Holloway doesn't know.

[Marxo]

From the BBC:
New Crystal Palace boss Ian Holloway admits he is baffled by the rivalry between the Eagles and Brighton.

"It's not one the rest of football knows about. Even the geography doesn't really make sense," he said.

"It's a bit weird but whatever fans think, you have to appreciate that and give a performance the fans are proud of. I've got no doubts we can do that."

Will he find out tomorrow?

 

[clippedgull]

I don't even believe Gus really knows either.

The fans do, but then again we are the only constant everything else moves on.

 

[Thimble Keegan]

This pleases me greatly. Last season, I do not think Gus got the rivalry whereas they had Dougie Freedman who knows what this game means to both sets of fans...Hence they came out on top in the match-ups. At the end of the campaign Poyet stated how happy he was for us to finish above Palace for the first time in years so it is clear he eventually grasped it.

Now, it is the other way around with Holloway not really understanding what it is all about and I am hoping this can work to our advantage.

Albion & England forever.

Thimble Keegan
Littlehampton BHA

 

[upthealbion1970]

I don't even believe Gus really knows either.

The fans do, but then again we are the only constant everything else moves on.

Tbf Gus didn't have a clue last season, it was all about Southampton for him as I recall.

 

[Seagull27]

Gus said in his prematch interview, he doesn't know the reasons why we are rivals. But it seems like we're taking it seriously, without concentrating too much on just one match, which is what you'd hope for really.

 

[Napper]

Gus doesn't know , he said as much in his interview . Bit Shit really when it matters so much to fans and whilst it isn't rangers Celtic I'm pretty sure football does know about it . Also to add it is geography to us the bell end

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

Gus is from Montevideo,if a bloke from Bristol don't know then what chance has Gus

cristals are scum always will be

if we lose tomorrow it doesn't matter

f*** me it will hurt,but I'm Brighton til the day I die

 

[brightn'ove]

what a CLUELESS carrot crunching COCK chomper

 

[Ninja Elephant]

As others have said, Poyet didn't get it last season. But someone put it in real terms to him before the game at Selhurst, someone told him the way he feels about Southampton is the way Brighton fans feel about Crystal Palace. I think the penny dropped. Tomorrow will hopefully be us at our best, Hammond should show up for a start.

 

[BensGrandad]

As others have said, Poyet didn't get it last season. But someone put it in real terms to him before the game at Selhurst, someone told him the way he feels about Southampton is the way Brighton fans feel about Crystal Palace. I think the penny dropped. Tomorrow will hopefully be us at our best, Hammond should show up for a start.

As he has done to great effect in the recent games

 

[Blackadder]

From the BBC:
New Crystal Palace boss Ian Holloway admits he is baffled by the rivalry between the Eagles and Brighton.

"It's not one the rest of football knows about. Even the geography doesn't really make sense," he said.

"It's a bit weird but whatever fans think, you have to appreciate that and give a performance the fans are proud of. I've got no doubts we can do that."

Will he find out tomorrow?

Oh, they do. the media often refers to it.

 

[Holme on the Dale]

what a CLUELESS carrot crunching COCK chomper

That's no way to speak about your manager

 

[Poojah]

As a non-Brighton fan who ocassionally reads this forum, I'd say Holloway has a point. I'd certainly never heard of the rivalry between Brighton and Crystal Palace prior to having been on here.

Whether or not you have a full appreciation of the history between two clubs, geography is normally a good indicator of rivalry. Now I know there's only actually 40 or so miles between Brighton and Croydon; it just doesn't scream at at you on a map. I think there's just an assumption that it would be Portsmouth and Southampton given their location on the South coast, even though both are actually further away.

Genuine question - is the rivalry reciprocated as ferociously by Palace fans, given their proximity to other London clubs?

 

[Paddy B]

As a non-Brighton fan who ocassionally reads this forum, I'd say Holloway has a point. I'd certainly never heard of the rivalry between Brighton and Crystal Palace prior to having been on here.

