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Gavin Axten

07-09-1999, 01:50 AM

If you could go back to a match in the past what one would it be??? The Burnley promotion match in 1979 would be mine just ahead of the semi versus Liverpool.

KKL

07-09-1999, 05:11 PM

It would have to be the Burnley game. At the time I was living in Scotland and couldn't get down to the game. I spent most of the time from kick off to the end trying to find coverage or any mention of the score on the radio. I was fast losing all will to live when a telephone call from my by then drunken uncle saved my sanity. Thankfully I have a record of that game and that season fully contained in 5 scrapbooks scrammed full of everything Palace. It must have cost my Uncle a bloody fortune in Papers.

simon

07-09-1999, 05:54 PM

I would go back to the Cup Final. Just after Ian Wright scores to put us 3-2 up I would go on and kick Mark Hughes extremely hard in the boll*cks. Sorted.

Scoot

07-09-1999, 07:35 PM

Yes then we would have won the cup, gone on to win the cup winners, Ron may of then invested in the club, Unitedscum would of won **** all and everyone would hate us for being glory hunters!!
But who would give a ***** ?

Holmesdale-Lower

10-09-1999, 04:19 AM

Too young for Burnley so it has to be THE Semi-Final, closely followed by the Final (1st game of course) 7 bloody mins!!!!!!

BTW Why did Mark Bright where a vest in the Semi, it wasn't cold was it?!

Polish Pete

14-10-2009, 10:25 AM

I am...Whooah

Psychokiller

14-10-2009, 10:32 AM

Southampton Reserves in 1905. Or a match between Palace and Croydon Common.

mojoeagle

14-10-2009, 10:39 AM

Either. Semi Final v Liverpool as was too young. Or The Fa Cup game v Wolves Midweek game 1995/96. We won 4-1 all excellent goals. Dowie, Pitcher and Armstrong. Again to young to go away game on my own.

milky87

14-10-2009, 10:43 AM

I would probably go back to the semi against the scousers and have a £500 scorecast on Ian Rush to score 1st and the game to finish 3 - 3. I would then of had an in match bet in extra time on Palace to win and Pardew to score the next goal

Boyandy

14-10-2009, 11:16 AM

I'd go back to the 11th of September 1989 and put every £ I owned on Liverpool to beat us 9-0. Then take that winnings and right away put it on us to beat them 4-3 at Villa Park in the same season.

Then I'd sit on my cash till now and step in.......

DocSavage

14-10-2009, 01:08 PM

DocSavage

14-10-2009, 01:10 PM

alisons first game 2 -0 against chelsea and jump on the fat chelsea fan before he hit my mate

jookbeard

14-10-2009, 01:11 PM

the play off win at Wemberley

Harry Holmesdale

14-10-2009, 03:39 PM

Aside from the FA Cup and Play off Final wins at Wembley / Millennium it would have to be the moment I thought I was gonna explode with excitement

The second leg v Blackburn in 89

Ruskin Old Boy

14-10-2009, 03:42 PM

October 4th 1930, Palace 7 Exeter 2, Peter Simpson scoring 6 of the Palace goals.

gold76

15-10-2009, 10:09 AM

was at Wembley 97
& Cardiff 04

but would like to have seen Fulham 3-2 69
& Burnley 2-0 79

must have been unbelievable atmosphere..

steve hail

16-10-2009, 08:32 AM

Crystal Palace 5

Manchester United 0

milky87

16-10-2009, 08:34 AM

Crystal Palace 5

Manchester United 0

Could it be 5? Its gonna be 5, it is 5. And Don Rodgers in a way doing a Pele, knocking it round one side of Stepney and running round the other

mrgins

18-10-2009, 09:11 PM

1st game v man u in 1970. 4-3 semi v liverpool, promo winner v burnley

jookbeard

18-10-2009, 09:27 PM

must have been some great games in the first ever spell in the first Div, Leeds(with Bremner, Giles,Lorimer etc) Liverpool(Keegan, Toshack) Chelsea(Bonetti,Osgood,Charlie Cooke) Arsenal (Charlie George)West Ham(Booby Moore,Peters Hurst) Spurs(Greavsie)Man U 5-0,City (Bell, Lee)

elgin eagle

18-10-2009, 09:44 PM

117e

Have to be the burnley game for sheer atmosphere. I was squeezed in between 2 of those pale blue disabled cars on the top of the whitehorse terrace. Although i was only 11 at the time I can remember how loud the noise was when Ian Walsh scored. I wonder if we will ever be able to rebuild a fan base like we had 30 years ago. You sort of sense with a period of sustained success it might be possible, but fate has always conspired against us.
The cup semi final in 1990 runs it a close second for an emotional rollercoaster though.
In recent times I suppose the Sunderland play off semi's were buzzing, and one date I'd love to forget would be that Southampton match.

selhurstparkflyer

20-10-2009, 06:00 PM

Burnley was the nuts, as was beating the Arse, 5 months later in front of 43,000. That first few months of that season was magical.

GoodFriday69

03-11-2009, 10:49 AM

I'd go back to my very first Palace game v. Middlesbro' Good Friday 1969. It all went by in a bit of a blur and I'd like to take it all in again, especially the sounds and feel of Selhurst back then with a large crowd, the smell of the onions on the burger stands, cigarette smoke, and the excitement and tension of the match even though it ended 0-0. Got me hooked and the rest is misery ... I mean history.

The EEEAAAGGGLLLEEE!!!

03-11-2009, 11:12 AM

Palace 3 Fulhanm 2 in 1969. It was my fitst ever Palace game and I can't remember much about it so would love to live through that game again.

Shipp Ahoy!

03-11-2009, 11:24 AM

On another non Palace related one I think I would go back to see the Beatles when they still performed at the Cavern and see the start of a piece of history :)

Psychokiller

03-11-2009, 11:26 AM

So would I, to shoot Paul McCartney

Maidstoned Eagle

03-11-2009, 03:19 PM

So would I, to shoot Paul McCartney
Get to the back of the queue!

SJ'sLoveMonkey

03-11-2009, 04:42 PM

I was lucky enough to have attended both the Burnley match and the cup final, but the first play-off win against Blackburn took some beating as well.

DocSavage

04-11-2009, 11:42 AM

hmm on reflection august 1969, not go to watch palace 2 man utd 2 and become rugby fan instead

SJ'sLoveMonkey

04-11-2009, 07:15 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoHERgb4BOk&feature=related

Nelson Muntz

04-11-2009, 07:34 PM

October 4th 1930, Palace 7 Exeter 2, Peter Simpson scoring 6 of the Palace goals.
Mentioned here

http://forums.cpfc.org/showthread.php?t=183549&page=17&highlight=paint

Nelson Muntz

04-11-2009, 07:37 PM

Could it be 5? Its gonna be 5, it is 5. And Don Rodgers in a way doing a Pele, knocking it round one side of Stepney and running round the other
Match action here.

http://forums.cpfc.org/showthread.php?t=183549&page=16&highlight=paint