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monkey Flag Sittingbourne,but made in Bromley 16 Feb 17 8.33pm Send a Private Message to monkey Add monkey as a friend

Just a few things that spring to mind....

having a scarf tied to each wrist

My dad could bung me £2 on Saturday morning and it would pay for bus, programme, chips and a drink, ground entry and bus home

No sodding about with tickets and proper packed grounds with people locked out there was so many squeezed in(although not usually at palace) lol

Surges on the terracing

Sew on patches

Muddy pitches

climbing up floodlights to get a better view


Edited by monkey (16 Feb 2017 8.36pm)

 

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JRW2 Flag Dulwich 16 Feb 17 9.06pm Send a Private Message to JRW2 Add JRW2 as a friend

I'd love someone to confirm this, because the memory is very hazy. But I seem to remember the Holmesdale end singing (if you could call it singing) what I now know is the Funeral March (composed by Chopin) when an opposition player was carried off on a stretcher. Please someone tell me I'm right.

 

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kenners46 Flag sydenham village 16 Feb 17 9.40pm Send a Private Message to kenners46 Add kenners46 as a friend

Originally posted by monkey

Just a few things that spring to mind....

having a scarf tied to each wrist

You still wear the scarfs on your wrists

 

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Willo Flag South coast - west of Brighton. 17 Feb 17 12.06am Send a Private Message to Willo Add Willo as a friend

Leaving 'Selhurst Park' after the game and getting in close proximity to someone with a transistor radio so that one could find out the final scores.

 

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Spiderman Flag Horsham 17 Feb 17 2.15pm Send a Private Message to Spiderman Add Spiderman as a friend

Originally posted by Willo

Leaving 'Selhurst Park' after the game and getting in close proximity to someone with a transistor radio so that one could find out the final scores.

and then buying the Evening Standard Classified outside Thornton Heath Station

 

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Willo Flag South coast - west of Brighton. 17 Feb 17 3.20pm Send a Private Message to Willo Add Willo as a friend

Originally posted by Spiderman

and then buying the Evening Standard Classified outside Thornton Heath Station

Yes I recall the procedure at a certain newsagents.There used to be a queue of people arrive before the papers are delivered and used to pay for them whilst awaiting their arrival. As they were plonked on the counter they just used to take a copy and walk out.Maybe this happened across newsagents ?

 

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Willo Flag South coast - west of Brighton. 17 Feb 17 3.25pm Send a Private Message to Willo Add Willo as a friend

The days of hooligans, fights on the terraces and 'Crews' when 'Home' supporters used to infiltrate 'Away' supporters areas and vice versa.

Once heard about a Palace supporter who tried to sneak his way into the 'Home' end at Bury only to be thwarted as he was wearing a jacket with emblazoned on the back the words 'London Borough of Lambeth' !

 

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monkey Flag Sittingbourne,but made in Bromley 18 Feb 17 7.03am Send a Private Message to monkey Add monkey as a friend

Originally posted by kenners46

You still wear the scarfs on your wrists

Sssssshhhhhh, otherwise I'll tell everyone about the same plastic bag you've brought with you for 40 years to keep your programme in mint condition!!

 

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Willo Flag South coast - west of Brighton. 18 Feb 17 9.15am Send a Private Message to Willo Add Willo as a friend

Originally posted by monkey

Sssssshhhhhh, otherwise I'll tell everyone about the same plastic bag you've brought with you for 40 years to keep your programme in mint condition!!

They just don't make plastic bags like that any more - ah, the good old days !

Edited by Willo (18 Feb 2017 9.15am)

 

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monkey Flag Sittingbourne,but made in Bromley 19 Feb 17 8.43pm Send a Private Message to monkey Add monkey as a friend

Originally posted by Willo

They just don't make plastic bags like that any more - ah, the good old days !

Edited by Willo (18 Feb 2017 9.15am)

He's now updated it,,,,,,to a Woolworths bag!!

Edited by monkey (19 Feb 2017 8.44pm)

 

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Willo Flag South coast - west of Brighton. 19 Feb 17 8.51pm Send a Private Message to Willo Add Willo as a friend

Originally posted by monkey

He's now updated it,,,,,,to a Woolworths bag!!

Edited by monkey (19 Feb 2017 8.44pm)

Went out with one of them once LOL !!!!

 

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Willo Flag South coast - west of Brighton. 19 Feb 17 9.15pm Send a Private Message to Willo Add Willo as a friend

Hi-legs and crombies with handkerchiefs sticking out of pockets in evidence on the 'Holmesdale'.

 

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