Mark Bright's Birthday

[Stirlingsays]

There's probably a thread somewhere from a previous year.

But hey, is there anyone who doesn't like this guy?

A Palace man through and through, intelligent and knows the club like the back of his hand.

He probably wouldn't like me, but hell.

Happy birthday Mark Bright.

 

[Part Time James]

Mentioned it before, but I wrote to him when I was 10 years old, addressed to Selhurst Park. Told him he was my favourite player. Got back a signed photo and a full A4 page letter handwritten on CPFC headed paper encouraging me to come and watch a game at Palace (which I did the following year). Lovely personal touch and the kind of ambassador behaviour that cultivates some loyalty with young fans.

 

[Part Time James]

Just checked, the signed photo is in the Memorabilia gallery in the HOL page still.

 

[BromleyMonkey]

And to think we were skint when we signed him from Leicester’s reserves, it took fans money in the lifeline scheme to make it possible

 

[Cucking Funt]

There's probably a thread somewhere from a previous year.

But hey, is there anyone who doesn't like this guy?

A Palace man through and through, intelligent and knows the club like the back of his hand.

He probably wouldn't like me, but hell.

Happy birthday Mark Bright.

Except when he went to Sheffield Wednesday

 

[BromleyMonkey]

Except when he went to Sheffield Wednesday

And Charlton 😳

 

[Stirlingsays]

Except when he went to Sheffield Wednesday

Listen, if I want to type up some emotional bollocks!

🙂

 

[Stirlingsays]

And Charlton 😳

Nobody's perfect.

🙂

 

[BromleyMonkey]

Nobody's perfect.

🙂

That’s true, our best goalscorer in recent history had Brighton on his CV…….and he went back 🤨

 

[Willo]

Except when he went to Sheffield Wednesday

He went to Sheff Wed in a deal which involved Paul Williams signing for our club.

 

[Mattconrov]

He went to Sheff Wed in a deal which involved Paul Williams signing for our club.

Williams was a good player. A little like the Freedman, very technical. He didn't score many goals though.

 

[Palace Old Geezer]

Happy birthday for yesterday Brighty.

Just watched the video put together on our club's website. He scored some cracking, and important, goals although just as well there was no VAR back then 'cos at least a couple looked suspiciously close to offside. I also liked seeing the old Holmesdale terracing again, a reminder of how things have developed (now get on with the main stand Mr P).

 

[Stirlingsays]

That’s true, our best goalscorer in recent history had Brighton on his CV…….and he went back 🤨

Yeah not one of our best transfer decisions.

 

[PatrickA]

Bright was a very good player for us giving us some physicality and knowhow up front for us, allowing Wright to develop and gain the necessary experience as he was quite raw initially.
An abiding memory of Bright was that in the early minutes of every game he'd wallop his opposing centre back to let him know he was in a game.
If the referee spoke to him, Bright would take great umbrage suggesting he was allowed at least one 'free hit' so early in the game.
These days it would certainly be a yellow and perhaps in some cases a red.

 

[BromleyMonkey]

Williams was a good player. A little like the Freedman, very technical. He didn't score many goals though.

I remember going up to Oldham away one bleak Sunday, early kick off as well, I think we left at 4, so when he scored the only goal of the game I could’ve kissed him

 

[BromleyMonkey]

Yeah not one of our best transfer decisions.

At least it wasn’t Peter Ward

 

[Mattconrov]

I remember going up to Oldham away one bleak Sunday, early kick off as well, I think we left at 4, so when he scored the only goal of the game I could’ve kissed him

I visited Oldham away back in the late 80s.
Wright and the birthday boy bright, gave us a 3, 2 win. I think around Christmas time.

If memory serves me right, the linesman got taken out by a player because of the high bonce on the plastic pitch.

There was probably about 100 of us there. Amazing seeing the thousands coming through the streets in lepzig.

We had 52 thousands at home to Burnley in 79 and a few years later we were getting 4 and half thousand. Hopefully that won't happen again.

 

[BromleyMonkey]

I visited Oldham away back in the late 80s.
Wright and the birthday boy bright, gave us a 3, 2 win. I think around Christmas time.

If memory serves me right, the linesman got taken out by a player because of the high bonce on the plastic pitch.

There was probably about 100 of us there . Amazing seeing the thousands coming through the streets in lepzig.

We had 52 thousands at home to Burnley in 79 and a few years later we were getting 4 and half thousand. Hopefully that won't happen again.

I went to plenty of those games back in the 80’s where we were lucky to hit three figures. It was bleak at times but enjoyable, it was hard core, as in we must have been nutters 🤣none of the happy clappy family outing all smothered in colours like it is today🤣
I say that tongue in cheek because it’s a good thing it’s a lot more family orientated and not like the mayhem of the 80’s

 

[TheBigToePunt]

Really good player. Not at all a nasty or aggressive person as far as can be told, he nevertheless thrived in the highly direct and physical football of his day (I think he owned perhaps the sharpest elbows in the football league).

He could play. Good touch, good awareness of others. Go back and look at his flick round the corner to Wright for our second goal in the 1990 final. Every bit as subtle and clever as he was a physical handful.

Mostly though, he was a goalscorer. Even with Wright we wouldn't have gotten where we did if Bright had been a Heskey type at no9, who brought others into the game but rarely scored. Bright was a great finisher with his head, perhaps the best I've seen. I had a season ticket in the main stand as a kid, level with the edge of the box at the Whitehorse Lane end. I once saw Bright brilliantly convert a cross from the right. He headed it back across goal but in such a way as to make the ball curl and fade away inside the far post, as if he'd used his instep. The TV footage didn't do it justice.

It's nice to see him on telly at the games. Someone's got to keep Parish company, after all!

 

[Willo]

Really good player. Not at all a nasty or aggressive person as far as can be told, he nevertheless thrived in the highly direct and physical football of his day (I think he owned perhaps the sharpest elbows in the football league).

He could play. Good touch, good awareness of others. Go back and look at his flick round the corner to Wright for our second goal in the 1990 final. Every bit as subtle and clever as he was a physical handful.

Mostly though, he was a goalscorer. Even with Wright we wouldn't have gotten where we did if Bright had been a Heskey type at no9, who brought others into the game but rarely scored. Bright was a great finisher with his head, perhaps the best I've seen. I had a season ticket in the main stand as a kid, level with the edge of the box at the Whitehorse Lane end. I once saw Bright brilliantly convert a cross from the right. He headed it back across goal but in such a way as to make the ball curl and fade away inside the far post, as if he'd used his instep. The TV footage didn't do it justice.

It's nice to see him on telly at the games. Someone's got to keep Parish company, after all!

They are often seen together in the media. Someone asked me if Bright was Parish's 'Minder'. 🤣