Icy Gull
Back on the rollercoaster
- Jul 5, 2003
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fatbadger said:. It was the FA Cup Second Replay at neutral Stamford Bridge that finally ignited the already smouldering Blue touch paper. Mullery got out of his pram about a number of dodgy decisions from referee Ron Challis, including a converted Brighton penalty that had to be retaken and a disallowed goal! The retake was saved by Paul Hammond. That referee is still known as "Challis of the Palace" down in Brighton! It culminating in him blowing his top in front of the Palace fans giving him stick for his outraged protests. He flung down about a fiver's worth of notes & change into a puddle and screamed "You're not worth that, Palace" whilst flicking the viccy's - in the end, the police had to lead him away!
That, for me, was the defining moment. 2nd replay, cheated and Mullery's actions in front of the Palace fans. Will we ever see days like that again? I realy hope so but with a different outcome.