LP
05-04-1999, 02:04 AM
I've been to Wembley twice with Palace, both for the play off final games. Perhaps Arsenal's customers take it for granted, but for me it was so special to be watching the Palace at this shabby yet awesome venue. However the total nerves and tention bought on by the realisation of what was at stake made me feel like someone had tied a knot in my stomach. Memories:
*My mate being sick on Wembley way, not through drinking, but through nerves.
*Sharing a can with the biggest fattest hardest Blades supporting Yorkshireman ever on that same walk to the stadium. He originally came up to me and asked me if Palace 'had any boys?', but when I told him we were just up for a party his mood changed...thankfully!
*That ridiculous pre Euro 96 over the top body search that many of us had to endure before the Leicester game, which it later became clear was for the benefit of the London Tonight cameras.
*Travelling down from the south coast where I lived at the time and seeing so many Palace fans on alien train stations miles from South London, where are they now?
*Loads of red n' blue maniacs jumping on an open top tourist bus outside the Duke of York and draping a Palace flag off it, whilst being photographed by bemused Japenese tourists.
*The piss ups at the Duke of York, the thing is did they actually sell any pints? Everyone was just drinking from cans.
* Victoria station crammed with Palace, the thing is before the Sheff Utd final we actually saw 2 fully decked out Wolves fans wandering amid the waves of Palace. Why?
*Andy Roberts scoring too early in 96.
*Freedman not squaring to Houghton who would of had a great chance to make it 2-0 in the same game.
*The poor atmosphere in the ground v Leicester.
*The following year, a vastly better atmosphere and that marvelous goal.
* The piss up in Croydon and Selhurst afterwards.
Sorry for going on!
*My mate being sick on Wembley way, not through drinking, but through nerves.
*Sharing a can with the biggest fattest hardest Blades supporting Yorkshireman ever on that same walk to the stadium. He originally came up to me and asked me if Palace 'had any boys?', but when I told him we were just up for a party his mood changed...thankfully!
*That ridiculous pre Euro 96 over the top body search that many of us had to endure before the Leicester game, which it later became clear was for the benefit of the London Tonight cameras.
*Travelling down from the south coast where I lived at the time and seeing so many Palace fans on alien train stations miles from South London, where are they now?
*Loads of red n' blue maniacs jumping on an open top tourist bus outside the Duke of York and draping a Palace flag off it, whilst being photographed by bemused Japenese tourists.
*The piss ups at the Duke of York, the thing is did they actually sell any pints? Everyone was just drinking from cans.
* Victoria station crammed with Palace, the thing is before the Sheff Utd final we actually saw 2 fully decked out Wolves fans wandering amid the waves of Palace. Why?
*Andy Roberts scoring too early in 96.
*Freedman not squaring to Houghton who would of had a great chance to make it 2-0 in the same game.
*The poor atmosphere in the ground v Leicester.
*The following year, a vastly better atmosphere and that marvelous goal.
* The piss up in Croydon and Selhurst afterwards.
Sorry for going on!