I've assiduously never investigated quite how that rivalry came about, though i know it dates to the 70s.
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Friday, 19 May 2017 22:48 (six years ago) link
Smurf @PalaceSmurf 7h Replying to @CPFCYou spelt West Wickham wrong
― r|t|c, Friday, 19 May 2017 22:50 (six years ago) link
they're more on millwall's turf than ours here tbh but it still galls, we never claimed croydon, lambeth and bromley even in our heyday. i mean why would we want to i guess
― ban violent jinks (imago), Friday, 19 May 2017 23:42 (six years ago) link
I've assiduously never investigated quite how that rivalry came about, though i know it dates to the 70s.― -_- (jim in vancouver), Friday, 19 May 2017 23:48 (five days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Friday, 19 May 2017 23:48 (five days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
An explanation, of sorts...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4CvRDkdp7g
― Flowersdie, Wednesday, 24 May 2017 12:25 (six years ago) link
Technically you can start on the edge of Crystal Palace Park and walk through all five of those boroughs in about ten minutes so I'd say that's fair game.
Less so from Selhurst Park obviously.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 24 May 2017 12:34 (six years ago) link
https://sport.bt.com/video/watch-team-of-the-eighties-exclusively-on-bt-sport-91364398083931
― Flowersdie, Monday, 7 October 2019 11:51 (four years ago) link