palace mob with Millwall

[Late 80s]

Never been in the palace firm as such but been involved in a few rows here and there but got to admit mainly at the back rather than in front. Can anyone remember or clarify this for me. Used to follow a small firm about after games in the 80's that had a tall skinhead bloke and another one with a tatoo on his neck who I will not name, only a small bloke but very game. There was only 10 - 20 and the rest made up of kids like myself 15 - 16 years old who were trying to find their feet. There was one bloke who was regualar with this mob and when we played Millwall at home he was in the seats in the Arthur Waite stand right at the front with Millwall. As Palce walked down the steps into the Arthur Waite he was giving it everything he could to palace and we were going mental. Was he a Millwall fan that run with palace or what was the story.
Always hated Millwall after this and got a few more slaps from them at the old Den for my troubles. Mate of mine got a slap from a palace fan in Idleton road as he thought we were Millwall. Had to explain I lived in Nunhead which threw him a bit as it was only 5 mins from Millwall. Also anyone remeber that pub in Haywards Heath after the Brighton game. Poor bloke didn't know what had hit him after the train emptied out and everyone got in the pub and started helping themselves or Reading at Thornton Heath station when about 6 of them took a real hidding on the train but they never backed off once, lucky really as they would have taken an even worse battering than they did. P.S why did we never get revenge on Birmingham or did we ????. Happy days

[80s palace]

Mar 28, 2009 6:01:36 GMT -5 @Late 80s said:

Never been in the palace firm as such but been involved in a few rows here and there but got to admit mainly at the back rather than in front. Can anyone remember or clarify this for me. Used to follow a small firm about after games in the 80's that had a tall skinhead bloke and another one with a tatoo on his neck who I will not name, only a small bloke but very game. There was only 10 - 20 and the rest made up of kids like myself 15 - 16 years old who were trying to find their feet. There was one bloke who was regualar with this mob and when we played Millwall at home he was in the seats in the Arthur Waite stand right at the front with Millwall. As Palce walked down the steps into the Arthur Waite he was giving it everything he could to palace and we were going mental. Was he a Millwall fan that run with palace or what was the story.
Always hated Millwall after this and got a few more slaps from them at the old Den for my troubles. Mate of mine got a slap from a palace fan in Idleton road as he thought we were Millwall. Had to explain I lived in Nunhead which threw him a bit as it was only 5 mins from Millwall. Also anyone remeber that pub in Haywards Heath after the Brighton game. Poor bloke didn't know what had hit him after the train emptied out and everyone got in the pub and started helping themselves or Reading at Thornton Heath station when about 6 of them took a real hidding on the train but they never backed off once, lucky really as they would have taken an even worse battering than they did. P.S why did we never get revenge on Birmingham or did we ????. Happy days

One of many incidents on the platfrom at theath,could this be the same lot that found a fire exstinguisher on the train and were trying to back us off with it spraying us with water lol not too sure could have been norwich long time ago,whoever they were they got a good hiding but stood all the same.

Don't know who the wall fella was as there were quite a few lads that ran with other firms at the time including arsenal,cfc and yids yes altogether lol that ran with palace and vice versa.

Regards

[late 80s]

The memories are coming back now and I think the fire exstinguisher was used by palace trying to get on the train. Remember now before the train pulled in people picking up solid iron bolts from the tracks that were just lying about at the very end of the platform. When the train arrived they were spotted on the last carriage and everything was thrown with all the windows going in. Amazingly the doors opened and the 6 or so Reading fans had no choice but to do everything they could to stop us getting on the train. Must of felt like like Rorkes Drift to those poor sods. As I said above they never backed off once but took a good hiding

[EB]

I THINK THE SKINHEAD WAS WOLFIE