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The Wettest you have Ever Been At A West Ham Game
Posted: 01 Oct 2023, 01:20
by oldtimer
Going back decades. When West Ham played at Chelsea in Oct '67 . It rained all day and even getting to the ground I was soaked through .Standing at the 'shed' end which was open terraces in those days there was no shelter. At least West Ham won3-1 but I was ill for days afterwards.
Re: The Wettest you have Ever Been At A West Ham Game
Posted: 04 Oct 2023, 19:47
by Hammer and Pickle
That is right; chap’s gotta be a chap
Re: The Wettest you have Ever Been At A West Ham Game
Posted: 04 Oct 2023, 19:43
by Nurse Ratched
...So in other words - an average Wednesday.
Re: The Wettest you have Ever Been At A West Ham Game
Posted: 04 Oct 2023, 19:10
by Hammer and Pickle
*rubs woad into hair and naked body. Brandishes blackthorn shillelagh
Re: The Wettest you have Ever Been At A West Ham Game
Posted: 04 Oct 2023, 18:53
by Nurse Ratched
"BillyJenningsBoots Not for me, I'm afraid. I'm only attracted to Northern European looking chaps."
Re: The Wettest you have Ever Been At A West Ham Game
Posted: 04 Oct 2023, 18:45
by LeroysBoots
"Not a West Ham game, but an England match Luxembourg v England 25 years ago, 1998 Euro 2000 qualifier, won 0-3, Owen, Shearer & Southgate scored. Rained the whole game in an open end. We kipped in our car after the game in soaking clothes, was not fun !"
Re: The Wettest you have Ever Been At A West Ham Game
Posted: 04 Oct 2023, 18:26
by Bouncing Ludo
"That Plymouth game was horrendous. I think we only had some of the ground open - lowest attendance I've ever been to at Upton Park (5,409) Plymouth bought 52 supporters. We counted them."
Re: The Wettest you have Ever Been At A West Ham Game
Posted: 03 Oct 2023, 19:12
by Colchester Sid
"Cozenza in the Anglo Italian Cup in 1992 - it stopped raining before kick off but by then I was drenched, didn't get properly dried out for days"
Re: The Wettest you have Ever Been At A West Ham Game
Posted: 03 Oct 2023, 15:49
by zico
Not the wettest but the coldest was I think 85/86 although not sure when we were due to play Southampton I think at home and we got to the ground to find out that the game had been called off due to a frozen pitch. No mobiles or google in those days and many others had been caught out so in the queue to get on the tube it was freezing.
Re: The Wettest you have Ever Been At A West Ham Game
Posted: 03 Oct 2023, 15:32
by BillyJenningsBoots
Possibly for Nursey and the other ladies - when Redknapp signed Dani in the 90s?
Re: The Wettest you have Ever Been At A West Ham Game
Posted: 03 Oct 2023, 09:45
by cholo
"I remember brighton away in 89, iirc we were unbeaten up until that match. It absolutely pissed down on that big open crumbling terrace of theirs at the goldstone and we were 0-3 down at half time. To top it off, Brady missed a penalty early second half. Watford away the previous season (i think) was the only match I've turned up to that was then called off (torrential rain)."
Re: The Wettest you have Ever Been At A West Ham Game
Posted: 03 Oct 2023, 09:45
by Bungo
"Not a West Ham game but a curious phenomenon. When son no.2 was about 8/9, he played for a local club. Whenever they had a match I would go and watch as you do. The weather would be OK as you got out of your car, but by the time you reached the touchline, it was always be something like the arctic. The five layers you had on still wouldn't be enough. The coaches were certifiable and would have the boys continue playing even during blizzards when half the team was crying from the cold. Never happier to get back to my car after one of those."
Re: The Wettest you have Ever Been At A West Ham Game
Posted: 03 Oct 2023, 08:33
by british is best
Coldest was definitely Sunderland away in the 92 fa cup . Absolutely bitter I had a proper winter fishing jacket on might as well have been wearing a vest . For how much use it was .
