must have one of the most middle class surburbon support bases in the country!! As I say most London fans see us as bi-speckled stripy Nigel's ... or is it Brighton fans are really really posh and look down on every one who doesn't live in the utopia...
Whether you like the ground or not is no bother, damned if we do damned if we don't !
But why the Pikey reference? When most palace fans are from places like Bromley, warlingham, oxted, sandestead, purley, East grinstead, Epsom and such like. Most other London clubs think of palace as rich...