Darren Todd

Look like Szczesny,Body shape of Steve Bruce (now),and football ability of William Prunier.GTFC

[HLTCO @HLTCO]

My love for Crystal Palace was passed down to me by my Dad, who in turn had been made into a Palace fan by his old man.

From the very beginning, it was stressed to me that following our football club was not about glory or trophies, it was about supporting your local team, having pride in South London when so many at my school chose to support clubs from further afield because they won things, celebrating those triumphs through their TV screens rather than with their own two eyes.

I’ve had a season ticket at Palace for 24 years now, have done just under 650 games, been to 46 different grounds and seen us get hammered by the likes of Scunthorpe and Crewe to name just a couple. I wouldn’t change a single second of it but this last year has been completely surreal.

To see my team lift an FA Cup at Wembley was something I couldn’t quite my head around, generations before me had lived and died, my Grandad included without ever witnessing a major trophy win, the subsequent European tour has been the stuff of dreams.

Last night in Leipzig, I broke down in genuine floods of tears at full-time, not because it necessarily meant “more” than last season’s FA Cup but because I simply never comprehended Palace playing in Europe, let alone winning a trophy at our first attempt.

My little boy is now following in my footsteps with his love for the club and he gets to grow up in a time when Palace are multiple trophy winners, it’s a quantum leap away from where I was at 7 years old and I love the fact that he can go to school and genuinely stand with his chest puffed out because of the club’s achievements.

I’ll stop waffling bollocks now; I’m just so, so happy. ❤️

[Darren Todd @DPAT84]

Don't post very often but no matter what happens tonight the club is in great shape and we've improved again under Artell. Keep believing and be thankful for the good hands OUR club is in right now #GTFC

[Darren Todd @DPAT84]

@puffpuff65 Did Grimsby start your groundhopping?

[Darren Todd @DPAT84]

@FUTWIZ I've been putting Kayode at cb in game he's solid.

[Darren Todd @DPAT84]

@crewealexfc Your cb vs Cook today

[Darren Todd @DPAT84]

@nezgudgeon Make sure he has a Wigan kebab

[Darren Todd @DPAT84]

@FelipeFC30 Goal: VERNAM
Assist: FELIPE

[Darren Todd @DPAT84]

@jackbraithy He's at every game home and away so fair play to him. Could have a bed sheet with Ladysmith Road painted on it for all I care 🤣

[Darren Todd @DPAT84]

@savegrassroots Move the season from March-October then can train and do friendlies in between

[Grimsby Town F.C. @officialgtfc]

🎄 A wonderful evening of festive fun at Blundell Park!

#GTFC

[Darren Todd @DPAT84]

@FelipeFC30 Looks like Ed Gein on top of that body on the table 🤣

[Darren Todd @DPAT84]

@jaseives Probably the busiest he's been apart from the United game

[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

The snowman sequence from ‘THE NAKED GUN’ has been released online.

[Darren Todd @DPAT84]

@nezgudgeon @officialbantams And 2 fans in the Grimsby (household) end 😉

[Darren Todd @DPAT84]

@emmajjohnson75 That bored me as well the least the players deserved was to see the match out until the end.

[Moody Bastard @Boss__Tha]

Define Manchester United’s season without using words.

[James. @afcjxmes]

Grimsby letting it go to pens just so they could beat United again

[Paddy Power @paddypower]

Grimsby fans singing: “Can we play you every week” at Manchester United.

What a time to be alive.

[Darren Todd @DPAT84]

@HannahGTFC Agree with the rest certainly wasn't cold though 😂