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What a day, the contrast with our 1990 FA Cup final defeat couldn't have been greater, writes Crystal Palace hero Geoff Thomas

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There were many Crystal Palace fans in tears at Wembley on Saturday. At the final whistle, people were hugging whoever was around them, whether they knew them or not!

Oliver Glasner’s heroes won the FA Cup not just for themselves, but for everyone associated with the club for 120 years.

We have come so close before, not least the team I led that were seven minutes away from glory in the final against Manchester United 35 years ago.

I must admit waking up on Sunday morning with a renewed tinge of sadness that we had not got over the line, but at least we can now say we were part of a journey that has finally seen Palace lift the silverware they deserve.