A red and blue carpet

Words: Tom Reed

Images: Joe Dyda

Roll out a red and blue carpet

that stretches to Wembley

A hundred thousand pints

In the Pawsons Arms

Lambrusco with Lombardo

And when the Palace cheer

They’re reaching for their heroes

Eric Young

Don Rogers, devil-may-care

Eberechi Oluchi Eze

The FA Cup.

©Joe Dyda/ Terrace Edition. Palace fans in London ahead of the FA Cup final.

©Joe Dyda/ Terrace Edition. Crystal Palace fans in London ahead of the FA Cup Final.

©Joe Dyda/ Terrace Edition. Crystal Palace fans in London ahead of the FA Cup Final.

©Joe Dyda/ Terrace Edition. Crystal Palace fans in London ahead of the FA Cup Final.

©Joe Dyda/ Terrace Edition. Crystal Palace fans in London ahead of the FA Cup Final.

©Joe Dyda/ Terrace Edition. Crystal Palace fans in London ahead of the FA Cup Final.

©Joe Dyda/ Terrace Edition. Crystal Palace fans in London ahead of the FA Cup Final.

©Joe Dyda/ Terrace Edition. Crystal Palace fans in London ahead of the FA Cup Final.

©Joe Dyda/ Terrace Edition. Crystal Palace fans in London ahead of the FA Cup Final.

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