[Albion] Do you want Palace to go down?

[severnside gull]

This.

And I'd also be very happy if we never played them again. And then, still, on my deathbed at 90 plus I hope, I would still hate (pantomime type for the sensitive) them and wish them every lack of success.

They are not similar to us either, they've twice cheated their way to status in the league that they didn't deserve at the expense of clubs like ours which didn't and cut its cloth accordingly. They robbed St James Ambulance and then returned as a completely new entity only a few years ago. Oldest club, GAH!

That exactly sums up my feelings

 

[Krafty]

Yes, I hate them.

 

[Happy Exile]

Ideally only if they have to beat us on the last day of a season to stay up, at Selhurst, and we come back from 4-0 down to win 5-4.

If this result could also condemn Chelsea to relegation that'd be good.

 

[herecomesaregular]

No. I've never missed a Palace home game since I first started supporting the Albion (plus the 5 pen, 5-0 and 0-1 aways). You need to play your rivals to keep the rivalry strong imo (I don't consider it a derby just a rivalry). I enjoy the extra spice of that game and would miss it. I never even think or take any notice of Portsmouth results/position nowadays... edit. Plus Palace games in my lifetime have mostly been eventful games.

 

[Birdie Boy]

No, I hate (really dislike) them but absolutely love playing them. If we lose, I'm miserable as shit for at least a week. Win, well, I've still got a glow from Saturday and I wasn't even there! First game I've missed against them in a fair few years, including away.

 

[OzMike]

At first it was yes, but after some consideration, I would rather they were a bottom feeder in the league giving us 6 points a season.

 

[Invicta]

Yes, would enjoy a break.

 

[jimhigham]

Totally. They lorded it over us for two decades. Let them spend a few years in the cheap seats, simmering with rage, knowing they’ve been bested by “the pupils”.

 

[heathgate]

I am not 'torn' on this in the slightest. I hope they go down, and down again. And keep going down, until they have a local derby with Bromley.

I hope they go down, lose Selhurst Park, and have to ground share with Dulwich Hamlet.....then relocate to CP Athletics stadium for a decade before getting wound up as a result of a legacy financial scandal originating from the Simon Jordan era.

 

[dangull]

If it's not Palace, then Bouremouth want a rivalry with us. Not sure about that

 

[kojak]

No. I've never missed a Palace home game since I first started supporting the Albion (plus the 5 pen, 5-0 and 0-1 aways). You need to play your rivals to keep the rivalry strong imo (I don't consider it a derby just a rivalry). I enjoy the extra spice of that game and would miss it. I never even think or take any notice of Portsmouth results/position nowadays... edit. Plus Palace games in my lifetime have mostly been eventful games.

The only thing we have on Pompey is the Amex

What have we actually won?

 

[Triton]

I hope they survive, this Palace hatred is rather childish it is a game of football after all.

 

[Motogull]

They need taking down a league or 2. The EPL will be better off without them. Sadly they are superglued in.

 

[LamieRobertson]

I hope they survive, this Palace hatred is rather childish it is a game of football after all.

You don’t have to hate a club to be happy if they get relegated …I think we’ve worked out it’s a game of football..but it’s also an important game after all

 

[BN9 BHA]

I hope they survive, this Palace hatred is rather childish it is a game of football after all.

 

[m20gull]

I don't understand the issue with Chelsea and I would love to have a spell of being at least one division above Palace, preferably more than one

 

[nickjhs]

should be a question Palace to get relagated or we win the Europa league

Us winning the Europa League would feel like relegation to Palace fans. Would I trade our success for their demise absolutely not.

 

[Justice]

I hope they survive, this Palace hatred is rather childish it is a game of football after all.

It really isn’t just a game of football. Wolves was just a game of football why do you think there was a 100% rise in noise levels all around the stadium on Saturday? Football needs rivalry.

 

[Uh_huh_him]

I really want to spend a couple of seasons in a division above them.

Happy for us to play them every couple of seasons after that

 

[HastingsSeagull]

For most of my 41 years on earth I'd have answered no, want them in the same league as us (just finishing 17th,10+ points off 16th and with three digit negative in the goad difference coloumn).
But this year feels a bit different. It's almost as if we're on a different trajectory and I'd rather not have two games that the rivalry acts as a leveller for. That's conflicted though with the prospect of wanting more batterings. Would ALMOST, ALMOST rather we beat chelsea which feels really weird!