[Palace] In the greatest season in their history

[Doug-ees-evil]

Can’t deny they are a bigger club than us . It’s always been tight . Them shading it with top flight seasons possibly. This win along with a couple of finals does make them bigger conclusively imo .

Bigger not classier !

Yes that is realistically all true. Hurts to admit it, but it always feels like we're playing a bit of catch up.

I remember the day after the glorious Europa Ajax away game, I found this amazing shop in Amsterdam by accident:

Amsterdam Flagship Store

Our COPA flagship store in Amsterdam is located directly opposite the city’s Central Station at Prins Hendrikkade 21-A and is a must-visit for football fans of all ages. As well as being home to the entire COPA collection and a wide range of football books, our 300m2 concept store is a homage...

copafootball.com

Famous football retro shirts and merch from the last 70 odd years. Lovely, very cool and very expensive gear. On the shelf with AC Milan, Barca, Juve, Benfica and Liverpool branded retro kit bags was a ****ing Palace bag! Wound me right up. Obviously I told the owner he can take that down immediately and shove it in the store room : - ) But it was a subtle reminder that we've got a long way to go with regards size/reputation and that we probably need to do what they have just done... win something one day.

 

[Hamilton]

Champions of England, they’ll never sing that!

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

Bumley.
Turns them into Bumley.
Relegated by a European over-stretch.
Lovely stuff.

Burnley finished 16th in 2017.
7th in 2018 to qualify for Europe.
15th in 2019 (having barely actually played any games in Europe because they were knocked out before the group stage).
10th in 2020.
17th in 2021.
18th in 2022 to be relegated.

Somehow, despite the 7th being the obvious outlier and finishing pretty much exactly where you'd expect them to the following season, and then not being relegated for another three years after they played in Europe, this has ended up being the shorthand for the dangers of overreach. It's bollocks. It's obvious bollocks on a staggeringly obvious scale.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Burnley finished 16th in 2017.
7th in 2018 to qualify for Europe.
15th in 2019 (having barely actually played any games in Europe because they were knocked out before the group stage).
10th in 2020.
17th in 2021.
18th in 2022 to be relegated.

Somehow, despite the 7th being the obvious outlier and finishing pretty much exactly where you'd expect them to the following season, and then not being relegated for another three years after they played in Europe, this has ended up being the shorthand for the dangers of overreach. It's bollocks. It's obvious bollocks on a staggeringly obvious scale.

Don't spoil an excellent narrative with your so-called facts

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

Don't spoil an excellent narrative with your so-called facts

"Facts" can prove anything. Don't trust them.

Fact.

 

[Bodian]

Champions of England, they’ll never sing that!

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Hmm - they are playing in the Charity Shield later in the summer.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

Hmm - they are playing in the Charity Shield later in the summer.

Even if they win that, they still won't sing that.

Because even they're not that pathetic.

 

[Peacehaven Wild Kids]

Most of Palace's cup win coverage seems to be appearing on every single BHA social channel mainly.

I lived my life by this rule since Saturday afternoon (so far so good)