The Palacetician

Palace fan since 22.Apr.67. Love my numbers and supporting the oldest professional football club in the world.

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@julianchenery I was in Oxted (Coughlans - Station Road East) this morning in shorts, but no Quins blazer.

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And back to winter

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@ljbrameld English summer!

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It’s summer.

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@Leeds4_1Palace @CPFCFIN @KazCraig10 Anecdotal evidence is not real evidence

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@Leeds4_1Palace Fact: Leeds have won no official UEFA European trophies in their history. Palace has. Leeds FA Cup wins in past 50 years ? None. Palace 1.

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@julianchenery It just occurred to me that this was the only goal my Dad ever saw live since his second, and last, game was a 0:0 draw v West Ham.

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RIP Bobby Tambling. 81 appearances for #CPFC and 20 goals. The first Palace player (of 10) to score goals in the top-tier, FA Cup, League Cup and European competition. His three goals in the Anglo-Italian is a (joint) club record, and (joint) second most in Europe behind Sarr.

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@julianchenery I was in the Arthur Wait for that one. The first of two matches my Dad took me to. Match reports say it was a 25 yarder but these things tend to grow with time!

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@Leeds4_1Palace Fortunately just enough to know that the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was set up to promote trade fairs and isn’t recognized by either FIFA or UEFA as an official competition.

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@MattOfTheSouth You mean “highly prestigious” surely? Heavens - they’ll be saying the Zenith Data Systems Cup wasn’t a major trophy next!

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@julianchenery @Krisp06 January 22nd, 1966

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@julianchenery @Krisp06 That was his winning goal off the underside of the bar in Chelsea’s 2-1 Third Round win over holders Liverpool. It was a great team goal. Bonetti to Venables to Harris to Tambling to Graham to Tambling who headed in from 5 yards out. A lot of future Palace names there!

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Tambling also holds the #CPFC record for most goals scored by a player born in West Sussex and was (I believe) Palace's first loanee player to later sign a permanent deal with the club.

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@CPFC151 @CPFC I was wondering that. Seems odd the officials wouldn't have brought their own socks.

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@CPFC151 @CPFC Interesting that the match officials are wearing Internazionale socks

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@CPFC_Z Both beefs are irrelevant.

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@OneMorePoint1 That goal wasn’t conceded in Europe…

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#CPFC has never trailed at half-time in a major European competition: