A Day to Remember at Selhurst

Boxing day, arguably the best day in the football calender. With christmas lunches finished, presents opened and carols sung, the attention is turned well and truly back to the game we all love. A home fixture always helps, and Palace got that with a match against Roy Keane's struggling Ipswich town.
What an atmosphere! we love you we love you we love you... the Holmesdale fanatics put the frankly abysmal 1,500 odd travelling tractor boys to shame. I don't think I've ever seen them make so much noise, and hopefully there'll be a few videos to prove it. Why was it so good? Well, having shit away support helped - seriously there were 10 Palace fans singing at one point, and we were louder than Ippo. However, the main reason has to be the sensible behaviour of the stewards/police (i.e. not becoming aggressive as soon as the HF celebrate a goal). I think yesterday showed that a responsible attitude from the security at football matches is needed when dealing with ultra groups and that a bit of leeway can actually make games safer. By that I mean that a high police presence such as Middlesbrough at home tends to cause more problems than a low police presence such as yesterday.
Anyway that's by the by and january comes calling (bye bye Victor). He was the difference yesterday and the Ipswich players were visibly shitting themselves everytime he got the ball. He's destined for great things and I join all Palace fans in wishing him the best of luck at his new club whoever they might be.
On the positive side, Speroni made a mistake yesterday, his first in about a year and a half. But seriously he's shit stay well clear, you can do better.... ah fuck it he deserves a Prem move, but what we love Jules is his whole attitude. Not once has he complained about the money, being left out of the side, our shit football at times. No, he's got on with it, and whatever he chooses to do now, he will forever have the admiration of the selhurst park crowd.
Whatevfer happens in Jan i'm sure the fans will continue to turn out to support the boys. It's not an easy time at SE25, but the more we can keep up yesterday's atmosphere, the more the team will benefit.