Diehard Crystal Palace fans spend HUGE sum to get home from US holiday for FA Cup final before flying BACK out
THIS pair of diehard Crystal Palace fans have spent £20,000 to get home from a US holiday for the FA Cup final before flying back out.
The side's Wembley clash against Manchester City on May 17 falls three days into Mark and Anna Newlands' ten-day trip to New York.
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Mark and Anna Newlands have spent £20,000 to get home from a US holiday for the FA Cup final before flying back out
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The pair say the club is in their DNA - so they have to be there for the final
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The couple booked it months ago for a cousin's birthday before the Eagles got to the final.
So they have bought flights to get back the day before and will return to the US the day after.
Mark said they would miss the big birthday but their relatives understood.
The retired risk manager, 61, from Newbury, Berks, said: 'The club is in my DNA.
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"We have to be there.
"I'm not bothered if this is sensible or not. It'll be worth every penny.'
Anna, 62, is just as devoted to the
The pair, pictured at the semi-final win over
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The couple's son James, also a Palace season ticket holder, is attending the final although he is not on the New York trip — while their daughter Alice will stay in the Big Apple.
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