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Anglo-Italian relations
Apr. 19 | Back in 1992 West Ham looked on enviously as Sheffield United kicked off against Manchester United on a sunny day on the 15th August to start what is now the richest league in the world. The Hammers had been relegated at the end of the previous season...
The Long Good Friday part 2
Apr. 7 | “Dickie Bird, Michael Parkinson, Mick McCarthy…your boys took a hell of a beating tonight.” To me nothing sums up life in a Northern Town than watching football in Barnsley. The name itself has to be uttered with a Yorkshire tint in...
A step too far?
Feb. 23 | Yesterday morning, like every morning, I start the day with a look at my email. Such is the modern world, and the joys of working within the Internet Services Market for a global company that the motto “if you snooze, you lose” has become...
No London Pride until CMF saves the day
Jan. 1 | It’s been awhile since I last saw the Hammers play – three months to be precise. Since the Upton Park wobbles in the early part of the season they have proved to be more resilient than most other teams in a poor division and came into the...
Tonka Toy
Dec. 16 | In 1979 West Ham United shocked the footballing world by signing Scottish teenager Ray Stewart from Dundee United. At the time there was no Sky Sports, no Internet and fortunately no TalkSport. There wasn’t even Radio 5 to carry this breaking...
West Ham are the best team in England….for 85 minutes
Sep. 28 | Do you know what happened at 3.15pm on Sunday 7th August 2011? Last time anyone on X-Factor was any good? Good shout but no. It was actually the last time West Ham lost in the nPower Championship. I can see you are more impressed with the X-Factor trivia...
Calling the Shots
Aug. 26 | Faced with a choice of going to West Ham or going to Lewes, I chose the latter. However, all was not lost as Brian Parish took up the mantle to bring us all the happy news from a foregone conclusion, right? Just over twenty years ago, Aldershot visited...
Bloody 4-5-1
Aug. 21 | To say that Leeds United are West Ham’s bogey team is a bit of an understatement. Two wins in our last twenty seven meetings underline that fact. I’ve seen eight of these games, and all eight have ended in defeat, including a 5-1 defeat...
Not a NIMBY tonight
Jul. 21 | Few of us live on the doorstep of our favourite team. We all have to get in the car, jump on the train or hop on a bus to get to a game these days. When I travel abroad to watch football these days I will always try to find a hotel close to the ground,...