Re: The Wettest you have Ever Been At A West Ham Game
Posted: 03 Oct 2023, 07:46
by Cheezey Bell-End
"I have 2 coldest games. Plymouth at home in 1989/90 in the full members cup. There was only about 5000 there. It was about -5c that night. I was so cold that I had to sit on the wall to get my feet off the cold concrete. We were losing 2-1 with a minute left, but no one cared. Then Dolan scored the equaliser to muted celebration. The policeman in front of me shouted 'the bastard! We were that close to going home. ' indicating about. 5 inch with gloved fingers. We then scored another 3 that no one remembers.. The other game was v Birmingham in 2010 when the Italian with dreads was with us. It was about -5 again. I caught a bus to Canning Town after. Saw a bloke in pyjamas standing in a shop doorway in Plaistow. Hopefully someone helped him , but I wasn't getting off.."
Re: The Wettest you have Ever Been At A West Ham Game
Posted: 03 Oct 2023, 06:32
by hammer205
Grim Newcastle home! Forgot about that one. Wasn’t this game where it had been postponed twice? Recall the rain was torrential and seem to recall we scuppered Newcastles title hopes Think cottee/Dowie scored last minute
Re: The Wettest you have Ever Been At A West Ham Game
Posted: 03 Oct 2023, 03:16
by Hammer Oz
"FA Cup game at Orient, snowed like fuck Oldham - the 6-0. absolutely pissed own"
Re: The Wettest you have Ever Been At A West Ham Game
Posted: 03 Oct 2023, 02:17
by Any Old Iron
‘64 cup semi-final at Hillsborough. Pissed down non-stop all day. Also the infamous stuffing at Boundary Park. Mind you only stayed ‘til half tim sould have been worse.
Re: The Wettest you have Ever Been At A West Ham Game
Posted: 03 Oct 2023, 00:08
by gph
"Sunderland's a weird place. One year (forget which), it was a pleasant Spring day in the Town Centre, and bitter Winter at Roker Park"
Re: The Wettest you have Ever Been At A West Ham Game
Posted: 02 Oct 2023, 23:36
by Lato
Bouncing Ludo 5:03. I remember that wind literally took your breath away!
Re: The Wettest you have Ever Been At A West Ham Game
Posted: 02 Oct 2023, 21:09
by GRiM71
"Newcastle at home mid 90s? I lived in East Ham at the time but got caught out and drenched through before I had even crossed the sewer bank. Glad to say the game was called off, next home game everyone was wearing waterproof jackets just in case."
Re: The Wettest you have Ever Been At A West Ham Game
Posted: 02 Oct 2023, 19:41
by Eastside surge
"Bouncing ludo 5.03 Good shout Sunderland away in the cup, was bloody freezing obviously the locals were in shorts and vests though!"
Re: The Wettest you have Ever Been At A West Ham Game
Posted: 02 Oct 2023, 18:05
by Far Cough
Sitting in the Chicken Run and watching us demolish Man U in a fucking blizzard
Re: The Wettest you have Ever Been At A West Ham Game
Posted: 02 Oct 2023, 18:05
by Far Cough
Sitting in the Chicken Run and watching us demolish Man U in a fucking blizzard
Re: The Wettest you have Ever Been At A West Ham Game
Posted: 02 Oct 2023, 17:59
by Lee Trundle
I remember pretty much getting to the ground when they called off a game against Coventry(?) just before kick off due to the cold.
Re: The Wettest you have Ever Been At A West Ham Game
Posted: 02 Oct 2023, 17:55
by WHU(Exeter)
"That must’ve been a doddle, compared to the Biblical floods?"
Re: The Wettest you have Ever Been At A West Ham Game
Posted: 02 Oct 2023, 17:47
by Noah
Stockport away 1996.