Having reading the statements from the club and the HF it seems to me that everybody really wants the same thing. - A great team performance on the pitch enhanced by a great atmosphere.

Personally I had not been a huge fan of the HF but I thought their statement last night was generally excellent and certainly changed my perspective a little on the current situation.

As I am not part of an organised group I don't get to make a statement but as a long term home and away season ticket holder I feel I do have the right to an opinion / comment.

For what my opinions worth I support everything in the HF statement but would comment as follows with 2 points.

Firstly I believe atmosphere has deteriorated over the last few seasons due to the Premiership novelty wearing off a bit following the initial excitement of playing at this level and also the shocking home form of the team during the latter Pardew years and a fair bit under Alladyce / FDB. My point being I don't think declining atmosphere is solely down to where the HF sit in the ground. I accept being more central may help revitalise things but so will consistently winning a few games at home.

My second point is more of a request to the HF. Be organised, be a credit to the club add / lead the atmosphere etc but please remember there are 23000 other fans in the ground at home or another 1900 at away games. Be organised and be something for the rest of us to be proud of and support but please don't embarrass, threaten or ignore other fans as I have seen first hand on several occasions. I think if inclusion / consideration / recognition of other fans can be improved you will find much wider support.

Let hope that the next week or so will see some of these issue resolved and everyone unite behind the team.

You do appreciate that the ramping up of this issue has made us a laughing stock with other clubs, especially those with a particular dislike for Palace. Their supporters are revelling in the spectacle of seeing our support tearing itself apart and are signing the petition in the hope that a sufficiently devisive wedge will be driven between the supporters and owners that we'll eventually implode. Seems to be working pretty well too.

Bexley Dave

Can you hear the Brighton sing? I can't hear a ******* thing!

"The most arrogant, obnoxious bunch of deluded little sun tanned, loafer wearing mummy's boys I've ever had the misfortune of having to listen to" (Burnley forum)

This thread gets better n better . . .

Br1-3ton must be absolutely loving this thread.

We're not called 'stripey nigels' for nothing

This operation, will make the 'Charge Of The Light Brigade' seem like a simple military exercise.

Because we was lucky enough to get promoted, we looked likely for league 1 rather than the prem, easy now with hindsight. Parish didn't have that luxury at that time. It's like someone investing in millwall now and working out his potential profit based on the club being in the prem, the return would be unreal the chance are very slim

havnt read all of todays bed wetting from nigels...but...

after todays release from the HF you cant really argue woth what they are saying, lets just be honest, the atmosphere is swful wothout the HF, always has been, always will be.

they have put the ball firmly in SP’s court, lets see what he does.

‘Football isn’t instant coffee. You have to work at it. You must grow the bean, grind it.’ Ian Holloway

im from the days of football violence but we still watched the games while trying not to get lumped, and we wasnt there for the punch up we was there to support and watch

Edited by michaelpearce (05 Sep 2018 7.10pm)