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Rudi Hedman Caterham 29 Sep 17 10.45pm
Wright used to do Cannon like a kipper. That's why cannon didn't like him. COYP
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Caterham 29 Sep 17 10.45pm

Wright used to do Cannon like a kipper. That's why cannon didn't like him.

COYP

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ex hibitionist Hastings 01 Oct 17 12.10pm
Cannon saved us when the chips were down, but Wrighty. gave us a ray of hope. Crumbs!
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Cannon saved us when the chips were down, but Wrighty. gave us a ray of hope. Crumbs!

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Face in Wetherspoons 25 Oct 17 5.47pm
Originally posted by ex hibitionist Cannon saved us when the chips were down, but Wrighty. gave us a ray of hope. Crumbs! If both were still in their prime and playing for us with Jacko in goal, they would put our current bunch of losers (Wilf excepted) to shame.
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Originally posted by ex hibitionist

Cannon saved us when the chips were down, but Wrighty. gave us a ray of hope. Crumbs!

If both were still in their prime and playing for us with Jacko in goal, they would put our current bunch of losers (Wilf excepted) to shame.

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Sheenewoodeagle1 Ringwood dorset 03 Nov 17 11.36am
Wright was horrible, played against him several times.Goby, aggressive little s***e.Found it hard to sing any Wright songs, even at the 90's cup final.Gray not quite so bad and remember one of our lads doing him in a South East Counties Div 2 game in the early days. He had a reputation as a nasty piece of work even in 1980.Same team as Jimmy Carter before he ended up at Millwall.(nah, not the President before the smart arses come out in force) Played with MAN Mountain Droy for a while at Dulwich Hamlet and he was a formidable man.He never rated Coppell,s man management ( although Coppell had just released him.)Billy Gilbert was a little older than me but destined for greatness, even at 16. He played alongside Andy Massey (who skippered Millwall) in our Riverside Team ( Lewisham), a couple of age groups above my own. My dear old dad (Rip) used to love watching Billy Gilbert from the Arthur, always loved a tackle did Billy. legend. Forgive my warble....I was lucky enough to play against or with a few of our players...sitting here in intense agony after spinal fusion so go gentle...esp on grammar!! up the Palace.....never leaves your veins God, it makes me so angry....I am gonna find a little bloke... I'm gonna have a fight!
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Wright was horrible, played against him several times.Goby, aggressive little s***e.Found it hard to sing any Wright songs, even at the 90's cup final.Gray not quite so bad and remember one of our lads doing him in a South East Counties Div 2 game in the early days. He had a reputation as a nasty piece of work even in 1980.Same team as Jimmy Carter before he ended up at Millwall.(nah, not the President before the smart arses come out in force)
Played with MAN Mountain Droy for a while at Dulwich Hamlet and he was a formidable man.He never rated Coppell,s man management ( although Coppell had just released him.)Billy Gilbert was a little older than me but destined for greatness, even at 16. He played alongside Andy Massey (who skippered Millwall) in our Riverside Team ( Lewisham), a couple of age groups above my own. My dear old dad (Rip) used to love watching Billy Gilbert from the Arthur, always loved a tackle did Billy. legend. Forgive my warble....I was lucky enough to play against or with a few of our players...sitting here in intense agony after spinal fusion so go gentle...esp on grammar!! up the Palace.....never leaves your veins

God, it makes me so angry....I am gonna find a little bloke... I'm gonna have a fight!

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Tom-the-eagle Croydon 03 Nov 17 12.25pm
Originally posted by Sheenewoodeagle1 Wright was horrible, played against him several times.Goby, aggressive little s***e.Found it hard to sing any Wright songs, even at the 90's cup final.Gray not quite so bad and remember one of our lads doing him in a South East Counties Div 2 game in the early days. He had a reputation as a nasty piece of work even in 1980.Same team as Jimmy Carter before he ended up at Millwall.(nah, not the President before the smart arses come out in force) Played with MAN Mountain Droy for a while at Dulwich Hamlet and he was a formidable man.He never rated Coppell,s man management ( although Coppell had just released him.)Billy Gilbert was a little older than me but destined for greatness, even at 16. He played alongside Andy Massey (who skippered Millwall) in our Riverside Team ( Lewisham), a couple of age groups above my own. My dear old dad (Rip) used to love watching Billy Gilbert from the Arthur, always loved a tackle did Billy. legend. Forgive my warble....I was lucky enough to play against or with a few of our players...sitting here in intense agony after spinal fusion so go gentle...esp on grammar!! up the Palace.....never leaves your veins What a great post!Love hearing about the players from the team I grew up with. I too loved watching Billy Gilbert. He left a big void when he left us. All the very best with your back fella. "It feels much better than it ever did, much more sensitive." John Wayne Bobbit
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Croydon 03 Nov 17 12.25pm

Originally posted by Sheenewoodeagle1

What a great post!Love hearing about the players from the team I grew up with.
I too loved watching Billy Gilbert. He left a big void when he left us.
All the very best with your back fella.

