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Not forgetting he nicked Clive Allen aswell for a pittance after he had only played a short while for us which basically meant we had lost Sansom for nothing.
No wonder we rioted in 1982. Any sane Palace fan back then would. My contribution was crushing a policeman's helmet. Hard me. Che Phibian |
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Get along to Hayes lane ( Bromley fc) and watch the Palace Ladies you'll enjoy it!. |
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Yeah I thought so too but wasn’t 100% certain.
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As would I have done 'cept was right at the front behind the goal in the middle of it all with no escape. When in Rome/ The Bush.
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The only difference I heard was (and it may just be a continuation of the same story) was that it all blew up at Dave Swindlehust wedding. |
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Ian Walsh wasn't even that good. The least talented of the nine or so youth players that became first team regulars and probably why he was sub a lot. If he thought he was better than Swindles he was deluded.
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He was for Wales (my national team). But struggled for us.
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The unfortunate thing about the break up of the team of the 80s was it paved the way for the worst thing ever to happen to Palace. 1st July 1982 the arrival of Mullery, a despised man and the worst manager we have ever had.
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As you allude to there was something symbolic about demolition of the Whitehorse End. The previous season had promised so much, and there was the thought that large crowds would be trying to get into a smaller capacity ground due to the Whitehorse being out of commission, so we got season ticket for the Arthur. (First and last ST for me). About halfway through the season it was obvious... Boy were we wrong! The football became abysmal, and the Whitehorse a sad muddy hole in the ground that never seemed to change throughout the season. It all ending in relegation that year, and nobody seemed too upset about it to be honest - it was like putting a sick dog out of its misery. By September that next season (1981) not only was most if not all the team gone, but so was I - moving to America - I'm not sure if there is a connection... ![]() |
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Ain't that the truth!
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True... I guess it just felt like there had been an exodus... Imagine 6 players out of today's team suddenly not being there!
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![]() Steve Wicks has been mentioned and reminds me of a funny story in Hilaire’s book. Apparently when Noades first arrived he’d spent a lot of money for Steve Wicks at the time, but he got injured for 5 months because Gradi had introduced gymnastics to training and Wicks done his back in vaulting a pommel horse. Apparently Noades walked about for the last 2 months of his injury with a badge saying, ‘I saw Steve Wicks play...once!’ Wore it to half a dozen home games apparently.
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One of the other papers had a headline "the eagles have landed,on top"
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Looks like the Sunday Express
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I was only a kid but can remember the stories of Ian Walsh not being popular with the other players and staff. Remember watching Swindlehurst play for the ressies at home, I think against Bournemouth, when he’d lost his place briefly to to Walsh and not appearing too happy with life - gave a short shrift to the kids gathered at the tunnel.
Interesting to see the stuff about Sansom leaving against his will as there were stories doing the rounds at the time about him needing to because of personal circumstances. Can’t recall the timings but imagine Bloye’s exploits were probably a bit of a catalyst for all the players leaving. Venables second spell in the late nineties don’t exactly inspire confidence in his intentions either. |
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Super al pls check your private message
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