One of the more intriguing “derbies” in the Premier League takes place today at Selhurst Park. For a start, it’s not really a “local” derby in the traditional sense.
Unlike most derbies the two clubs involved — Crystal Palace and Brighton — are not that close geographically.
There is something like 70km separating their two grounds, or a roughly one-hour drive.
Yet despite the distance, it is one of the more intense rivalries in football today.
The animosity between the clubs dates back to the mid-1970s when both teams were in the old Third Division and desperate to win promotion.
In June, 1976, Palace appointed former Tottenham star Terry Venables as manager. A month later Allan Mullery, a teammate of Venables at Spurs, took over the reins at…
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