The Boleyn Ground Remembered - A place to reminisce

SuzanneClaret

;hmm

IronHerb

Isn't that a £60 a head do at a bar / club with a meal and erm Alvin Martin?

sir_ian

My first game at Upton Park was 1981 vs Southampton taken to it by my dad and my brother Richard 父 Harber I was 7 I remember standing in the south bank and the noise,the singing the swearing was fantastic we won 4-2.

I remember the crowd singing EVERY players name until they acknowledged us before ko, the cacophony of noise as the game kicked off and going ballistic with each goal and not getting told of for shouting and being noisy (which people may have noticed I still like to be loud) I remember asking my dad why we called David Cross "bicycle" until I was informed through them pissing themselves laughing that they were singing "PSYCHO" not cycle!

I was hooked from then on, I was a hammer (for my sins) I've spent most of my life it seems at that sacred holy ground watching some genius talent in the likes of Brooking, Devonshire, Bonds, Parkes,Martin,Rio,Di Canio, McAvennie, Ashton the list goes on & on.

I was there for Cottee's debut against the yids, Di Canio's wonder goal against Wimbledon, The 4-1 destruction of Liverpool in the league cup when Ince came to the public eye, I was at our first foray back in Europe against Osijek of Croatia, all the playoffs & cup final since etc etc

I've travelled the length and breadth of the country supporting this team, it gets in your blood like a poison you can't cure, it's more addictive than crack! It's ridiculous sitting there watching some of the worst football that I've ever seen but we also play some of the best stuff you've ever seen.

watching Brooking Devonshire or Di Canio doing things that take your breath away leaving you screaming for more and just privileged to have witnessed it.

Being a Hammer is one of the biggest roller coaster rides you could ever go on but it's by far the best ride you could wish for.

I've cursed my old man and brother for getting me involved with the club at times because it can be painful watching Titi Camara waddle around the pitch in a West Ham shirt helping getting us relegated for what seems the umpteenth time, but then we do the double over cheatski that year and I forget the bad times cos there's just enough great to keep me going.

Tonight is going to painful to leave the ground where my mum & dad's ashes are scattered, where I met my wife, where I've laughed n cried, where I have spent time with 30,000 or so other members of this West Ham family every other week.

Goodbye my dear friend Upton Park ;hug

SuzanneClaret

and I've just remembered, talking with you, that as a kid I could not understand why they put a shop in the north bank. How would people buy stuff when a game was on... ;lol ;doh

SuzanneClaret

MrsGrey said:

Not BG but WH factoid:

On this day... in 1980
1980: Paul Allen became the youngest man to date to play in an FA Cup final at

Wembley, aged 17 years and 256 days, as West Ham beat Arsenal 1-0.

coyi

factoid form sir_ian.

Beaten later by Millwall player Mark McCammon (aged 17 years and 119 days)

MrsGrey

Booo!

IronHerb

;quaver We hate Millwall and we hate Millwall
We are the Millwall haters ;quaver

SuzanneClaret

;biggrin

He thinks they did it deliberately

SuzanneClaret

jay_in_cpt

Out here have a live 90 min show from the Boleyn..
Trevor Sinclair , Dean Ashton & Don Hutchison in Sir Trevor Brooking stand.. It's great and somewhat sad

Ravel49

Slaven_Cups_His_Beard

Slaven_Cups_His_Beard

IronHerb said:

Isn't that a £60 a head do at a bar / club with a meal and erm Alvin Martin?

Yep that's the one, considering he featured heavily on one of those videos I think the BT one then I'm surprised he's not there tonight

SuzanneClaret

Slaven_Cups_His_Beard said:

;carew

McHammer

McHammer

;yercoat

Swissiron

my first visit sometime in the late 60s losing to Leeds 1-0 about three weeks after beating them 7-0 in the League Cup. Typical. Sissons falling into the Chicken Run after being upended by someone while flying down the wing. Lots of old men in caps and overcoats. One year as a season ticket holder in the 1970s, saw the Cup run and the final, then getting to the Boleyn whenever I could from whichever country I was living in at the time, saw them score a lot of goals in the 1980s then more goals and disappointments afterwards. But this is the best time for a supporter for nearly 50 years, so maybe it's the time to move on to a top ground. We're 1-0 up against the Mancs at half time. I've seen that our players are doing their best, and they may yet win and round off a brilliant season (the only one in which I never made it back) Never mind. Thanks to the Boleyn, never to be forgotten, but now the future, and new triumphs and disasters no doubt. ;poppy

Moojor

;ccole

Moojor

Who is the woman doing the after show?

thornburyiron

Bianca Westwood who works for Sky and does soccer Saturday reports

jay_in_cpt

It was a great show afterwards..
1st time I've seen the cockney rejects perform .....
But what a last game and farewell ..
You'll never be forgotten

chicagohammer

Indeed, so many memories, first game was back in 1978 against Swindon in the league cup under lights.

The atmosphere under lights was always special - unforgettable

Used to get a pint of prawns and some crab sticks on the way back to the car as treat, but only when we won.

Really, really wish I had been there tonight- my last visit to the ground was against Southampton last season when they whooped us 3-1

We were shocking that day

ho hum

COYI

MrsGrey

Just got this email from a Scottish mate (Rangers supporter) - thought I'd share.

Well done on your teams performance last night. What a game, and advert for the Premiership.

Even sitting at home hairs on back of my neck were standing up with the atmosphere. Sure you have some great memories of Upton Park. Glad I did get the chance to go there, 40 odd years ago v Wolves.

Even myself as a kid remember how WHU played the game. Clyde Best, the late great Sir Bobby Moore. My first ever English team strip was WHU away, remember that one, sky blue with the 2 claret stripes across the middle ?

WHU Board have done a great job acquiring the Olympic Stadium, and the way they have taken the fans with them is genius.

Ravel49

WATP ;hug

SuzanneClaret

Mr Moon has left the stadium.

McHammer

http://www.whufc.com/News/Articles/2016/June/8-June/Relive-the-Boleyn-Ground-in-360

Hurts the eyes a little but decent

McHammer

McHammer

Upton Park today!! Sob ;nonono

MrsGrey

;nonono

IronHerb

It's a film set.