60 years as a Palace fan
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 LeifAndersen  20 Jan 22 9.57am |
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Really enjoyed this piece in the Telegraph written by a Palace fan Edited by LeifAndersen (20 Jan 2022 9.59am)
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| Palace Old Geezer Midhurst 20 Jan 22 11.12am |
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I can't read the full article, just the first couple of paragraphs, because I don't subscribe to the Telegraph. But I, like many others on here I know, have been a supporter since the late 50s. Not sure how old I was when Dad first took me, but it became a regular outing every other week. He used to meet his brother and wife in roughly the same place on the Holmesdale terrace every time. The other interesting fact in the Telegraph article before it faded out, was the fact that the old chap's grandfather worked at the Crystal Palace. My great grandfather was a master of ceremonies there and my grandfather's brother was a carpenter responsible for building the various exhibition stands. Lovely old bloke called Sid who saw the Palace burn down from his house in Addiscombe. He suffered what I was told was a nervous breakdown as a result and the poor chap became a changed man because the old Crystal Palace was his life. I've still got some of his lovely old tools.
Dad and I watched games standing on the muddy slope of the Holmesdale Road end. He cheered and I rattled. |
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Teddy Eagle Online  20 Jan 22 11.50am |
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Originally posted by Palace Old Geezer
I can't read the full article, just the first couple of paragraphs, because I don't subscribe to the Telegraph. But I, like many others on here I know, have been a supporter since the late 50s. Not sure how old I was when Dad first took me, but it became a regular outing every other week. He used to meet his brother and wife in roughly the same place on the Holmesdale terrace every time. The other interesting fact in the Telegraph article before it faded out, was the fact that the old chap's grandfather worked at the Crystal Palace. My great grandfather was a master of ceremonies there and my grandfather's brother was a carpenter responsible for building the various exhibition stands. Lovely old bloke called Sid who saw the Palace burn down from his house in Addiscombe. He suffered what I was told was a nervous breakdown as a result and the poor chap became a changed man because the old Crystal Palace was his life. I've still got some of his lovely old tools. My Great-Grandfather worked there as well. My dad remembered being on a bus after playing football and seeing the fire in the distance.
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| Palace Old Geezer Midhurst 20 Jan 22 12.20pm |
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Originally posted by Teddy Eagle
My Great-Grandfather worked there as well. My dad remembered being on a bus after playing football and seeing the fire in the distance. Small world eh Teddy? Must have been devastating to see the old place in flames. Probably others on here with a connection to the Crystal Palace - I guess there were a huge number of people employed there. Anyway, fascinating stuff.
Dad and I watched games standing on the muddy slope of the Holmesdale Road end. He cheered and I rattled. |
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| Teddy Eagle Online 20 Jan 22 12.48pm |
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Originally posted by Palace Old Geezer
Small world eh Teddy? Must have been devastating to see the old place in flames. Probably others on here with a connection to the Crystal Palace - I guess there were a huge number of people employed there. Anyway, fascinating stuff. My mum remembers being taken there as a small child and says it smelled funny inside. Warm in the summer as well you’d think.
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| sydtheeagle England 20 Jan 22 9.15pm |
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I've been going since 1967 and this thread makes me feel like a mere youth. I'll only be celebrating 55 years with Palace next season.
Sydenham by birth. Selhurst by the Grace of God. |
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| eagle52 Shirley,Croydon 25 Jan 22 6.57pm |
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My Dad watched the flames that demolished the Crystal Palace from Blackheath. My grandfather was a part time turnstile operator there. I seem to remember being told of the regular Thursday night firework displays at the Palace. Needless to say my Nan,Mum and Aunt always used to get in for free.
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monkey  Sittingbourne,Kent 25 Jan 22 7.07pm |
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Originally posted by sydtheeagle
I've been going since 1967 and this thread makes me feel like a mere youth. I'll only be celebrating 55 years with Palace next season. I must still be in nappies then, I started going in 1975 Edited by monkey (25 Jan 2022 7.08pm)
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 Wisbech Eagle Truro Cornwall 28 Jan 22 10.49pm |
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I first went when I was about 12. That's 65 years ago. I was taken by my older brother who first went in 1940. He passed last year, so he was a supporter for 81 years.
For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally. |
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| Spiderman Horsham 29 Jan 22 8.12am |
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Originally posted by Wisbech Eagle
I first went when I was about 12. That's 65 years ago. I was taken by my older brother who first went in 1940. He passed last year, so he was a supporter for 81 years. 61 years this April since my first game v York Cuty. I was nearly 5 and taken by my grandad
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| Joe Bloggs Nr Norwich 29 Jan 22 10.54am |
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Two incidents in my life that I have no recall of:- Apparently as a small child I fell into the Thames from a boat and more importantly I was taken to the Palace as a small child with my parents ( we lived in Grange Road, next to Whitehorse Road ) just before the war.
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| Red Al Reading 29 Jan 22 11.46am |
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Good to know there are still many who remember the days of Johnny Byrne, Cliff Holton, Ronnie Allen & Vic Rouse. My Dad started taking me when I was 5 or 6 but the first game I can remember was the Palace/West Ham match to open the Crystal Palace sports centre in 1964. West Ham had recently won the FA Cup & Palace had won promotion to Division 2. It was, apparently, the first all seated football match in Britain.
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