37 Years Of Hurt

[el punal]

The monkey is well and truly off my back! At last, I've seen my first win over Palace since that wonderful Goldstone night in Feb.1976 when we won 2-0 in front of 33,000.

Since then I've watched many Albion/Palace encounters including the infamous FA Cup games 1976 (Challis of Palace), the battles in and around Selhurst and the Goldstone in the 70s and 80s, the match when Gerry Ryan had his career ended by Henry Hughton's horror tackle, all of them either draws or defeats.

So now we come to last season, a beautiful sunny late summer's evening and as you all know we got tonked, cue massive depression.

Fast forward to Sunday morning, cold, wet, miserable and on the back of 3 poor away performances and with Palace flying, I thought what chance have we got.

Oh me of little faith! The boys did their stuff and my life changed at 12.43, got even better at 12.46 and by 13.08 I swear I was not on this planet!

At last, 37 years on I've seen the Albion beat the muppets. So a big THANK YOU to Gus, Leo, Spanish Dave, the rest of the team, St.Patrick, Guinness, the fans and everyone else that I have'nt mentioned - what a game, what a win, what a day!

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Awesome day - exorcises the demons from September 2011 for me, and that terrible night at the AMEX.

Time to also see off 30 years of hurt this year, and reverse our relegation from the top flight in 83.

 

[wilko1]

37 years since you saw us win
What about
1979/1980/1981/1984 twice/1986/1987/2005?

 

[Mowgli37]

The monkey is well and truly off my back! At last, I've seen my first win over Palace since that wonderful Goldstone night in Feb.1976 when we won 2-0 in front of 33,000.

Good things come to those who wait

 

[el punal]

37 years since you saw us win
What about
1979/1980/1981/1984 twice/1986/1987/2005?

I was'nt there! That's my point, for various reasons (work, family, money) I was unlucky NOT to to see an Albion win. If you like I can list all the games against Palace that I have seen if you doubt my "loyalty".

 

[rdigs24]

The monkey is well and truly off my back! At last, I've seen my first win over Palace since that wonderful Goldstone night in Feb.1976 when we won 2-0 in front of 33,000.

Since then I've watched many Albion/Palace encounters including the infamous FA Cup games 1976 (Challis of Palace), the battles in and around Selhurst and the Goldstone in the 70s and 80s, the match when Gerry Ryan had his career ended by Henry Hughton's horror tackle, all of them either draws or defeats.

So now we come to last season, a beautiful sunny late summer's evening and as you all know we got tonked, cue massive depression.

Fast forward to Sunday morning, cold, wet, miserable and on the back of 3 poor away performances and with Palace flying, I thought what chance have we got.

Oh me of little faith! The boys did their stuff and my life changed at 12.43, got even better at 12.46 and by 13.08 I swear I was not on this planet!

At last, 37 years on I've seen the Albion beat the muppets. So a big THANK YOU to Gus, Leo, Spanish Dave, the rest of the team, St.Patrick, Guinness, the fans and everyone else that I have'nt mentioned - what a game, what a win, what a day!

It was my second win v palace I've witnessed. The 1st being the 1-0 in 2005 and I've only been to 3 Palace games (BAD FAN)

 

[Triggaaar]

So a big THANK YOU to Gus, Leo, Spanish Dave, the rest of the team, St.Patrick, Guinness, the fans and everyone else that I have'nt mentioned

You're welcome.

 

[Max Paper]

My palace record now reads P5 L3 D1 W1 get innnnnn

 

[Hove Seagull]

that wonderful Goldstone night in Feb.1976 when we won 2-0 in front of 33,000.

That was my first ever game, age 10

 

[melias shoes]

37 years since you saw us win
What about
1979/1980/1981/1984 twice/1986/1987/2005?

This.

 

[nicko31]

First Palace win since 27.12.80 (and also where it all started for me). Help heal the wounds from last seasons disaster at the Amex.