they took a good number round the pitch mate, thats how i knew who was in there, few old thomas more blokes i know,,and a few from the wilton,,who also went to my school,,,they got some revenge later in year at ours, as we came out of the holmesdale a mob were waiting about half way up the hill, they stormed us as gates opened, but it wasnt worth it as was just old fellas, families, that sort of thing leaving first, but obviously registered for them to be there

I was a 16 year old in the clock end right by the split with the ob and the gooners, things were getting a bit lively in there and a big skinhead in a sheepskin coat jumped up and smashed a big, empty bottle of whisky on the crush barrier, it flew straight into the back of my head,lucky for me it was just like a punch and didnt get cut, ob pretended they didnt see, dont blame them , he was a big ugly cnut...anyway, the north bank must have seen the commotion as things were hotting up, swaying and pushing,,,then, clock end,,do your job,,,roared from n bank, clock end clock end do your job! At that very moment, about 30 odd palace,not as old as they looked, lots went to my school,,,in the left hand side, top end of n bank,,,wayed into them, the n bank panicked,,and literally ran past the goal, the whole depth,,,all in one half past or even with goal,,,it was a lovely sight, specially cos my head was a bit sore, they did move back,,,but by then the ob were escorting the 30 odd palace along the pitch, right hand side as we looking on,,they were waving and we were singing, were proud of you were proud of you, then we took the north bank we took the north bank we took the north bank hi,,,,bury! that rang out all the way home,,on the tube, victoria,,east croydon,, i was working on a building site, in islington, all the boys were into football, in canteen i walk in, a qpr guy said how you get on saturday? i said,,we took the north bank,,,he said fcuk off,,everybody smiled,,,,then a top gooner walked in,,qpr said,,,steve,,,he reacons palace took the north bank! steve said,,they did,,,i was proud as it gets, good on the 30....we had arrived,,on the site anyway!

not sure "repelled" was the right word, vastly outnumbered the speedy intervention of large numbers of very surprised constabulary and the march around the pitch or out the door saved embarrassment and a pasting

As Mick(Monty) says ask JT who was with me the whole day as for the Wilton that was my local and i know everyone from there and they are still all my mates except sadly for the one no longer with us and if you went in there you would know who i am.i wish we got taken around the pitch that was the plan as we knew they wouldn't keep us there but they didn't.