I see Crystal Palace got to the semis as well and lost to The Royal Engineers in 1872. We really should reclaim that period as a club. Sorry, I can't help over South Norwood - what I can say is it was pretty much a village in the past. I remember Croydon and Bromley being very rural on the outskirts. Seems like a million years ago.

Red and Blue Army!

And try to claim we're the oldest club in the football league? We're not that well respected now, let's not make a laughing stock of ourselves anymore than is necessary.

Bexley Dave

Can you hear the Brighton sing? I can't hear a ******* thing!

"The most arrogant, obnoxious bunch of deluded little sun tanned, loafer wearing mummy's boys I've ever had the misfortune of having to listen to" (Burnley forum)

I can understand the opinion but if it's proven and true there's not much anyone can do about it. It never really took that much of a stretch of the imagination considering how the Exhibition grounds were the original place of the big matches and a team called Crystal Palace clearly existed.
I guess the counter point is how we were formed and where we have played.
We could never really replace the big clubs doing badly as the real laughing stocks. Who hasn't laughed at Man U and Spurs at stages this season? I Haven’t seen that many people laughing at us. Except at Benteke's scoring efforts and that is mostly from us.

Red and Blue Army!