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dynamicdick Dormansland 14 Aug 11 9.57pm
mel blythe Bring back Brolin
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Dormansland 14 Aug 11 9.57pm

mel blythe

Bring back Brolin

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eagle in cornwall Made In Thornton Heath. 14 Aug 11 10.28pm
Mel Blyth was a great CB and hard,you wouldn't want to take him on. I recall John Jackson saying that,although he was a sound defender he use to dread a back pass from him,as he use to thump it so hard it was a job stopping it from going into the net. ........................Then along came Johnny Byrne! and the rest, as they say, is history.....................
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Mel Blyth was a great CB and hard,you wouldn't want to take him on.
I recall John Jackson saying that,although he was a sound defender he use to dread a back pass from him,as he use to thump it so hard it was a job stopping it from going into the net.

........................Then along came Johnny Byrne! and the rest, as they say, is history.....................

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Joe Bloggs Nr Norwich 14 Aug 11 10.35pm
johnny Byrne
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johnny Byrne

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renegade Gravesend 15 Aug 11 12.55am
Must be Byrne, but seeing the remarks about Mel Blythes backpasses i do rember an own goal he scored almost from the halfwayline.
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Must be Byrne, but seeing the remarks about Mel Blythes backpasses i do rember an own goal he scored almost from the halfwayline.

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Bletchley Eagle In a Red and Blue flavoured world 15 Aug 11 6.49am
To see the range of players regarded as "the greatest ever" brings back some terrific memories. Like many of you I have seen all of those mentioned so far. For my money, Cliff Holton just shades Johnny Byrne. I think that I have asked this question before but I'll try again ... does anyone remember an evening match during which Cliff scored in the Whitehorse Lane end from a direct free kick that he took from a couple of yards inside the Holmesdale half out near the Park Road touchline? I would guess that it was nearly fifty years ago but it still stays with me as one of the most memorable goals that I have seen at Selhurst. The Team (3-5-1-1): John Jackson; Alan Stephenson, John McCormick, Jim Cannon; Don Rogers, Geoff Thomas, Stevie Kember, Michael Hughes, Peter Taylor; Johnny Byrne; Cliff Holton. Subs: Julian Speroni, Kenny Sansom, Bobby Kellard, Ian Wright, Mark Bright, Andrew Johnson, Marouane Chamakh.
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To see the range of players regarded as "the greatest ever" brings back some terrific memories.

Like many of you I have seen all of those mentioned so far. For my money, Cliff Holton just shades Johnny Byrne.

I think that I have asked this question before but I'll try again ... does anyone remember an evening match during which Cliff scored in the Whitehorse Lane end from a direct free kick that he took from a couple of yards inside the Holmesdale half out near the Park Road touchline? I would guess that it was nearly fifty years ago but it still stays with me as one of the most memorable goals that I have seen at Selhurst.

The Team (3-5-1-1): John Jackson; Alan Stephenson, John McCormick, Jim Cannon; Don Rogers, Geoff Thomas, Stevie Kember, Michael Hughes, Peter Taylor; Johnny Byrne; Cliff Holton. Subs: Julian Speroni, Kenny Sansom, Bobby Kellard, Ian Wright, Mark Bright, Andrew Johnson, Marouane Chamakh.

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sprites Auckland 15 Aug 11 6.58am
Doog.
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Auckland 15 Aug 11 6.58am

Doog.

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bifffabazz Highworth, Wiltshire 15 Aug 11 9.30am
Kenny Sansom, by a big margin. He had it all: strength, pace, skill, awareness and most essentially, consistency. (And to the OP, Jim Cannon's appearance record beats Terry Long's but only by a few, not 300+) Spirit of 1974
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Highworth, Wiltshire 15 Aug 11 9.30am

Kenny Sansom, by a big margin. He had it all: strength, pace, skill, awareness and most essentially, consistency.

(And to the OP, Jim Cannon's appearance record beats Terry Long's but only by a few, not 300+)

Spirit of 1974

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tingles.supereagles Hove 15 Aug 11 1.31pm
Greatest player ..... Wrighty (goals); Cannon (a rock at the back); Budgie (quality keeper and great handstands during the pre match warm up); Pardew (that goal at Villa Park - I nearly wet myself); Sansom (the most accomplished left back I have ever seen): all contenders but has to be Vince Hilaire for his sheer pace and excitement. Will never forget 1979 v Burnley ..... Perhaps Wilf should watch a few vids of Vince !!!! Oh Palace I love you !!!
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Greatest player ..... Wrighty (goals); Cannon (a rock at the back); Budgie (quality keeper and great handstands during the pre match warm up); Pardew (that goal at Villa Park - I nearly wet myself); Sansom (the most accomplished left back I have ever seen): all contenders but has to be Vince Hilaire for his sheer pace and excitement. Will never forget 1979 v Burnley .....

Perhaps Wilf should watch a few vids of Vince !!!!

Oh Palace I love you !!!

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sxp55 South Norwood 15 Aug 11 1.35pm
My Era. Lombardo @sxp55555
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My Era. Lombardo

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Barcelona Based Fan No longer Barcelona, now living in... 15 Aug 11 1.43pm
Loads of favs but has to be Jimboyo, Brighty,Wrighty, Salad boy Salako, followed closley by Simon Roger TaxiMark Sheffield Wednesday Fan Posted 23 February 2013 - 07:49 PM I don't mind palace to be fair. Much better club than tinpot Charlton and Brighton
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Loads of favs but has to be Jimboyo,
Brighty,Wrighty,
Salad boy Salako, followed closley by Simon Roger

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Posted 23 February 2013 - 07:49 PM
I don't mind palace to be fair. Much better club than tinpot Charlton and Brighton

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Eagle of Oz Sydney 15 Aug 11 1.49pm
Ian Wright!
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Sydney 15 Aug 11 1.49pm

Ian Wright!

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Irish Anne Cashel 15 Aug 11 1.57pm
Jim Cannon for service Johnny Byrne for style Vince Hilaire for skill Rachid Harkouk for entertainment value. Overall...........Big Jim for loyalty and always trying his best "Coimhéad fearg fhear na foighde" Beware of the anger of a patient man. Old irish proverb.
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