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‘We all follow the Palace’
I have rediscovered my copy of ‘We all follow the Palace’. A fantastic read, a fans view of Palace.
Who remembers this or has stories about contributing to it?
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Absolutely love that book. Until the recent books 'Origin of Crystal Palace', this book had the best account of the 1861 version of Crystal Palace FC.
I love that it mixes silly stuff and personal articles about being a fan with a detailed history of the club through the decades. I wrote a very small piece in it about the 1988 Mercantile Credit Centenary tournament at Wembley. I think the authors wanted to include as many contributors as possible, which is a wonderful ethos. I was just proud to have something published in a book! Haven't read my copy for some time, however the preface is very well written, it sums up what it means to support a club like Palace - that our history is as much about the 3rd Division South as trips to Wembley or the top flight, as much about Alan Pardew or Percy Cherrett as Ian Wright. I think if you don't 'get' that early on in your supporting life, then you'll never really understand what it means to be a Palace fan. Eagle Eye was very good in that an article could be as much about the worst Palace games you'd seen as the best! Someone wrote a funny article about superstitions which struck a chord with me - things like how it is important to use the correct crossing on Whitehorse Lane before games!
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Great book, I recommend it to anyone if they can find a copy to buy. Second only to Hy on Palace in my opinion.
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Great. More than just a book. Instead it's a unique mix of sublime and ridiculous. Actually, it's not that unique because we've seen quite a few Palace teams over the years with the same mix. So sorry I lost my copy years ago.
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Great book. Brought back so many memories and told from the fans point of view. My copy totally fell apart but it's still there on the bookcase.
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I think I might be quoted in there somewhere. I'll have to dig it out and re-read it.
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The cover is excellent - I think the photo is of the crowd at the Burnley promotion game?
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Quote:
I remember being told that the working title for the book was ‘Go back to your ice cream van, O’Gradi’. I don’t know if this is true but is a lovely story.
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I got a copy last Xmas, cracking read
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The only other Palace times i had were an 1980 colour yearbook and the excellent Roy Peskett book from 1969
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