Calling Slippy

Budgie Byrne would be proud of the lads.

Cheers mate, I'm on the Henry Westons already! Such an amazing result and that will no doubt kick start our season off in the dogfight to stay up.
I couldn't go today but I'm going to Newcastle away next Saturday brimmed with confidence that we can get something out of that match and even a win which will steady our ship nicely. I'm very happy for Roy, he must be under incredible pressure and watching his post match interview on BBC you could visibly see he had a spring in his step.

I stopped short of having a punt on Palace but a few of my mates did and those that I know who went to the game said the stadium was literally rocking from side to side when the final whistle blew. Zaha being back was key and Speroni in goal is the fans choice rather than Hennesey. It's a long road ahead but hopefully we can turn the tide now. Imagine how many untold thousands of accas around the country bit the dust after that result? COYP

Great stuff!!!

Hey Kenny.

What happened to Stoke

Tommy will be mortified.

I had to look up Budgie Byrne kennymann, he was a little bit before my time. I do however remember the goalkeeper John "Budgie" Burridge who Terry Venables signed in the late 70's. His party piece was he used to do handstands and cartwheels during the game! Mad as a box of frogs but a very able keeper in his pomp.

Before my time too kenny as I came to this great country in 1960. so missed him.

Evening chaps.

Budgie (because he talked so much) Byrne was probably th e best striker Palace had. Think he played a handful of games for England, but not sure. Died at 60, sadly. I think he was playing at Bradford Park Avenue when I attended, and we whipped Palace 5-0. Funnily enough they were the only 2 teams as far as I'm aware to have the same sized and shaped programmes. About 6 inches, completely square.

I remember Burridge well, slippy. He played for loads of teams.

Where did you come here from in 1960, foxy?

You wouldn't have missed him in 1960, btw. He'd have been about 20 then.

Dare I ask about the cats, Slippy?

No please don't kenny, upto 32 now, I've done all I can. I'm like a dog with a bone if I have a project to deal with but the man is beyond help. I did my best trust me.

oh dear, really sorry to hear that, I've got 6 and they are hard work.

JB a blast from the Past Slippy was a true Character bit of Swinging  on the bars as well

Very good looking bloke, not surprised.

6 of Budgie's goals.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olpmix9ZrRQ

I realise now you're referring to Burridge. Both he and Byrne had the initials JB.

slippy
hope you enjoy your trip to the toon I will give you a couple of places to go,
a place to eat and have a drink barluga grey street,
then walk down to the quayside crown prozada
enjoy and thank me later.
regards
Ronnie.

ps hows joes treating you.

I've been to Newcastle loads of times Ronnie, I've got lots of mates there and in Gateshead, I'm their adopted cockney!
I've made a note of those places Ronnie, thanks for that. I love going to the North East, we are going to Newcastle dogs after the match.

I've long since given up on Jokes, they don't want me as a customer anymore and I wasn't even that much in front. Just beat the odds a few times in a row, sackable offence mate as you well know.

"Where did you come here from in 1960, foxy?"........ Dublin, boxingthefox is old Dublin slang for scrumping.

I vaguely remember the name but I spent every home game at White hart lane watching Spuds.............



...Cue incoming, .

Lucky you, what a team you had from 60ish, didn't seem to last more than a year or too though.

scrumping was a term used for collecting firewood when I was a kid. Yorkshire term I think.

two

Scrumping in Landan meant nicking apples from orchards,

What were the odds on Palace winning?

Around 13/2 I think I saw somewhere??

10.0 on here, I never had a shilling on but absolutely thrilled with the win, money isn't everything.

it is when you're skint lol

What I was thinking, lol. Slippy's well-healed.

well- heeled, didn't mean to suggest he'd been ill.

well heeled Slippers 

brilliant

@ Coach.

Slippy, Blue suede slippers from amazon!.....https://www.amazon.co.uk/Slipper-Company-Mens-Navy-Moccasin/dp/B...

Slippy shops on Bond Street I believe.

I used to manage a store in Bond st in the 70s kenny,

Slippy owns Bond Street.

Really foxy, you mean you were manager of a bookies, if there is such a thing on there?

No mate, a flagship store for an international company.

Boxingthefox, looks as if you've passed the sleepless nights onto me, Budgie Byrne played for West Ham at least he did the night he played for a English side against a League of Ireland side in Dalymount Park in 1963,I think he missed a penalty, Martin Cheevers, Jimmy Armfield, Hunt off Liverpool etc  played that night as a bunch of Part timers defeated the mighty English 2-1 .

Sorry to hear that mate, don't let it become a habit!!, Watched them bet Chile 2-0 in March 1960 in Dalyier, the place was a shambles you had to watch your step it was in such bad repair!

Slippy will be sad to hear Sean Hughes died today,a huge Crystal Palace fan,I worked with Seans Dad for 20yrs,both of them had the gift of making one laugh.

Indeed workrider, an avid Palace

Palace fan, so sad. 51 is just no age at all.

Slippy I doubt he ever got over his Dad dying.

Skippy, he was on the board of directors at Palace,his Mum Terry died last year so a very rough year for him.

Nice result Slips, i`m off to Newcastle V Palace match too.

Boxingthefox,that book you sent me arrived this morning,along with several others,thanks mate.

You're welcome mate, like you take on it when you get around to reading it,

slippy
how was the toon.
did you enjoy the dogs was the bookmaker paul lewis stood up,
I used to bet with his dad 40 years ago

regards
Ronnie.

The Toon was great Ronnie, lovely people up there and I always enjoy my visits to the North East. The match was a bit disappointing as really I thought a draw would have been a fair result but not the end of the world really. We didn't go to the dogs in the end, things got a bit messy and we all went for a ruby instead. I'm planning to go to Hexham when I can sometime soon as I've never been there before and everyone always says it's a great track.It's so bloody cheap up there, we went on a pub crawl before the match and in one of the pubs, I think it was called The Beehive, I got 8 pints and a few packets of Seabrooks crisps and got change out of a score! Unbelievable Jeff.