Dazman 12:45 Thu Feb 14
29 Years Ago Today - The Valentines Day Massacre
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Oldham Athletic 6-0 West Ham United
Remember it like it was yesterday. Pissing down with rain, muddy car park, freezing cold.
I remember after every goal went in loads of people turning and chucking coins at the scoreboard (which was just light bulbs). Could barely tell the score by the end.
I also remember my brother catching one of the warm up balls and sticking it up his jumper, and selling it for 50 quid the next day.
Other than the Play-Off final vs Palace, definitley my lowest moment as a West Ham fan.
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Mr Kenzo
12:52 Thu Feb 14
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Just before the 5th one went in, many had taken to chucking coins at the bulbs in the scoreboard. Was a shit night for sure, remember going back up there soon after, only to be thrashed again.
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AnotherDay_SameShit
12:58 Thu Feb 14
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Was Phil Parkes' last game for us.
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the coming of gary
1:08 Thu Feb 14
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i went to both legs... upton park had 15k for a major semi final. History was repeated 24 years later, with 14k v Man City
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zico
1:23 Thu Feb 14
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AnotherDay_SameShit 12:58 Thu Feb 14
And it was Dev's last as well I think. Awful way for two Legends to bow out.
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Alvin Martini
1:27 Thu Feb 14
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In an attempt to balance my emotional commitments to wife and team I treated the lucky lady to an Indian meal with me and the commentary on a pocket radio. It was not the most romantic evening.
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Mike the Hammer
1:28 Thu Feb 14
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Yup, I was there. Frankie Bunn, Andy Richie, plastic pitch. Bloke in the seats doing a naked Hokey Cokey...
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Lato
1:40 Thu Feb 14
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I prefer to remember the 1981 St Valentines day massacre when we beat Chelsea 4-0. Sir Trev scored 2 that day one a sublime chip over their keeper Petar Borata who applauded the goal.
If i remember rightly the gates were closed an hour before kick off with an estimated 10K locked out.
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Grumpster
1:41 Thu Feb 14
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That pitch was a cunt!!
Was also lucky enough to witness another St Valentines day massacre at Grimsby :o(
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AnotherDay_SameShit
1:42 Thu Feb 14
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Zico - Never knew that.
29 years on and we are still putting in disgraceful cup performances. This club will never change regardless of how many the shithole holds.
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The Stoat
1:48 Thu Feb 14
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I remember when it was 4 or 5 nil and Martin Allen who was in the seats to our right shouting at us drenched souls to get behind the team LOL
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AKA ERNIE
1:50 Thu Feb 14
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cunt of a day quietest journey home ever.
second leg we murdered them should've got the 6 back
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Northern Sold
2:02 Thu Feb 14
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Yup was there... on par with the Mother's Day massacre over the Den .... stupid thing is we won the 2nd leg 3-0 and could and should have scored 7 that day...
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jooliandix
2:04 Thu Feb 14
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My mate slipped down a muddy bank twice that day,I remember on the way back a double decker bus of Hammers had been thieving at a service station,the police were at the bottom of the stairs and they threw a headless teddy bear down the staircase and threatened to kill all the hostages,even the Old a Bill were pissing themselves laughing,it was a horrendous result but a great day out nonetheless.
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goose
2:42 Thu Feb 14
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that fucking plastic pitch!!!
how them & QPR were allowed them i have no idea.
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Dan M
2:44 Thu Feb 14
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The return leg was surreal. If Julian's shot hadn't crashed off the bar at 3-0 I think we'd have turned it round. The team was a world apart then (with our brand new bouncing Czech signing in goal).
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Eastside surge
2:48 Thu Feb 14
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I was so up for this game convinced my first Wembley final was just around the corner . As others said pissing down and freezing cold and I missed the kick off as went up on the special and it sat in Manchester for about an hour for no apparent reason.
went to the league game same season which we lost three nil and if anything were worse , got a point on my third visit though when they got a very dubious penalty to equalise.
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gph
2:54 Thu Feb 14
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The ball certainly had an odd bounce off that pitch when it was wet, and there was no shortage of water on that day.
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Eastside surge
3:05 Thu Feb 14
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Its weird what sticks in your mind from football matches when the third or fourth goal went in there were some properly pissed blokes standing by us and one of them decided to launch the can of lager he was holding back over his head .
IT was obviously going to hit fellow west ham fans so one disgusted bloke came storming down the terrace and proceeded to absolutely batter the can thrower with his golf umbrella which was about amusing as it got that night !
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mallard
3:18 Thu Feb 14
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Remember Lou Macari opted to play a defensive lineup for first leg damage limitation!
Think Slater was the only attacking player in the team!
Let’s not forgot the recent Valentine’s Day massacare at The Hawthorns
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BMorris
7:51 Thu Feb 14
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I remember 4 years ago today, West Brom 4 - 0 West Ham.
That was painful to watch!
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