Comments on: West Ham – My Angel is a Centrefold

By: TBI

TBI — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:57:04 +0000

JJ why should we of gone down and not Sheff Utd? At one point they were 12pts ahead of us, they lost 6 games on the bounce and we won 6 games on the bounce PLUS beating Man U on the last day of the season. All the Blades had to do was beat Wigan at home I think, So you tell me who deserved to stay up?

By: dexylongshot

dexylongshot — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:27:48 +0000

Lucas Neill was Mustard for a time but yep, the total football mercenary, talking of which, do you think Dobin Van Nostrilroy will sniff at the big nosebag of 100’000 sheets a week being dangled by the D&D Smut Factory???

By: JB

JB — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:08:55 +0000

Thanks for some of the comments, chaps. Just wanted to say I was not asking for the literal explanation for using the word gate after a crisis. I am fully aware of Watergate, I just hate the use of it. Thanks anyway, Toby.

Lucas Neill was a great signing and I am very sorry to see him no longer at our club. He was a great captain and what he lacked in pace he made up for with his reading of the game and his organisation skills. Unfortunately, he is the ultimate football mercenary.

By: dexylongshot

dexylongshot — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:31:19 +0000

Dyer is probably worse,I think he has only played for us 4 times in over 2 seasons.

By: nursejackieemu

nursejackieemu — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:17:55 +0000

I think plenty of clubs have been guilty of that kind of deal…seems West Ham have been stung the most in recent times though…thinking of Boa Morte, Ljungberg, Dyer, Neill and others.

By: dexylongshot

dexylongshot — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:13:10 +0000

Yep

It worked out that he cost West Ham 11 million for 28 games. Bargain.

…and to think I actually shock Eggys hand underneath the South Bank at the start of last season.

By: nursejackieemu

nursejackieemu — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:43:11 +0000

a very good article…and I’m not a big hammers fan, I will always side with Sheff United on the Tevez business and have argued the toss for years on here.

as a side and referring back to the bad management of the club…
is it true that ljungberg came from arsenal where he was on 30k week to you lot on 80k? plus other incentives and a whacking signing on fee?

By: Gavin

Gavin — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:06:02 +0000

They’ve done well at Birmingham, there heart is in the right place and they have plenty of experience. I think they’ll do well and West Ham will stay up….just.

By: JJ

JJ — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:56:23 +0000

West Ham are the luckiest club around. Everyone knows they should went down instead of Sheff United! I hope they go down this year

By: dexylongshot

dexylongshot — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:00:16 +0000

Good old Dave and Dave or DD as in Double Diamond or DDD as in Dexy Double Diamond or maybe back to DD, especially with Karen Brady in the picture! A new dawn in East London, (another one), I do trust the new lot though, even if one of them wears Al Murray’s jacket and the other has got eyes like Satan. Not so sure about some of the new signings being mentioned. Jo, Benjani & McCarthy. Zamora and Hutton have been mentioned thou and I’d be happy to see them at The Bolyen/Olympic Stadium.

By: Toby

Toby — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:24:26 +0000

Just to answer your question on why every legal crisis has “gate” at the end. It comes from the “Watergate” political scandals from the early 70s in America. The Democratic headquarters, based at Watergate Hotel, was burgled. With the burglary and attempted cover up ending up in President Nixon resigning his post. So now every legal fiasco has “gate” chucked onto the end as it is synonymous with dodgy/illegal stuff.

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:24:15 +0000

Great article, being a life long hammer myself i too felt great optimism after the conference. I think it is to do with the fact the new owners are fans which is something we all would love to be able to achieve. I feel as though the club is safe because of this fact and maybe given time we will push on and achieve much missed success. But for now Im happy to be sailing in a ship that isnt about to capsize! I think our new pre match anthem should now be “My angel is a centrefold’ please contact the club and suggest it.

Same old west ham taking the p***!!!!!