Former Players Interviews
Hope this is ok to post. Ive recently come across some interviews done by the facebook
group 'Sex, Drugs + Carlton Cole. They have interviewed a few previous players, who give
a real insight on what it was like to play for West Ham. There are some great stories in them
and thought i had to share.
Julian Dicks:
Bobby Zamora:
Matty Etherington:
Carlton Leach (not a player, obviously...)
Jimmy Walker:
group 'Sex, Drugs + Carlton Cole. They have interviewed a few previous players, who give
a real insight on what it was like to play for West Ham. There are some great stories in them
and thought i had to share.
Julian Dicks:
Bobby Zamora:
Matty Etherington:
Carlton Leach (not a player, obviously...)
Jimmy Walker:
Comments
What a time they had ;wink
Him ripping Reo-Joker ;lol
They are great interviews Twist, thanks for putting them up.
Thanks for these. Enjoyed them all!
;bowdown
They have just put a new one up... Alvin Martin:
Cheers Twist.
That was one of the best interviews I have seen of an ex-player.
Out back in Romford one night , great
Mark Ward (very interesting...!):
Thanks for putting it up Twist.
Now there's a shocker.
Nice one Twist, cheers ;ok
Very interesting interview, some hilarious moments in it like the trip to Norway with the pranks... but some sad parts like his decision to get involved in drugs and going to prison, it's sad to me that some of these players end up penniless after playing the game for so long.
I would like to see Wardy back at the club in some capacity, whether as a coach or scout. He was one of my favorite players growing up.
Which one is everyone's fav? I love Julian's passion. His prediction of who should be the manager is an interesting one. (Before Slav was appointed)
King - whilst it is sad, the drug dealing/prison thing, I think that Wardie fairly holds his hand up and says that it was bad decision making on his part. If we're honest we've all made poor decisions at times in our lives, I certainly have. I know that in Mark's days footballers weren't earning what they do now, but he probably earning decent money for the time. Alas having money doesn't necessarily bring with it the ability to look after your dosh and plan for the future.
I could see Wardie doing a valuable job for the PFA, not necessarily advising the top earners in the game today, but those who earn a reasonable amount and need guidance as to how to look after the money that do earn during their short careers, and so don't struggle when their careers finish.
I think that all of these interviews, besides being exceptionally well produced, are interesting in their own right. If I had to pick a favourite it would probably be Alvin's. I look forward to watching more.
Evening all I have had a bloke buy me a beer tonight, who played against Pele, and George Best. And with Moore, Peters and Hurst.
......
In the past week both Wombat and myself have had a couple of hours each with Alan Stephenson who I last met 60 years ago at junior school in Walthamstow.
Some really great stories of the sixties and the Bobby Moore era and the West Ham way
Was a really nice experience, he is such a nice chap.
He played 116 times in the same West Ham team as Bob.
I hope they will do some more, Frank Mac would obviously be good, Billy Bonds, Alan Dev, Di Canio ad Joe Cole.