Palace - another 12 reasons

Only another 60 hours or so and we get the chance of another special double over Palace. Worth considering another dozen reasons why we detest them so much...

1) They manage to snub us by pretending there is no rivalry. Instead they prefer to see Brighton as their arch rivals and will consider Millwall as reluctant seconds! The Brighton rivalry appears to be based on the fact that their respective nicknames sound similar and I suspect the Millwall thing is probably an attempt to antagonise us further.

2) They have the smug and annoying "Glad all Over" as an anthem.

3) They have managed to have two players capped for England whilst playing in the Third Division. That would never happen to us - look at Sam Bartram.

4) They took advantage of us at a crisis time in our financial history by signing Addick legend Mike Flanagan for £650,000.

5) Their shabby ground was once used to stage early F A Cup finals. What was wrong with the Valley?

6) It was at a home game in September 1985 against Crystal Palace that Charlton fans were informed of the move from the Valley to Selhurst Park.

7) Their stronghold is the "city" of Croydon.

8) Along with several hundred other Charlton fans, I had to watch a 1974 match in my socks having had our boots removed by Police and Stewards! Some people went home wearing different boots from the ones they left home in as they were all piled thoughfully together in a pyramid.

9)They have to take some responsibility for the Iain Dowie fiasco.

10) The Orange One has a face you want to smack. The sneer of a Tory Boy with the died blond "playboy" flop of hair - he couldn't be more annoying if was the Chairman of Crystal Palace.

11) Our Manager is a "Palace Legend."

12) Neil Warnock is defying logic by making something of a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

Bring it on!