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pauliow 10 May 16 16:52
I got hit on the shoulder with a half full can of Watneys party 4 ale. Cut my shoulder open, if it had hit my head I'd have mostly likely died. I was in the Chelsea 'pen' behind the goal and all the Hammers fan were tossing things over the fence. It was a bad day, Chelsea lost 4-0 and Brooking was outstanding. Would have been around 1980. I was there in the North Bank it was totally packed & I could not see a thing & actually left at half time think it may have been 4-0 by then, it was valentines day 1981 |
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wasn't you was it Pumpy ?
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has an away fan it was not nice getting smashed all over the place when in the south bank
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No Coach, that happened after I had left
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west ham a small time bellend of a club
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Listening to the radio against De Haag first leg QF Cup Winners Cup, Hammers were 4-0 down & my dad ( Arsenal Supporter ) said if West Ham get to the final I will take you, wonder what odds that would have been on the fair
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.... a great Upton Park hero
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I live in Dublin so was only at Upton Park once, way way back in April 1977.
It was West Ham v Everton. West Ham were fighting relegation. The Hammers were losing 1-2, one of the goals due to Mervyn Day (goalkeeper) standing outside his penalty area for much of the match. (Don't ask.) Obviously Everton took a shot from the half way line out near the left sideline and Mervyn almost got back in time. With time ticking away Billy Jennings put in a cross from near the left corner flag and Bryan "Pop" Robson scored with a fantastic near post diving header that looped up over Everton keeper Dai Davies. Why do I remember it so well? Do I have Rainman memory? No. I took a photo with my new Pentax camera (I was in London shopping that day) and got a great photo of the goal with the ball just over the keeper's hand and just under the crossbar. You can see all the players from the two teams watching the ball go in. Alvin Martin, West Ham's centre-half is on the 18 yard line watching intently. |
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Just looked up that match and Alvin Martin wasn't on the teamsheet. My bad.
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Any chance of you posting the Photo kincsem?
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Martins debut was in 78
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A club owned by nOnces and perverts
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Four memories for me...
1/ First game, April 1969 when I was 8. Boring 0-0 draw but woman ran on the pitch at the end and attacked the ref. Anyone recall that? 2/ West Ham 3 Den Hagg 1. March 1976. I had gone to the first leg in Holland with two mates from school in my first trip abroad. Ref was a lunatic and was trying to get West Ham beaten. Nearly did it with the home side 4-0 up at half-time but terrific second half set up that wonderful second leg on the day after Night Nurse won its first Champion Hurdle. 3/ West Ham 1 Aston Villa 0, FA Cup, March 1980. The best and most exciting game I have ever seen. Went Ray 'Tonka' Stewart put that last minute penalty away, the ground went f**king mental!!! 4/ West Ham 1 Dyname Tblisi 4, March 1981 (I think). The best performance from any away side I ever saw that night. Their skill and speed were stunning and their last goal was really special. Very sad to see Upton Park go but everything changes. But if you think about it, my native East end of London has lost Upton Park and Walthamstow Dogs within 8 years. Glad I live in Yorkshire now. |
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From the East End to Yorkshire. My God: some people are dealt a bad hand in life.
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LOL, I think!
I can only presume you have never been to the Yorkshire Dales then? A five bedroom house surrounded by countryside is somewhat better than a 1 bedroom rat hole in filthy London costing two or three times as much. As much as I loved London, and then Essex, you can keep the shi*ty South East and all its indebted, up their own backside, arrogant, rude, morons that populate so much of our capital city!! It just wasn't like that when I was a kid. (Actually, West Ham should move to Harrogate then I would have it all!!!) |
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The Knight, Interesting your move from East London to Yorkshire as I also did the same move 46 years ago.
You can add Clapton,Hackney and West Ham to your list of Greyhound stadiums lost. |
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themightymac
Any chance of you posting the Photo kincsem? It was only about 5"x3" and I have no idea where it is now. I think I have all my negatives. Not sure if they would be in good condition. If you want a copy send me your address (by PM: see top right of screen) and if I find the negative I might get some prints. If I do get a print or two I'll try to get it in larger size but that often results in a poor quality image. Can the photo print people also do a digital image? I don't know. No digital cameras back in 1977. It was one of the best photos I took, maybe not great quality but it stopped the action at the right moment. Perhaps it was the surprise of seeing that the photo was half decent startled me. I spent a few years working in Africa 1977 to 1979 and took load of photos of wildlife with telephoto lenses. None much good. |
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Thanks Kincsem.
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"Upton park memories" Got a bottle on the head last night..........can't remember a fxxking thing
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