We all collectively pray to the football gods for an easy opening game of the season ahead of the release of our upcoming season’s fixtures. Murmurings of Fulham at home came out, phew, we all
We all know that pre-season friendly results mean very little. Avram Grant’s disastrous spell at the helm started with an unbeaten pre-season schedule and ended in relegation. However, fans look forward to them as they
Last month we reflected on the passing of our number 12, Isla Caton – a lifelong hammer who suffered from Neuroblastoma, a rare form of childhood cancer. Her death moved the West Ham fan base
It’s a fair assessment to say that we slipped on a banana skin but didn’t fall and thus survived our visit to Kidderminster last month. But it was certainly one where we used all our
The relegation zone – what’s that? Although we haven’t been in a relegation battle for two seasons, I’m sure we haven’t forgotten what it feels like to be down there fighting to survive. Most of
For so many of us, West Ham is more than just a football team, it’s a way of life, a culture ingrained into us during childhood that stays with us for the rest of our
Old Trafford’s postal address is Sir Matt Busby Way, Manchester. At Anfield, there is a statue of Bill Shankly. Elland Road has a Don Revie stand. But when it comes to Ron Greenwood, the man
So, we’re in the final straight. There are only a few months remaining of Mark Noble’s 18-year playing career at West Ham. There aren’t many players left in world football who can boast of such
If you judge a man by the company he keeps, then Geoff Pike is not just West Ham class, but world class. Not only was he part of the 1980 FA Cup winning team, the
Our 2-2 draw against Leicester taught me an important lesson about playing to the whistle and why, if Craig Dawson hasn’t given up on the match, neither should I. With 87 minutes gone, and West