Crystal Palace

Sweeney Todd said:

Have you noticed that many Albion fans on this board have given credit where it is due and acknowledged Palace’s resurgence under Allardyce? Indeed, when Palace won promotion, a special thread was created on NSC, by the Mods, to enable fans of both clubs to exchange pleasantries, and on that thread Albion fans (grudgingly, of course, but it was done) congratulated Palace.

Compare that with the BBS, where not a single word of congratulation has been recorded. Rather, from that quarter, we have seen nothing but vile and bitter outpourings.

Albion’s promotion to the Premier League is the culmination of twenty years of rebuilding from scratch. Yes, the club has depended on the largesse of a single man, but that man is a lifelong Albion fan. Success has been achieved by capitalising on the chairman’s investment, not on the backs of creditors’ money. Yet all we hear from Palace is that Albion have “bought” promotion, that promotion has been achieved by indebtedness, and that, consequently, the achievement that is promotion to the top-flight has been shamefully tarnished.

I tell you what does tarnish a promotion. Leaving two administrations aside, an episode like Poogate tarnishes the reputation of a club, not just its on-field success. It was the reputation of the Albion that people at Palace, to the very top of its hierarchy, knowing the truth of the matter all along, were happy to see dragged through the mud. Once the truth came out, there was no apology from anyone at Crystal Palace and no corrective coverage from the media (which had been happy to make a story out of Poogate when it was believed that Palace had been wronged).

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BensGrandad said:

It looks like Big Sam will get his £3m bonus for keeping them up and we will play them next season. Murray to score the winner home and away wonder if he would celebrate the goal. I think that he would.

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Sweeney Todd said:

Have you noticed that many Albion fans on this board have given credit where it is due and acknowledged Palace’s resurgence under Allardyce? Indeed, when Palace won promotion, a special thread was created on NSC, by the Mods, to enable fans of both clubs to exchange pleasantries, and on that thread Albion fans (grudgingly, of course, but it was done) congratulated Palace.

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Shooting Star said:

I hate Palace as much as the next Sussexman, but fair play to them, what a turn around they've had in the past few weeks. Let's not trivialize their victories - scalping Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal is a huge achievement. I am glad they're staying up and waiting for us, because we're coming for them! Can't wait for the country to finally, finally acknowledge our rivalry.

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Mo Gosfield said:

How can the country acknowledge the rivalry when, firstly, it doesn't understand it and secondly, openly laughs at it.
Most older BHA fans, scratch their heads and wonder where it all came from. Amongst them, it doesn't generate a fraction of the passion and fervour that many of the younger generations revel in. They hate attending games v Palace, rife with underlying tension and animosity. A simmering hotbed of contrived resentment. Games v Palace are ugly and undesirable. Horrible experiences made worst by the dross that crawls out of the woodwork and manages, somehow to get tickets and sets out for a day of confrontation.
Over 40 years, I have been to many Palace games, home and away and generally, they get the better of us. In that time, I have been attacked, spat at, pelted with coins, chased and generally inconvenienced. Games v Palace are a thoroughly miserable experience and you just know already that they will take six points off us.
But never mind, keep singing this banal song if it keeps you happy.

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Mo Gosfield said:

How can the country acknowledge the rivalry when, firstly, it doesn't understand it and secondly, openly laughs at it.
Most older BHA fans, scratch their heads and wonder where it all came from. Amongst them, it doesn't generate a fraction of the passion and fervour that many of the younger generations revel in. They hate attending games v Palace, rife with underlying tension and animosity. A simmering hotbed of contrived resentment. Games v Palace are ugly and undesirable. Horrible experiences made worst by the dross that crawls out of the woodwork and manages, somehow to get tickets and sets out for a day of confrontation.
Over 40 years, I have been to many Palace games, home and away and generally, they get the better of us. In that time, I have been attacked, spat at, pelted with coins, chased and generally inconvenienced. Games v Palace are a thoroughly miserable experience and you just know already that they will take six points off us.
But never mind, keep singing this banal song if it keeps you happy.

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theboybilly said:

I can't disagree with any of that. A visit to Selhurst is a chore I no longer wish to repeat. Palace can't seem to sustain a decent pub in the area any more and there's the likelihood of being kept back for ages after the match. Selhurst Park itself is worse than most League 2 grounds for facilities. I'll giving this one a miss - it's just not an enjoyable day out

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CPFC G said:

Plenty of decent pubs and clubs for the home fans to drink in around Selhurst, Compared to the AMEX which has bugger all around it.

The Arthur Wait stand is a hole, that's a given, Buy the facilities in the other three stands for the home fans are fine. Perhaps you just missed your padded seat?

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CPFC G said:

Edit applied, Thanks eagle eyes.

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Dougie said:

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For you simmo .

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Dougie said:

I don't recall such a thread , was it moved ?

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Cheeky Monkey said:

Who knows BG. I refer you to this post by Bozza on the main Palace thread:

Never wanted to leave. Scored at the Amex and, privately, spoke about it being "for the wrong club". Has displayed huge amounts of desire about scoring Albion goals this season.

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CPFC G said:

Plenty of decent pubs and clubs for the home fans to drink in around Selhurst, Compared to the AMEX which has bugger all around it.

The Arthur Wait stand is a hole, that's a given, But the facilities in the other three stands for the home fans are fine. Perhaps you just missed your padded seat?

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Se20 said:

Must be true then.
Maybe I imagined him hobbling on to the Amex pitch after the playoff game. On crutches and in a knee brace, he made it over to our fans to celebrate , with a big smile on his face.
He must of been dying inside.

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Mellor 3 Ward 4 said:

And as an aside, even when he played for you lot, he still ran round Preston park wearing his old BHA training top.

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