Super Frankie Lampard

[northbankboy68]

I have never understood our fans' loathing of Frank Lampard.  I watched him as a youngster playing for us.  He always gave 100% and performed well while our fans taunted him singing that he was only in the team because of his dad.  Then when the club unceremoniously sacked his dad the fans taunted him because he wanted to leave.  Who could blame him.  He went on to realise his full potential for club and country and now he is performing admirably as a coach for Coventry City who are looking good for promotion.  When he turns up with them at London Stadium, I for one will not be jeering him.  Well played son!

[Pub Bigot]

I can’t stand Lampard. He comes across as a mardy prick too, so while he’s managing Coventry, I hope they tumble down the table. 

[Tomshardware]

He's doing a superb job there at Coventry, will be interesting to see if they stay the distance.

[fraser]

I don't hold any grudge against any ex player anymore in fact I just feel apathetic to most things West Ham. 

[Massive Attack]

My disdain for what Defoe did is tempered by what he did for that Bradley kid.

I get that and yes he does deserve good credit for his involvement with the Sunderland lad. However that has absolutely no bearing on his actions with us at the time, being two separate issues.

By the way the Thread title is making me feel ill, can't we change it to something far more appropriate like
'10 men and a forklift truck'?

[Far Cough UKunt]

My disdain for what Defoe did is tempered by what he did for that Bradley kid.

[Massive Attack]

*Defoe's Transfer request which was never withdrawn, along with his shocking ill discipline that suddenly materialised 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 459179.stm
 

[Massive Attack]

For some reason I never took to him like Rio Cole and Carrick..

I don't know if it was his demeanor or being influenced by others around me slagging him off.

He has been far from complimentary about us since but despite  this and the forklift truck song he still gets nothing like the dogs abuse Ince got.
.
Although being snapped in the nationals wearing a Man United shirt when your still a West ham player was somewhat incendiary.

To be fair to Ince it was a pretty well known fact that his agent at the time Ambrose Mendy had leaked the photo to the press before the signing was officially announced. It was claimed afterwards that the press jumped the gun and printed it before being given the O.K but like most agents Mendy was a shifty cսnt and would've probably worked to the principle that all publicity is good publicity.

Incey got it far worse than Lampard ever did...by quite some margin!

Ah, the old hide behind the Agent bullshit excuse that Defoe also tried on at the time as well. Sorry, doesn't wash with me and many others.

They are grown men with the ability to agree to doing certain things, be it being decked out in Man Utd full kit wanker mode or slapping in a transfer request less than 24 hours after relegation - as well as stomping your feet getting sent off at Gillingham under Sir Trev because you still aint getting your own way.

They deserve every bit of stick and criticism I'm afraid for mugging our Club off publicly, just as Fat Frank did agreeing to gob off in the Press soon after he left us for a London rival we despise. Especially after it being our Club that helped launch all their young careers through our Academy. They all own that shit and we will never let them forget the disrespect they gave us.

[honky cat]

I dont remember him getting any abuse playing for us,, only after he bad mouthed us after leaving (if that happened), and signing for chelsea - one of our favourite rivals.

​​​​While i dont think he got into the team only because of his dad and uncle, i did wonder generally how much circumstance effects the ability to step up to being a professional player - rather than natural ability.  If you grow up in a footballing household where thats your entire focus and you receive the very best coaching and lifestyle choices, and are surrounded by football pretty much from birth - plus a bit of who you know, was Frank always going to make it? 

[Gank]

It was a long time ago so I can't remember exactly what he said, but in an interview in which he detailed why Chelsea was a big improvement on West Ham, he praised his uncle and father for their expertise and in the next paragraph explained how unprofessional the setup was, citing bacon sandwiches in the canteen at West Ham as an example.

In a separate interview he said he still looked out for West Ham results in the hope that we had lost.

And yes, whilst with us, he did carry a bit of weight not conducive to elite athletic performance.

So apart from all that you can’t remember what he said. Right ho.

I said I couldn't remember EXACTLY what he said. As in, I cannot quote him. Mong.

[zico]

I never had any problem with Frank when he was playing, thought he was a good player and turned out to be a terrific one, but he said some silly things after leaving because obviously he didn't like some of the abuse he got, and that only got him more abuse. Felt a bit for his dad as he was obviously a legend of the club although never seems to be elevated to the same height as Billy or Trevor.  Both Ince and Defoe apologised and Jermaine went right up in my estimation with the sad situation with that poor young lad and to be fair he comes across as a decent fella these days. They were all very young though, things get said, silly things get done and a lot of it depends on who is advising you at the time. Can't really blame Frank for buggering off when the club kicks his dad out can you, but he certainly could have handled it better afterwards. Didn't Eyal have a pop about the club after he left? Called it a pub team if I remember rightly. Mind you with Big John. Moncs and Razor about he may have been right! 

[eusebiovic]

For some reason I never took to him like Rio Cole and Carrick..

