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View OldFella's Profile OldFella Flag London 08 Jul 16 7.21pm Send a Private Message to OldFella Add OldFella as a friend

Originally posted by Willo

Many Happy Returns to "Shovel".
He must be in his late 70s now.

Yes I remember that goal against Leeds ! I was right behind it in the 'Holmesdale'.

80, Willo!

Even older than us!!

 


Jackson.. Wan Bissaka.... Sansom.. Nicholas.. Cannon.. Guehi.... Zaha... Thomas.. Byrne... Holton.. Rogers.. that should do it..

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View daven's Profile daven Flag Hailsham 08 Jul 16 7.28pm Send a Private Message to daven Add daven as a friend

The goal against Leeds will be one of the memories that will stay with me.I was on the Holmesdale behind Sprake,funny how seeing the label "shovel" to this day can only mean one player.Not the most flattering of nicknames but it was meant affectionately.Reminds me of standing on the Holmesdale and having different groups of friends who I could find easily by where they stood.And walking back to the "Duke" (of York) in Canterbury road for darts,via the betting shop to check how the horses got on.

 

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View Willo's Profile Willo Flag South coast - west of Brighton. 08 Jul 16 7.48pm Send a Private Message to Willo Add Willo as a friend

Originally posted by OldFella

80, Willo!

Even older than us!!

Goodness grief.

Well I wasn't too far off !!!!

 

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View mcduh's Profile mcduh Flag 09 Jul 16 6.45am Send a Private Message to mcduh Add mcduh as a friend

Sprake's Folly is the last goal in this clip:

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View Pigglelet's Profile Pigglelet Flag Deepest Darkest Sussex 09 Jul 16 10.05am Send a Private Message to Pigglelet Add Pigglelet as a friend

Originally posted by mcduh

Sprake's Folly is the last goal in this clip:

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Thanks. It's good to see that again. I was in the far end of the Arthur Wait at the time.

 


"Better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt."
Mark Twain.

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View Dubai Eagle's Profile Dubai Eagle Flag 09 Jul 16 11.14am Send a Private Message to Dubai Eagle Add Dubai Eagle as a friend

OK in 1970 I was only 10, I only ever remember sitting on the mound ( when I first watched palace) or going into the Holmesdale end, (never the Whitehorse end)
I can clearly remember the goal going in, (Gary Sprake,s fumble) but in my memory it was at the far end which would have meant that the goal was scored at the Whitehorse end.

I don't know maybe age is getting to me.

 

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View eagle52's Profile eagle52 Flag Shirley,Croydon 09 Jul 16 7.33pm Send a Private Message to eagle52 Add eagle52 as a friend

Dubai Eagle,
Sorry dude age is getting to you.It was defo the Holmesdale end to Sprakes left, and I'm a hell of a lot older than you.

 

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View Dubai Eagle's Profile Dubai Eagle Flag 10 Jul 16 4.52am Send a Private Message to Dubai Eagle Add Dubai Eagle as a friend

You may well be right , (& thanks) but I am definitely having trouble remembering it that way & for sure there wasn't another goal like it that I could be confusing it with - for some reason that escapes me I must have been in the Whitehorse end that day .

 

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View alaneagle1's Profile alaneagle1 Flag Dunstable,Bedfordshire.England 10 Jul 16 6.56am Send a Private Message to alaneagle1 Add alaneagle1 as a friend

Originally posted by Dubai Eagle

You may well be right , (& thanks) but I am definitely having trouble remembering it that way & for sure there wasn't another goal like it that I could be confusing it with - for some reason that escapes me I must have been in the Whitehorse end that day .

Just watch Piglelets clip.Holmesdale.

 


Palace 13th 2017/18.

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View Spiderman's Profile Spiderman Flag Horsham 10 Jul 16 8.28am Send a Private Message to Spiderman Add Spiderman as a friend

Originally posted by Dubai Eagle

OK in 1970 I was only 10, I only ever remember sitting on the mound ( when I first watched palace) or going into the Holmesdale end, (never the Whitehorse end)
I can clearly remember the goal going in, (Gary Sprake,s fumble) but in my memory it was at the far end which would have meant that the goal was scored at the Whitehorse end.

I don't know maybe age is getting to me.

It was indeed at the Whitehorse. Was the "Arfur" covered then? Cant remember but sure there was no seats.

 

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View PalacePhotoMan's Profile PalacePhotoMan Flag Wallington 10 Jul 16 10.44am Send a Private Message to PalacePhotoMan Add PalacePhotoMan as a friend

It was at the Holmesdale end. On that film clip it's to the left of the cameras which were on the gantry under the Arthur Wait stand, where they still are today.

Sadly that film doesn't show the best moment of it - an incandescent Jack Charlton on his knees thumping the turf with his fist.

 


Zaha, Williams, Murray, Ambrose, Scannell.

A 5-man forward line who scored 3 goals in 10 minutes on 27th September 2011 at .......................

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View eagle52's Profile eagle52 Flag Shirley,Croydon 12 Jul 16 2.38pm Send a Private Message to eagle52 Add eagle52 as a friend

The Arthur definetely had a roof on then,used to stand on the halfway line level with the roof supports, but I can't remember when the rear seating section was installed.I seem to remember taking my daughter to her first game around 1973 and sitting at the back of the Arthur, but could well be wrong.

 

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