I really do, and never more than at times like this, right now. Honestly.

To sum it up, cast your mind back to May 2010. Sheff Wed were 1 point behind us after (I think) drawing with Cardiff on Saturday. We were playing West Brom on the Monday night. Sheff Wed ticket already bought for the following Saturday.

I chatted to a mate at work on Monday "...so if we win tonight its all over - we stay up"

"really, you want that ?" he asked "next saturday will be an experience that is incredibly rare in football, if you dont win tonight. The nerves, the energy, the pure excitement is absolutely guaranteed"

I thought about it and knew he was right, if someone asks me on my deathbed to recount football memories, being there that day would be one of them.

Palace is nearly always like that, although not so extreme. Rarely do we do mid-table mediocrity and I love it. Of course you get nerves, edginess, tense, arguing with people, but its all part of it. In life, you have a balance of excitement and security - the more excitement you have, the less certainty there is and vice versa.

As in life you need plenty of security I'll take excitement with my football team - and while some killer football wouldnt go a miss, the excitement is there in spades. We have a very real chance of staying up, but we know it, we've known it for months really, its going to Fulham.

Cant wait. Buckle up and hold your nerve. We're staying up, but it will be Sheff Wed away part 2...

You'll be forever in my family's memories and it was an honor and privilege to play and lead in the red and blue
Yours sincerely
Mile Jedinak

Even just last season, we were bottom after three games (lost all) then top by Nov (still three losses). From then comfortably in the top six at the beginning of March when we went nine matches without winning including that 4-0 home loss to Birmingham which meant come the last match if results went the wrong way we wouldn't have finished top six.

2000-01 season, with two matches left. First one was Portsmouth away which if we lost we were down but won 4-2 which moved us up one place above them to 21st. Then of course Stockport away and now between four clubs to avoid the last relegation place. Being tied on points with Portsmouth which meant we could lose and stay up or win and go down. In the end of course we won with that Dougie goal which we had to because of other results.

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How sad to see that Stockport are now in Conference North and of course Portsmouth are struggling in League Two.

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The pyramid to beat all pyramids!!

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Find out what team is in which division, eg which division is Coppull United in?

Cheers planey - we are going to own Craven Cottage...

You'll be forever in my family's memories and it was an honor and privilege to play and lead in the red and blue
Yours sincerely
Mile Jedinak

Unbelievably correct. But, you know, I've heard other supporters of other teams say exactly the same. On a train once and got talking to a Coventry fan and his missus. Coventry was so inconsistent, produced some good youngsters, had potentially as big support as the top teams etc, etc. I thought I was in the Victory club in Thorton Heath!

If Pulis can make Palace safe BEFORE the Fulham game, I won't begrudge him! There'll be no "Tony-you ruined our last day drama" from me!

Bang on finch! Great post!

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