THE makers of a new documentary charting Crystal Palace's journey to the Premier League have promised viewers will see "sparks fly".
Daniel Van Der Molen, 26, and Joseph Mainland, 27, followed the club from the day Ian Holloway took charge of the club right through to their promotion glory at Wembley.
The duo, who form Molen Media, could not have picked a better season and have produced a rarity – a film with a happy ending.
They were behind the scenes at the Amex Stadium for the already infamous "poogate" incident and features in-depth interviews with manager Holloway and the club's owners.
But Daniel said the film was never planned and began through fortunate timing.
He said: "We were invited to film a day in the life of a football club owner with Steve Parish back on November 3.
"It was planned for a long time but, as luck would have it, the day we had booked turned out to be Ian Holloway's first day in his new job.
"We thought it had the potential to be a good story to follow through to the end of the season and it just snowballed from there.
"We didn't really think it was going to be as dramatic as it turned out."
Footage released in the trailer shows a snippet of Holloway's furious reaction to finding the unwanted "mess" in Brighton's away dressing room.
Daniel added: "The game at Brighton is a treat for fans to watch because some real sparks fly behind the scenes.
"I think in the circumstances that was completely justified – although we didn't get up close to the offending item in the dressing room.
"We also spend a lot of time with the Crystal Girls [cheerleaders] which is never a bad thing."
The pair are now in negotiations with broadcasters to show the film.
Daniel said he was aware previous football documentaries have proved quite harmful to clubs and managers.
Queens Park Rangers' documentary about their promotion in 2011 was derided by the footballing community and Graham Taylor was widely mocked for the film Do I Not Like That, while he was England manager.
Daniel said the club were very helpful to them during the production process but that it was not quite access all areas.
He added: "Looking at other documentaries that have been made about football clubs, they can make those clubs look quite stupid.
"I don't think this does at all – it shows four fans who have bought their football club and really love it. The club is so well run.
"We didn't want to get too close or overstep the mark and Ian Holloway, quite rightly, made it clear that his teamtalks are a sacred thing."
Daniel, who is an Ajax fan because of his Dutch father, said the making of the film has turned him into an Eagle.
He said: "I used to go to Palace a lot when I was much younger and I asked my dad for a Palace shirt but my dad bought me two – an Ajax and a Holland shirt. I didn't have much choice!"
"But I have always considered Palace to be my English team and I love the club after this."
