[Albion] Brighton & Hove Albion vs Crystal Palace *** Official Match Thread ***

[Shooting Star]

For anyone wanting to share a bit of the history with friends/colleagues who ask the very tiresome question of "why are you rivals?", here's a video that may help:

 

[Change at Barnham]

We have an Australian referee.
He must be better than Mike Dean.

 

[schmunk]

We have an Australian referee.
He must be better than Mike Dean.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UR9wwqjbO1I

 

[Clive Walker]

im bringing my 8 year old to his first experience of a Palace game. Am I mad?

 

[Uh_huh_him]

im bringing my 8 year old to his first experience of a Palace game. Am I mad?

No

It's always disappointing to see any gaps in the crowd for this fixture, with parents fearing the worst.
Important that the young fans learn to despise Palace properly and not think it's something to be avoided.

 

[Guinness Boy]

No

It's always disappointing to see any gaps in the crowd for this fixture, with parents fearing the worst.
Important that the young fans learn to despise Palace properly and not think it's something to be avoided.

This. Really looking forward to tonight* at the moment but not as much as my 15yo who definitely despises the Nigels.

*till the game kicks off. Then I will be making noise but watching nervously, hating every second until we go at least three goals up.

 

[Napper]

Will be in town 5 hours before kick off.

Have an extra beer . Everyone to a man needs to step up tonight. Inside and outside

Don't let them have anything their own way anywhere

 

[Mackenzie]

Have the Always Ultras vandalised anything yet?

 

[BNthree]

A23 looking busy!

 

[DavidRyder]

I hope it will be a good game, but having watched live all palace games this season ( and for that matter the last 20 seasons) Zaha won’t be missed he has not been playing well this season, Ayew is the bigger miss IMHO. This season Zaha has been sub and been subbed and even missed a few games all together and Palace have done ok.

Enjoy the game it should be a good one.

You say Zaha won't be missed based on what he has done this season so far, but he is one player that you just know will up his performance in this fixture!

 

[BNthree]

Won't be the same without Zaha being our pantomime villain; "you're going to cry in a minute" ringing around the Amex is a great thing to hear.

 

[Guinness Boy]

The three 90th minute goals in the last three games should give the early leavers something to think about

Please don’t let it be Edouard

Well don't let it be any of their players (or an OG from us) but why him in particular? We were never interested in him. Are we really at the stage in the world where we fear banter because of an incorrect internet rumour?

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

im bringing my 8 year old to his first experience of a Palace game. Am I mad?

I’m taking my 7 year old and he’s bang up for it, he’s even wearing his black jacket tonight

 

[Del Fenner]

Another reminder of how we got here: The Tale of Palace and Brighton in claymation.

 

[DavidRyder]

I'm treating myself to a new view tonight, West Upper. Do they have food outlets up there, or do we use ground floor ones?

 

[Mackenzie]

I'm treating myself to a new view tonight, West Upper. Do they have food outlets up there, or do we use ground floor ones?

Its waiter service in the West Upper.

 

[BNthree]

I’m taking my 7 year old and he’s bang up for it, he’s even wearing his black jacket tonight

Think my youngest was 7 for the first Palace match he went to. He loved it!

 

[DavidRyder]

Its waiter service in the West Upper.

Ah good, I'll get them to polish the lenses of the opera glasses too then

 

[Icy Gull]

Well don't let it be any of their players (or an OG from us) but why him in particular? We were never interested in him. Are we really at the stage in the world where we fear banter because of an incorrect internet rumour?

Speak for yourself! Any Palace player but him if they must score

We had a massive thread about him on here, whether or not it was true doesn’t matter I don’t want him to score against us, or Benteke either!

 

[Mackenzie]

Ah good, I'll get them to polish the lenses of the opera glasses too then

….oh they have a chap to do that for you up there.

…but to answer your question, yes they do have refreshment kiosks in the West Upper concourse. Have fun.