November 2009

Derby days – Double Dutch

November 5, 2009

Ajax v Feyenoord, Holland

History
It all began as a clash of cultures. Feyenoord were supported by the dock workers from the built up part of Rotterdam, while Ajax by the richer, more sophiscated side of Amsterdam. [...]

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Arsenal’s kids are better than alright….. alright!

November 4, 2009

Childs Play

Soffo The Greek belled me last Wednesday with an invite of a freebie at The Emirates to watch Arsenal V Liverpool. I arrived to a packed Stadium but couldn’t help but wonder if I’d been sucked into a May 09 Emiratian time warp. Wasn’t most of this side on the pitch for the FA youth Cup final in spring? [...]

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Cole the Goal Machine

November 3, 2009

At the beginning of season 08-09, I think you could have had very good odds on Carlton Cole scoring 5 Premiership goals or more, becoming the fulcrum of the West Ham team and then breaking in to the England squad. 15 months is a long time ago and in that time Carlton Cole has morphed from a clumsy, well-built support striker who weighed in with the [...]

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Ultimate 11’s – Ex West Ham 11

November 2, 2009

West Ham may well be going down this season with a string of useless displays and a home record that even Derby County would be proud of. However, if the Hammers had kept hold of their top players where would they be now? Top 10, top 6, top 4 or even challenging for the title? Here’s our Ultimate 11 of Ex West Ham players still plying their trade i [...]

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