really...? I would have thought that, apart from the occasional blip, the Croydon scum were irrelevant to most of the other much bigger London clubs...
I'm only responding to the ridiculous assertion that Palace have such great support relative to Brighton - 14,000 is your current "hard core" while enjoying a historically unusual 30 year stint in the top 2 divisions... What would be your "hard core" at Gillingham? or after 20 years of relative...
blah blah blah... the better supported clubs get 20,000 almost regardless of league position in the championship - you are admitting your position in a lower echelon of fanbase where, despite latent potential, gates are highly dependent on league position...
I can't share that sort of defeatism - you'd have been shot during the war...! The truth is that it is very easy to compete with Palace in a pissing match even from our currently reduced status... obviously they've had a bit more success than Brighton at times over the years but it doesn't...
I understand the reasoning but can't agree - I expect my 9 month old son to be hating Palace as soon as he is able to and it certainly won't matter when was the last time we played them...
Out of interest, from the experience of other parents, at what age is a child able to hate Palace? I...