"It feels much better than it ever did, much more sensitive." John Wayne Bobbit

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Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 03 Nov 17 12.28pm
Regards Cannon, I know someone who used to play alongside him in central defence for Dulwich Hamlet.A true Palace legend - Cannon that is, not the chap I know ! Edited by Willo (03 Nov 2017 12.32pm)
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South coast - west of Brighton. 03 Nov 17 12.28pm

Regards Cannon, I know someone who used to play alongside him in central defence for Dulwich Hamlet.A true Palace legend - Cannon that is, not the chap I know !

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Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 03 Nov 17 12.34pm
Originally posted by Tom-the-eagle What a great post!Love hearing about the players from the team I grew up with. I too loved watching Billy Gilbert. He left a big void when he left us. All the very best with your back fella. A robust player who gave his all for the club. Didn't he and Vince Hilaire manage Havant & Waterlooville ? They both played in the area, for Portsmouth. Edited by Willo (03 Nov 2017 12.35pm)
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South coast - west of Brighton. 03 Nov 17 12.34pm

Originally posted by Tom-the-eagle

What a great post!Love hearing about the players from the team I grew up with.
I too loved watching Billy Gilbert. He left a big void when he left us.
All the very best with your back fella.

A robust player who gave his all for the club.
Didn't he and Vince Hilaire manage Havant & Waterlooville ? They both played in the area, for Portsmouth.

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lyeemoon Girne 07 Nov 17 4.03pm
Originally posted by palace99 There seemed to be issues between the old guard - Cannon, Droy and Wood - and the youngsters coming through. Most of the youngsters were black so there could have been an element of racism as it was the 80s. Cannon was particularly vocal in his criticism of Wright in the early days, Wood supposedly tried to have a fight with Gray at a pre-season tour (Gray barricaded himself in his room!!) and supposedly Gavin Nebbeling head butted Bright in training. All of these are in Wright's book. All this was not helped by Coppell allowing a 5 aside competition each week between the whites and blacks in the team - played on a Friday (the day before a match!!). Incidentally Coppell kept Cannon as a regular for his first 4 or so seasons, always as captain so I don't think any of the incidents above influenced Coppell's team decisions According to Stan Collymore in his book 'Tackling my demons' he said there was the old school white group when he arrived led by Droy & Cannon with Southgate Woodman Thorn Pardew Martyn Humphrey & Thomas and a 'phalanx of black lads' Wright Bright Salako Young Gray & Bowry. Stan says as a 'black Brummy' he wasn't accepted by either group so was a loner on the fringes. The important thing though he says that they gelled on the pitch demonstrated by the fact they came 3rd in First Division. Coppell was ambivalent about the abuse & the punch ups taking the view that it was good to air frustrations! lo Selhurst silva felix, lo Selhurst cara nutrix, viget, vigeat, vigebit! Best team:- Jackson; Gilbert, Evans, Cannon, Sansom; Hughes, Kember, McNichol; Byrne, Holton, Wright.
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Originally posted by palace99

There seemed to be issues between the old guard - Cannon, Droy and Wood - and the youngsters coming through.

Most of the youngsters were black so there could have been an element of racism as it was the 80s.

Cannon was particularly vocal in his criticism of Wright in the early days, Wood supposedly tried to have a fight with Gray at a pre-season tour (Gray barricaded himself in his room!!) and supposedly Gavin Nebbeling head butted Bright in training. All of these are in Wright's book.

All this was not helped by Coppell allowing a 5 aside competition each week between the whites and blacks in the team - played on a Friday (the day before a match!!).

Incidentally Coppell kept Cannon as a regular for his first 4 or so seasons, always as captain so I don't think any of the incidents above influenced Coppell's team decisions

According to Stan Collymore in his book 'Tackling my demons' he said there was the old school white group when he arrived led by Droy & Cannon with Southgate Woodman Thorn Pardew Martyn Humphrey & Thomas and a 'phalanx of black lads' Wright Bright Salako Young Gray & Bowry.

Stan says as a 'black Brummy' he wasn't accepted by either group so was a loner on the fringes.

The important thing though he says that they gelled on the pitch demonstrated by the fact they came 3rd in First Division.

Coppell was ambivalent about the abuse & the punch ups taking the view that it was good to air frustrations!

lo Selhurst silva felix, lo Selhurst cara nutrix, viget, vigeat, vigebit! Best team:- Jackson; Gilbert, Evans, Cannon, Sansom; Hughes, Kember, McNichol; Byrne, Holton, Wright.

