I used to travel on the trains that were organised by Maurice Drewitt and Chris Plummer. ( still get glimpses of Chris at home games, whatever happened to Maurice after he stopped being groundsman at Mitcham ? ).

Then I moved onto the coaches - Gerry Mansfield was the Steward on my coach and eventually Big Dave ( R.I.P. )...Robbie from the Box Office was a regular, as was Joyce the Voice and her husband Doug. My parents, Audrey and Guy were also regulars.

Anyone else on here used to travel on that one coach ?

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Mate, that was one of the most eventful games I've ever been to. I'm surprised it doesn't get mentioned more often.

2-0 down very early on (conceded the first after 1 minute!) ,with the Bournemouth fans singing 'Your so s*** it's unbelievable'. Then all hell breaks out in our end on the terraces between Palace fans and the police and stewards. Not sure how it stated but suddenley loads of Palace fans were being forcibly ejected left right and centre! It was farcicle and was almost like a scene out of a Monty Python film.

Anyway, amid the chaos the players somehow managed to bang in 3 goals before half time (Bright 2, Thomas) and we went in 3-2 up at half time singing back to Bournemouth: 'Your so s*** it's unbelievable!'.

The 2nd half had no more goals but i have never witnessed so many clear cut missed opportunities in all my days. Bright and Wright were ripping them to shreds - even Barber was getting in on the act, but we squandered chance after chance. I just remember so many one on ones being placed agonisingly wide or blazed over.

It got to the last few minutes still unbelievably only 1 goal ahaead, so you can imagine what we were all thinking: 'they're bound to equalise'. And they so very nearly did right at the death, missing a glaring chance just as embarrassing as all of ours.

I also remember massive trouble erupting outside the ground that day.

I always feel so blessed that i was old enough to follow Palace between 1987 - 1991. Four years of the most unbelievable entertainment. Every week something new and memorable seemed to be happening. Every season packed enough incident to cover another clubs whole history. If i ever wrote a book on it, those of you who weren't around then would swear I've over exaggerated.

'Better stop dreaming of the quiet life 'cos it's the one we'll never know'

I was at that one Bubbs. I remember a copper coming onto the coach before the game and saying something along the lines off..."If wednesday get the point they need, it'll be party time, if they don't........" I cannot remember what he said, I had a fair idea though - I was to busy with my head in my hands and thinking oh my gawd, we are going to die....!! Agree your reference to the noise, it was unreal.

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and somewhere out the crowd came Pardew.....

God I remember Chris...went to more than a few away game piss ups with him

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I think there were a few more than 50 at Port Vale because there were two coaches, one broke down on the way back and everyone piled on to the other coach. I usualy went by train very unusual for me to be on a coach. I remember a spectacular diving header og that night as well. Another dreadful evening away a few years earlier was Rotherham, got stuffed, two sent off (JC was one I think),it snowed and there must have only been about 50 Palace but that was the seventies. Great memories though.