Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
No, 'we' as in Brighton fans, don't care when the rivalry began. My list was aimed at the PALACE poster who said the hatred was irrational. No Brighton fan said our hatred of palace was irrational.
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Danny Baker's life to become BBC drama series.
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Don't think the poster was a Palace fan; just someone who had not clocked that DB being a Millwall fan would have been anti Palace. Whether anyone cares or not Millwall have hated Palace longer than Brighton have; sp given DB has probably supported Millwall since the early 60s it seems strange to single out HIS hatred of Palace as irrational.
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
Del Fenner is palace.
I'm sure that was the case in the area generally; in fact it seemed to be so from memories of visiting parents' friends and our relatives in the 60s and early 70s. Brighton were nowhere on the rivalry radar. Even now I find some Palace fans find our obsession with them something of a mild mixture of amusement and contempt. We could so easily be up there with Swansea, Hull, C Palace, Southampton etc with a bit of patience, realism, guile and confidence.
Prince Monolulu
Everything in Moderation
Great show again today (as always!) with that ocean swimmer. 
BadFish
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Did she think he was David Essex's brother?
lawros left foot
Glory hunting since 1969
Best broadcaster on the radio today, IMO
Freddie Goodwin.
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Rivalry is not always just local, sometimes it just comes down to the 'Billy Big Bollox' in your division. I remember the huge rivalry with Luton from the late 60's - early 70's, and we had our bottom division rivalries with Cardiff & Chesterfield and we also had Orient.
Then we had the 'South Coast Derby' with Bournemouth. Just how far away is that?
As regards Millwal, Charlton Palace & us, the Londoners would have had the 'local' bit. We must have gone nearly 15 years from the early 60's to late 70's without playing Palace and, when we did, they certainly had the BBB role.
Then we had the 'South Coast Derby' with Bournemouth. Just how far away is that?
As regards Millwal, Charlton Palace & us, the Londoners would have had the 'local' bit. We must have gone nearly 15 years from the early 60's to late 70's without playing Palace and, when we did, they certainly had the BBB role.
Squeeze are writing the music to this series, where two songs of their to be released album will be played (their first new material in over 17 years) . In fact the title of the series was changed from that of Danny Bakers book to the song "Cradle to the Grave".
Difford & Tilbrook make a cameo.
Both Danny Baker and Peter Kay are big Squeeze fans.
I look forward to this series for lots of reasons
Difford & Tilbrook make a cameo.
Both Danny Baker and Peter Kay are big Squeeze fans.
I look forward to this series for lots of reasons
Javeaseagull
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Whoever said it first, I assumed the "irrational hatred of Palace" comment was irony?
Love Danny Baker, comic genius but a face made for radio which he probably said himself at some stage.
Love Danny Baker, comic genius but a face made for radio which he probably said himself at some stage.
gripper stebson
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- Jul 27, 2004
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He is the man behind my favourite quote,
"Imagine not being in to football... those poor half alive *******s."
"Imagine not being in to football... those poor half alive *******s."
If ever there were a reason to not get on with your in-laws
The ironic thing is his in laws are palace
Hampster Gull
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Why irrational?
Stato
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The full quote is bettter:
https://twitter.com/prodnose/status/201695501526118402
Posted on Twitter after Man City scored twice in extra time to beat QPR and win the league in 2012.
A lovely bloke with a completely irrational loathing of Palace.[/QUO
He completely is. He looked a bit iffy when he did the DAZ ads, but, no, he's a gem. I was in the Vortex in London the night Elvis died. Danny, in a dodgy shiney 'leather' jacket came on stage and berated the audience for cheering at the news. Quite a lot of bottle. His books are brilliant. And 606 never really recovered after he was sacked (Dominic Diamond, and that pompous Davide Mellor FFS) till its present incarnation. Danny's reaction to having cancer, and his irrepressable joie de vivre are inspirational. Mind you, the second half of his radio shows, after the sausage sandwich game is played, are a bit dull, and this is normally when I go for my Saturday morning shit and shower. I did the sausage sandwich game last year (playing for the Albion, natch) and got such shitty questions someone texted in to complain. I think he did it deliberately, probably because I'm middle classI am looking forward to this adaptation of his books very much.
Bounce.
On tomorrow 9pm BBC2.
Music by Squeeze, who have an album out soon. All songs are loosely based around Dannys and their early life around Deptford in the 1970's. A terrific batch of songs, which shows their genius even after all this time.
On tomorrow 9pm BBC2.
Music by Squeeze, who have an album out soon. All songs are loosely based around Dannys and their early life around Deptford in the 1970's. A terrific batch of songs, which shows their genius even after all this time.