When I was aged 6 onwards it was the Whitehorse end as my uncle could look out of his mothers flat and see how the ground was filling up before deciding when to leave (very useful when it was freezing cold). I would take a wooden stool with screw in legs and stand on it holding onto one of the metal terrace bars. Always dodgy negotiating the muddy banking at the top of the Whitehorse. Nicer at the bottom with the concrete terracing. Then back to his mothers for a hot drink, wait for the traffic to die down and drive home great day out!

I returned later and a bit older but to the Holmesdale end. still way before it was a stand!
Bought season ticket in the new Holmesdale stand as it was being finished and still there in the same seat block C. Favourite stand-Holmesdale as they spoiled the Whitehorse Lane end with Sainsburys which is a shame.
Over 50 years of watching Palace now and like other veterans have seen it all several times over and some!!

Arthur's the one for me, spend a lot of the time telling opposition fans that at a good time it is actually a better atmosphere than the holmesdale. Been times in recent years that the noise has literally made it feel like the roof is gonna come off.

We're the Arthur over ere!

As long as I'm watching Palace I'd sit anywhere.
Formative years I remember standing on the first row of the Whitehorse playing in the concrete rubble around the time the Arthur was being built. Used to love the old surges on the Holmesdale in the 70's and the days of standing. Have sat in the old stand and love that some of the old faces from the Holmesdale sit there now grumbling about the good old days.
More recent times in Lower Holmesdale, brilliant to be a part of such energy. Standing in block B was a throwback to the old days.
And last week v Hull was sat in The Arthur. Absolutely amazed the atmosphere in there. You get everything from the sound and sights of the HF and the noise of the away fans and those in the Arthur are absolute nutters. One of the best days ever!

Always look on the bright side of life

Holmesdale upper (although the family part of the Main Stand is seriously competing).

Decent view, although I do like the lower Holmesdale block B for noise.

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The Arthur terrace was the best closely followed by the Whitehorse (before Sainsbury's) and the Old Stand terrace which we had up until 1980. The Holmesdale never really did it for me apart from that night in May 1979. Too many memories of frozen feet there when winters were winters. None of this wimpy mild stuff we have today. Proper ice on the terraces and snow drifts up to yer knees.

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Stood on a full terrace last night at Exeter and by jove it felt good. The buzz of it and the constant noise, and I have to be honest here, p1sses on all the top clubs including ours. They have about 15 different songs and go for it for the whole 95mins. And because it's a terrace it draws others in to sing too to make some din. Then you have the chatter between big groups and the shouting to make yourself heard and aren't restricted to conversing with the two people sat either side of you.

Safe standing back. Now. Anyone under 30 just doesn't realise what they are missing. It's bloody fantastic.

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