Fully agree.

I shouldn't be bad mouthing someone who did provide a service (with passion).

In fairness I'd have a team of Lees over some of the overpaid wage thieves we've got now

Well this is a solid endorsement of our club to an Ipswich fan. 🙄

Alan Lee was one of the most committed players I have seen in a Palace shirt and a real team player. There was no ego with him. He wasn’t the best into feet but was comfortable right in the face of the centre back letting know there was going to be a war. A real blood and thunder type.

There was a reason Darren Ambrose scores 20 goals in THAT season and it was partly to do with the role played by Kuqi, and Lee to bring others into the game and attack the six yard box for crosses. Classic targets in a more territorial game. Vintage Palace it wasn’t by any stretch.

Alan’s contribution was important to the team that stayed up and as a fan that travelled to Hillsborough I have him as a cult hero with all of those players, N’diaye and Andrew included. The relief when he scored the first was unreal.

I think it is totally wrong to smash Alan Lee as some have. He was the archetypal honest pro that played to win and win as a team a forward who squared it when others wouldn’t, like Stern John.

Good luck to the Tractors for the coming season.

With Alan Lee and Darren Ambrose both scoring at Hillsborough on Survival Sunday, Ipswich have had a big bearing on the continuation of our club.

If football clubs could be twinned like towns, they'd be the obvious choice.

Living down here does have some advantages. At least you can see them cry.

I remember Alan Lee making the statement below when he joined Norwich on loan from us:

"Things were not working out particularly well at Crystal Palace so it was good to get the opportunity to come back to a big club".

Ouch !!

Unfortunately for Alan things did not work out particularly well at Norwich either and he had to return to his small club with his tail between his legs.

I think I was at Selhurst Park when he made his return in a Palace shirt and was booed when he came on as a sub but then went on to score the winner to muted celebrations by both player and fans as neither was quite sure what to do.

I may have dreamt that bit but somewhere in the mist of time I think that is what happened but someone might put me right.

The rest of his Palace career as they say is history and a bit like Pardew he will forever be remembered for one goal.

Edited by Therealeaglestilidie (22 Jul 2019 10.47am)

I'm so Palace I don't even know it

In light of the OP not having posted further on this thread, I'm moving it to Nostalgia, where it should have properly been in the first place, but was left on PT to help out the OP. Those who wish to continue to discuss it, and the OP, can do so on the Nostalgia board.

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I know one thing that is different about Norwich they have been in the 3rd tier in recent memory, so perhaps they should have brought Alan Lee back.