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eritheagle Erith Today 7.56am
Originally posted by mart.denman I can't get my head around how anybody would part with any money for this whole fiasco It's not about Palace it's about the HF as the only thing they are fanatical about is themselves To put it into context. Walking into the ground some kid wearing black comes up to you & says " oi mate give us £4 & you can rent this flag to wave during he game" Not sure how many people would take them up on that other than for their kids, I suppose they could get recycled if not used Sell them down the coast to stick on sandcastles Totally agree! That letter they sent the club which basically read as 'give us back our banner or you won't see our little flag show that we've organized' just smacked of arrogance and over inflated self importance. I'm not a fan of Parish but I hope he tells them to bog off and go join one of them palestine marches on saturday afternoons! Edited by eritheagle (01 May 2024 7.57am)
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Erith Today 7.56am

Originally posted by mart.denman

I can't get my head around how anybody would part with any money for this whole fiasco
It's not about Palace it's about the HF as the only thing they are fanatical about is themselves
To put it into context.
Walking into the ground some kid wearing black comes up to you & says " oi mate give us £4 & you can rent this flag to wave during he game"
Not sure how many people would take them up on that other than for their kids,
I suppose they could get recycled if not used
Sell them down the coast to stick on sandcastles

Totally agree!

That letter they sent the club which basically read as 'give us back our banner or you won't see our little flag show that we've organized' just smacked of arrogance and over inflated self importance.
I'm not a fan of Parish but I hope he tells them to bog off and go join one of them palestine marches on saturday afternoons!

Edited by eritheagle (01 May 2024 7.57am)

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mart.denman In a cave Today 8.32am
It's all a bit daft. When I first started binging my son to palace about 14 years ago & the great atmosphere was created by the corner flag my son thought that the fanatics were brilliant. As the years have passed my son is now 20 it's all got a bit embarrassing. The numbers have dwindled & they are school aged trying to cling on to something which has passed Bit like a tribute act of Pink Floyd playing at Butlins
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In a cave Today 8.32am

It's all a bit daft.
When I first started binging my son to palace about 14 years ago & the great atmosphere was created by the corner flag my son thought that the fanatics were brilliant.
As the years have passed my son is now 20 it's all got a bit embarrassing.
The numbers have dwindled & they are school aged trying to cling on to something which has passed
Bit like a tribute act of Pink Floyd playing at Butlins

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mart.denman In a cave Today 9.14am
It's all a bit daft. When I first started binging my son to palace about 14 years ago & the great atmosphere was created by the corner flag my son thought that the fanatics were brilliant. As the years have passed my son is now 20 it's all got a bit embarrassing. The numbers have dwindled & they are school aged trying to cling on to something which has passed Bit like a tribute act of Pink Floyd playing at Butlins
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NEILLO Shoreham-by-Sea Today 9.37am
The HF are a divisive lot. Overall I'd rather have them than not. Parish seems to have gone from fully supportive to ambivalence for no apparent reason. Although they have attracted the ridicule of opposition fans ( as well as some of our own ), I find it interesting that Arsenal now have their version, the ' Ashburton Army '. And if ever there was an atmosphere that needed improving it was at that club. Old, Ungifted and White
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Shoreham-by-Sea Today 9.37am

The HF are a divisive lot.

Overall I'd rather have them than not.

Parish seems to have gone from fully supportive to ambivalence for no apparent reason.

Although they have attracted the ridicule of opposition fans ( as well as some of our own ), I find it interesting that Arsenal now have their version, the ' Ashburton Army '. And if ever there was an atmosphere that needed improving it was at that club.

Old, Ungifted and White

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Nicholas91 The Democratic Republic of Kent Today 9.51am
Originally posted by NEILLO The HF are a divisive lot. Overall I'd rather have them than not. Parish seems to have gone from fully supportive to ambivalence for no apparent reason. Although they have attracted the ridicule of opposition fans ( as well as some of our own ), I find it interesting that Arsenal now have their version, the ' Ashburton Army '. And if ever there was an atmosphere that needed improving it was at that club. I would suggest you need an atmosphere before looking to improve it I've long considered Arsenal fans to be 'the worst'. From anecdotal knowledge I think only MKDons come close. As for the HF, I too thought they were fantastic to begin with. They generated a lot of noise and turned Selhurst into a place with real identity. Not a huge fan of the poor mimicry of European 'Ultras', that's a tad embarrassing but so be it. Beyond that my only wish would be for them to be very much a part of a unified support, not a separate element that occasionally appears to deem itself superior and an unelected representative of us all. Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!
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Originally posted by NEILLO

The HF are a divisive lot.

Overall I'd rather have them than not.

Parish seems to have gone from fully supportive to ambivalence for no apparent reason.

Although they have attracted the ridicule of opposition fans ( as well as some of our own ), I find it interesting that Arsenal now have their version, the ' Ashburton Army '. And if ever there was an atmosphere that needed improving it was at that club.

I would suggest you need an atmosphere before looking to improve it I've long considered Arsenal fans to be 'the worst'. From anecdotal knowledge I think only MKDons come close.

As for the HF, I too thought they were fantastic to begin with. They generated a lot of noise and turned Selhurst into a place with real identity.

Not a huge fan of the poor mimicry of European 'Ultras', that's a tad embarrassing but so be it. Beyond that my only wish would be for them to be very much a part of a unified support, not a separate element that occasionally appears to deem itself superior and an unelected representative of us all.

Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!

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twcpfc Today 2.35pm
Originally posted by Nicholas91 As for the HF, I too thought they were fantastic to begin with. They generated a lot of noise and turned Selhurst into a place with real identity. Beyond that my only wish would be for them to be very much a part of a unified support, not a separate element that occasionally appears to deem itself superior and an unelected representative of us all. I don't think that's how it's intended to look. And it's not the HF taking the identify away from selhurst. In fact the reason this topic started was because of a fundraiser and hours of effort put in to further engage the rest of the Holmesdale(which is still ongoing) and to further improve the atmosphere in the entire stadium. The group is completely open and contactable and not separate from the rest of the palace fanbase, we all go for the same reason. The group also hasn't shrunk - block b was dying a slow death by 2018 and every move made is one to involve people and improve the atmosphere. What annoys me is people moaning about the atmosphere and "Ultras" and "numbers dropping" and doing little to help it. That only calls out a select few pessimistic individuals though nick as stated in many messages the group is very appreciative of the backing the boys get week in week out - the best in the country. Up the palace
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Originally posted by Nicholas91

As for the HF, I too thought they were fantastic to begin with. They generated a lot of noise and turned Selhurst into a place with real identity.

Beyond that my only wish would be for them to be very much a part of a unified support, not a separate element that occasionally appears to deem itself superior and an unelected representative of us all.

I don't think that's how it's intended to look. And it's not the HF taking the identify away from selhurst. In fact the reason this topic started was because of a fundraiser and hours of effort put in to further engage the rest of the Holmesdale(which is still ongoing) and to further improve the atmosphere in the entire stadium.

The group is completely open and contactable and not separate from the rest of the palace fanbase, we all go for the same reason.

The group also hasn't shrunk - block b was dying a slow death by 2018 and every move made is one to involve people and improve the atmosphere. What annoys me is people moaning about the atmosphere and "Ultras" and "numbers dropping" and doing little to help it. That only calls out a select few pessimistic individuals though nick as stated in many messages the group is very appreciative of the backing the boys get week in week out - the best in the country.

Up the palace

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