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Sheenewoodeagle1 Ringwood dorset 08 Nov 17 9.04am
Originally posted by Tom-the-eagle What a great post!Love hearing about the players from the team I grew up with. I too loved watching Billy Gilbert. He left a big void when he left us. All the very best with your back fella. thanks Tom. I got binned, with all the other players, after we lost a Se counties games heavily against Millwall. After the game we were told that Venables was leaving the club to go to QPR and taking his back room staff with him, including George Graham who was coaching us at the time. think only one or two were kept on...David Lyndsay was one, I remember,who went on to play a few first team games.And a lad called John Di Palmer who was rated.i ended up at Greenwich Borough when they sold wrighty for a set of shirts. Mick, the Greenwich manager ran a team in the London Kent and border premier division. I played against a few players..Gary Stebbing...Iain Dowie...Stuart Robson..Paul Walsh..Paul Harding....Gordon Watson...who all played at various levels along the way... Good times to play football. My back was knackered even then!! I loved the Palace team of the late seventies and the ' team of the eighties' with Hillier, Canon, Nicholas, Murphy and the like! glad someone enjoyed my post. And thanks for your kind comments. All the best mate...still in pain with the back but recovering nicely..still reckon i could do a job if tekkers does not recover from injury soon!! God, it makes me so angry....I am gonna find a little bloke... I'm gonna have a fight!
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Ringwood dorset 08 Nov 17 9.04am

Originally posted by Tom-the-eagle

What a great post!Love hearing about the players from the team I grew up with.
I too loved watching Billy Gilbert. He left a big void when he left us.
All the very best with your back fella.

thanks Tom. I got binned, with all the other players, after we lost a Se counties games heavily against Millwall. After the game we were told that Venables was leaving the club to go to QPR and taking his back room staff with him, including George Graham who was coaching us at the time. think only one or two were kept on...David Lyndsay was one, I remember,who went on to play a few first team games.And a lad called John Di Palmer who was rated.i ended up at Greenwich Borough when they sold wrighty for a set of shirts. Mick, the Greenwich manager ran a team in the London Kent and border premier division.
I played against a few players..Gary Stebbing...Iain Dowie...Stuart Robson..Paul Walsh..Paul Harding....Gordon Watson...who all played at various levels along the way... Good times to play football. My back was knackered even then!! I loved the Palace team of the late seventies and the ' team of the eighties' with Hillier, Canon, Nicholas, Murphy and the like! glad someone enjoyed my post. And thanks for your kind comments. All the best mate...still in pain with the back but recovering nicely..still reckon i could do a job if tekkers does not recover from injury soon!!

God, it makes me so angry....I am gonna find a little bloke... I'm gonna have a fight!

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Kermit8 Hevon 09 Nov 17 7.47pm
Originally posted by Sheenewoodeagle1 thanks Tom. I got binned, with all the other players, after we lost a Se counties games heavily against Millwall. After the game we were told that Venables was leaving the club to go to QPR and taking his back room staff with him, including George Graham who was coaching us at the time. think only one or two were kept on...David Lyndsay was one, I remember,who went on to play a few first team games.And a lad called John Di Palmer who was rated.i ended up at Greenwich Borough when they sold wrighty for a set of shirts. Mick, the Greenwich manager ran a team in the London Kent and border premier division. I played against a few players..Gary Stebbing...Iain Dowie...Stuart Robson..Paul Walsh..Paul Harding....Gordon Watson...who all played at various levels along the way... Good times to play football. My back was knackered even then!! I loved the Palace team of the late seventies and the ' team of the eighties' with Hillier, Canon, Nicholas, Murphy and the like! glad someone enjoyed my post. And thanks for your kind comments. All the best mate...still in pain with the back but recovering nicely..still reckon i could do a job if tekkers does not recover from injury soon!! My memory is as fresh as a daisy from the days when you would have played for Palace youth and great to hear the stories from back then. I played against Palace lads as they were still at school. A fair few from Ashburton I remember. If you don't have one but would like one I've got plenty of programmes which will have you mentioned in the results sections. Might dig out the one v Millwall Big chest and massive boobs [Link]
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Hevon 09 Nov 17 7.47pm

Originally posted by Sheenewoodeagle1

My memory is as fresh as a daisy from the days when you would have played for Palace youth and great to hear the stories from back then. I played against Palace lads as they were still at school. A fair few from Ashburton I remember. If you don't have one but would like one I've got plenty of programmes which will have you mentioned in the results sections. Might dig out the one v Millwall

Big chest and massive boobs

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Mr Palaceman 09 Nov 17 8.28pm
Originally posted by Rudi Hedman Sounds fishy to me. Your first fish joke was funny but now your just carping on... I'll get my coat. "You can lead a horse to water but a pencil must be lead" Stan Laurel
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09 Nov 17 8.28pm

Originally posted by Rudi Hedman

Sounds fishy to me.

Your first fish joke was funny but now your just carping on...

I'll get my coat.

"You can lead a horse to water but a pencil must be lead"

Stan Laurel

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Mr Palaceman 09 Nov 17 8.36pm
Originally posted by Mr Palaceman Your first fish joke was funny but now your just carping on... I'll get my coat. Oops, just seen that I was actually already beaten to the carp joke.. I'll get my coat again. Before I get battered. "You can lead a horse to water but a pencil must be lead" Stan Laurel
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09 Nov 17 8.36pm

Originally posted by Mr Palaceman

Your first fish joke was funny but now your just carping on...

I'll get my coat.

Oops, just seen that I was actually already beaten to the carp joke..

I'll get my coat again. Before I get battered.

"You can lead a horse to water but a pencil must be lead"

Stan Laurel

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