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Nah that's the West Ham back line, no wonder Moore wanted out
cheerleaders?
Palace away?
cheerleaders?
Best Team Ever...................................................... up to now?
Palace certainly had a shirt like that in the 60's. Initially thought maybe Villa, Burnley or West Ham but don't think any of them had stripes.
I only said Palace, because they were the only team that I can remember that had cheerleaders.
I'm too young to remember that
.I'm sure Wigan or Bolton - maybe both - had them a few years ago too.
Cheerleaders are new thing are they not? That image would be what 65/66?
Closer to 70 would be my guess. Greaves receding hairline and thickening waist. Both of them wearing shin pads and Pat wearing gloves.
Mrs P right as always with the Palace angle.
And look at those shiny boots. Eddie Bailey would have been so proud.
For some reason I remember Palace having cheerleaders in the 70s, possibly because I think they were the only team that did. I very rarely bother googling stuff and rely on my memory for most things. Funny how I remember stuff from decades ago quite clearly and can't remember what I went upstairs for!
I know the feeling.
That was Roger Morgan's debut for Spurs. 1-1 (Greaves.) I was there aged about 10. My brother took his mate to his first game and he fainted. Never went again, cnut.
must be cold!
If it is nearer 1970 and say just say palace Jimmy played his last game away at palace in the cup 69/70 season.
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I grew up with Palace as my local club and went to loads of games, and I think I can work it out.
imo It's Palace's first ever season in the top flight - 1969-70.
2-0 to Spurs, Pearce and Chivers. Aug 1969.
The following season I went to my first match there, v Spam. Moore, Hurst and....Greaves, who'd been transferred March 1970.
I can't recall cheerleaders as we would know them, but I know that in that first season there were sort of guards of honour as it were. I'm guessing they weren't for everyone. United had one for instance.
Edit: the grass seems very green for an August match?
We did play Palace home and away in the cup that season as well, but the match at Selhurst Jan 1970 was the replay and would have been an evening kick off. That match is significant in that Bill N was so furious at the defeat that he dropped a few players and Greaves didn't play again.
Grim season but getting Peters in from WHU led to much better following seasons. 3 trophies and an unlucky EUFA Final loss.
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