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title: "Crystal Palace: Fans slate former player Mike Flanagan following tweet"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/crystal-palace-fans-slate-former-player-mike-flanagan-following-tweet/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Luke Seychell"
section: "Crystal Palace"
published: "2020-05-01T20:00:01Z"
modified: "2020-05-01T20:00:01Z"
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# Crystal Palace: Fans slate former player Mike Flanagan following tweet

**A lot of the Crystal Palace fanbase are not scared to criticise former player Mike Flanagan, after a fan posted a [tweet](https://twitter.com/WhyteleafeEagle/status/1256130391309721600?s=20) asking whether he was a hero or zero during his time at the club.**

The forward signed for the Eagles from arch rivals Charlton in 1979, before he left the club a year later, per [Soccerbase](https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=2536).

He also played for Queens Park Rangers and Cambridge United over the course of his football career which lasted from 1971-1986, via [wherearetheynow](https://www.where-are-they-now.co.uk/footballer/Flanagan+Mike/2973).

It is fair to say that the fact he came from Charlton has not helped the Palace faithful have great memories of the player, but it is also clear from the comments that on the pitch he did not set the world alight whilst at the Selhurst Park.

There have been many players who have done that well at the club, more recently footballers such as Jordan Mutch and Jimmy Kebe did not make good impressions whilst playing for the Eagles, but it seems Flanagan gets added criticism because not only did he sign from Charlton but then he also went on to sign for fellow London rivals QPR.

Here is what fans had to say about the player:

> So today’s past [#cpfc](https://x.com/hashtag/cpfc?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) player is Mike Flanagan, he signed from Charlton in 1979. He went onto make 56 appearances scoring 8 goals before leaving us in 1980. Was Mike a hero/zero or somewhere in between? [pic.twitter.com/gXq08lUdQo](https://t.co/gXq08lUdQo)
>
> — Jason 🦅 (@WhyteleafeEagle) [May 1, 2020](https://x.com/WhyteleafeEagle/status/1256130391309721600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Came from the Clowns. Looked like a clown. Played like a clown. Zero.

— WarrenB (@WarrenAJB) [May 1, 2020](https://twitter.com/WarrenAJB/status/1256135691114876929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Awful player big fat zero
>
> — Gary Eckhardt (@gekhardt09) [May 1, 2020](https://twitter.com/gekhardt09/status/1256156742884392960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> 100% zero. Hadn’t played for the last 6 months of the season the summer before we bought him (after getting sent off for fighting Derek Hales (his own team mate) during an FA Cup game). When we signed him, Venables said he had kept himself fit working as a painter + decorator!
>
> — Gordon Bennett (@Bennett1Gordon) [May 1, 2020](https://twitter.com/Bennett1Gordon/status/1256189106159222784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Rubbish. Zero
>
> — Steve F (@UpperTierSteve) [May 1, 2020](https://twitter.com/UpperTierSteve/status/1256131043465314304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Definite ZERO. Apart from the odd glimpse, did not play anywhere near the levels he did at Charlton. Just never took to him really.
>
> — Harry Hustler (@dhustler1996) [May 1, 2020](https://twitter.com/dhustler1996/status/1256143913687101441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Zero! Did he do anything for us?
>
> — Jon C (@JonCook63456582) [May 1, 2020](https://twitter.com/JonCook63456582/status/1256157348240019457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***What are your thoughts on Flanagan Palace fans? Comment below!***