I'm a
TRUE RED but I'm also on Crystal Palaces' mailing list because it gives me a chance to watch local football and what a result this is...
The boys of 1990 are returning to SE25
Following on from last year's successful re-staging of the 1990 FA Cup final between Palace and Manchester United in aid of Geoff Thomas' Leukaemia Foundation, the club are delighted to host another equally stunning event. Who can forget that classic FA Cup semi-final between the Eagles and Liverpool back in 1990? For those of you too young, or those who couldn't be at the original tie, there now comes a chance to hopefully re-live some Palace history.
Having lost
9-0 to the Reds at Anfield earlier in the season, the pundits gave Steve Coppell's Palace side no chance in the game at Villa Park. But, even though they went behind twice in the game, the Eagles fought back to win 4-3 with current Charlton Athletic manager Alan Pardew heading in an extra-time winner.
The
Liverpool side that day included the likes of Alan Hansen, Steve Staunton, Ronnie Whelan, John Barnes, Steve McMahon, Ian Rush and Peter Beardsley amongst others, but it was Palace who went on to contest the final against Manchester United.
Now, on Tuesday 20th March 2007, Selhurst Park is hosting a re-staging of that famous game between Palace and Liverpool. The match will feature many of the ex-players from both sides as they re-play a match that Palace supporters voted as their favourite of all-time. The squads for the game are taking shape by the day. Chairman Simon Jordan and Palace striker Dougie Freedman are the latest two to confirm their places for this special night. Former Palace legend and Welsh international Eric 'Ninja' Young will be featuring after confirming his place in the Eagles squad along with Neil Shipperley.
The names of those already confirmed for both sides are as follows:- Palace - Nigel Martyn, John Humphrey, Andy Gra
,Andy Thorn, Geoff Thomas, Mark Bright, Alan Pardew,Dave Madden,;Andy Woodman, Gareth Southgate, Peter Taylor, Eric Young, Neil Shipperley, Perry Suckling, Neil Ashton- Manager Steve Coppell.
Liverpool :- Bruce Grobbelaar, Ronnie Whelan, John Barnes, Steve McManaman, John Durnin, Michael Thomas, Alan Kennedy, Jan Molby, Rob Jones, Mark Walters, Jamie Redknapp, David Fairclough, Ray Houghton, John Wark, Ian Rush.
I live 2 miles away so I'll be there... HAPPY
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Just off to get my ticket now...