Fair point. I think my subconscious rationale for only mentioning Chelsea was that Palace are a club I dislike intensely who just happen to be in the Premier league (for now), whereas Chelsea are a club I dislike intensely that embody all the bad things about the Premier league.
In the old days the first weekend in May was normally cup final weekend,which marked the end of the domestic season. Here we are still with 3 games to go. I think there is actually too much football. If we look back over the last 18 months we have had a mid season World Cup (FFS!), that led...
First game I ever went to that was on MOTD the same night. Think Kit Napier scored our other goal, diving header? Remember Bruce Rioch's equaliser really well. Andy Lochead was a handful.
Think those next 6 years will be very interesting with regard to how strongly the authorities police FFP/PSR(?), which in turn will define how far we can progress as a club. If they stick to their guns I think our sustainable approach will see us thrive. If they bottle it maybe not so much...
I'm 66, I went to my first albion game with my dad in 1967. The period between our 4-1 win over Chelsea last season and maybe the away leg v Roma was completely beyond belief, and almost certainly the best of times. The way we were playing, the results we were getting, the positivity from...
I hope our next manager is an outstanding coach who has had his fingers burned during a stint at a "big" clubs and would welcome the stability, support and quality available at our club. I don't know if there is such an individual out there at the moment, but what I do know is that Graham...