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Sound the tram bells, unleash the smoke plumes from the Tasty Jerk shack ? Crystal Palace have finally won a major trophy
As the final whistle was blown at Wembley there was a moment that seemed to stretch out and become frozen in time. The Crystal Palace players collapsed where they were standing, crumpled across the grass like a battle scene fresco. The colours made it beautiful, red and blue against the deep green, new optics, new names, the unstyled celebrations of players unused to these moments, Jean-Philippe Mateta face down, Will Hughes flat on his back, arms spread like a snow angel.
There was rush of noise as the clock began to tick again. And that was that. Sound the tram bells, unleash the smoke plumes from the Tasty Jerk shack ? 119 years into Crystal Palace?s existence this mercurial club with the clanky corrugated stadium has finally won a major trophy.
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