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60 years as a Palace fan
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 eagleman13  On The Road To Hell & Alicante 29 Jan 22 12.24pm |
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57 years & counting for me, '64 away to Newcastle(me mam's a geordie). My uncles were, as you would expect, 'Toon' supporters. It was one of my uncles who told me that the team Newcastle were playing were my local team, CPFC. Hence a love affair was born.
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NEILLO  Shoreham-by-Sea 29 Jan 22 12.47pm |
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Originally posted by sydtheeagle
I've been going since 1967 and this thread makes me feel like a mere youth. I'll only be celebrating 55 years with Palace next season. Same here....Ipswich at home, March 1967 was my first game. Lost 0-2 which set me up nicely for the many years of disappointment ahead !
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| monkey Sittingbourne,but made in Bromley 29 Jan 22 12.57pm |
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I like this thread, I’m an old bugger, but it’s making me feel quite young in comparison
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| YT Oxford 29 Jan 22 1.25pm |
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Originally posted by monkey
I like this thread, I’m an old bugger, but it’s making me feel quite young in comparison I take a slightly different view. Whereas I've suffered for 49 years, five and a half months, this thread reminds me that there's always someone who has suffered more!
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| monkey Sittingbourne,but made in Bromley 29 Jan 22 1.34pm |
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Originally posted by YT
I take a slightly different view. Whereas I've suffered for 49 years, five and a half months, this thread reminds me that there's always someone who has suffered more! This is true, I’m actually quite proud that despite my 47 years of pain I’ve still got all my own hair and SOME of it is not grey
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| Kintak11 Vauxhall, London 29 Jan 22 2.33pm |
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Ah, you’re all kids! My first game: 31.08. 55 v Torquay United, Division 3 South. We won 3-0. I was a noisy seven years old. If only the subsequent sixty-six years had delivered such straightforward wins. Yes, it’s been a roller-coaster. Palace is a much larger than life club, a breeding ground of great players and the mediocre, of hopes sometimes delivered, sometimes dashed, of a roll call of characterful managers that would grace any Scorsese movie and, finally, a period of Premier League stability that shows how far we’ve come. We are the noisiest, craziest fans in the country. Long may Dave Clark defy time and changing tastes, continuing to serenade us towards the the glory we so deserve. Whatever the future holds, one ongoing certainty for Palace, never a dull moment.
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| Joe Bloggs Nr Norwich 29 Jan 22 2.37pm |
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Originally posted by Kintak11
Ah, you’re all kids! My first game: 31.08. 55 v Torquay United, Division 3 South. We won 3-0. I was a noisy seven years old. If only the subsequent sixty-six years had delivered such straightforward wins. Yes, it’s been a roller-coaster. Palace is a much larger than life club, a breeding ground of great players and the mediocre, of hopes sometimes delivered, sometimes dashed, of a roll call of characterful managers that would grace any Scorsese movie and, finally, a period of Premier League stability that shows how far we’ve come. We are the noisiest, craziest fans in the country. Long may Dave Clark defy time and changing tastes, continuing to serenade us towards the the glory we so deserve. Whatever the future holds, one ongoing certainty for Palace, never a dull moment. Sadly or Gladly you were slow off the blocks!
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| YT Oxford 29 Jan 22 2.39pm |
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Originally posted by monkey
This is true, I’m actually quite proud that despite my 47 years of pain I’ve still got all my own hair and SOME of it is not grey Flippin' heck!!
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| JRW2 Dulwich 30 Jan 22 9.15am |
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Originally posted by Kintak11
Ah, you’re all kids! My first game: 31.08. 55 v Torquay United, Division 3 South. We won 3-0. I was a noisy seven years old. I wish I were as young as you! My first game 02.01.54, aged 10. Stood behind the Whitehorse goal, where Roy Bailey was the Palace custodian (father of Manchester United's Gary, I believe). 0-1 defeat to Colchester United. I didn't enjoy it much and my attendance was patchy till we were relegated to the new Fourth Division, where we became one of the leading teams.
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| Spiderman Horsham 30 Jan 22 9.46am |
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Originally posted by JRW2
I wish I were as young as you! My first game 02.01.54, aged 10. Stood behind the Whitehorse goal, where Roy Bailey was the Palace custodian (father of Manchester United's Gary, I believe). 0-1 defeat to Colchester United. I didn't enjoy it much and my attendance was patchy till we were relegated to the new Fourth Division, where we became one of the leading teams. What a glory hunter!
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| monkey Sittingbourne,but made in Bromley 30 Jan 22 10.34am |
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Originally posted by JRW2
I wish I were as young as you! My first game 02.01.54, aged 10. Stood behind the Whitehorse goal, where Roy Bailey was the Palace custodian (father of Manchester United's Gary, I believe). 0-1 defeat to Colchester United. I didn't enjoy it much and my attendance was patchy till we were relegated to the new Fourth Division, where we became one of the leading teams. Custodian?? Now I know you’re old
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| eagle52 Shirley,Croydon 31 Jan 22 8.35pm |
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Come March my first game will have been 70 years ago. Don’t know who it was against, just remember getting shoved into a front row spot on the railings, on the half way line in what is now the Arthur. The rest as they say is history, highs and lows, a real rollercoaster. My seat now is not that far from where it all started.
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