Easter Greetings
Firstly, happy Easter to all Palace supporters. Hopefully, the Eagles will make the Easter break a joyous time and keep the Palace fans smiling, so good luck to the Palace team.
Palace Fans on the Road
As we approach this important Easter weekend there is news for Palace supporters travelling away to the matches at Doncaster and Hull. The club wish to show their appreciation to Palace fans for their great away support this season with a gesture of thanks with these vital away matches.
There are at least 1,500 Palace fans expected to travel to Doncaster, and to make a real colourful ‘Palace’ occasion the club will be providing balloons, clap banners, and bam bam sticks. Palace supporters can also take along their hand held flags. (Unfortunately, the free entrance for Donny supporters, which is a special promotional scheme for home supporters, cannot be extended to Palace fans.)
For the Hull match, the club have responded favourably to a letter from PISA raising concern about the cost of coach travel for supporters to the Hull match. Thanks to the club for responding by providing free travel for Palace fans that have travelled on the coaches on three occasions or more, and for reducing the cost for all other travellers to a charge of £10. Supporters who have already bought coach tickets will be refunded. Hopefully, this will encourage supporters to make the journey to Hull to cheer the team. Tickets for the match are £23 adult, £13 for seniors 60+ and 16-22 year olds, £11 for juniors 11-15 and £8 for 10 and under. Please note tickets for 16-22 years old (£13) and 10 and under (£8) have to be bought in advance.
Fans’ Forum – Great Chance for your Palace Questions
On Friday 20 May 2011 at 7pm the club will be holding a Fans’ Forum in the marquee on the pitch which will feature members of the 2010 Consortium, Steve Parish, Martin Long and Steve Browett, plus members of the club management team, Dougie Freedman and Lennie Lawrence. There is an entrance fee of £5 in advance and £10 on the night, the proceeds of which will go towards the Academy.
PISA is pleased that the club has responded to its request earlier in the season for a fans’ forum. Although advocating a ‘free’ forum for fans, Palace supporters will doubtless understand the charge as supporting the Palace players of the future.
Fans’ Parliament
The Football Supporters’ Federation Fans’ Parliament 2011 will take place on Saturday 9th July 2011 from 10am at Imperial College, Huxley Building,
180 Queen’s Gate, London. The Fans’ Parliament is free, and open to all and helps in setting FSF policy and campaign focus for the coming year. The event will include break-out sessions covering:
Club Ownership and Governance
Policing and Stewarding
Fan Activism – How to get your point across
TV Contracts and Scheduling
Safe Standing
Refereeing
The topics will be of interest to many Palace supporters including the safe standing and with recent chants at matches – refereeing!!
Registration details and further information can be found on the FSF website at: http://www.fsf.org.uk/fans-parliament/2011/index.php