Myth of Brighton relegating Palace in the 80s?

[TheMajor]

But you aren't really proving anything?

Match by match watch the difference grow in relation to the two Clubs support . Over a 110,000 tickets have been sold for Albion matches this season already when compared to that pile of shite up the road. And to think they tried to claim to having bigger support than us.

Still if you don't like it plenty others do.

 

[TheMajor]

Now I'm really confused. I'm sure that you are a consistent fellow who doesn't make mistakes without owning up to them, and I'm trying to fit all of your statements together.

So how does taking 3 points off us on the 18th of April relegate us? Or even contribute to relegating us, since we had already been relegated on the 5th of April?

You've let yourself down there - only two points for a win back in the 80's. Plus you are forgetting the two points we took off you back in December.

 

[Del Fenner]

You've let yourself down there - only two points for a win back in the 80's. Plus you are forgetting the two points we took off you back in December.

Oh thank you Major! What a dreadful mistake to make. Good heavens, whatever would I do without you to correct me?

Now you said that it was the 3-0 defeat at Selhurst that relegated us.

So how does taking 2 points off us on the 18th of April relegate us? Or even contribute to relegating us, since we had already been relegated on the 5th of April?

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

TheMajor is one slippery fish! Using the dark arts of deflecting attention and bringing up irrelevant details as cover.

 

[Max Paper]

I once slept with 1980

 

[Everest]

Palace were relegated from Division One on the 5th April 1981 after results involving other teams went against them. Their previous game was a 1-0 defeat away to Man Utd on the 4th April.

You were actually relegated by that Man Utd game. There were no Div 1 games on the 5th.

 

[Del Fenner]

Thanks for posting that Everest. What is the source?

I would be curious to know as my earlier source was indirect via Wikipedia.

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

That Palace side were going down even without those defeats to Brighton. Four managers in one season, ten defeats in first eleven league games. It's amazing that they didn't get relegated to the third division, such was the state of the club at the time. With very little money, Alan Mullery did a good job just to keep them in the Second Division for two seasons.

 

[Taybha]

Palace were already down, as Brian Moore states. See link.

Crystal Palace 0-3 Brighton 1980-1 on Vimeo

That footage is superb , not just for the scoreline but the absolute ballsup at the end during the football pools info , priceless .

 

[Everest]

Thanks for posting that Everest. What is the source?

I would be curious to know as my earlier source was indirect via Wikipedia.

Crystal Palace 1980-1981 Home - statto.com

It gives you day-by-day results and tables, not just for Div 1 but all Divs (apart from The Major)

 

[Del Fenner]

Crystal Palace 1980-1981 Home - statto.com

It gives you day-by-day results and tables, not just for Div 1 but all Divs (apart from The Major)

That's the ticket! Comparing with the previous week, I found that the only results that could have had an impact on Palace being relegated were all on the 4th of April.

These were:

Brighton 0 Arsenal 1

Norwich 2 Man City 0

Leicester 2 Aston Villa 4

Man Utd 1 Palace 0

So I made a mistake, and in fact Palace were relegated on the 4th of April 1981 by Man Utd, and this is confirmed by Dario Gradi's notes in the programme for Birmingham City the following week.

Perhaps TheMajor could do with one last opportunity to refute this and show that his version of events is correct?

 

[grummitts gloves]

Del, Rule No.1 of NSC... Never let the truth get in the way of a good story

 

[Jesus Gul]

One for the kit spotters (Superphil etc) based on the two clips in this thread.

Palace wearing Admiral in the away fixture but Adidas in the home fixture. Same season no?

Was it a late season - this is what we're wearing next year thing?

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

One for the kit spotters (Superphil etc) based on the two clips in this thread.

Palace wearing Admiral in the away fixture but Adidas in the home fixture. Same season no?

Was it a late season - this is what we're wearing next year thing?

In the famous incident in September 1980, when Clive Allen's 'goal' against Coventry was disallowed, Palace were wearing their Adidas white shirts with the sash. Not sure why they played in that yellow Admiral kit at the Goldstone as their home kit did not clash with Brighton's all-blue outfit.

 

[sydney]

Thank you Major, I remember it well although not surprisingly my recollections are a little different from yours.

It's not clear to me which part of your post is evidence for your statement "our 3-0 win which relegated them from Div 1".

You see, I had the obviously mistaken impression that Palace were relegated on the 5th of April, the day after losing at Man Utd. But you say that Palace were relegated by the Brighton game, which took place on the 18th. Perhaps you would be so kind as to point out to me the error in my reasoning here?

your basic error is that you appear to be on the WRONG f***ing BOARD YOU GOON.

 

[LE19]

your basic error is that you appear to be on the WRONG f***ing BOARD YOU GOON.

It's a Brighton board. Brighton play other teams. Quite reasonable for Del to discuss our joint history on here.

Leave him alone.

 

[sydney]

It's a Brighton board. Brighton play other teams. Quite reasonable for Del to discuss our joint history on here.

Leave him alone.[/QUOTe ]


oh yes guv anything you say guv sorry guv.




















piss off.

 

[Del Fenner]

your basic error is that you appear to be on the WRONG f***ing BOARD YOU GOON.

Wrong, goons are Arsenal fans. Poor show to slag off your own STHs.

 

[Holme on the Dale]

Match by match watch the difference grow in relation to the two Clubs support . Over a 110,000 tickets have been sold for Albion matches this season already when compared to that pile of shite up the road. And to think they tried to claim to having bigger support than us.

Still if you don't like it plenty others do.

You are so gay Major

 

[sydney]

Wrong, goons are Arsenal fans. Poor show to slag off your own STHs.

so you are a palace fan but you have an Albion ST..........fucksake , no more to be said really.