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Football Daily | Where Eagles dare: Crystal Palace bid to end their long wait for glory
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!With all due respect to the Full Members Cup and the Specsavers Surrey Senior Cup (current holders: South Park Reigate) Crystal Palace have never won a major trophy. While it’s a state of affairs some trophy-obsessed fans of more elite clubs would argue renders Palace’s 164-year existence a complete exercise in futility, the team from Selhurst Park have contested two FA Cup finals, only to come up short against Manchester United on both occasions. The most recent was nine years ago in a Wembley showpiece largely remembered for the losing manager’s touchline body-popping and the winning one being handed his P45 before his captain was presented with the trophy. And to think some people say the famous old competition has lost its magic, eh?If we’re talking best leagues in the world (yesterday’s Football Daily), allow me to nominate the North West Counties League Premier Division in the ninth tier. Ramsbottom United amassed 97 points and only finished third; eventual winners and my club Bury finished with a whopping 109. And we still needed a result on the final day to see off Merseyside outfit Lower Breck, with 8,700 people turning up at Gigg Lane to witness it, breaking the league’s attendance record by almost 3,000. Among that crowd was myself and my five-year-old son, who was born two weeks after we were expelled from the Football League. Unfortunately he now thinks pitch invasions are a regular occurrence. Come to think of it, having nominated it for best league in the world, I hope we never darken its door again” – Adrian Foster.Your mention of the ‘El Pastyco’ derby between Truro and Torquay (yesterday’s Football Daily) had me reeling in horror – surely only Cornwall produces authentic pasties? Imagine my surprise when, after consulting the local source of all tasty pastry wisdom, the Coast and Country Cottages blog, it turns out Devon has its very own: ‘One easy way to detect [it] is that the Devon pasty has a top-crimp and is oval in shape, whereas the Cornish pasty is semi-circular and side-crimped along the curve.’ I just hope none of the teams are sponsored by Greggs” – Steve Malone. Continue reading...
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With all due respect to the Full Members Cup and the Specsavers Surrey Senior Cup (current holders: South Park Reigate) Crystal Palace have never won a major trophy. While it’s a state of affairs some trophy-obsessed fans of more elite clubs would argue renders Palace’s 164-year existence a complete exercise in futility, the team from Selhurst Park have contested two FA Cup finals, only to come up short against Manchester United on both occasions. The most recent was nine years ago in a Wembley showpiece largely remembered for the losing manager’s touchline body-popping and the winning one being handed his P45 before his captain was presented with the trophy. And to think some people say the famous old competition has lost its magic, eh?
If we’re talking best leagues in the world (yesterday’s Football Daily), allow me to nominate the North West Counties League Premier Division in the ninth tier. Ramsbottom United amassed 97 points and only finished third; eventual winners and my club Bury finished with a whopping 109. And we still needed a result on the final day to see off Merseyside outfit Lower Breck, with 8,700 people turning up at Gigg Lane to witness it, breaking the league’s attendance record by almost 3,000. Among that crowd was myself and my five-year-old son, who was born two weeks after we were expelled from the Football League. Unfortunately he now thinks pitch invasions are a regular occurrence. Come to think of it, having nominated it for best league in the world, I hope we never darken its door again” – Adrian Foster.
Your mention of the ‘El Pastyco’ derby between Truro and Torquay (yesterday’s Football Daily) had me reeling in horror – surely only Cornwall produces authentic pasties? Imagine my surprise when, after consulting the local source of all tasty pastry wisdom, the Coast and Country Cottages blog, it turns out Devon has its very own: ‘One easy way to detect [it] is that the Devon pasty has a top-crimp and is oval in shape, whereas the Cornish pasty is semi-circular and side-crimped along the curve.’ I just hope none of the teams are sponsored by Greggs” – Steve Malone. Continue reading...
