Crystal Palace v Manchester City: Premier League – live

Updates from 8pm kickoff (BST) at Selhurst Park Get in touch: email Michael about the game That Palace’s Holmesdale Fanatics fan group are “stopping all organised activity” at Selhurst Park is particularly sad. Here are some of the finest tifos by the Holmesdale Fanatics over the years. Increasingly driven out by the sky high ticket prices, needless restrictions that are designed to strip away the dignity of supporters and relentless harassment and legal action, many young people are choosing to opt out of a game which seems determined to push them away. We have repeatedly warned the club that likeminded fans cannot congregate at Palace in the numbers required to sustain a growing active supporter culture. The conditions are simply not there. There needs to be a drastic shift at Palace towards younger fans and a move away from a culture in which people attend the ground expecting to be entertained, towards a culture of supporters turning up to play an active role in influencing the result. Continue reading...