"I moved back to Kenya in 2008. My mother was ill. I came home to be with her. But I couldn't stop watching Palace. I'd been a fan since I was nine, growing up in Croydon. My dad took me. Same story as everyone. Once you're in, you're in."
He smiled. "I started streaming the matches at the bar. Just me, at first. Watching alone at one in the morning with the sound turned low because the neighbours complained. Then a friend came. Then his friend. Then a stranger who saw the light on and knocked on the door and said: 'Is that Palace?'"
Elena: "Three hundred and forty members now?"
"Three hundred and forty-two as of this morning. Two new members joined after the Chelsea match. One of them is from Mombasa. He drove six hours to watch the Arsenal semi-final here. He slept on my sofa. He's been a Palace fan for three years. He says he discovered us on YouTube, watched a compilation of Zaha goals, and decided this was his club."
