Davepalace707
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I went to my first Palace game aged 11. Beat the mighty Swindon 6-2 in division three and I was hooked, having clearly seen the future of football
I remember it being a very windy day, and five up at half time.I went to my first Palace game aged 11. Beat the mighty Swindon 6-2 in division three and I was hooked, having clearly seen the future of football
Another good choice for a first game.I went to my first Palace game aged 11. Beat the mighty Swindon 6-2 in division three and I was hooked, having clearly seen the future of football
... just checked, can't provide a link but it was 31 minutes!
It's on the lineup link mentioned above... just checked, can't provide a link but it was 31 minutes!
Barry is usually an Irish heritage surname.In my memory Don Rogers ripped his old club up that day so it was a surprise to see he was a late sub for Roy Barry.
I've mentioned before that Roy Barry lives quite near me - he's 82 in a couple of weeks and recently retired from his job delivering fish for a local shop. He was a tough player and is still hale and hearty.
He was a fantastic player - so quick and one of the best sliding tackles ever. He could come from anywhere and be back on his feet and away in a flash.My recollection of that game was a young Peter Taylor taking apart Swindon's veteran full back, John Trollope.
I was only 9 or 10 years old watching Roy Barry but I could tell he was a class centre back - what were those players doing in the 3rd division: Barry, Derek Jeffries, Taylor, Whittle and Rogers. We had that terrible start in 73/74 , rallied and then stuttered on the run-in, we were favourites for promotion and should never have gone down. Loved Big Mal but he needed to be a bit more pragmatic and a bit less purist. So all five goals were scored in 11 minutes but not from the kick off! Aha! Only a few weeks later Rogers went to QPR and Venables came our way in return.In my memory Don Rogers ripped his old club up that day so it was a surprise to see he was a late sub for Roy Barry.
I've mentioned before that Roy Barry lives quite near me - he's 82 in a couple of weeks and recently retired from his job delivering fish for a local shop. He was a tough player and is still hale and hearty.
I've always thought that if there could have been a match where both teams were coached by Big Mal it would've been a brilliant game. Unfortunately the opposition never seemed to have read the script.I was only 9 or 10 years old watching Roy Barry but I could tell he was a class centre back - what were those players doing in the 3rd division: Barry, Derek Jeffries, Taylor, Whittle and Rogers. We had that terrible start in 73/74 , rallied and then stuttered on the run-in, we were favourites for promotion and should never have gone down. Loved Big Mal but he needed to be a bit more pragmatic and a bit less purist. So all five goals were scored in 11 minutes but not from the kick off! Aha! Only a few weeks later Rogers went to QPR and Venables came our way in return.