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But the stats don't lie!
2016/17 you are playing in the PL; the "best league in the world". We are playing in the second tier of English football. Our average attendance was higher than yours (27,253 v 25,161) Explain that one away fella! (or is it all the "plastics" that turned up to watch us play second tier football?)
Dougie
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- Jan 11, 2012
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But the stats don't lie!
2016/17 you are playing in the PL; the "best league in the world". We are playing in the second tier of English football. Our average attendance was higher than yours (27,253 v 25,161) Explain that one away fella! (or is it all the "plastics" that turned up to watch us play second tier football?)
You've got a higher capacity ATM .
Is it PotG?
Thrifty non-licker
So when you discard some cladding and put in a couple more seats, you will fill them yes?
- Apr 13, 2015
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But relative capacity didn't seem to alter the Palace dullards diatribes.... even when we could only get 6, 7 or 8.5k in ours max... and the fact it was an overpriced shit hole with little cover and even less attractive food and beer offerings.
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fosters headband
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I understand that to meet the requirements for the disabled they will lose around 1,000 seats to accommodate them.
DavidRyder
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- Jul 23, 2013
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He has no future in comedy.
SeagullDubai
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- May 13, 2016
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TSB
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Wow. That's some hardcore jealousy there.
Could it be that the only thing they had over on us was league position and now that's gone? That all they're left with is a falling-down stadium in the worst part of London, packed with spotty kids who don't turn up in the league below and American owners with a questionable agenda?
Having said that: I think it's a pretty top notch description for Reading.
Seasider78
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- Nov 14, 2004
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No doubt an image put out by a member of their completely embarrassing Poundland ultras.
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lawros left foot
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Crystal Palace promotion: Selhurst Park revamp plans 'embryonic'
28 May 2013
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Ian Holloway had suggested a new stadium might be built following Crystal Palace's promotion
Stadium regeneration plans for Crystal Palace have been described as "embryonic" by the club's chairman.
Steve Parish said plans for Selhurst Park would be "accelerated" following the 1-0 play-off win against Watford.
But he added: "We're working on re-developing the ground a stand at a time."
It had been suggested a new stadium would be built after it was estimated the club's promotion to the Premier League would earn it £120m.
Monday's victory at Wembley means the Eagles will play in the top division next season, for the first time since the 2004-05 campaign.
Mr Parish said: "What's really important is that we don't come up and have a nice time for a year and then come back down. We need to make sure there's a [football] legacy from all this."
'Massive regeneration'
Only four of Palace's 19 rivals in next season's Premier League currently have smaller home stadiums - West Bromwich Albion, Fulham, Hull City and Swansea City.
Mr Parish said in an "ideal world" increasing the stadium capacity from 26,000 to 40,000 would generate a good income for the club but Selhurst Park would need to be expanded in stages.
Following the win, Croydon North MP Steve Reed said: "We've got the likes of Manchester United and Chelsea coming down, it's a massive regeneration effect particularly if the club decide to go ahead and re-build the stadium.
"They could get a lot more in there than just a football ground, we're talking leisure facilities, shopping, perhaps conference facilities, this means jobs."
Mr Parish said: "We'd look at any sensible suggestions. We haven't got the biggest amount of land there, but we've been looking at pop-up outlets where they don't hold stock.
"We've got Sainsbury's on the site so we've been discussing things with them.
"It's very embryonic, but I was working on it as an army of one, but now we can look at it a bit more seriously."
Hows it going for you, really inconvenient having the builders in, I imagine.
bn1&bn3 Albion
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ThePaddy
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- Aug 27, 2013
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I don't know.
We're selling out every week at the moment so it doesn't really mean much, does it? I'm sure if we had a larger stadium like yours we'd be filling that as well.
We had (and still have) an advantage in league position. We've also got a far better squad and a better manager with bucketfulls of Premier League experience. Off the pitch you're in much better shape, but in terms of the actual football matches taking place we're still comfortably ahead of you.
bobbysmith01
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- Feb 6, 2015
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Think I might argue a better manager, to be honest what has Big Sam achieved apart from saving teams from relegation and trying to get £400,000 for a little chat. I know who most people would want as a manager. Give that you have a better squad, think maybe that's about it.
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ThePaddy
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- Aug 27, 2013
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Allardyce got Bolton into Europe. He has rightly earned a name for himself as someone who all but guarantees Premier League survival. Chris Hughton strikes me as a thoroughly likeable and professional man (unfortunately) but I am certain that you'd have a better chance of survival next season with Fat Sam at the helm instead.
Bearing in mind the guy guarantees Premier League survival and you only just did it by the skin of your teeth then what does that say about the quality of your squad?
studio150
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I'm 4 wins in 15, which is slightly better and I've really enjoyed 2 games out of that 15, the 81 3-0 win and the unexpected 1-0 win in 2005.
I think our only hope is that Big Sam doesn't get the rivalry and just treats it as another game.