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Catfish  Burgess Hill 21 Apr 14 5.39pm |
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Which manager took us from the old 1st division to the 3rd but is still revered by those who remember those times?
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Quote Catfish at 21 Apr 2014 5.39pm
Which manager took us from the old 1st division to the 3rd but is still revered by those who remember those times?
Big Mal achieved all that stuff DESPITE Venables, not because of him. I love the above spat between Big Mal and Mullery, he gave him a verbal shoeing!
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| Catfish Burgess Hill 21 Apr 14 6.33pm |
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Fantastic clip. What a chippy little bugger Mullery was/is.
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| Pinky Kent 21 Apr 14 7.15pm |
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Quote Catfish at 21 Apr 2014 5.39pm
Which manager took us from the old 1st division to the 3rd but is still revered by those who remember those times? I remember that Chelsea incident clearly. Allison walked out into the middle of the park then ambled slowly towards the Shed, where 5,000 hod-carriers howled abuse at him. He held up his hand and the noise racked up a couple of notches. Was only in the papers the next day that it became clear he's held up three fingers (one for each Palace goal, obviously). Still not keen on his half-arsed Seventies-style rebranding –"Hey, let's look like Barcelona!" – and meaningless Eagles nickname change, though.
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| Catfish Burgess Hill 21 Apr 14 9.38pm |
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Quote Pinky at 21 Apr 2014 7.15pm
Quote Catfish at 21 Apr 2014 5.39pm
Which manager took us from the old 1st division to the 3rd but is still revered by those who remember those times? I remember that Chelsea incident clearly. Allison walked out into the middle of the park then ambled slowly towards the Shed, where 5,000 hod-carriers howled abuse at him. He held up his hand and the noise racked up a couple of notches. Was only in the papers the next day that it became clear he's held up three fingers (one for each Palace goal, obviously). Still not keen on his half-arsed Seventies-style rebranding –"Hey, let's look like Barcelona!" – and meaningless Eagles nickname change, though.
Yes I was there too and remember how well the Chelsea lot took it. No sense of humour then or now. having said that it was a very dodgy thing to do. If someone did that these days they would be done for inciting a riot.
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 Grinstead Eagle East Grinstead 21 Apr 14 9.56pm |
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Here's a bit of trivia you might not know... I was in the same class as Malcolm's daughter at Selsdon Primary in the 70's. Not that amazing I hear you say? In the same class was a certain Keith Millen! I remember Michelle being a very attractive blonde (OK I was 11 at the time). Unfortunately I lost touch with both of them when I went to secondary school but it has been so great to see Keith come back to his 'home' team.
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| Hoof Hearted 22 Apr 14 10.20am | |
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Quote Catfish at 21 Apr 2014 6.33pm
Fantastic clip. What a chippy little bugger Mullery was/is.
It's obvious Big Mal and Mullery hate each other.
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| Catfish Burgess Hill 22 Apr 14 11.03am |
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Not a Palace memory but a Man City mate of mine remembers going to a testimonial at Maine Road in the 70's where a "fat guy" came on a sub and nearly brought the house down by scoring with a 30 yard piledriver. Twas Big Mal. I think he retirted from the game quite early following a serious leg break. Rather like Coppell.
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| Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 22 Apr 14 11.05am |
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Quote Catfish at 22 Apr 2014 11.03am
I think he retirted from the game quite early following a serious leg break. . My understanding is that he retired after he had a lung removed following contracting 'TB'.
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| rob1969 Banstead Surrey 22 Apr 14 11.11am |
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Quote Hoof Hearted at 22 Apr 2014 10.20am
Quote Catfish at 21 Apr 2014 6.33pm
Fantastic clip. What a chippy little bugger Mullery was/is.
It's obvious Big Mal and Mullery hate each other. Suspwxt you may well be right - don't recall any real hostility earlier.
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| sydtheeagle England 23 Apr 14 8.13pm |
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As I just brought this up on another thread, for all the great memories I will never entirely forgive Mal for his shoddy treatment of John Jackson.
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| Catfish Burgess Hill 24 Apr 14 8.36am |
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Quote sydtheeagle at 23 Apr 2014 8.13pm
As I just brought this up on another thread, for all the great memories I will never entirely forgive Mal for his shoddy treatment of John Jackson.
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