I don't know if it was his demeanor or being influenced by others around me slagging him off.

He has been far from complimentary about us since but despite  this and the forklift truck song he still gets nothing like the dogs abuse Ince got.
.
Although being snapped in the nationals wearing a Man United shirt when your still a West ham player was somewhat incendiary.

To be fair to Ince it was a pretty well known fact that his agent at the time Ambrose Mendy had leaked the photo to the press before the signing was officially announced. It was claimed afterwards that the press jumped the gun and printed it before being given the O.K but like most agents Mendy was a shifty cսnt and would've probably worked to the principle that all publicity is good publicity.

Incey got it far worse than Lampard ever did...by quite some margin!

[Massive Attack]

I think the spitter Diouf as well as Thatcher was another deal kyboshed because of fan pressure. Thing's like that is what sets us apart from fickle cunty Club fanbases. 

[Ron Eff]

The real concern for me is, if he does happen to become a decent manager, we’ve become so far removed from what we were in the 90’s and 00’s and so watered down on match days that the new brigade and the next generation would see no issue him being given our job. Gone are the days of stopping the Ben Thatcher signing with enough vitriol at a pre season friendly when he was on trial!

Certain people should never be considered, irrespective of their managerial credentials. Lampard is top of the list. 

Enough evidence to suggest he won’t make it as a top level manager, however. 

[Gary Strodders shank]

For some reason I never took to him like Rio Cole and Carrick..

I don't know if it was his demeanor or being influenced by others around me slagging him off.

He has been far from complimentary about us since but despite  this and the forklift truck song he still gets nothing like the dogs abuse Ince got.
.
Although being snapped in the nationals wearing a Man United shirt when your still a West ham player was somewhat incendiary.

[the coming of gary]

He was never "FAT" was he?



 

 

You are joking.  How fat must you be if 10 men and a forklift truck cannot carry you?

To be fair to him the final verse never got sung (When Eleven men successfully carried him)

[Takashi Miike]

the only moans in my section (BML) in regards to him were his uncle's habit of substituting berkovic instead of him, no matter whether the fat cսnt was having a good game or not. eyal would be the one dragged off

it's a new site low starting cringey fucking threads about obese chelsea cunts that despise us

[Fauxstralian]

This the player who said he hoped to score the goal that relegated us?
Can remember Joe Cole saying that after Chelsea games he’d look out for our score hoping we’d won & Lampard would laugh at him
 

[Any Old Iron]

It was a long time ago so I can't remember exactly what he said, but in an interview in which he detailed why Chelsea was a big improvement on West Ham, he praised his uncle and father for their expertise and in the next paragraph explained how unprofessional the setup was, citing bacon sandwiches in the canteen at West Ham as an example.

In a separate interview he said he still looked out for West Ham results in the hope that we had lost.

And yes, whilst with us, he did carry a bit of weight not conducive to elite athletic performance.

So apart from all that you can’t remember what he said. Right ho.

[Iron Duke]

Exactly, Ron. As a rule, we don’t boo ex-players. I know a lot of other teams’ fans who do, but they don’t seem to get stick from the media for it. Generally, it’s once a Hammer, always a Hammer, unless you behave like a cսnt and forget where you came from.

[Ron Eff]

I always find it so lazy when we as a fanbase are accused of being unforgiving and holding a grudge because players leave for better things. 

Look at it another way, those that leave the club the right way get applauded. Those that act a cսnt, get treated like a cսnt. 

Example leavers: Carrick, gave us a season in the Championship, applauded even though he went to Spurs. Tevez, always spoke positively of the club. Even Ferdinand, albeit, he makes my skin crawl these days, and Joe Cole one indiscretion at UP aside which he immediately realised and apologised for. 

Wankers: Ince, no need to explain, Lampard, slagged the club and its fans at every opportunity. Defoe, transfer request a day after relegation.

It’s not rocket science. I like that we hold grudges in these examples. All decent fans do, it’s adds a bit of character to atmospheres. 

On a side note about Joe Cole, I bumped into him and his family on Battersea bridge once post retirement, and his kids were fully decked out in West Ham kit rather than Chelsea. Sure they probably have both, but at least he remembers where he came from. 

[violator]

Many moons ago he pestered an old mate of Mrs V asking to take her out, used to turn up at her house in all his flash motors, and was quite put out that she refused his offers.

[Dick Shaftsbury]

Let's also not forgot how much he wanted to score that penalty against us in the cup game at Stamford Bridge.

 

[Massive Attack]

Burtons... He has a point.. 

He can only fit in suits from Jacamo.

[fraser]

Burtons... He has a point.. 

[Massive Attack]

What I like about our fanbase is once someone crosses us we never, ever forget it. We're stubborn belligerent bastards but if you do good by us, we will show you great loyalty and support on the flip side of that.

Ince, Lampard Jr, Defoe will forever be tarnished with the shit stick.