[Albion] Is Palace the least attractive game of the season?

Bozza · Dec 14, 2024

All things being equal, ie setting aside "awkward" kick-off times / holiday season etc, is Palace the least attractive / least in-demand game of the season?

I ask having checked the ticketing site and, only adding up very roughly, there are in excess of 1,500 tickets available to buy on the ticket exchange.

Is the supposed hassle factor just so great that a load of people just can't be arsed?

Rdodge30 · Dec 14, 2024

I’m skint and this was the one fixture I really wanted to travel across the country to get to…but I’m skint

Would’ve been junior’s first Palace match and he was open to going whereas in previous years he was definitely not up for it. Heyho - tough winter for me but onwards and upwards

Definitely wouldn’t be put off going to this one by away fans.

Not Andy Naylor · Dec 14, 2024

I hate games against Palace. Mainly because of the fear that we might not win and having to sit and watch it happen. I suspect a number of others feel the same.

Bozza · Dec 14, 2024

Not Andy Naylor said:
I hate games against Palace. Mainly because of the fear that we might not win and having to sit and watch it happen. I suspect a number of others feel the same.

I'll put you on the "would take a point" pile!

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A1X · Dec 14, 2024

I hate all the extra faff and nonsense around it. The extra police, the one-way systems, the nonsense on trains / stations, the fact they’ll once again find a way to smuggle in pyro while we aren’t allowed bottle tops. That’s before we even get to the result, which usually seems to be disappointing.

A few bell-end Chelsea fans? Whatever. But everything around this game is shite.

Justice · Dec 14, 2024

I’m still not over the play off second leg,

Bozza · Dec 14, 2024

Justice said:
I’m still not over the play off second leg,

It's our own personal Macho Grande.

Guinness Boy · Dec 14, 2024

I’ve been asked to fly out for work tomorrow at fairly short notice so mine will be going on later, making it 1501.

I can’t lie, I’m gutted and relieved in equal measure. It manages to be my favourite and least favourite game of the season equally somehow, which I know sounds mental but perhaps understandable too.

Lever · Dec 14, 2024

Bozza said:
All things being equal, ie setting aside "awkward" kick-off times / holiday season etc, is Palace the least attractive / least in-demand game of the season?

I ask having checked the ticketing site and, only adding up very roughly, there are in excess of 1,500 tickets available to buy on the ticket exchange.

Is the supposed hassle factor just so great that a load of people just can't be arsed?

I have been a supporter since before the infamous Cup match against Palace in the 1970s and have attended many games between us over the past 40 years.

The animosity that created this.... https://rednbluearmy.co.uk/articles/02-04-18-back-day-april-2nd-henry-hughton-breaks-gerry-ryans-leg

was for me the end of any friendly rivalry and the whole thing changed from intense sporting competition (great) to war (toxic)... both on and off the pitch. Horrible.

zefarelly · Dec 14, 2024

I'm well up for it . . . . I've literally just seen some of the team training at Shoreham farmers market!

Thunder Bolt · Dec 14, 2024

I hate Palace games because the drunken aggression is still there, and some from our own fans to each other.
Sorry, I know it’s old age, but I can’t cope with it, so have put our tickets on the exchange, which have already sold. I can watch at home, on the tv, behind a cushion, and not get barged or sworn at.
I also don’t get too cold, having to take painkillers for my arthritis.
I‘m not looking for sympathy, just being realistic.

Harry Wilson's tackle · Dec 14, 2024

Not Andy Naylor said:
I hate games against Palace. Mainly because of the fear that we might not win and having to sit and watch it happen. I suspect a number of others feel the same.

I survived the 0-5 away. But the home match when (I suspect Murray scored and) they beat us, and people in West Upper were having meltdonws, screaming at the referee and the Palarse players like Violet Elizabeth Bott, was memorable for all the wrong reasons.

It's a good one (not a great one, but a good one) to win, but the worst one to lose (at home). Not for the disappointment but for the reaction of those around me.

Harry Wilson's tackle · Dec 14, 2024

Thunder Bolt said:
I hate Palace games because the drunken aggression is still there, and some from our own fans to each other.
Sorry, I know it’s old age, but I can’t cope with it, so have put our tickets on the exchange, which have already sold. I can watch at home, on the tv, behind a cushion, and not get barged or sworn at.
I also don’t get too cold, having to take painkillers for my arthritis.
I‘m not looking for sympathy, just being realistic.

Give it a couple of years, with my back and knee getting less and less accommodating, I'll be doing the same :thumbsup:

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WATFORD zero · Dec 14, 2024

It's the game I really can't miss, but get ridiculously stressed during :shrug:

Sorrel · Dec 14, 2024

Not Andy Naylor said:
I hate games against Palace. Mainly because of the fear that we might not win and having to sit and watch it happen. I suspect a number of others feel the same.

Nothing can be worse than that play-off semi-final. We’ve already been there.

A1X · Dec 14, 2024

Sorrel said:
Nothing can be worse than that play-off semi-final. We’ve already been there.

One of the few upsides of the pandemic was we didn’t have to sit through the lockdown game where we absolutely battered them and they won it with basically the last kick

Washie · Dec 14, 2024

With my anxiety and depression, plus a very stressful time of year as it is, I can't watch it. Football already makes things harder for me, but the stress this game gives me even the day before, I cannot watch the game and have all that as well.

BRIGHT ON Q · Dec 14, 2024

It is a hassle but when you get a game like last season it's all worth it, imagine missing that

HangletonGull · Dec 14, 2024

I’m equal hate and love it , the complete ballache and the fear of losing , but winning it no better feeling

tstanbur · Dec 14, 2024

Last year’s home match was one of the great Amex matches.

A 4-1 thrashing and amazing atmosphere.

Those who were there will never forget the whole stadium joining in with “you’re f***ing shit” which lasted ages.

I’m definitely not missing the chance of another day like that.

In a way I’m glad others don’t agree as I bought two great seats on the exchange.

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