There are two kinds of Palace fan, and the shirt gives them away. One wears red and blue stripes. The other wears the sash.
Both are certain they are right.
The Case For Stripes
Stripes are Palace. They are the shirt of the modern club, the promotion seasons, the decade in the Premier League. They are recognised across the country and they look like a football shirt should.
The Case For The Sash
The sash is the shirt of a particular kind of Palace supporter, the one who remembers Selhurst Park in the rain and the cup runs of the past. It is rarer, it photographs better, and nobody else in England wears one.
The Honest Answer
Own both.
The Crystal Palace shirts that split opinion the most are the ones that end up hardest to find later, and both designs have had seasons that fans still argue about.
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