In 30 or 40 years time (when I, unfortunately, will no longer be around to share in it) Palace supporters will be talking nostalgically of this period in the club's history - in much the same way as we reminisce today about Kenny Sansom, Vince Hilaire, and El Tel's 'Team of the Eighties.'
This is without doubt the greatest period ever in the club's history - a charismatic manager, an astute chairman (to whom so much gratitude is owed), an exciting team playing inspiring football, and a passionate crowd that is the envy of most of the Premiership.
I fear (like the team of the eighties) it won't last. Vieiera will be poached, Olise too, Gallagher back to Chelsea... but they can't take away the memories of games like last night.

90/91 was an exciting period, 3rd and FA cup final, but it didn’t last long. The last 10 years have been our greatest period ever, without doubt. We have gone from being a yo yo club to an established mid table Premier team, no easy task with all the money our rivals are throwing around.

In those days the top division wasn't littered with clubs subsidised by mega rich owners. The vast majority of players were from the UK and Ireland. It was a much more level playing field than it is now.

I would argue that Palace currently staying so long in the Premier League as it is now is a better achievement.

In 30 or 40 years time (when I, unfortunately, will no longer be around to share in it) Palace supporters will be talking nostalgically of this period in the club's history - in much the same way as we reminisce today about Kenny Sansom, Vince Hilaire, and El Tel's 'Team of the Eighties.'
This is without doubt the greatest period ever in the club's history - a charismatic manager, an astute chairman (to whom so much gratitude is owed), an exciting team playing inspiring football, and a passionate crowd that is the envy of most of the Premiership.
I fear (like the team of the eighties) it won't last. Vieiera will be poached, Olise too, Gallagher back to Chelsea... but they can't take away the memories of games like last night.

I agree that this will be remembered as our golden period, but it's nothing remotely like the Team of the Eighties. For many years, that team defined our broader public image. Now, for the first time, that's no longer the case and nor should it be.

The Team of the Eighties lasted precisely one year at the top level (well, we were relegated after two seasons but once Kenny left the second season was no longer really "that" team. Its reputation was built in Divisions Two and Three (not the top flight), and the whole thing really only lasted four years. In contrast, this side while now at its best yet is still improving and it's the result of ten years (not four) of steady progress, identity-building, and momentum shifting. It's nothing like the Team of the Eighties which was, in contrast, a flash in the pan.

Compare Wilf, who's given us a decade of leadership and brilliance with his equivalent from the 80s, Vince Hilaire, who really had no more than a year of genuine sustained, really top-flight success. There's no comparison between the two. Compare Billy Gilbert, whose reputation exceeded what he ever really achieved in his career, with Dann or Delaney (let alone Guehi or Andersson), both of whom were top-level players who kept us up for half a decade. Compare FFS Murray and his innumerable PL goals with Swindly, who we lionise but never really matured into a top-division, year in-year out goalscorer. There's no comparison.

The Team of the Eighties is largely a myth in the minds of those who weren't there, fostered by the happy memories of those of us who were. This Palace team, and its achievments, are real.