The Embarrassments of Crystal Palace FC

[TheMajor]

I apologise if this has been done before but I felt we needed a thread where we could go and continually list the embarrassments of that “massive” football Club – Crystal Palace.

Whatever incident that comes to mind, past or present, concerning our backward rivals from the wrong end of the A23 can be logged here. Be it major or minor concerning Club, players, fans etc.

Try and keep each of their many indiscretions to one per post so that we can build up an impressive list - hopefully we can reach at least 100. No doubt the Nigels will deny all but that’s the fun of it.

I will start us off -

The Great Wilfriedo Zaha is found to have demanded payment for attending a fans function where they intended to present him with an award.

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

You're obsessed with Crystal Palace!

 

[TheMajor]

You're obsessed with Crystal Palace!

Only when I'm awake.

- self proclaiming themselves to be the team of the eighties and then losing 9-0 at Anfield.

You see I can't help it

 

[upthealbion1970]

The Selhurst 8

 

[crabface]

 

[Tory Boy]

Groupon.

TB

 

[drew]

Only when I'm awake.

- self proclaiming themselves to be the team of the eighties and then losing 9-0 at Anfield.

You see I can't help it

Did they 'self' proclaim themselves the team of the eighties or was that the journalists?

 

[Holme on the Dale]

Only when I'm awake.

- self proclaiming themselves to be the team of the eighties and then losing 9-0 at Anfield.

You see I can't help it

Liverpool 6 Ladyboys 1
West Ham 6 Ladyboys 0

That's just from this season

 

[Uncle C]

Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Nathaniel Clyne being voted fans player of the year and he couldn't be arsed to turn up and collect the trophy. Surely that can't be topped?

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

The fact that they produced a commemorative mug for beating Man Utd's second string team in a cup quarter final! Small time doesn't even begin to sum it up.

 

[leigull]

We just set ourselves up with threads like these......

 

[loz]

Only when I'm awake.

- self proclaiming themselves to be the team of the eighties and then losing 9-0 at Anfield.

You see I can't help it

I cant let that go.you make it sound like it happened in the same week!!

I think the press called us the team of the 80s when we got promoted in May 1979, we lost to Liverpool 9.0 in Oct ? 1989...over 10 years later!!

 

[HawkTheSeagull]

Liverpool 6 Ladyboys 1
West Ham 6 Ladyboys 0

That's just from this season

9 Brighton 45 0 65
17 Crystal Palace 45 -4 56

All that needs to be said for this season and thats all that matters.

 

[Mellotron]

47 pages, I reckon.

 

[Mellotron]

My favourite one has been the CONSTANT moving of the goalposts this season, regarding the "weeds"

1. You'll go straight back down - Err....
2. You won't finish above us - Err....
3. You won't finish top half - Err....
4. You won't get near the playoffs - Err....

and now, number 5 (FIVE), the one they're all harping on about now after being wrong FOUR times in a row, is...

5. Second season syndrome mate, you're going straight back down

Yeah...we'll see how that one pans out, eh?

 

[loz]

My favourite one has been the CONSTANT moving of the goalposts this season, regarding the "weeds"

1. You'll go straight back down - Err....
2. You won't finish above us - Err....
3. You won't finish top half - Err....
4. You won't get near the playoffs - Err....

and now, number 5 (FIVE), the one they're all harping on about now after being wrong FOUR times in a row, is...

5. Second season syndrome mate, you're going straight back down

Yeah...we'll see how that one pans out, eh?

Thats Just banter, its what rivals do....most Palace fans I talk to were quite aware that with a new ground, big crowds and the momentom of promotion, you would more than likely end up above us..in fact most of us were more concerned about us going down. But that wont stop me next season having a bet with my Brighton supporting mates about who will end up higher in the table its what rivals do!!

 

[Mellotron]

Thats Just banter, its what rivals do....most Palace fans I talk to were quite aware that with a new ground, big crowds and the momentom of promotion, you would more than likely end up above us..in fact most of us were more concerned about us going down. But that wont stop me next season having a bet with my Brighton supporting mates about who will end up higher in the table its what rivals do!!

It's just that on the BBS, they're STILL trying to paint our season as a failure - it's a bit childish, really.

 

[Monkey Man]

Thats Just banter, its what rivals do....most Palace fans I talk to were quite aware that with a new ground, big crowds and the momentom of promotion, you would more than likely end up above us..in fact most of us were more concerned about us going down. But that wont stop me next season having a bet with my Brighton supporting mates about who will end up higher in the table its what rivals do!!

Fair post. Rivalry is meant to be something that people enjoy - not sure why certain fans have to get quite so Balkan in their mentality.

 

[Gritt23]