US Football… West Ham United – Champions of North America 26 Dec 201920 Nov 2020 Another day of our looking back without anger..This story is one for all West Ham fans to remember and pull from their sleeves when other fans start asking what we…
Premier League… Marketing 101 28 Dec 201724 Dec 2017 Today we head back to February 2012 and the news that West Ham had turned to GroupOn to try to shift tickets. On Tuesday morning, like every morning, I started…
Non league football Friendly Fire…or how to navigate through the pre-season dance 23 Jun 2017 No, no, no. One after the other the emails from professional clubs arrive as responses to our requests for pre-season friendlies. At least the clubs in question have had the…
European Football… So where are we going – First Qualifying Round – Andorra 22 Jun 201522 Jun 2015 FC Lusitans - Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella - Andorra La Vella I'm sure we've all read the Wikipedia page about FC Lusitan about their Portuguese heritage and all that…
Barclaycard Premier League… Will the Europa League be a distraction for West Ham’s most important season? 1 Jun 2015 Like most football clubs, West Ham United fans can be divided into a number of groups. Those who wanted Allardyce to stay (a few), those who wanted him to go…
Non league football On the fourth day of TBIR Christmas – The worst games of 2014 29 Dec 201426 Dec 2014 We all pay our money in the hope of seeing a cracker. The beauty of football is that it can deliver five goal thrillers, end to end action and a…
Barclaycard Premier League… I heard it on the Twitter Vine 8 Oct 20147 Oct 2014 Football has much bigger things to worry about than six second videos being shared across Social Media hasn’t it? Well not if you read some of the more recent news…
Barclaycard Premier League… Deadline Day (lack of) drama 15 Sep 2014 Monday 1st September 2014. Transfer deadline day. Whilst Sky Sports have sent reporters to the four corners of the English footballing universe for a sighting of a player/manager/agent/tea lady arriving…
Upton Park… Moore than just a footballer 7 Mar 201416 Mar 2014 Last year marked the twentieth anniversary of the death of Bobby Moore. The date was marked with numerous events and presentation across the footballing landscape, especially in the East End.…
Barclaycard Premier League… Popping my Cherry…again 14 Jul 201318 Jul 2013 How much is too much to watch a football game? I know people who have paid hundreds of pounds to watch Cup Finals and World Cup matches, but would you…
Barclaycard Premier League… Will it be a Happy return for Harry on Saturday? 17 Jan 20131 May 2014 Just after their home defeat against Liverpool at the end of December, QPR manager Harry Redknapp made the bold prediction to the watching Sky Sports audience that Rangers could "get…
Barclaycard Premier League… On the fourth day of TBIR Christmas – The Best football tat 29 Dec 2012 Football clubs are the best in the world at taking any item, sticking a badge on it and selling it at a premium, because they know that like lemmings jumping…
West Ham United Gone and forgotten – part 2 – Thames FC 22 May 201225 May 2012 "Build it and they will come" How often have we heard that line in films. The concept that you can create demand for something by artificially creating supply. This is…
nPower Championship… The richest game in football* 20 May 201223 May 2012 Blah, blah, blah..."The richest game in football"....blah, blah, blah. We've all heard it. We've all had the "theory" pushed down our throats but it doesn't stop the speculators keep raising…
West Ham United Taking the piss again 20 Jan 201220 Jan 2012 I'm pissed off. Four or five beers and being annoyed about something is not normally a good combination for then turning on the PC and writing. But tonight I am…
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