Boxing Day 2013

[andyaston]

Our results in recent Christmas fixtures have been pretty awful. Wouldn't mind a festive period being hampered by poor results.

[silhillvilla]

This will be a better Xmas. Just a hunch.

[paulcomben]

Glad this isn't the other way round. Bummer for the Palace fans.

Not as much as a bummer for us to have travel to friggin Sunderland for a New Years Day kick off.

I remember going up to Sunderland on New Years day about ten years ago. I was aboslutely fine up until Scotch Corner, which is when I sobered up. Then it was murder...

Were you driving that knackered Astra of yours?

[silhillvilla]

I recall one new years day game around 84 : 85 I think, I had some guy in a sheepskin jacket leaning all over my back at the game. It smelt like id given Ansells Brewery a piggy back.

[Percy McCarthy]

Our results in recent Christmas fixtures have been pretty awful. Wouldn't mind a festive period being hampered by poor results.

But preferably not, surely?

[JUAN PABLO]

be my first boxing day game in years . going with palace season ticket holder father in law , so I promised to take him Villa .     should be 3pm

[peter w]

Looking forward to this. will drive down with my dad, nephew and son  who will be  4 then. May even take my other sonwho will be 1. Mebee not-just happyfor a3o'clock home game.

[villajk]

Glad this isn't the other way round. Bummer for the Palace fans.

Not as much as a bummer for us to have travel to friggin Sunderland for a New Years Day kick off.

I remember going up to Sunderland on New Years day about ten years ago. I was aboslutely fine up until Scotch Corner, which is when I sobered up. Then it was murder...

I remember that game as well.  We'd been to friends for dinner.  Got home about 1.30 am ish.  In the morning got to Dorridge for the train into Birmingham.  It was running late and we were going to miss the train to Newcastle.  Ended up driving.

I also remember it was very icy or snowy. 

Looks like a stay over this time round.

[Damo70]

A lot of people seem to miss the Boxing Day derbies. I can remember going to three. Losing 3-0 to the noses in 1982, 3-1 to Leicester in 1985 and 3-0 to Coventry in 1992. All away, all defeats, and I have a feeling the last two were early kick offs. I will settle for Palace at home.

[andyaston]

Our results in recent Christmas fixtures have been pretty awful. Wouldn't mind a festive period being hampered by poor results.

But preferably not, surely?

Sorry Percy, should re-read before posting. Wouldn't mind a festive period without being hampered by poor results. And England performing well in the Ashes. I can but hope.