Wils 1:06 Mon Mar 11
Stuart Slater's house
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I remember this match. He faded away after this. But I also remember that he had the West Ham badge built into the brickwork of his house. Was it a true story as I can't find a photo of it on the internet?
https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2019/march/10-march/day-night-stuart-slater-stuck-it-toffees
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Troy McClure
1:13 Mon Mar 11
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Yes remember that. Had a photo in the paper with it. Was my fav player - and gutted when he went to Celtic. Think he was gutted too.
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cholo
1:16 Mon Mar 11
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I was in the south bank that night, electric atmosphere, probably the last great cup tie before the terracing went. A shame he went north to join celtic and his career went south.
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Chigwell
1:47 Mon Mar 11
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I remember it well: the best part was seeing Martin Keown being given the run-around.
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Northern Sold
2:00 Mon Mar 11
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Unplayable that night... remember I had dislocated my thumb playing football on the Sunday... in the NB that night... amount of times I banged it or applauded and then realised ... ouch... anyway was worth the pain... great night... don't think we ever saw those heights again from Slater...
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Northern Sold
2:01 Mon Mar 11
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Seem to remember a QPR away game when news filtered through that we had just extended his contract... everyone on a right happy vibe... and then 8 months later we got relegated... !!
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Pub Bigot
2:02 Mon Mar 11
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Didn't he sign with them to join Brady who was manager?
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Wils
2:09 Mon Mar 11
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I remember the crowd spilling out onto Green street and people jumping on top of cars singing. Every generation of West Ham fan has a euphoric memory like that early on in their life which they spend the rest of their football going life hoping to be recreated. Every subsequent game you inevitably leave unsatisfied but keep going thinking the next game will be the one. Like a heroin addiction.
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Eastside surge
2:23 Mon Mar 11
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Saw him in a betting shop on boxing day ,true story ! ............. Dull but none the less true
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Pub Bigot
2:27 Mon Mar 11
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Eastside, I was thinking about random encounters with ec players and one that stands out was meeting fellow Mile Endonian and West Ham fan Muzzy Izzit in a karaoke bar in Liverpool after we won up there. Surprisingly he hadn't seen the game.
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Eastside surge
2:31 Mon Mar 11
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Pub bigot
Cracking player was muzzy izzit a west ham fan aswell I believe
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Oh dear
2:51 Mon Mar 11
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I seem to remember Tony Cottee received a warm welcome when he came as an Everton substitute!!!!
The guy behind me got so worked up he was salivating as he passed on feeling to the hapless Cottee.
it must have been particularly unpleasant for TC
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zico
2:54 Mon Mar 11
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Sad waste of a talent Slater. Think he has since admitted leaving was a mistake. Some very good young players haven't hit the heights over the years due to one reason or another. Slater, Dickens, Williamson and Collison.
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Northern Sold
3:11 Mon Mar 11
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Interesting listening to Mark Ward on Friday night talk about Alan Dickens... reckoned he had the least confidence he had ever seen in a footballer...
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Eerie Descent
3:17 Mon Mar 11
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Alan Dickens went to my school, son. A few years before me, mind...
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monto
3:24 Mon Mar 11
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Think in the Boys of 86 book Cottee remarked that Dickens was on absolute peanuts during his time at West Ham.
To nice to rock the boat.
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Hermit Road
3:41 Mon Mar 11
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I was in the chicken run that game. Brillaint atmosphere and he ran them ragged. I remembered the highest praise in the oaper the next day was when someone said he was truly a million pound player!
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Eastside surge
3:47 Mon Mar 11
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Hermit rd , same here and remember that headline ,how times change eh that’s not even enough to cover a months money for some players now!
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cholo
5:31 Mon Mar 11
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Saw him score his first goal, away to Charlton in the facup, better known for Phil Parkes' amazing come back at about 80 years of age.
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wd40
5:43 Mon Mar 11
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Slater has great purple patch for us about season and half every time he got the ball there was excitement from the fans
shouting at him to take the full back on
The bloke who used to sit behind me used to scream loud
''roast him stu roast him stu ''
Think Brady became his football agent in the end.
it was great while it lasted .
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B6NY B
6:01 Mon Mar 11
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Worked for the same company as him for about 14 months few years back, got along well with him and spoke to him weekly.
Good bloke, spoke very highly of us and still loved football. In the generation that still has to work even though played in the PL.
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