I object strongly to the fact that, at the age of 64, I am regarded as very old. effing cheek.....
Always. Always yes.
Also the 2nd & 3rd fixtures I look for (after first match) when they come out.
I'll get torn to pieces for this but, whilst I enjoy the rivalry, I'm not overly fussed by it
Think I get more enjoyment beating the so called elite teams..
not on NSC you won't
I'd imagine you'd be in the majority
as a matter of interest,what game do you most look forward to
before a ball has been kicked obviously
40-60 and yes
The most irritating aspect of the match is Twitter in the week leading up to it with endless comments form the like of spotty 18 year old @ManUfan342657 from Leamington Spa explaining to a time served old boy like me the difference between a rival and a derby and also going on to tell me that it’s neither.
“YOU SUPPORT NEITHER TEAM SO F*** OFF AND MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS!!!”
Seems the rivalry is properly ignited again now but is it still the old timers or have the young 'uns properly joined the party?
I remember not so long ago quite a few fans seemed a bit meh about the rivalry
Very old apparently (64) and can obviously remember when there WAS no rivalry with Palace. It meant a lot when it started, but frankly since about 1988 I'd always been a bit 'meh' about it, I thought it had burnt itself out. However in the last couple of seasons I've felt the old stirrings again, certainly outside of the Top Six the Palace games are the ones I want to win the most.
I voted 'No' in the end because given a choice between beating Man U 4-0 and beating Palace 4-0 I'd pick Man U every time.
I'm too old. Palace were nothing to me when I first started going (1969). I still kept these (below) and I still look forward to finishing above them, but I'm more focused on beating proper decent sides these days
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Top one of those was this ex armchair Spurs fans first Albion game. I only went ro see what the fuss about Malcolm Allison’s Palace was about
2-0 Sammy Nelson and you had Peter Taylor in your pocket