"It should have been a night for Crystal Palace supporters to savour. About 1,500 officially made the trip to Strasbourg for their second away match of the Conference League group stage last week, although plenty more had gathered in the pretty Alsatian city famous for its expansive Christmas market. Yet while most were enjoying being part of Palace's first European campaign after May's FA Cup win, a tiny minority as the club's statement the following day described them had different ideas."
"Footage of bottles and chairs being thrown as two rival groups of supporters of the same club clashed before the game in one of the city's squares went viral on X. Palace fans fighting each other in Strasbourg, read the message, not surprisingly sparking widespread confusion. The Guardian understands it was the culmination of a long-running feud between the Holmesdale Fanatics (HF) an ultras group known for their vocal support and homemade tifos and a collection of Palace fans said to have become increasingly antagonistic"
About 1,500 Crystal Palace supporters travelled to Strasbourg for a Conference League away match, with many more in the city. A minority engaged in violent clashes in a city square, with bottles and chairs thrown; footage of the incident went viral on X. The clashes stemmed from a long-running feud between the Holmesdale Fanatics (HF), an ultras group known for vocal support and homemade tifos, and a looser collection of Palace supporters alleged to have sung pro-Tommy Robinson songs and displayed 'Stop the boats' flags on earlier trips. The rival group reportedly includes fans from New Addington, Crawley and Kent. Managerial changes brought Timothy Castagne and Samuel Chukwueze into the side, while Nathaniel Clyne and Eddie Nketiah replaced Daniel Munoz and Jefferson Lerma.
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