[Albion] Best Ever Away Support at Palace

smudge · Mar 11, 2019

Anyone else at the pre season "friendly", early to mid 80's.

Dr Bandler · Mar 12, 2019

smudge said:
Anyone else at the pre season "friendly", early to mid 80's.

Cant remember that one - what can you remember?

wigman · Mar 12, 2019

smudge said:
Anyone else at the pre season "friendly", early to mid 80's.

Are you on about the one where everyone got on at Haywards Heath and broke in to the buffet car ?
Free drinks for everyone.

Thunder Bolt · Mar 12, 2019

Jack Straw said:
For those not there, a bit of a gist;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I021YU0g-Ng

Brilliant. I also remember, before the game, McGhee saying he had never lost a game at Selhurst, no matter which team he was managing.

Puppet Master · Mar 12, 2019

saafend_seagull said:
Been to a few of the games there. This one was better than mcshane one.

Pretty sure we had the whole stand for the 1-0 mcshane. I was right by where the ultras sit anyway.

5-0 we had at least 5000 there.

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Was definitely only half. I remember it vididly. When we scored, [MENTION=5729]sir albion[/MENTION] accidentally punched me in the face going mental. I got up, wiped my bloody nose and carried on going ape shit

They have us the entire stand for the 5-0

Skaville · Mar 12, 2019

Anyone know how many we had at the McShane game? Absolutely brilliant night out.

smudge · Mar 12, 2019

Dr Bandler said:
Cant remember that one - what can you remember?

A fun day out to Croydon with a bunch of fine chaps. At that time the away section was half of the terraced holmesdale end. I think it was shortly after they'd demolished the white horse end to turn in to Sainsbury's. Anyway, interesting being right next to them.
If you think Selhurst is crap now, should of seen it then.

smudge · Mar 12, 2019

wigman said:
Are you on about the one where everyone got on at Haywards Heath and broke in to the buffet car ?
Free drinks for everyone.

We always used to meet up at HH back then. Don't remember the buffet but sounds about right.

Questions · Mar 12, 2019

Skaville said:
Anyone know how many we had at the McShane game? Absolutely brilliant night out.

I’m pretty sure we had 4.8k for the 5-0 but it may have been cut for the one you are talking about to 3.5k.

Thunder Bolt · Mar 12, 2019

Skaville said:
Anyone know how many we had at the McShane game? Absolutely brilliant night out.

3500 or 3800

http://www.footballforums.net/threads/18-10-05-match-day-palace-brighton-selhurst-park.84061/

smudge · Mar 12, 2019

Questions said:
I’m pretty sure we had 4.8k for the 5-0 but it may have been cut for the one you are talking about to 3.5k.

We had the whole of that side for the 5-0. A day that started so well. I was living not far from the Dials at the time, and as I came down past the Belle Vue, you could hear the singing from outside the Bell & the station. This was about 11:00 a.m. Saw so many faces that I hadn't seen for years. Great journey up, then the game of football spoilt it a bit. All good fun though.

lawros left foot · Mar 12, 2019

Dr Bandler said:
Thinking back over the years, which game at Selhurst Park has seen the highest numbers of Albion fans and / or the loudest support?

Prompted by a picture posted by Return of the Rev in another thread, my mind went back to the days before tickets and number restrictions, to when I was a teenage schoolboy. Would it have been around 1979-80? I think we must have had 6,000 - 7,000 at Selhurst Park, most on the terrace behind the goal. Amazing numbers and atmosphere - I think the total crowd was around 30,000, and there was plenty of hostility. I remember seeing a schoolmate with blood pouring out of a headwound. I think it was the game where Budgie and his mates went in the Palace end temporarily.

Anyway, which is the best turnout you can remember, and the highest total crowd at a Palace away game?

Went up on a coach from the Ham Hotel in East Worthing for that one, stepped of the coach first at Selhurst, cos I really needed a pee, and got headbutted straight away, broke my nose, and the bloke who nutted me took of like a greyhound. OB must have questioned me about six times about the claret all over my Levi jacket

Dick Knights Mumm · Mar 12, 2019

smudge said:
We had the whole of that side for the 5-0. A day that started so well. I was living not far from the Dials at the time, and as I came down past the Belle Vue, you could hear the singing from outside the Bell & the station. This was about 11:00 a.m.

Up to the actual match it was a great day out .................... it was a brilliant atmosphere around the station.

Justice · Mar 12, 2019

If you believe some reports the 5-0 game we had one of the largest firms seen out that day. The 1-0 was epic loads of Albion in Covent Garden until the OB moved in. Ended up in a packed boozer in Thornton Heath Albion lads sniffing gear of any flat surface available

Probably my favourite away game.

Mr Bridger · Mar 12, 2019

Justice said:
If you believe some reports the 5-0 game we had one of the largest firms seen out that day. The 1-0 was epic loads of Albion in Covent Garden until the OB moved in. Ended up in a packed boozer in Thornton Heath Albion lads sniffing gear of any flat surface available Probably my favourite away game.

Can't remember which pub we were in but we got taken out the back way and held for a while then kettled to the ground, few shops getting done on the way. Sure there was a picture of Brighton lads on the platform that day

Return of the Rev · Mar 12, 2019

perseus said:
Have they taken down the sign BEWARE OF PICKPOCKETS?

In the late seventies, my sheepskin jacket empty pocket was knifed away. Petrol cap was stolen on the car as well after a parking dispute.

Recall there was fighting at Norwood junction, Selhurst and Thornton heath Stations after games, can recall even been on my toes past west Croydon Station.

Seagulls over Essex · Mar 12, 2019

Where is PPF these days? He must have a few tails about how he took on all of the Ultras single handed.

Djmiles · Mar 12, 2019

FA Cup replay at Hartlepool surely?

Eeyore · Mar 12, 2019

sydney said:
was that when we took bejams....?? 78 ..??

'When we took Bejams'. :laugh:

Bob'n'weave · Mar 13, 2019

Dr Bandler said:
Thinking back over the years, which game at Selhurst Park has seen the highest numbers of Albion fans and / or the loudest support?

Prompted by a picture posted by Return of the Rev in another thread, my mind went back to the days before tickets and number restrictions, to when I was a teenage schoolboy. Would it have been around 1979-80? I think we must have had 6,000 - 7,000 at Selhurst Park, most on the terrace behind the goal. Amazing numbers and atmosphere - I think the total crowd was around 30,000, and there was plenty of hostility. I remember seeing a schoolmate with blood pouring out of a headwound. I think it was the game where Budgie and his mates went in the Palace end temporarily.

Anyway, which is the best turnout you can remember, and the highest total crowd at a Palace away game?

It was carnage. We lost 3-1? After the game it was like 28 Days Later. Best day of my life. :albion2:

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