jfk
2:55 Fri Aug 5
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My two lads had no choice.
*cracks open another cider and bimbles about in the garden before an early afternoon nap.
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jfk
2:46 Fri Aug 5
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Got to love the odd situations how West Ham supporters come from everywhere,
Fond memories of drinking in the supporters club before games.
Used to get Norway hammer travelling over for all home games,Cornwall hammers were about often and Lincoln hammer was a staple,always turned up at 11 every home game with the missus.
I was 50 minutes away from home the worst way for me
Hats off to all who put themselves out and the ones that live close.
I’m convinced even though we fuck things up more often than not our club is packed with fanatics definitely more of the same breed than any other London club.
It’s been an honour following us through thick and thin.
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Danish Hammer
11:20 Fri Aug 5
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My Dad took me to Hammers-Coventry in 1971 (4-0, Best a brace, Hurst and Pop Robson). it's been downhill since then but it's a curse and I can't stay away.
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claret59
10:59 Fri Aug 5
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grew up in 60s kings lynn, no family car and train links to london were as good as to norwich so felt no particular affiliation to them as local team. first season interested was 1967, only player i knew was bobby moore, then realised hurst and peters were west ham and that we'd won fa cup in 64, then ecwc in 65, so we must be massive...and i loved the claret and blue shirt.
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Grumpster
10:09 Fri Aug 5
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Being born in Hornchurch in the 70’s you didn’t really get much choice, as other than the odd Liverpool fan following the winning team, most other kids were all West Ham and rightly so.
Dad was from Poplar but didn’t give two shits about football, but I never considered anyone other than the local team.
Bloody odd now that there were hardly any Arsenal, spurs or Chelsea fans at Emerson park school in the 80’s and the cunts are probably everywhere now, even though Essex is still a hammers stronghold.
Winning fuck all has never bothered me (although it would be nice), West Ham and it’s fans was always more than that and not many fan bases would stay so strong while always being owned by such cunts down the ages.
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Noah
9:37 Fri Aug 5
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Born Oldchurch Hospital. Raised the Mardyke.
Was never any alternative.
Wouldn’t have it any other way.
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mulle91
8:55 Fri Aug 5
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As a kid in the early 70’s loved football. Old man was Charlton so took me there. Sunday team took us to Palace to watch a game and also millwall. Then went to Upton park and it was like coming home. Everything about the place was right, from the football to the fans. Never was another club came close
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Sarge
6:38 Fri Aug 5
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First game i watched properly was the 1975 cup final aged 6
Told my dad i would go on to support the winner.
Glory hunter me.
He thought it would be a phase. But no. Proud to say that i was the first in 4 generations not to be a Spurs fan / season ticket holder despite us being taken there at least once a month from the following season.
My younger brother followed Chelsea after our uncle - fickle sod changed to liverpool after chelsea got relegated late 70s. Changed back again when they came back up after us.
Fair play to my old man - he was a bit gutted neither of us followed him. He never tried to force us to change our minds.
Sarge jr is a Hammer. I told him that he could support anyone but if he choose Chelsea or Spurs hewould need to sleep in the shed.
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Manuel
3:31 Fri Aug 5
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Ox - I like that story about delivering milk to the training ground, I use to do a Saturday morning round in Hx, loved it, use to get paid the equivalent of a weeks paper round. Also use to go to the training ground as a kid, overriding memories are of John Lyall arriving early in his beige Jag, Lampard being a real miserable bastard, and many of the players getting out their cars smelling of cheap aftershave. And it was usually freezing. Good times which now seem a lifetime ago.
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BRANDED
12:36 Fri Aug 5
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My brother is four years older than me snd an original glory hunter. Supported West Ham after 1966. As a very young lad I joined in.why not? I never left, he did. I have lived being a West Ham supporter. Its so fucking intense. There’s always a drama and we can rightly say we’re fucking brilliant and shit in the same breath every day. Mostly, I kinda like the East End. Its my kind of place. Its where I feel most at home. So fuck off everyone else. I’m happy with what I have.
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jfk
12:12 Fri Aug 5
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Never considered otherwise.
Dads side Plaistow mums side forest gate,mums lot ended up settling out in Hertfordshire after being evacuated during the war years.
Born in oldchurch hospital,schooled in Dagenham,Collier Row,Romford never any doubts.
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Norman
12:08 Fri Aug 5
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Dad is West Ham and took me to first game when I was 6 in 1989! My Dad was born in Ireland and come over as a kid moving to Harlow. One of his older Brother adopted West Ham. My Dad initially supported Burnley but changed to West Ham in his teens and started going home and away in the 70s. His now 70 and we still have season tickets. My Mum was from Hackney and was a regular at Arsenal but is now West Ham through and through! Harlow is pretty divided between us, Tott and Arse
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Aberdeen Iron
11:48 Thu Aug 4
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Not sure really, it was a long time ago.
Proud to follow our club. (despite the fckin yearly issues lol)
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Sxboy_66
10:34 Thu Aug 4
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All my dad's side of the family were from West Ham, I was born a couple of weeks before West Ham won the World Cup, and was named after Bobby Moore.
I HAD NO CHOICE!
(and I wouldn't change it for the world)
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Mike Oxsaw
10:24 Thu Aug 4
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Grew up 10 minutes walk from the training ground and a 20 minute bus ride from the Boleyn.
Also delivered milk as a milk-boy to the training ground and actually had a few laughs with the first team when they were there (repeatedly about me struggling with getting a crate of milk through the pavilion door).
Seemed to sit in some player's memories though - Bobby Moore came over to take a throw in at one home game and clocked me. "Hello Mike, alright?" he asked as he retrieved the ball, which gave me much kudos amongst all the other youngsters (and a few elders, too) down at the front of "The Run".
Many, many more years later, Harry Redknapp recognised me when I went for a meal in his restaurant in Bournemouth - he said he wasn't sure at first until I mentioned my problems with crates of milk and the pavilion door. Didn't buy me a drink on the house though, the tight cunt.
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munkyfunk
10:12 Thu Aug 4
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Grew up in west norwood, local team palace. Watched 80cup final aged six and started following them..
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SecondOpinion
10:05 Thu Aug 4
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I was nine years old and living in Woolwich and didn't really have a team to support. Was watching the 1964 FA Cup final (in black and white) with my dad and asked him what was the name of the team playing left to right. He said West Ham. I couldn't believe the qulaity of the passing and how fluid they were so started supporting them.
Thats how the journey began
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Far Cough
10:03 Thu Aug 4
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Born in Kent but brought up in Barkingside, at the time Spurs had just won the double and a second consecutive FA cup win, I almost went over to the dark side, fortunately common sense prevailed as a few years later West Ham won their first FA cup and I was hooked.
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rumford
10:03 Thu Aug 4
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Got West Ham on my birth certificate.
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isolated hammer
9:56 Thu Aug 4
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I have got to say, this is a brilliant thread. Lovely reading all the reasons why we are West Ham.
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gph
9:49 Thu Aug 4
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Paternal Grandad was on their books, as a youth, although his football career never went any further.
Maternal Grandfather was a QPR reserve. Luckily, in my family football allegiance went down the male line. Mainly because my Mum wasn't very interested.
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