Crystal Palace 1 Burnley 1, Saturday 18th January 2003
Marlon gets a raw Dele
The statistics said...
We drew 1-1 against Crystal Palace. "Golden Bonce" (Gareth Taylor, of course) put us ahead in the 44th minute with an excellent header. Palace levelled from the spot on 62 minutes, after Beresford was deemed to have brought down Adebola in the area.
Our survey said...
Cozzo:
A fair result - not a great game. Taylor was superb. Things don't quite seem to be coming off for Blake at the moment. Another good performance from Diallo. I felt sorry for McGregor, being dropped to the bench. A point's not much good to us, but I'm happy with the performance.
Lee:
It wasn't a very good game. We could have won if Tony Grant had learned to shoot and the referee hadn't given a penalty for no reason. He was the fattest, baldest ref I've ever seen - I can't think who he reminded me of*. I've never liked Palace, and Trevor Francis is a dirty cheat.
*Editor's note: we're still trying to figure out how Paddy was on the pitch and in the stand. The only answer can be a hitherto unacknowledged twin. Either that, or cloning is more common than we realised!
Woody:
The game could have gone either way. Palace missed some easy chances to win the game, but we had two clear penalties denied us by the referee. A mid-table draw.
Paddy:
A hardworking performance was rewarded by a deserved point, although the fat, bald bastard in green (!) tried to ensure that wasn't the case. Hats off to Marlon and Gareth for good performances. Here's to mid-table!
Fell-Walking Pete:
Plenty of end-to-end action. The referee was a tosser.
Firmo:
I'm pretty happy with today's result. I thought we showed pretty good commitment. Golden Bonce was excellent again. He won everything in the air, and as well as scoring the goal he was a good defender for us - a most underrated aspect of his play. We missed him last week, and it was good to see him back.
The referee was a fat, bald, cheating bastard - I can't remember the last time I saw such a fat referee. He was a complete homer.
One other interesting thing is that today, Palace brought on a player with the number 55 on his back!
Hozzo:
After a late night out on Friday for football, I was somewhat tired for the Palace match! With a couple of key players missing, we more than held our own.
Editor's note: John was actually so tired that he spent the whole day falling asleep - at the game, in the pub, and during his dinner. We believe he managed to see the goals!
Poll of the day
How it works: Our Chairman highlights a key issue from the day, and each London Claret present at the post-match inquest casts one vote. Today, we had two polls, with 12 votes cast.
Question 1: Was it a penalty?
The result: 11 London Clarets said something along the lines of: "No. Beresford didn't touch Adebola. Adebola dived, and the referee just gave it because he's a complete homer". There was 1 lone voice voting that it was a penalty - we've ordered a new pair of glasses for the offending person, who shall remain nameless!
Question 2: Who did you fancy most, the blonde or the brunette from Abba?
The result: Of the "gentlemen" present, everyone except Woody voted for the brunette. Woody preferred the blonde. Nic and Pauline decided that they didn't fancy either of the males in Abba!
Pic of the day
The main match of the day was of course London Clarets 1 versus London Clarets 2 in the post-match pub. Scenes from the Palace game were carefully re-enacted. If you look closely, you can clearly see Marlon (in red) fouling Adebola (in blue, and several feet away from Marlon). An obvious penalty. Alan Moore's contribution to the game is also being accurately reproduced.
Jules is doing his impersonation of the referee - trying to be the centre of attention, grinning gormlessly, and not watching the game at all.
As with all articles on the site, the views expressed in the vox pop section are those of the individual contributors, and do not necessarily reflect the view of the Burnley FC London Supporters Club.
