Jamesey’s Veteran View: A Crystal Palace Fan’s Commentary 2001-20

The opening two decades of the millennium have been a remarkable period for a Crystal Palace supporter. Watching the team in the depths of the Championship where they almost folded, then seeing them reach the Premier League and a Wembley Cup Final has been an extraordinary ride.

James Evans gives his perspective as a veteran Palace fan who began following the club in the mid-1950s when it was scrabbling around the bottom two divisions.

He discusses the great games, disastrous defeats and plethora of players and managers from 2001-20 in his columns, reproduced from the Holmesdale Online (HOL) fan site.