Whether or not you have a full appreciation of the history between two clubs, geography is normally a good indicator of rivalry. Now I know there's only actually 40 or so miles between Brighton and Croydon; it just doesn't scream at at you on a map. I think there's just an assumption that it would be Portsmouth and Southampton given their location on the South coast, even though both are actually further away.

Genuine question - is the rivalry reciprocated as ferociously by Palace fans, given their proximity to other London clubs?

Completely. They are not keen on Millwall but we are the team they love to beat the most

 

[Buckley's Mad Eye]

As a non-Brighton fan who ocassionally reads this forum, I'd say Holloway has a point. I'd certainly never heard of the rivalry between Brighton and Crystal Palace prior to having been on here.

Whether or not you have a full appreciation of the history between two clubs, geography is normally a good indicator of rivalry. Now I know there's only actually 40 or so miles between Brighton and Croydon; it just doesn't scream at at you on a map. I think there's just an assumption that it would be Portsmouth and Southampton given their location on the South coast, even though both are actually further away.

Genuine question - is the rivalry reciprocated as ferociously by Palace fans, given their proximity to other London clubs?

With all due respect (i.e. with no respect whatsoever) if you didn't know about the Palace V Brighton rivalry, you probably don't have a very deep knowledge of the game.

Yes the Palace hatred is reciprocated.

 

[StonehamPark]

Liverpool - Man Utd = 33 Miles
Cardiff - Swansea = 41 Miles
Brighton - Palace = 42 Miles
Ipswich - Norwich = 43 Miles
Valencia - Madrid = 220 Miles

What the f*** does geography have to do with anything?

 

[champion7]

Gus is from Montevideo,if a bloke from Bristol don't know then what chance has Gus

cristals are scum always will be

if we lose tomorrow it doesn't matter

f*** me it will hurt,but I'm Brighton til the day I die

Good post and i totally agree,if there was a like button i would have clicked on it.

 

[Poojah]

With all due respect (i.e. with no respect whatsoever) if you didn't know about the Palace V Brighton rivalry, you probably don't have a very deep knowledge of the game.

Yes the Palace hatred is reciprocated.

Disagree. I've had a season ticket at Grimsby for 21 of my 27 years on this planet, and have watched us play in each of this country's top five divisions with the unfortunate exception of the top flight. Off the top of my head, I know that you were unlucky not to win the FA Cup in 1983, that you got shat on by your former owners over the Goldstone, that Withdean was a bit of a dump but somehow charming in its own way (I've been there twice), that Bobby Zamora's a bit of a legend and that Michel Kuipers played in goal for you for a long time.

I know that former Grimsby manager Russell Slade saved you from relegation but got the sack shortly after, that Wayne Henderson once got lobbed from the half-way line (while on loan from Aston Villa?), that you're quite fond of Charlie Oatway, and that you got relegated at Blundell Park in 2003 after our on-loan midfielder Michael Keane scored and celebrated like a prick in front of the away end.

There might be a couple of inaccuracies in there, but my point is that my general knowledge of the game is not all that bad and yet I wasn't particularly aware of your rivalry with Palace. Maybe it's a Northern thing.

 

[PHCgull]

Wow. Good post

 

[pauli cee]

Disagree. I've had a season ticket at Grimsby for 21 of my 27 years on this planet, and have watched us play in each of this country's top five divisions with the unfortunate exception of the top flight. Off the top of my head, I know that you were unlucky not to win the FA Cup in 1983, that you got shat on by your former owners over the Goldstone, that Withdean was a bit of a dump but somehow charming in its own way (I've been there twice), that Bobby Zamora's a bit of a legend and that Michel Kuipers played in goal for you for a long time.

I know that former Grimsby manager Russell Slade saved you from relegation but got the sack shortly after, that Wayne Henderson once got lobbed from the half-way line (while on loan from Aston Villa?), that you're quite fond of Charlie Oatway, and that you got relegated at Blundell Park in 2003 after our on-loan midfielder Michael Keane scored and celebrated like a prick in front of the away end.

There might be a couple of inaccuracies in there, but my point is that my general knowledge of the game is not all that bad and yet I wasn't particularly aware of your rivalry with Palace. Maybe it's a Northern thing.