These willy waving arguments get a bit dull.
At the moment BHA get bigger crowds (tickets sold) than Palace, At the moment BHA have a better Ground ( I love SP myself) and more ST sales, this is fact and cant be denied.
But from 1987 until 2012 Palace had bigger average attendance that is a...
Reservations yes, but not on the scale of 1999 or 2010. And lets face it there is FA your average fan can do about it. Sometimes I long for the days before the interweb when I just supported my team and knew not much else about them. If Palace played away on a Tuesday night we would have to wait...
Well I for one, cringe at the name thingy after a goal, but then I am a 50 year old miserable git.
Nothing wrong with the Eagle, its our nickname and the kids love it.
The drum, again not my thing as "back in the day" we could sing without one.
Ultras, Its a Fad, the same way as boot boys...
From wilki.
Crystal Palace Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Norwood, London. They currently play in the highest level in English football, the Premier League.
I would love Palace to be a club from Surrey but alas that was taken away in 1965...Croydon...
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You do realize Palace were only one of a few clubs that recorded a profit at the last accounts..£23 million if I remember rightly. Why do you think they cant pay their bills ?