Let's jump back into 1996' for 5 minutes. The Prodigy - Firestarter was top of the charts, you couldn't pick up a paper without some mention of the BSE crisis impacting the the European Union and we were three months away before Football supposedly came home in Euro 96' - 20 years ago this month, we were having our very own party in our nearest rivals back yard.
We'd been on a run which had seen only one defeat in twenty league games and first up in our Easter schedule, we'd make the short journey to the New Den against Millwall who were in free-fall at the time (and ultimately relegated despite being top at Christmas) Palace sat third in the league before going into this match. This game wasn't only a huge win against our nearest rivals but also provided a moment of comical genius thanks to Millwall's mullet haired Yank keeper Kasey Keller.
It was a scrappy first half, Alex Rae who was linked on numerous occasions with a move to Palace had a penalty saved before Hopkin fired in the opener early in the second half with a low rifled shot after some decent approach play down the left flank by Ndah.
Kenny Brown making his debut in Palace colours after his midweek loan move doubled the lead, tapping home after Houghton's shot was only parried. Kenny was such a canny acquisition and although rarely remembered did a sound job in the three months he was with us and was a top guy.
Gareth Davies our other "Ginger nut" who will most famously be remembered IMO for giving it large to Jamie Smith in the Play-offs in 97' conceded his second penalty of the game and Millwall cut the deficit, before Ndah scored a third with a low drilled shot from a Hopkin pullback when Kellar went walkabout.
Three points were in the bag and then the icing on the cake to complete the rout.......Houghton dinked the ball in to the area and Ndah with his back to goal tried a spectacular overhead kick, Kellar came to collect and the ball proceeded to bobble and trickle into the goal. It was a calamitous goal to concede but a delight to watch. This period probably culminated in Ndah's finest spell as a CPFC player.
2002' was probably the most intimidating atmosphere's I've seen at the Den but the locals were none to pleased back at New Cross after that one :p
We'd been on a run which had seen only one defeat in twenty league games and first up in our Easter schedule, we'd make the short journey to the New Den against Millwall who were in free-fall at the time (and ultimately relegated despite being top at Christmas) Palace sat third in the league before going into this match. This game wasn't only a huge win against our nearest rivals but also provided a moment of comical genius thanks to Millwall's mullet haired Yank keeper Kasey Keller.
It was a scrappy first half, Alex Rae who was linked on numerous occasions with a move to Palace had a penalty saved before Hopkin fired in the opener early in the second half with a low rifled shot after some decent approach play down the left flank by Ndah.
Kenny Brown making his debut in Palace colours after his midweek loan move doubled the lead, tapping home after Houghton's shot was only parried. Kenny was such a canny acquisition and although rarely remembered did a sound job in the three months he was with us and was a top guy.
Gareth Davies our other "Ginger nut" who will most famously be remembered IMO for giving it large to Jamie Smith in the Play-offs in 97' conceded his second penalty of the game and Millwall cut the deficit, before Ndah scored a third with a low drilled shot from a Hopkin pullback when Kellar went walkabout.
Three points were in the bag and then the icing on the cake to complete the rout.......Houghton dinked the ball in to the area and Ndah with his back to goal tried a spectacular overhead kick, Kellar came to collect and the ball proceeded to bobble and trickle into the goal. It was a calamitous goal to concede but a delight to watch. This period probably culminated in Ndah's finest spell as a CPFC player.
2002' was probably the most intimidating atmosphere's I've seen at the Den but the locals were none to pleased back at New Cross after that one :p
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