[News] Some perspective on Palace losing last night

[Perry Milkins]

I know that last night was a great pleasure to behold for one and all here. But I also know that we understand the brotherhood of the common football fan. Rivals or not there is a unique dignity between 'decent' fans of football clubs who understand the bitter sweet relationship handed to us by the fact that our teams do not win every week and do not win titles/cups or conquer Europe.

I have just been informed that a Palace fan died just outside the ground last night as he/she was about to enter the ground. I know no more than this bar the fact that it was not related to disorder of any kind.

Puts things into perspective.

Rip fellow football fan.

 

[Perry Milkins]

Can one of the Mods please remove the 'Palace ' label here?

Thank you.

 

[Titanic]

Can one of the Mods please remove the 'Palace ' label here?

Thank you.

Done.

 

[Albion_Dave]

Sad news indeed. RIP fellow football fan.

 

[Ding Dong !]

Rip to the poor person.

Want Palace to stay up...............isn't that was rivalry is all about ??

 

[ManOfSussex]

Very sad. RIP.

If it's a separate incident to the one the OP mentions, there was another fatality prior to last nights game outside a nearby pub before kick off - https://www.standard.co.uk/news/cri...to-death-in-south-london-street-a3782141.html

 

[Beach Hut]

Very sad - RIP

 

[MattBackHome]

I know that last night was a great pleasure to behold for one and all here. But I also know that we understand the brotherhood of the common football fan. Rivals or not there is a unique dignity between 'decent' fans of football clubs who understand the bitter sweet relationship handed to us by the fact that our teams do not win every week and do not win titles/cups or conquer Europe.

I have just been informed that a Palace fan died just outside the ground last night as he/she was about to enter the ground. I know no more than this bar the fact that it was not related to disorder of any kind.

Puts things into perspective.

Rip fellow football fan.

Well said

 

[A1X]

For all that we enjoy the cut and thrust of the game, and especially the rivalry, there are things more important than any sport. I hope their family gets some form of comfort from knowing they were on their way to do something they loved.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

I know that last night was a great pleasure to behold for one and all here. But I also know that we understand the brotherhood of the common football fan. Rivals or not there is a unique dignity between 'decent' fans of football clubs who understand the bitter sweet relationship handed to us by the fact that our teams do not win every week and do not win titles/cups or conquer Europe.

I have just been informed that a Palace fan died just outside the ground last night as he/she was about to enter the ground. I know no more than this bar the fact that it was not related to disorder of any kind.

Puts things into perspective.

Rip fellow football fan.

Well said sir, absolutely and utterly this. I know that to many on here Palace are the sworn enemy. Much less so with me though, yes they are big rivals, but no more or less so than many other teams.

Frankly it was hard not to feel sorry for them last night. Let's face it it could have been us against Arsenal losing that two goal lead, and l know gutted l would have felt.

 

[DavidRyder]

That's very sad, condolencies to the fan and his family. At the end of the day, Palace fans are just people like us, that happen to support a different football team. It's great to have a same division rivalry, but as said in other comments, football is a side issue when it comes to people's lives.

 

[jimhigham]

To any Palace supporters dipping into this thread, our condolences go to you. The supporter might well have been somebody known and very dear to you. All banter is suspended at these times. The football family comes together.

 

[larus]

As much as I love the opportunity to gloat over Palace (which, being honest, has been a very rare thing for so many years), I don’t hate Palace fans. I don’t understand the need to go and beat the crap out of some stranger because they happen to live in another part of the country and support their local team.

So, RIP to a fellow ‘true’ football fan.

 

[matbha]

So very sad RIP

 

[Is it PotG?]

Not football linked but very sad. RIP.

https://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/news/croydon-news/police-not-linking-fatal-south-1301983

 

[GT49er]

Very sad. RIP.

If it's a separate incident to the one the OP mentions, there was another fatality prior to last nights game outside a nearby pub before kick off - https://www.standard.co.uk/news/cri...to-death-in-south-london-street-a3782141.html

Was there any need to bring that up? The OP stated that the death outside the stadium "was not related to disorder of any kind."

Condolences to the friends and families.

 

[nicko31]

Was there any need to bring that up? The OP stated that the death outside the stadium "was not related to disorder of any kind."

Condolences to the friends and families.

Indeed. Tragic as though it is, these things happen on our streets everyday

 

[Thunder Bolt]

As much as we like the panto banter between rivals, Palace fans are similar to us, in supporting a local team, and not armchair glory hunters. Condolences to the family and friends of the fan who died. As has been posted, he died doing something he loved.

 

[ManOfSussex]

Was there any need to bring that up? The OP stated that the death outside the stadium "was not related to disorder of any kind."

Condolences to the friends and families.

There were rather limited details in both the OPs account and that in The Evening Standard's report. The other tragic, and separate, incident, outside a pub close to Selhurst Park on a match day, The Met Police have subsequently stated they're not linking to the game, as per the post above yours. Very sad news to hear of both.

 

[Tooting Gull]

Wasn't aware of that before - very sad news, and as you say, puts it in perspective.