Iron Filings 11:16 Tue Jan 10
Paul Hilton - An Apology
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We all know that there are certain perennial threads on here. Amoungst them is the oft posed question of who was West Ham's worst ever signing. I always reply, Paul Hilton , only West Ham could beat a team 10-0 then buy their centre half, etc etc
However reading my Christmas Gift or bring me the head of Trevor Brooking book I discovered that actually P Hilton returned 7 goals in 65 games for us. Fuck me we have had strikers who would have loved a return as good as that.
For that reason, despite the fact that I remember you as a gangly, not very good footballer with a badly curly haircut, Mr Hilton I apologise
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Hugh Monteith
1:22 Tue May 15
Re: Christian DAILLY - A HAMMER
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A good decent and loyal high quality footballer and coach.
The only other accurate comparison between HILTS and Chris,is that they both started as strikers and young men with intelligence,ambition and a lot of expectations from their mentors
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Northern Sold
1:15 Tue May 15
Re: Paul HILTON - A HAMMER
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I have to admit I know Hilts got a few goals (and I think I saw everyone of them) but he was a shocker.... Dailly was a lot better player than him....
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Hugh Monteith
12:34 Tue May 15
Re: Paul HILTON - A HAMMER
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A good.decent and loyal high quality footballer and coach
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the exile
12:23 Tue May 15
Re: Paul Hilton - An Apology
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hacko - that was John Radford - definitely one of our worst signings ever. Decent for the Arse but was well past his sell-by date when we got him.
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m11
11:42 Mon May 14
Re: Paul Hilton - An Apology
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I remember when he first signed there was a picture of him in the programme cleaning a shitty old Ford Capri.
Even in those pre Baby Bentley generation days it was pretty laughable
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riosleftsock
10:27 Mon May 14
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Hilton was rubbish, right up there with Paul "Basil" Brush.
Useless cunts, i used to dry-wretch when I saw/heard their names on the team sheet.
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ATHammer
10:01 Mon May 14
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Gangly, useless twat of a player. Our worst ever signing? Not by a country mile. Worth an appology? No way, he was genuine shite.
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Xnulian Rrudho
10:00 Mon May 14
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inconsistant fc 1:23 Mon May 14
I thought that was his fellow Australian, Michael Ferrante.
Could be wrong though.
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SDKFZ 222
9:38 Mon May 14
Re: Paul HILTON - An Apology
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Once upon a time I actually saw Hilts with his family in one of the aisles at Sainsburys, Newbury Park, when he was with us.
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SDKFZ 222
9:34 Mon May 14
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Hilton was a much better player than Dailly.
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Capitol Man
8:52 Mon May 14
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Shasta Mcnasty 6:28 Wed Jan 11
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Beat me to it.
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Capitol Man
8:51 Mon May 14
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Joey Beauchamp has got to be up there. Signed and then decided he didn't want to move house and went off to Swindon.
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hacko
5:18 Mon May 14
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Then there was that Arsenal centre forward who actually was a part of their double-winning team in 71 but cost us 80 thousand but didn't even score once.
Eighty thousand wasn't chicken feed then....
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Chi-townHammer
5:18 Mon May 14
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The name Neil Orr always filled me with dread.
And, upthread, yes to Alex Bunberry.
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Chalkie the Ponce
5:08 Mon May 14
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ANYONE who does have Marco Boogers as our worst signing knows fuck all about football, and West ham in particular
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RH
2:18 Mon May 14
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Paul Hilton was a decent player - to say he was our worst ever signing must mean that you never saw him play , or missed the numerous donkeys we have had over the years
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Alex Bunbury
2:05 Mon May 14
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Gary Strodder looked like Max Headroom.
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Northern Sold
1:47 Mon May 14
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I preferred Gazza Strodder... looked like the missing link in Bros... at least I can remember one decent game from him.........
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stomper
1:46 Mon May 14
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Just good enough to be visibly bad. Once made Paul Ince cry by trying to give him footballing advice. "I wouldnt mind if it was from someone who could play." complained a tearful Ince
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Northern Sold
1:44 Mon May 14
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There is a bit of footage of me on TV climbing up the cages at WHL after Hilts scores with a header... Boxing day 1987 rings a bell??
Oh... we lost... again
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Cheezey Bell-End
1:39 Mon May 14
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Hilton was OK. A decent pro and backup defender.
McKnight and Kelly were much worse signings, though coming in to replace Cottee and Parkes would always have been tough.
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