Let's list a few.
You know...the Palace players that our fans over the years have loved to have a go at.
I'll start with two: PHIL BARBER and ALAN PARDEW
When he first arrived from Aylesbury at the tail end of Mullery's reign and the start of Coppell's, Barber was a bit of a shining light at a time of real doom and gloom. Got stuck in and weighed in with a few goals too. But as Coppell built his amazing side headed by Wright and Bright, Barber fell down the list and by the top flight was the one that garnered many a groan from the supporters. 'BARBER, DO SOMETHING!' was a common cry. Mind you Wright and Bright probably gave him more stick than the supporters. Felt sorry for 'Mr 110%' because he always gave his all and did his job well, but circumstances overtook him and he looked very ordinary in what became our greatest side ever.
The ultimate boo boy and scapegoat back then though was ALAN PARDEW. Obviously the semi final winner changed that somewhat, but certainly in our Div 2 days he was literally hated by the Palace faithful. Sure I recall a time he was being cautioned by the ref and a section of our support sang, 'OFF! OFF! OFF!'
You know...the Palace players that our fans over the years have loved to have a go at.
I'll start with two: PHIL BARBER and ALAN PARDEW
When he first arrived from Aylesbury at the tail end of Mullery's reign and the start of Coppell's, Barber was a bit of a shining light at a time of real doom and gloom. Got stuck in and weighed in with a few goals too. But as Coppell built his amazing side headed by Wright and Bright, Barber fell down the list and by the top flight was the one that garnered many a groan from the supporters. 'BARBER, DO SOMETHING!' was a common cry. Mind you Wright and Bright probably gave him more stick than the supporters. Felt sorry for 'Mr 110%' because he always gave his all and did his job well, but circumstances overtook him and he looked very ordinary in what became our greatest side ever.
The ultimate boo boy and scapegoat back then though was ALAN PARDEW. Obviously the semi final winner changed that somewhat, but certainly in our Div 2 days he was literally hated by the Palace faithful. Sure I recall a time he was being cautioned by the ref and a section of our support sang, 'OFF! OFF! OFF!'
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