Palace v Brighton Memories

[Simster]

I just remeber as a kid when first started watching albion 88/89 approx it was always teh game sagainst Pompey i used to love, even though Southampton were their rivals i always considered Portsmouth the big game rather than Palace.

Me too, probably something to do with my age - I'm 34 on Sunday.

In the days of 3 up, 3 down, I remember the 5-1 defeat at Fratton when we were 1-0 up at half time. and the 24,000 promotion game at their place when Noel Blake officially became the only defender EVER to score an own goal when under pressure from Mick Ferguson. (think Farrington with a beard).

Palace are our rivals but I HATE Portsmouth.

 

[nomad_seagull]

What about your broken heart in 2002!!! I wouldn`t expect most fans new at the time he broke his leg in 3 places nasty all the same.

They almost certainly did know, FFS anyone could see the angle Ryans leg was hanging at and the bone came through his sock!!!

To be fair I remember even the Palace players calling to the physio to get on and trying to get the game stopped. Just the lame brain Palace supporters cheered.

 

[3gulls]

Went to my first Palace v Brighton game in 1978 3-1 to us and been many times since and the rivalry was intense believe me. With respect the rivalry is alien to the younger Palace fans as i am sure it is among the Younger Brighton ones but to us older boys there is nothing like it. Bring it on!!

It is a question of upbringing. My son is only 15 but hates Palarse with a passion beyond his years!

 

[SJ's Love Monkey]

They almost certainly did know, FFS anyone could see the angle Ryans leg was hanging at and the bone came through his sock!!!

To be fair I remember even the Palace players calling to the physio to get on and trying to get the game stopped. Just the lame brain Palace supporters cheered.

That was a sickening tackle and Palace fans were bang out of order that day to be honest

 

[SJ's Love Monkey]

It is a question of upbringing. My son is only 15 but hates Palarse with a passion beyond his years!

Agreed my boy is only 8 and he isnt too fond of Brighton, Millwall or Charlton!

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Agreed my boy is only 8 and he isnt too fond of Brighton, Millwall or Charlton!

Surprised you could get it up and had enough lead in your pencil.

Apparantly some palace players are in Beckenham at the moment. Bunch of tossers.

 

[Simster]

That was a sickening tackle and Palace fans were bang out of order that day to be honest

It's amazing how time's have changed. Millwall fans singing about Hillsborough last season is rightly considered to be absolutely sick, yet I reckon that sort of shit would have been par for the course in 1985.

 

[El Presidente]

Easter 1981. Palace (the team of the 80's) had already been relegated from the top division but the Albion were also in the relegation zone and needed to win their last four games to have a chance of staying up.

Huge following from the Albion, after about 20 minutes a long ball from the right came over and John Gregory, supposedly playing at right back, came steaming in from the left wing and we were one up.

A few minutes later we break from defence, and somehow Gregory is there again. 2-0 up at Selhurst at half time and things are looking good. Second half and the Albion are looking good and attacking our end. The elegant Gordon Smith gets a third and we go mental.

Then we win the next three games and stay up, piece of piss!

 

[SJ's Love Monkey]

Surprised you could get it up and had enough lead in your pencil.

Apparantly some palace players are in Beckenham at the moment. Bunch of tossers.

Do you know me Billy big nuts?

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

CB told me

 

[SJ's Love Monkey]

Easter 1981. Palace (the team of the 80's) had already been relegated from the top division but the Albion were also in the relegation zone and needed to win their last four games to have a chance of staying up.

Huge following from the Albion, after about 20 minutes a long ball from the right came over and John Gregory, supposedly playing at right back, came steaming in from the left wing and we were one up.

A few minutes later we break from defence, and somehow Gregory is there again. 2-0 up at Selhurst at half time and things are looking good. Second half and the Albion are looking good and attacking our end. The elegant Gordon Smith gets a third and we go mental.

Then we win the next three games and stay up, piece of piss!

Only half a decade ago!

 

[SJ's Love Monkey]

CB told me

I wouldnt know CB if he kicked me in the head so try again

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

CroydonBloke!

 

[SJ's Love Monkey]

Only half a decade ago!

oops quarter of a century!

 

[SJ's Love Monkey]

CroydonBloke!

I know who you meant i dont know the man!

 

[SJ's Love Monkey]

Except he lives in East Grinstead and is up Brighton Bloke!

 

[SJ's Love Monkey]

Come on Pezza you must have a reply to that!

 

[Croydonbloke]

CB told me

Did I bollox. You`re a wind up merchant and need to go back to NSP.

 

[Croydonbloke]

Come on Pezza you must have a reply to that!

He`s gone quiet and hasn`t been seen for 2 days plus he has changed his name to Brighton Bloke on here.

 

[Croydonbloke]

Except he lives in East Grinstead and is up Brighton Bloke!

Not as much as you MR. TMLS seems to Love ya.