1975-76 season ... Big Mal in the sheepskin and the fedora hat (add cigar) ... in the fight for promotion, a great cup run, Peter Taylor in the England team ... it all ended in tears but it was the only glamour the Third Division has ever seen.
Wow. Glad I stumbled across this. I was at every game that season. Even blagged a place in the players' (train) dining coach on the way back from Scarborough in the cup. The drinks bill came to over 600 quid -- a fortune in those days -- and Ray Bloye freaked out and refused to pay it. Big Mal called the bloke over, gave him four fivers for the staff and paid with a card of some sort. "I'll bung it on expenses," he said.One of TV's nicknames was Flash, he was that pacy.....recall him missing a penalty away at Plymouth (was it the League Cup?) and think that was virtually his last game. Bloody hell, Plymouth away of an evening! Those were the days!
Malcolm Allison and Tommy Docherty have to be the two managers from that era with the most delusionary levels of confidence and self belief. Plus the ability to manipulate the press.
Entertaining stuff from Big Mal and Garth Crooks, but surely some kind of reality check is needed here? They completely ignore the fact that Allison got the club relegated twice within 14 months of his arrival, and that he was unable to get them out of the Third Division. Not all 'great times' by any means!
It's a bit unfair to say he got them relegated twice. Palace were in a precarious position at the foot of Division One when he took over late in the 1972/73 season. The 'great times' were the FA Cup run in 1976 (which arguably impeded the chance to get promoted that year) and the young players that Allison blooded. Those young players got Palace back into Division One after Allison was sacked because of the notorious bath incident. They were actually forecast to be "team of the 80s".
@@Ruda-n4h They were good enough to get Palace back into Division One which were predicted to be the team of the 80s. Several of them were in the youth team that went two years unbeaten. Didn't Peter Taylor play for England? Maybe they would have achieved more had they stayed together when they were back in Division one.
@@Ruda-n4h They were good enough to get back in the First Division in a just a few seasons. Maybe, if they had stayed together they would have achieved more They were tipped to become the team of the 1980s. Peter Taylor played for England under Allison whilst Palace were still in Division Three.
Great combinations - Mercer/Allison, Allison/ Venables, Clough/Taylor. It doesn't seem fashionable anymore to have a partnership. Team of the eighties - still the best result of a youth policy in terms of the number of international players they produced... and sold, I'm afraid.
Peter Taylor was a really good player but he carried a bit of timber. Lose six pounds easy. Even he admitted it. Palace were a strange side back then, if you stood off them they could play you off the field, but when closed down could lose to anybody. Saw them lose to York City and they were the best side I ever saw lose at Bootham Crescent. City just stayed in the game and after they ran out of puff just got on top and won.
1975-76 season ... Big Mal in the sheepskin and the fedora hat (add cigar) ... in the fight for promotion, a great cup run, Peter Taylor in the England team ... it all ended in tears but it was the only glamour the Third Division has ever seen.
A Great Man , Coach & Manager
with a unique character who understood the importance of youth squad.
RIP BIG MAN
What a lovely bloke a legend
Wow. Glad I stumbled across this. I was at every game that season. Even blagged a place in the players' (train) dining coach on the way back from Scarborough in the cup. The drinks bill came to over 600 quid -- a fortune in those days -- and Ray Bloye freaked out and refused to pay it. Big Mal called the bloke over, gave him four fivers for the staff and paid with a card of some sort. "I'll bung it on expenses," he said.One of TV's nicknames was Flash, he was that pacy.....recall him missing a penalty away at Plymouth (was it the League Cup?) and think that was virtually his last game. Bloody hell, Plymouth away of an evening! Those were the days!
I love manager's stories.
We enjoyed you too Al.
Was at that match ... R I P Malcom Allison ...
Palace Till I die !!!
if we ever do get a new (or renovated) ground, there has to be a Malcolm Allsion end
Malcolm Allison and Tommy Docherty have to be the two managers from that era with the most delusionary levels of confidence and self belief. Plus the ability to manipulate the press.
Peter Taylor was a great player on the left
Entertaining stuff from Big Mal and Garth Crooks, but surely some kind of reality check is needed here? They completely ignore the fact that Allison got the club relegated twice within 14 months of his arrival, and that he was unable to get them out of the Third Division. Not all 'great times' by any means!
It's a bit unfair to say he got them relegated twice. Palace were in a precarious position at the foot of Division One when he took over late in the 1972/73 season. The 'great times' were the FA Cup run in 1976 (which arguably impeded the chance to get promoted that year) and the young players that Allison blooded. Those young players got Palace back into Division One after Allison was sacked because of the notorious bath incident. They were actually forecast to be "team of the 80s".
@@anthonyquinn6009 They weren't that great a group of players and no one achieved anything away from Palace except Kenny Sansom.
@@Ruda-n4h They were good enough to get Palace back into Division One which were predicted to be the team of the 80s. Several of them were in the youth team that went two years unbeaten. Didn't Peter Taylor play for England? Maybe they would have achieved more had they stayed together when they were back in Division one.
@@Ruda-n4h They were good enough to get back in the First Division in a just a few seasons. Maybe, if they had stayed together they would have achieved more They were tipped to become the team of the 1980s. Peter Taylor played for England under Allison whilst Palace were still in Division Three.
Come on U PALACE !1
Great combinations - Mercer/Allison, Allison/ Venables, Clough/Taylor. It doesn't seem fashionable anymore to have a partnership. Team of the eighties - still the best result of a youth policy in terms of the number of international players they produced... and sold, I'm afraid.
@rorrt ?? would like to know why you hate Venables so much.I was a QPR fan (Marsh era) & loved Terry,very good player
Probably cos,When Venables left palace he took half the team with him.
Peter Taylor was a really good player but he carried a bit of timber. Lose six pounds easy. Even he admitted it. Palace were a strange side back then, if you stood off them they could play you off the field, but when closed down could lose to anybody. Saw them lose to York City and they were the best side I ever saw lose at Bootham Crescent. City just stayed in the game and after they ran out of puff just got on top and won.
Peter Taylor was a brilliant player should have gone to the top and stayed there
And he liked a bird or two.
Fiona Richmond
Mo Salah left foot right wing