O'Neill it is ...what a wasted opportunity
I agree with that view entirely. If you are real supporters, give support, particularly when it is deserved.
I am not sure which was my first game but looking at the lists of players from those days, I distinctly remember seeing the first match of Gerry Gazzard who joined the Hammers from Penzance at the beginning of the 1949-50 season, which leads me to believe that I must have been watching them regularly,with my dad, in 1948/9 when I would have been either 11 or 12. I can well remember watching a team with Ernie Gregory, Ernie Devlin, Steve Forde, Norman Corbett, Dickie Walker, Tommy Moroney,Terry Woodgate, Eric Parsons, Bill Robinson, Danny McGowan and Ken Bainbridge. Dickie Walker was the Captain of the side, Tommy Moroney an Eire international, Eric Parsons became an England B International as did Ernie Gregory, who died only recently. These were the predecessors to Bond, Cantwell and Allison who were the architects of the modern West Ham that gave us Moore Hurst and Peters ...and the rest is History
Apart from sorting out the refresh system on the match threads, it does seem to me that the sytem is working well. I was going to suggest a spell checker but until it can distinguish beween "there", "their", and "they're" its not gonna be much help to most of us. Somebody suggested in the past few days in a slightly diiferent context, that it might be interesting to hear (I just typed "here"), the views of the owners to some of our thoughts from time to time. That could be interesting, if a little uncomfortable for them.
I enterd the post match discussion very late and made a comment there in answer to Wavid's comment that "Green needs to be more creative with his distribution and goal kicks". which I believe bears repeating, as it is a long term issue that I dont remember having been addressed previously on here. My point was that he continuously is looking to make a quick short pass to an outfield player, but very often finds all of them walking back upfield with their backs to him rather then running into open spaces looking to receive the ball. This was not just yesterday but has been a feature most of this season. Excuse the repetition, but in the light of all of the criticism of the long hoof up the middle to realtively short forwards playing against giant defenders, I thought that this was a point worth repeating.
Wavid agree with you on all your observations. My only issue would be in respect of Green's distribution in that he continuously is looking to make a quick short pass to an outfield player, but usually finds them walking upfield with their backs to him rather then running into open spaces looking to receive the ball. This was not just yesterday but has been a feature mosyt of this season.
It brings tears to my eyes, particularly the quotes that Goatygav has provided, from some of the most respected names in football over the past 50 years. Having watched him from his early days in the reserves right through until he left the club, including his three appearances as winning team Captain of three Wembley Cup Finals in three successive years 1964, 1965 and 1966 what a great man he was and how proud he made us feel to be Hammers fans. WHTID
Ian, glad to read that you are planning to commission a new site. This one is not bad, but very difficult during the matches once the thread goes on to a second page. It doesn't automatically update which means that you have to refresh the first page and then go onto the second page and find your last place and this evening, it wasn't always showing the most recent postings. Maybe i am doing something wrong, but i have always found this issue whenever I have been following the match on it. Any way, good luck with the newly designed site and if it could include automatic refreshing. so much the better.
Incredible ...what a win!
Ian, is that the last episode of the interview or is there still one more to come? Either way, it's an absolute tour de force and you can indeed be proud of what you have achieved. Well done!
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