Personally speaking I wouldn't let a football club dictate where I live. Its other more important bits that really matter, transport, shops, schools, bars, restaurants, neighbours, general tidiness of the area and above cost of buying and living there. My first place was in Charlton, I could walk to the ground and be back home in 10 minutes. Within a few months all that changed, my club moved to some godforsaken shit hole full of tossers surrounded by areas that were and remain shit holes full of tossers.
We're looking to get on the property ladder, are more or less ready to get our own flat.
Our budget isn't enormous. Ms Leuth is in charge of searching.
A VERY great proportion of flats in our price range are coming up in the Crystal Palace area.
I have no objection except the obvious crushing moral one. But is this objection trifling? Should I just bite the bullet if she finds a flat in that damned area that we both like?
She's just shown me one in Penge. We're viewing one in Upper Norwood on Saturday. The wheels are turning and it scares me
Norwood is a shithole, ditto Thornton Heath and Norbury.
I lived on Central Hill, close to the triangle from 2008-2015. I loved my time in Crystal Palace both when it was just myself and my then girlfriend (now wife) and a little later when the children came along. If you find a place you like around there I'd go for it.
Have put in an offer on a flat. The local club isn't Dulwich or Palace. The monkey's paw has curled and I'd be about 1km from the New Den instead. You'll find me in all the local boozers holding forth about birdwatching and prog rock
Have put in an offer on a flat. The local club isn't Dulwich or Palace. The monkey's paw has curled and I'd be about 1km from the New Den instead. You'll find me in all the local boozers holding forth about birdwatching and prog rock
As long as you don't talk about ball playing centre backs and that defensive frailties are acceptable as long as they can make one in every ten thirty yard passes they try and look comfortable on the ball for 95% of the time you should be ok.
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Penge is better than people give it credit for. The Bridge House is a great pub.
My first place was in Charlton, I could walk to the ground and be back home in 10 minutes. Within a few months all that changed, my club moved to some godforsaken shit hole full of tossers surrounded by areas that were and remain shit holes full of tossers.
Still, if you’re into ornithology, there are loads of eagles nearby, apparently.
You're a brave man.
Crystal Palace and Forest Hill are nice.
Sydenham is ok and improving, albeit slowly.
That was some 10 years ago now
Pic 14 really sells it 👍🏼
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