After the euphoria of last week, yesterday was a sickener. The strange thing is as Palace fans we aren't used to being a settled top flight side, and when we are on the cusp of becoming one it makes the prospect of dropping down a division feel almost cruel.

That said (and I know I am biased), I have always felt there is something a bit different, even maverick about supporting Palace. The way we bounce around, always seemingly fighting relegation or promotion means we rarely have a boring season. You literally never know what is going to happen, on the pitch or off it. We always seem to attract colourful chairman. We have blooded more than our fair share of top players. We have won numerous play off finals, we have a live mascot, we can generate an almost unique atmosphere in English football, even the clubs name isn't dull.

That is just some of the things I and I suspect the majority of us love about supporting Palace. Becoming an established premier league side, talk of turning the main stand corporate, attracting supporters that say (on here after yesterday's game) that at least they can be happy that Man City won and went top, just isn't Palace for me.

I am not saying I want us to go down or not become established in the top flight. It means that we can sign top players and see us up against the very best teams. But in some ways the current agony (although largely avoidable - as has been discussed at length) is almost re assuringly Palace like and it only serves to remind me that supporting us is almost unique and I'm not sure I ever want to lose that.

Lived in Worthing for 6 years and worked in Brighton so did my tenure down there. Used to play in Brighton Sunday league, warmed up with my old Palace drill top. Usually guaranteed some hefty challenges come kick off :-). Likewise I'm glad I'm not down there at the moment.

Get your point but whatever is happening at the moment, it's still not a patch on the admins for me though.

It’s in the palace dna, whenever things are going well we find a way to f*** it up......always the same.

That's alright then. As long as there's some shower of sh1t out there somewhere it's fine.

COYP

Come on Rudi, for better and for worse just like a real marriage!!