Palace v Newcastle on 2 September 1972 was the second Palace game I attended (see below for the first one). By then I was hooked. 2-1 to Palace that day, so (obvs) my first Palace win. I remember being struck by Newcastle’s hooped socks, which seemed more suited to rugby.

Edited by YT (21 Sep 2018 7.34am)

Palace since 19 August 1972. Palace 1 (Tony Taylor) Liverpool 1 (Emlyn Hughes)

I saw Newcastle v Cardiff and it was a truly woeful game. Benitez has them very organised though so they will be tough to beat. Also, as much as I dislike him, every time I watch Shelvey I can't help but think he would be great for us.

I'm going to go for a scrappy 2-1 win. Ayew and Tomkins to score.

2-0 palace, wilf, mccarthur

The Newcastle and our midfield worries me Luka is not playing like last season and as mentioned if we play like last week I hate to say it I can see at toon win. We can’t let their midfield take control of the game. Newcastle will play it tight and look to snatch a goal if they do I think they will close shop so we will need to put pressure on them from the off Three Toon players we have to watch are Diame, Perez and Shelvey, who has been on the bench the last few matches so that might be a good omen. If we come out with all guns blazing then fingers crossed a 2:0 win to us

South London & Proud
Sometimes I really wonder if family are really worth it.
Because it doesn’t matter how time and affection you give
It’s never enough

1-1 and another point

The Voice of Reason In An Otherwise Mediocre World

Some kind souls have predicted a 1-1 and whilst our supporters will be very disappointed at failing to secure a win, perhaps it is worth considering that whilst Newcastle have not made the best of starts they have played Tottenham,Chelsea, Man C and Arsenal and only lost to each of them by a single goal.Tough start for them in terms of fixtures.