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View JRW2's Profile JRW2 Flag Dulwich 16 Feb 20 2.01pm Send a Private Message to JRW2 Add JRW2 as a friend

Originally posted by RH8Eagle

I would think as well as directly around selhurst the majority of our supporters will come from the south side as it's always been the biggest club in the vicinity

Throughout the forties, fifties and part of the sixties Charlton were bigger than us. They were Cup Finalists in 1946 and 1947, and they were in the top division from 1935 to 1957. In 1938 they had a gate of 75,000+.

(I'm not Willo in disguise.)

 

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View monkey's Profile monkey Flag Sittingbourne,Kent 16 Feb 20 2.20pm Send a Private Message to monkey Add monkey as a friend

Originally posted by JRW2

Throughout the forties, fifties and part of the sixties Charlton were bigger than us. They were Cup Finalists in 1946 and 1947, and they were in the top division from 1935 to 1957. In 1938 they had a gate of 75,000+.

(I'm not Willo in disguise.)

Probably explains why when growing up in the 70’s it seemed like everyone I knew, had a grandad that supported Charlton, including me.

 


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View Barcelona Based Fan's Profile Barcelona Based Fan Flag No longer Barcelona, now living in... 16 Feb 20 2.26pm Send a Private Message to Barcelona Based Fan Add Barcelona Based Fan as a friend

Originally posted by Willo

I have been surprised at the number of our supporters in my 'neck of the woods' on the south coast, a 30 minute train journey from Brighton.I happen to know quite a few supporters some of whom were raised or lived in Warlingham,Crawley,West Wickham etc.

In actual fact there are 2 drinking establishments in fairly close proximity to my abode whose owners are supporters of our club.

Think I know who you are & get on train at Angmering

Loadsa Palace around south coast I know lots of fans from Eastbourne, Hastings ,Worthing, Hove, Bexhill
Am Thornton heath born & bred starting going 1970 on my own since 76-77 been all over since 93 Aberdeen/Edinburgh/Paris/Cork/Troon/Barcelona/ Now Rustington area always tried to get to a few games a year.
Back since 04

 


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Posted 23 February 2013 - 07:49 PM
I don't mind palace to be fair. Much better club than tinpot Charlton and Brighton

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View Eaglehamster's Profile Eaglehamster Flag Storrington 16 Feb 20 2.40pm Send a Private Message to Eaglehamster Add Eaglehamster as a friend

Live in Storrington now (12 N of Worthing).

My Dad took me in the early 60s. Can recall Johnny Byrne, Eddie Werge, Roy Summersby and a guy call Uphill whose shots invariably reflected his name.
Always seemed to have good goalies in those days. Vic Rouse and Tony Millington in reserve - a Welsh international no less.

Sorry for the ramble.

 


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View ex hibitionist's Profile ex hibitionist Flag Hastings 16 Feb 20 10.25pm Send a Private Message to ex hibitionist Add ex hibitionist as a friend

wasn't a survey done 15 years ago or so and they found a lot came from north surrey between Croydon and Gatwick, lots in Bromley, I'm Streatham - the old 159 to the clock tower or the 50 all the to Whitehorse road roundabout

 

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View Vaibow's Profile Vaibow Flag vancouver/croydon 16 Feb 20 11.04pm Send a Private Message to Vaibow Add Vaibow as a friend

Originally posted by monkey

That’s something I’ve never understood, I grew up in Bromley, lived in South Norwood for a few years, local team blah blah, so I don’t get what draws these foreign supporters groups who haven’t that connection to a club. They meet up in pubs at strange hours to watch the games, okay it must be a good social thing, but why palace? Why not your local team? If you haven’t got that connection or that match day experience, actually being at the games, you’ve got nothing as far as I’m concerned, but I know times have changed and each to their own I suppose

A lot of people just get attracted to the name, colours, a player from their area/nation, certain giant killing matches and also through other friends. Maybe the kit looks good... loadsa random reasons. Also the clubs pre season tours.

 


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View Willo's Profile Willo Flag South coast - west of Brighton. 16 Feb 20 11.14pm Send a Private Message to Willo Add Willo as a friend

Originally posted by Barcelona Based Fan

Think I know who you are & get on train at Angmering

Loadsa Palace around south coast I know lots of fans from Eastbourne, Hastings ,Worthing, Hove, Bexhill
Am Thornton heath born & bred starting going 1970 on my own since 76-77 been all over since 93 Aberdeen/Edinburgh/Paris/Cork/Troon/Barcelona/ Now Rustington area always tried to get to a few games a year.
Back since 04

I readily admit that Angmering station is not too far from my 'Pied a Terre' but alas I avail of my car for travelling to and from Selhurst Park.

I am led to believe that Angmering station was awash with our supporters travelling to the Julian Speroni testimonial.

 

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View Henry of Peckham's Profile Henry of Peckham Flag Eton Mess 17 Feb 20 6.39am Send a Private Message to Henry of Peckham Add Henry of Peckham as a friend

Brought up in Carshalton. Used to be several car loads of neighbours travel up to the fortnightly home games or we'd pile on to the 157 from the bottom of our road. That was around 50 years ago.

Now live in Kent and as recently as 2016 (our run to the FA cup final) was astonished to see Tonbridge station packed out with the red and blue on our way to Wembley.

 


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View KAOS's Profile KAOS Flag In a tree 17 Feb 20 9.32am Send a Private Message to KAOS Add KAOS as a friend

Grew up in Brixton. Loads of Chelsea in Brixton / Stockwell and my school in Battersea but didn't fancy it down there. Felt soulless, full of oddballs. Never fancied Millwall ... not my tribe at all. Proper Khazi of a stadium / area too ...

And Palace had the best kit in the league bar none ...

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View Davepalace707's Profile Davepalace707 Flag Northumberland 17 Feb 20 10.18am Send a Private Message to Davepalace707 Add Davepalace707 as a friend

Was brought up in West Kent in the late 80s early 90s, first match I went to Palace beat Man U 3 nil I think, to cement third place. Palace were a great team to watch, the ground was easy to get to, and they seemed destined for great things..............

 

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View ASCPFC's Profile ASCPFC Flag Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 17 Feb 20 10.55am Send a Private Message to ASCPFC Add ASCPFC as a friend

Originally posted by Davepalace707

Was brought up in West Kent in the late 80s early 90s, first match I went to Palace beat Man U 3 nil I think, to cement third place. Palace were a great team to watch, the ground was easy to get to, and they seemed destined for great things..............

And here we are with great things.

 


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View Davepalace707's Profile Davepalace707 Flag Northumberland 17 Feb 20 11.48am Send a Private Message to Davepalace707 Add Davepalace707 as a friend

Probably right. You’d have got good odds when the PL started in 92 that we’d currently be in our seventh straight year. Even better odds after watching us lose five nil at Wigan in the championship which was definitely the low point.

Originally posted by ASCPFC

And here we are with great things.

 

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