What a game it was. When we went one goal down after ten minutes my heart sank. Thankfully, the next 80 minutes saw us hammer five goals past them in one of the most one-sided games I have seen for a long time. We ruled every area of the pitch with three of four players playing out of their skin. This win pushed us into sixth place in the league, just one spot off qualification into Europe next year.
And not only that but the feature show made by NBC on Palace aired on Monday was watched by thousands of potential new Austin Eagles. If you watched it and had been considering looking for a team to support there is no way you would be looking anywhere else. This emotional Hollywood story started five years ago when the club were seconds from liquidation due to financial meltdown only to be rescued when a mob of Eagles swarmed the offices of the insurance company who had taken on our debt and demanded they sell to a group of moderately wealthy Palace fans for a cut price. Now, our club has achieved the unthinkable. Tears welled in my eyes as I watched the story so close to my heart unfold on American TV. If you didn't catch it, it is still available on the NBC sports app or, of course, recorded twice at my house.
We play again on Monday instead of Saturday this weekend against in-form Everton. A win here would push us into the illustrious top five. I will be at Fado to watch this starting at 2pm.