When George Orwell wrote 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' in 1949, we doubt that he had envisaged an Oceania where Party Members and proles enjoyed Wham's 'Wake Me Up Before You Go' as No.1 or for Crystal Palace to have appointed a manager aged just 28.
However, on Monday June 4th 1984, that is exactly what happened as the Eagles made Steve Coppell the youngest manager in the league when they appointed the recently retired midfielder on a two-year deal.
The decision by then-chairman Ron Noades - who was mightily impressed by the former Manchester United player during a six-hour interview process - would represent one of the club's greatest appointments, with Coppell going on to manage Palace in four different spells and cementing himself in Holmesdale history.