- Jul 7, 2003
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Palace Groundshare at Gillingham
- Thread starter fosters headband
- Start date
- Jul 7, 2003
- 47,501
What is the NSC that Palace fans keep referring to on the BBS as a possible groundshare?
Is it the athletics stadium?
I'm chuckling that some of them are worried Gillingham's capacity (10,000) will be too small. Like they're going to get 10,000 fans travelling to the arse end of Kent for home games
Is it the athletics stadium?
I'm chuckling that some of them are worried Gillingham's capacity (10,000) will be too small. Like they're going to get 10,000 fans travelling to the arse end of Kent for home games
Nottseagull
Well-known member
This post is more than ten years out of date.
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
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im not sure why Chalrton is seen as a better option, id have thought Millwall as its on the rail line to London Bridge which they'd take anyway to get to Charlton.
i think the first question is, is there anywhere for a stadium in the Croydon area, let alone a plan.
i think the first question is, is there anywhere for a stadium in the Croydon area, let alone a plan.
The Grockle
Formally Croydon Seagull
loads of places i'd say. imo they should move somewhere around the purley way near the tram line.
with recent events such as the ruck at sydenham the police might not be too keen on a groundshare with charlton.
if i was a billionaire and didnt support the albion i'd invest myself. though its hard for me to admit the potential for palace is huge with their catchment area.
one day, in the not so distant future both palace and brighton will be playing in front of 30000 crowds somehwere near the top of the league pyrimid i'm sure of it.
I genuinely think Palace have the potential to rival West Ham as the 4th biggest club in London. Over 51,000 saw them win the division 2 championship in 1979. That season, our crowds were enormous (top 10 attendances in the country, during a period of declining attendances) yet theirs were even bigger than ours.
However, their ground is completely shit, their existing fans are a bunch of Nigels, they have a noddy relegation bound team these days, and and best of all, the club has been run by a succession of complete clowns in the board room since the '70s. For that reason, they're scrabbling around with small clubs like Millwall and Charlton for floating support in South London that isn't already hoovered up by Chelsea.
However, their ground is completely shit, their existing fans are a bunch of Nigels, they have a noddy relegation bound team these days, and and best of all, the club has been run by a succession of complete clowns in the board room since the '70s. For that reason, they're scrabbling around with small clubs like Millwall and Charlton for floating support in South London that isn't already hoovered up by Chelsea.
Lord Bracknell
On fire
Just because we make away supporters watch games from somewhere in Hove doesn't mean that the rest of the Theatre of Trees isn't in Brighton.
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
- 35,854
its a pretty built up area and they are building flats where ever they can. wheres a stadium sized plot going to fit? Wandle park? Mitcham Common? or maybe the sewage/landfill area
Taybha
Whalewhine
Mix palace with Gillingham and im afraid theres only going to be 1 result
public school boy
Banned
Lands end United
However, their ground is completely shit, their existing fans are a bunch of Nigels, they have a noddy relegation bound team these days, QUOTE]
1.Our ground needs 20 million spent then it will be pretty good
2.Of course your fans are well 'ard geezers
I have been through preston park way on match days.
3.relegation bound due to 10 points off.
BRIGHT ON Q
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- Jul 5, 2003
- 9,209
NO way.Palace got crowds of 8,000 a few years ago,they have Millwall and Charlton right next to them.West Ham draw crowds in from Essex as well as East London and have much more tradition.That 51,000 was only because they had to win to go into div 1.
League gates at Palace haven't been as low as 8,000 since the early 80s as far as I know.
As for the Palace catchment area, it is fairly big.
seagullsovergrimsby
#cpfctinpotclub
Q: "Will there be a bus from Croydon to Gillingham laid on by the club?" A: "Yes , but it will only be half full." 
dolphin123
Member
- May 12, 2009
- 273
They can buy the south stand off us once we have used and put it on a field in croydon,
Sorted.
Sorted.
seagullsovergrimsby
#cpfctinpotclub
The BBS thread could be irrelevant after May 8th if the CPFC2010 consortium pulls out and there is no money for Palace to start life in League 1.
sir albion
New member
Just wait til they drop to the bottom two divisions
The crowds will certainly start dropping.
BRIGHT ON Q
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- Jul 5, 2003
- 9,209
Ok ,slightly longer than a few years ,but i can remember them being in the 7000s.
