Crystal Palace supporter in hilarious misunderstanding with Polish fans over Selhurst Park redevelopment
Some Crystal Palace fans were poles apart after plans for the £100million transformation of Selhurst Park were revealed
SOME Crystal Palace fans were poles apart after plans for the £100million transformation of Selhurst Park were revealed.
Twitter was awash with references to the poles - or Poles - that currently blot the landscape looking out from the Arthur Wait Stand.
And that led to some obvious - but very funny confusion.
One Palace fan tweeted: "We have £100m to spend on a New Main Stand but they still can’t get rid of the f***ing poles in the Arthur.
That tweet was misconstrued by a Palace fan group in Poland, and 'Declan' was forced to clear things up.
He tweeted: "The beams that hold the stand up... They are poles that support the roof."
Selhurst Park has long needed redevelopment to take it into the 21st century
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The Polish fan group took it all in good humour, laughing and saying: "sorry mate. Greetings from Poland".
Declan responded: "no worries mate it's all good. You're always welcome at Palace."
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Anyway, after a number of posts the situation seemed to sort itself out.
There was reference at the launch that suggested sight lines in the Arthur Wait Stand will be improved - with the removal of a TV gantry.
But there is no ruling on the annoying poles just yet and maybe they'll go once the main stand has been re-developed.
Palace are staying put at Selhurst Park.
Plans, to be submitted Croydon Council in January, show the ground being expanded from a 26,000 to a 34,000 capacity stadium.
Building work is excepted to begin within the next 12 months, should plans be accepted.
The project is estimated to cost between £75m-£100m, according to chairman Steve Parish.
The new stadium will boast a five-storey stand, with a glass front, to pay homage to the original Crystal Palace built on Sydenham Hill.
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Selhurst Park has long been famed for being one of the most raucous in English football.
Parish claims the stadium is helping to create “a new Crystal Palace for a new era.”
Parish also empathised the point of making sure the new ground both represented the club’s heritage and on ensuring the atmosphere is maintained.
Parish said: “We need a stadium that reflects who we are, how far we have come and where we want to go.
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"A home worthy of our incredible support and unique atmosphere and this great Premier League we represent.
"Today I am proud, in conjunction with our partners KSS, to introduce a new Selhurst Park with a new Crystal Palace for a new era.
"We are creating a new home worthy of our Club, our supporters and our community, and a celebration of our 112 years in South London.”